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Traditional Turkish Dinner and Dervish Experience Istanbul
5.0
65 Ratings
Fatih
Immerse yourself in the local culture with an authentic Turkish dinner and a historic Dervish show. Taste a variety of high-quality food and enjoy a captivating performance.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Sirkeci - We will be meeting in front of Sirkeci Train Station at 18.30. After sharing our tour itinerary, we will try several street foods on the way to the historic dervish venue. There will be a very short walk to the dervish show and before the performance we will give your brief information about the background of 800-year-old dervish performance, which is also marked under Unesco heritage and one of the must things to do in Turkey. The dervish show duration will be 1 hour.
- Kadinlar Pazari - Following the dervish performance, our private transfer will take us to a 130-year-old kebab restaurant and we will taste the wonderful Turkish Food. (Unlimited Dinner: you will try 5 different kebabs, meze (tapas), salads, drink). Dinner will be finalized with tea/special coffee and traditional dessert.
Notes:
Vegetarian or gluten free option is available, please send us a message after reservation. (10 types of Turkish style vegeterian mezes)
The price is all inclusive. You will not pay any extras.
- Sirkeci Station - We will split after the dinner 21.30-22.00. We will organise a private car which will drop you to a location close to your hotel.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Drop-off near hotel
- Dinner
- Dervish Performance Ticket
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options available
What's Not Included
- THIS IS AN ALL INCLUDED TOUR. YOU WILL NOT PAY ANY EXTRAS.
Additional Information
In this authentic and top rated experience, discover 800-year-old cultural dervish show in a local place, enjoy a traditional Turkish dinner in a 130-year-old unique restaurant, meet with fun people from around the world and explore Istanbul like a local! Make sure to come hungry.
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Dervish experience is marked under Unesco Heritage, it is a must thing to do in Turkey. You will be impressed with the mesmerizing dervish performance.
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Try a large variety of Turkish Food in a restaurant that is preferred mainly by locals, discover more than 10 different dishes. Vegeterian, Vegan and gluten free options available.
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Price is all included, you will not have to pay any extras.
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Our private VIP car will drop you to close places of your hotels.
Location
Istanbul Railway Museum
In front of Sirkeci Tram Station
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
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Vab1022
Aug 26, 2024
A wonderful evening with "Zay"! - We thoroughly enjoyed this experience. We met "Zay" at the train station in Istanbul and proceeded to try one of the street foods on our way to the Dervish performance (I believe it was called raw meatball but it's actually bulgar, not meet - they were delicious!). The performance was about an hour and it was great to see the Whirling Dervishes. We were then driven to the restaurant for our meal which was fantastic! Zay was a wonderful guide providing us with lots of information about the performance and the various food we were trying at the restaurant ..... and there was plenty of food! I would highly recommend this experience - it was one of our favourites during our many tours in Turkey and Greece.
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165evelynw
Aug 26, 2024
Excellent experience - This was such a great experience! The combination of street food, the Dervish experience and a traditional restaurant was excellent. Thank you, Nazli.
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Walloud
Aug 18, 2024
A lovely evening - A wonderful evening with wonderful people…Zeynab was awesome and had great knowledge and passion and the dinner was exceptional
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Michael_d
Jul 27, 2024
Fun evening with two delightful guides - This is a two-part experience: the very beautiful religious experience that is the Sufi dance, followed by a traditional dinner at a local Turkish restaurant. Our guides, Zeynep and Berna ("B") were absolutely delightful, informative, and truly fun to be around. They helped us understand what we would see in the Dervish experience, then at dinner, introduced us to many tastes that were new us. Both were eager to share their knowledge, their love of local food, and pride in Turkish traditions. They took us to some of their favorite food spots along the way. Very accommodating with our request for vegetarian offerings. At the end of the evening, we were dropped off at the cruise port, safe and secure. Thanks Zey and B!
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Jill_d
Jul 27, 2024
Excellent tour - Excellent tour with Zeynep to see the Whirling Dervish. This was a very interesting event filled with religious symbolism. We would highly recommend this tour and guide.
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Lisa_d
Jul 10, 2024
Very interesting! - Very interesting to observe. However, this is not the venue you will go to, but rather one that is much smaller. The dinner after was excellent and out your guide, B, was very nice. We were a small enough group, 5 people, that we had an opportunity to visit at dinner and get to know each other.
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Katherine_h
Jul 1, 2024
Great experience! - The dervish experience was fantastic. Zeynep was amazing all around, giving us background on the show, and taking us to a great restaurant for dinner. She sent us all kinds of very helpful recommendations for Istanbul, and volunteered to help us out if we needed it.
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Destination709851
Jun 23, 2024
Fun guide - Our guide Sule was excellent - fun and energetic. We had a great time during dinner. She introduced us to current popular street food and traditional Turkish cuisine. Very yummy dinner!
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Adnanarahim
Jun 22, 2024
Amazing experience! - We had one of the best nights in Istanbul with Zey as a guide. Small personalized group setting, timely pickup and drop-off. Dervish experience was amazing and one of a kind. Our guide Zey was very knowledgeable, respectful and courteous. She was friendly and connected well with everyone in the group. I would definitely recommend this tour and Zey to my family and friends. Memorable experience with great food 😊
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Carola_r
Jul 18, 2024
We really enjoyed this... - We really enjoyed this tour. The dervish experience was incredible. It felt very authentic, and not at all like they were putting on a show for tourists. Our tour guide (Zey) was friendly and knowledgable. The tour had a couple of very minor hiccups, but Zey handled them with grace. The dinner was deliciius and we learnt about and tried many local delicacies! I would definitely recommend this tour!
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