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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
Awareness Through Walking Tours.. As licensed tour guides in several languages, we created for you thematic and boutique tours under an official tour agency. We share with you necessary information & narrated stories. Listen to the stories from our guides with max 15 walkers and catch more motivated & connected group tours. P.S Our guides are professional licensed tour guides so they earn their living from these tours. Therefore, please have a look at the tipping recommendation in tour descriptions. Also, keep your communication channels open so that we can reach you in case of delay or cancellation.
We will have a journey in two sites of Golden Horn River through walking and taking the ferry.
We will walk in the backstreets of Karakoy then we will see the panoramic view of Constantinople (Old City) from a public boat with zigzags in the Golden Horn River. We will make a final from a hill where the famous French author Pierre Loti had his coffee and wrote his book on Istanbul.
'by 1st Walk from outside'
'by boat' - 30mins with your istanbul transportation card
'by 2nd Walk'
○ To reach the Pierre Loti Hill we will climb via cemetary path. So this tour is not friendly for children, (10 and under),baby strollers and not suitable for those who have difficulty walking on steep ground.
○ You need an Istanbulcard with min 30TL per person to get on the public ferry (Visa or Mastercard Credit Cards work as well).
○ The tour will be finishing at the Pierre Loti Hill which is 10-15 mins walking distance from tram station. You can use cable car to come back to T5 Pierre Loti-Eminonu Tram Station (Istanbulcard or visa/mastercard with contactles payment works for cable car)
or you can follow the guide by going down from the Pierre Loti Hill to T5 Pierre Loti-Eminonu Tram Station on foot.
○ The tour duration and end point may vary depending on the guide and the number of participants.
○ Smoking and consumption of alcohol are strictly prohibited during the tour.
○ Please follow modest dress code in this tour. Both men and women are required to wear clothing that covers their shoulders, knees and for ladies to have a scarf in certain religious locations of the tour.
Please also note that;
At the courtyard of the Kılıc Ali Pasha Mosque
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).