

Circle Istanbul: An Extraordinary Experience
Explore the full itinerary for Circle Istanbul (Extraordinary Istanbul) in Istanbul, Turkey. This culinary tours experience includes 12 stops over 1 day. Duration: 11 hours. Activity level: Moderate.

Taksim Square is consdered as heart of the city. It is our meeting point.

Karaköy is a hippie / hipster district of Istanbul. It is famous with bars, cafes, pubs and restaurants.

We are having baklava tasting in 'Karakoy Gulluoglu'. Baklava is a Middle Eastern dessert which is made by pistachio. It is Middle Eastern but Turks are quiet good at making baklava. And Gulluoglu is a famouos family in Turkey for making best baklava in Istanbul

Kadikoy is the most beautiful part of Asian Side of Istanbul. Expats who live in Istanbul mostly prefer to live in Kadikoy. Because it is open minded and a liberal neighborhood. We get to Kadikoy after 20 minutes fantastic ferry ride. We are getting from Europe to Asia so basically we will travel between 2 continents

We are having lunch at Kadikoy. Its a little kebap house and they make the best chicken doner kebap in town

We get on the ferry for 1,5 hour ferry for Bosphorus Tour from Uskudar

Bosphorus Cruise is 2 hours cruising between 2 continents (Asia and Europe) It is a "must-do" activity in Istanbul. Istanbul is a big metropolis with almost 20 million population so Bosphorus Cruise is a great and handy way to see the whole city rapidly. Especially old Ottoman Mansions which we'll see during the tour are considered as one of the most expensive houses

It is a Jewish District of Istanbul.Today there are still some active sinagogs. We can see Jewish influence at architcture. It is also one of the most beautiful and ineteresting part of Istanbul.

Next stop is Greek Orthodox Patriarch and Fener District.Fener is famous with boutique coffee shops and interesting back streets. It is a proper hidden gem of Istanbul.

We get back to same point as we started. Last stop of our tour is the famous 'Istiklal Street'. We are having lunch in a traditional Turkish Restaurant call 'Meyhane'