Istanbul Evening Sightseeing And Food Tasting Tour

I enjoyed my visit and the guide was very knowledgeable of the sites and places we went. Very punctual and professional as well. Also, I rented an Airbnb and I was directed to meet at a hotel. But for another visit, it was possible to pick me up at the Airbnb address.

Our guide was knowledgeable but did not explain the structure of the tour (mostly walking to food in three very different locales). The sightseeing part was much longer than the tour description indicated, so we only enjoyed the first stop (after 40 minutes walking). We left the tour and departed without the third stop. Perhaps we misunderstood the description, but would not recommend as a food tour.

Great tour!!! I would súper recommend it, had a lot of food, the guide gave us plenty of information.

What a wonderful experience with this company, and in particular this walking tour. My son has a fatal nut allergy that was key for us to safely navigate - Ayhan easily tailored the experience to his dietary restrictions while guiding us through the culinary delights and historic sites of Istanbul. Ayhan is informative, flexible, and lots of fun - a perfect way to begin a journey through such an amazing city.

The Tour Guide Ayhan Akkilic was excellent! He met us on time, is extremely knowledgeable and was able to answer all of our questions intelligently and thoroughly. He took my Wife and I to the places we wanted to go and avoided taking us to places that we told him we had already been. We went to several places to eat and Ayhan made sure that my Wife was able stick to Her gluten-free diet, while I had my fill of meat, fish and salad. The tour was very enlightening, Ayhan is very easy-going and days after the tour Ayhan was willing to text us Metro directions from our hotel in Esenler, to the Hodjapasha Cultural Center. I strongly suggest that you do not hesitate to use Ayhan's company and services because they will make your visit to Turkiye go so much more smoothly, in addition to making it memorable.

Interesting and tasty experience! Ayhan was an excellent and knowledgeable host. We tasted some delicious food, learnt about the history of various of quarters of Istanbul and had a great time. A highly recommended activity!

Ayhan was my tour guide he is very passionate about history “I received tons of information of history of Turkey”. He took me to the top places of the most delicious food “tons of food “ I was very full at the end “I had to tap out 😂” . He took me to the Hagia Sophia , New Mosque, Galata Tower, Bosphorus River, Spice Market, and we walked through the Istiklal Street. I truly enjoyed this guided tour with Ayhan I would really recommend it . “Also a great photographer “ .

Great tour! Was just two of us but it made the tour more personalized. Our tour guide was great. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Delicious food was ate all night!

Brilliant range of foods on both continents. Very informative and guide bends over backwards to assist. Make sure you try everything, lamb intestines baguette, mackerel wrap, soups, sensational

I Absolutely loved my food tour. The guide was very respectful, knowledgeable and committed to providing his best service

Ayhan was great. He introduced us to places we might have missed. We did the tour on our first day in Istanbul, so we were able to revisit the places and enjoy the dishes again.

Wasn’t terribly pleased with this tour. Was expecting a better quality choices of bites than what was offered. Also the quantity of food that wasn’t sufficient. Overall it was pricey!

My husband and I always do a food tour in every new city we visit. We know exactly what we want from such a tour and therefore do thorough homework before choosing from all the available options. This tour satisfied all our requirements and more! Ayhan was a very knowledgeable and engaging guide and the food was delicious, and múch more than enough - please come hungry! The evening set the scene for our five days in Istanbul and really helped us get a mental map and general feeling of the city. Thank you, Ayhan! 😊

Want to say thanks to Ayhan for such a great walking food Tour. We booked this tour for the evening we arrived in Istanbul, it was a great way to get to see the city to understand where everything is, but also learn abit about the city. All the food we had was delicious our favourite was the first kebab stop. We only had 2 days in Istanbul and Ayhan helped us plan what to do for the days so we didn't miss anything, was really useful for first time visitors made us feel very welcome and comfortable in the city. I couldn't recommend this tour enough. Thanks Ayhan hope you had a lovely honeymoon down in Antalya.

Ayhan our guide was fantastic and the entire walking tour in the evening was full of interesting information about the areas we were in. The kebab place we went to as the first stop is a must must do. We proceeded from there to the spice market where we went to a wonderful store that sold some amazing Turkish delights. Best stop was a walk across the bridge over the river Bosporus and dinner comprising of a delicious lamb soup and desert. All in all a memorable experience :) all thanks to our wonderful guide Ayhan…highly highly recommended

Big thanks to my tour guid Mr Ayhan Akkilic. I had the most 3 days wonderful experience in Istanbul . Ayhan has great knowledge of the city and its history. He is a great communicator and speaks well English . I recommend everyone to explore the city with him . Good people, good price and good city! Perfect combination . Definitely will visit you again beautiful Istanbul ❤️

My tour guide was Ayhan Akkilic, and the tour was was the food tour. The people were friendly and the food was excellent. During the tour I made an inquiry about Cappadocia and Ayhan and I created an itinerary that was to die for. I took a plane ride to Keyseri, followed by a tour, lunch, the Dervishes, and a dinner show with Turkish Folk dancing. Ayhan is so AMAZINGLY talented and I will never forget the opportunities and experiences that were made possible for me.

We did the food tasting tour with Ayhan on 24th Dec 21. The restaurants he took us to served amazing food and bacause we had gone with him, we got special service and custom order. He even helped us with our PCR test and was very accommodating of our food preferences. He even suggested nice breakfast place for the remainder of our trip and showed us the important building around the nightscape. This was the first walking good tour we did and totally a great experience...I recommend you do the food tour right when you land in Instanbul rather than towards the end of the tour.

This experience was an absolute joy! My guide was really great! You’ll have a great time! I thoroughly enjoyed myself!

We spent a wonderful 4 hours with Ayhan walking around Istanbul and tasting many great dishes in out of the way locations, which we probably would not have found on our own. Ayhan is knowledgeable, funny, and was a joy to spend time with. He even secured a ride back to our hotel, at no charge! Can’t say enough nice things. We’ll worth it!

We had a great walking, tasting tour with Ayhan. He was on time, very easy to talk to, had great/perfect English and had good knowledge of Istanbul. We walked around 11km in total, stopped in 3 restaurants and saw a lot of the sights in the northern part of the city. We went back to one of the restaurants he showed us the next night! He ordered us food and it was all included, he ordered things we would never have known to and explained it all very well. Would recommend!

This was a excellent tour, guided by Ayhan. We tasted a variety of different food and it was a fascinating introduction to the range of dishes in the city. I highly recommend this tour.

It was a great experience , have a lot of fun , great guide take part of his time to explore more places , good food A+++++

Highly recommend booking this tour for an authentic food experience….Aryan introduced us to several local areas (non tourist) for a delicious exploration of Turkish food….yummy! A must do if you’re a foodie and want to explore all the wonderful flavors of Istanbul 🌟 (An added highlight was Galata Tower and the Taksim area of Istanbul)

The food was really delicious, thanks to Ayhan our experience was great and we really feel like these places are hard to find if you are just a simple visitor because there is so much to choose from but the kebap place is truly a hiden gem and also the last restaurant where you get dessert is fantastic. My only comment is for the tour guide to maybe give more background on the dishes, maybe some interesting facts or unique spices, cooking methods, cool stories behind the plates etc... I definitely recommend this tour !

Great Food and Walking Tour! Our first stop for kebap was Amazing!! Lots of walking, but the guide is great company. This was a wonderful way to start off a trip in Istanbul!

One of the best experience in Estambul. We enjoyed a lot the walk and the food. We could eat the best kebab and the best Turkish food.

Great and informative guide. The tour was a great combination of sites and food. We sampled local cuisine at places off the beaten path yet near historical sites. A fair amount of walking was required but I enjoyed being able to walk thru the Istanbul and all it’s alleys and side streets. Thank you!

Really enjoyed this tour. Our guide Ayhan was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was as much a history tour and a food tour! There was a great variety of food and also good recommendations of eateries.

Our Tour guide Ayhan was excellent! The food was excellent and he also made great recommendations for places to visit on our free time. Ayhan has such a warm personality and highly motivated guide (recommendable!). I truly enjoyed walking through the beautiful Istanbul area with him since he was so knowledgeable. The scenery was beautiful and it was a relieve to walk in such a quiet and peaceful environment. The atmosphere in Istanbul is so special that it really felt like home to all of us. All respect for Ayhan who does a great job there; a true sample of excellent tour guide! We will definitely be back!

Superb experience! Ayhan is so insightful and knowledgeable about the history, actuality’s and local food tradition in Turkey and Istanbul specifically and a great compagnon to explore the city at night. I had the luxury of having him as my sole guide for the evening. Very honoured and great full!!

Our trip to Bursa was amazing and unforgetful.Ayhan truly guided us all the way.Gondola ride to the snow was beautiful experience.

I would hugely recommend this tour. Ayhan is an excellent guide with great knowledge of the city and its history. He also has a great knack of finding little out of the way restaurants where we were encouraged to try a wonderful array of unusual foods. It was 4 hours very well spent. Definitely make it part of your visit.

Great tour. I'm glad we booked this trip early in our trip so we could take advantage of Ayhan's deep knowledge of the city. I would recommend this tour for everyone who is not scared of a lot of walking.

Working with Ayhan was awesome. He was a super accommodating and chill host. The pace for the evening was great. We were happy with the different types of dishes eaten as well as the walk through of the different neighborhoods. There is a good amount of walking (to burn off the calories). I’m happy to recommend Ayhan and his team.

It is a very well curated tour that takes you through the city life like a local and acquaint you to the history, culture and the culinary treasures of the city less known to outsiders and tourists.The guide Ayhan is a pleasant company, polished gentleman and an honest advisor all through the tour and even beyond that.An evening to remember and cherish, thanks so much for a fantastic tour!

The guide was great in explaining things and helping us with local food, overall our stomach was full, but heart wanted to go on.

This was an amazing trip and very good value. The size if the tasting were very generous in fact we couldn't manage to eat at the last 2 places but was kindly given a takeaway. The guide was very knowledgeable and informative. A great way to see and experience the city. Fully recommend this as a must do

Our guide Ayhan Akkilic was simply amazing -- he showed us around both the new and old city, taking us to some wonderful eating sites AND giving us a walking tour of most of the downtown area. He was extremely knowledgeable and informative -- I can highly recommend his services and this tour. Come hungry (and bring some comfortable walking shoes) for a really memorable evening!

We had an amazing time with Ercan our guide, on 21st October. We loved the food and the explanation of where it originated from - we tried a different type of kebab which is grilled, also a mince meat snack, a crispy rolled up pizza, traditional yoghurt drink, and dessert with cheese. Ercan provided excellent conversation and we loved the walk from the old town to the new town. Brilliant evening and great value for money, highly recommend :)

Fantastic way to view the city and landmarks while food tasting. Get your snickers ready as you are in for a good walk while burning the calories you packed on while food tasting.

This was the best thing we did in our short stay in Istanbul and would totally recommend it! Try to do it on your first night if possible. Ayhan, our guide was great! Very friendly and took us through so many wonderful areas of Istanbul ( wear comfy shoes- lots of walking!) where we tasted some of the best food we had in Istanbul. He gave us a lot of valuable info too

Good tour to do on our first night in Istanbul to get a feel for the city! This tour is more walking and less sitting and eating, but you get to see a lot of the city and sample really local food. Thanks Ayran!

My wife and I took an evening walking and food tour with Ayhan on a recent trip to Istanbul. Ayhan is a wonderful guide – he is friendly, speaks excellent English, and knows Istanbul extremely well. He picked some fantastic places to stop for food – they were so good that we went back to a couple of them on our own during our trip! We got to sample a wide variety of traditional Turkish foods during the tour, while also learning a great deal about Istanbul’s ancient and modern history and its vibrant culture. We highly recommend this tour and Ayhan as a guide!

Highlight of our trip! Some of the best food I’ve ever had and tour guide was so nice and extremely knowledgeable

We highly recommend tour guide Ayhan for the delicious foodie tour of Istanbul! We ate GREAT food- he knew the best places. While eating, he took us on a tour of the city, and our favorite part was going to the Galata tower area and back roads off Taksim, which we hadn't visited yet. He told us about Turkish food, but also about great things to do in Isntabul, some of its history, and more restaurant ideas. It was the highlight of our trip. Ayhan was a great and knowledgeable guide. Highly recommend!!

The food on the tour was great and some things I would not have eaten on my own. But the really great part of this experience is the hours you spend with Ayhan. I don't know if it normally works this way but it was just Ayhan and my wife and I. He was very informative about so many subjects, gave us great suggestions on what to do, and was very attentive to our needs. As an added benefit, his ease at walking through so many parts of Istanbul with us, relieved some of my personal safety concerns.

Great city walking tour- food was amazing as Ayhan knows the best places to eat. At the same time it was a perfect city orientation tour fir the first time visitors. Highly recommended.

Ayhan took us to these very topical and off the tourists track places and gave us the chance to taste very traditional food!!! I loved all of it but particularly the sweets!!!