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Galata Tower - Fener-Balat Neighborhoods & Golden Horn by Ferry
Galata Tower - Fener-Balat Neighborhoods & Golden Horn by Ferry
Galata Tower - Fener-Balat Neighborhoods & Golden Horn by Ferry
Galata Tower - Fener-Balat Neighborhoods & Golden Horn by Ferry
Galata Tower - Fener-Balat Neighborhoods & Golden Horn by Ferry

Galata Tower - Fener-Balat Areas & Golden Horn by Ferry

By Local Tour Guide Istanbul
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$141 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
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Overview

If you are looking for something off the beaten track, consider our walking tour from Galata Tower, through backstreets of Galata and Karaköy, then across the Golden Horn to Balat and Fener areas, two of the most interesting on the old city side of the Golden Horn, followed by a ferry boat ride back to Karaköy. Home to Greek and Jewish communities for centuries, Fener and Balat are fascination places, an area that is largely still “undiscovered” by tourists.

Starts by exploring the Galata tower, learning it's history and that of the area surrounding it , seeing the beautiful views from the top of the tower; then take a ferry across to explore the charming areas of Fener and Balat, a very architecturally colourful area. Enjoy delicious Turkish desserts and tea at a local cafe; relaxing on the final leg on the ferry ride home.

Activity location

  • Galata Tower
    • Buyuk Hendek Cad. 2,
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Galata Tower
    • 34421, Bereketzade, İstanbul, Turkiye

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Galata Tower - Fener-Balat Areas & Golden Horn by Ferry
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 1:00 pm
Price details
NZ$140.63 x 2 AdultsNZ$281.26

Total
Price is NZ$281.26
Until Fri, 31 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedDonations
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional English Speaking Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by Ferry, Tram, Bus
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGalata Tower Admission (Currently closed for renovation)

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Entrance to Galata Tower is not included in the tour price. ( GALATA TOWER IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO AN ONGOING RENOVATION, THIS IS WHY VISITED FROM OUTSIDE )

Activity itinerary

Galata Tower
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
We will see great Istanbul panorama from top of this tower. One of the city’s most distinctive sights, this great fortification dating back to 1348 was erected by Genoese Italians. (Your guide helps you get the ticket for Galata Tower. 350TL per person admission is not included in the tour price.)
Beyoglu
  • 30m
In the Ottoman era, Beyoğlu (then known as Pera) was the European Quarter of Istanbul. Home to embassies and trading centers, as well as fine 19th-century, Parisian-style apartment houses.
Kamondo Stairs
  • 15m
Elegant set of 19th-century art nouveau stairs en route to the Galata Tower, popular for photos.
Fener & Balat
  • 1h 30m
Colourful streets of Fener and Balat await you. One could describe the combined areas of Ayvansaray, Balat, and Fener as a miniature chronicle of the Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern times. These streets have hosted the most influential of empires along with their monuments; housed a mosaic of communities.
Fener Rum Patrikhanesi
  • 15m
Ecumenical Patriarchate is recognised as the spiritual centre (basically the “Vatican”) of the Eastern Orthodox Christians.
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
  • 15m
This is a curious, neo-Gothic white-painted church and interestingly made up from cast iron sections. Built or should say “cast” in Vienna in 1896 and carted all the way to Istanbul.
Walls of Constantinople (Istanbul City Walls)
  • 15m
The walls of Constantinople were the greatest fortifications of the medieval age. With various towers and gates, large sections still stand more or less intact today.
Galata Koprusu
  • 15m
Bascule bridge that spans the Golden Horn provides both a real and symbolic link between two important parts of Istanbul.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESGalata Tower
    • Buyuk Hendek Cad. 2,
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGalata Tower
    • 34421, Bereketzade, İstanbul, Turkiye

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