Off The Beaten Path Istanbul Experiences - Locals' Pass
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6h
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About this experience
PS: You can choose do the experiences in options in different days if you like, we are pretty flexible. Just hit us up :)
Wondering how Istanbul's residents, who are not tourism professionals live? We are inviting you to our homes to show that.
Telling Istanbul from the eyes of locals who are proffessors, engineers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, dieticians, retired managers and retired teachers etc.
Yes, that's who we are, we are a community of friends and families, who are from various backgrounds. But we all have something in common, we love hosting people, showing our culture and traditions and try to learn other cultures.
Each of the members in the community has a different hobby to share (listed in options). That's why, we invite you to learn, connect and teach us.
So, come visit us, become a part of the community for a day physically and for a lifetime mentally.
Available options
Culture Day
3 Culturally Rich Experiences : - Turkish Coffee Fortune Telling w/ Özge (Actress)
- Çiğköfte w/ Burak (Engineer)
- Traditional Music w/ Halide (Musician) <br/>Turkish Coffee - Dinner: -------
Özge's Fortune Telling (11am-2pm)
Burak's Çiğköfte & Halide's Traditional Music (combined) (7pm-9.30).
Culinary Day
3 Culinary Experiences : - Breakfast Cooking w Aysu (Yoga Instructor)
- Meze Cooking w İrem (Dietician)
- Market Tour & Cooking w Gülşah (Retired)<br/>Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner: ---------
Aysu's Breakfast (10am-12.30pm)
İrem's Meze Cooking (1.30pm-3.30pm)
Gülşah's Cooking with Market tour (4.30pm-8pm)
Women's Power
3 Experiences w Istanbul Women: - Yoga & Breakfast w/ Aysu (Yoga Instructor)
- Market Tour & Cooking w/ Gülşah (Retired)
- Wine & Art w/ Ecem (Actuary)<br/>Breakfast - Dinner - Wine: ---------
Aysu's Yoga & Breakfast (10am-12.30pm)
Gülşah's Cooking with Market tour (4.30pm-8pm)
Ecem's Wine & Art (9pm-11pm)
Artists' Day
3 Art Experience: - Marbling Workshop w/ Ahmet (Teacher)
- Graffiti workshop w/ Peep&Shimo (Lawyer&Student)
- Wine & Art w/ Ecem (Actuary)<br/>Snacks - Wine : -------
Ahmet for Marbling Workshop (11am-1pm)
Peep and Shimo for Graffiti workshop (3pm-5pm)
Ecem for Wine & Art (8pm-10pm)
Family Day
3 Experiences with Families: - Breakfast Cooking w/ Nuran (Retired Teacher)
- Dinner Cooking w/ Kevser (Engineer)
- Wine Tasting w/ Duygu (Prof. in Med.)<br/>Breakfast - Dinner - Wine: ---------
Nuran's Breakfast (10am-12.30pm)
Kevser's Cooking (4pm-7pm)
Duygu's Wine Tasting (8pm-10.30pm)
What's included
According to options
Snacks
Coffee and/or Tea
According to options
What's not included
Private transportation
Available languages
Guide guide
EN
TR
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Important information
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
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Meeting point
There are multiple options of this experience. According to your choice, we will guide you through where to come.
From $25
per person
Price varies by option
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