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Full-Day Private Istanbul Ecclectic Pera Tour

New To The Site! Istanbul, Turkey

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8 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

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Overview

Are you culturally curious, passionate about literature, music, theatre and lovers of local cuisine. In the middle ages, the district was a colony and a possession of the Republic of Genoa and was known as ''PERA''
In present pera is a trendy district, lively, energetic, genuine and frequented for young creatives.

Guest will enjoy watching the old city from Galata Tower, get on the oldest tram in Europe, enter the Hagai Triada and St Anthony of Padua Churches, get into historical building like Pera Palas Hotel, Galatasaray High School and Arcade Gallery finally get lost in the İstiklal Street for shopping experience.

What's Included

Admission Fees
Private Guide

Lunch
Private Transportation up to 30 usd
Gratuities
All Entrance Fees up to 15 usd per person

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Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Pickup details

Hence its a private tour, guests will be picked up from their hotels by their guide. Guests who likes to be picked up by one of the pickup points must reach via taxi with their own expenses depends on distance up to 30 USD.

What To Expect

Galata Tower

The Galata Tower is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the (lost) Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Tunnel Marker

Tunnel is the modest station square at the Galata Tower end of İstiklâl Caddesi, the street that runs the length of Beyoğlu to Taksim Square. Easy to get to by tram, metro or funicular (from Karaköy and the Galata Bridge), it has a fragrant burnt-out feel in the early morning. On one side it is besieged by the bars and meyhanes of Asmalımesçit (reached the Tünel Geçidi, one of Beyoğlu’s prettiest Paris-style pasaj), on the other is the old Mevlevi Dervish lodge on Galip Dede Caddesi, which leads down to the Galata Tower.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hagia Triada Church

The property where the Church stands used to be the site of a Greek Orthodox cemetery and hospital. This was demolished in order to build the Church. Its construction, based on the designs of the Ottoman Greek architect P. Kampanaki, began on 13 August 1876 and was completed on 14 September 1880. The Church is built in neo-baroque style with elements of a basilica, and with the unusual features of twin bell towers, a large dome and a neo-gothic facade. The Hagia Triada was the first domed Christian church that was allowed to be built in Istanbul after the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

St Anthony of Padua

The Church of Saint-Antoine (St Anthony of Padua) is the largest church of the Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul. The red-brick Franciscan church was built by Giulio Mongeri and Edoardo de Nani in Gothic style from 1906, after a 1724 church was destroyed to make way for the new tramway.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pera Palace Hotel

Located in the cosmopolitan Tepebaşı district of Beyoğlu and dating back to 1892, the Pera Palace overlooks the Golden Horn with 115 rooms including 16 suites named after the Hotel’s most illustrious guests. This historical hotel has now been fully renovated in keeping with its original grandeur whilst offering state-of-the-art facilities.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

French Cultural Center

Set in a distinctive yellow building just off Taksim Square, the French Cultural Centre in İstanbul hosts regular art exhibitions (with a particular focus on photography), film screenings and musical performances. There’s also a French-language library of books, videos and music on-site, as well as a bistro serving French and Turkish food. The cafe-style seating area in the interior courtyard is a leafy, peaceful respite from the madness of İstiklal Caddesi just outside.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Galatasaray High School (Galatasaray Lisesi)

The Galatasaray Lycée was originally established in 1481, making it is the oldest Turkish high school in Istanbul and the second oldest Turkish educational institution in the city after Istanbul University which was established in 1453.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cicek Pasaji

Çiçek Pasajı (Flower Arcade), originally the Cité de Péra, is a historic covered passage on İstiklâl Caddesi in Beyoğlu. During Tanzimat Period, Sultan Abdulhamit and Sultan Abdulaziz often went to Naum Theatre to watch the plays. Naum Theatre was located in the corner that intersects Istiklal Street and Sahne Street, in Beyoglu. Verdi’s famous opera “II Trovatore” was staged in this theatre long before Paris. Thanks to famous Italian operas that were staged in Naum Theatre, it was counted as one of the important culture centers in Istanbul and in Europe.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pierre Loti Tepesi

Pierre Loti Hill is a great leisure and tourist area with an open-air cafe overlooking the Golden Horn with beautiful views. The hill is about 55 meters from sea level. Taking its name from a famous French novelist and traveler, who lived in Istanbul and spent his most of the time here, the hill is accessible by a nice cable car trip.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Istiklal Caddesi

Beyoglu’s main street is Istiklâl Caddesi (Independence Avenue, aka Grand’ Rue de Péra), a crowded pedestrian thoroughfare, with Taksim Square at one end, the Galata Tower and Tünel Station at the other, and the elite Galatasaray Lycée halfway down. Today as you walk down the street, Arabic and the Middle East dominates the Taksim end of the street, while Turkish voices and a sprinkling of European murmerings still hold sway at the Tunnel end.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Yeralti Camii

The unusual mosque has a storied history. It’s believed that back when the Galata neighborhood was a Genoese settlement, the site was a Byzantine fort. The basement of the fort supposedly held the enormous chain that protected the Byzantine fleet from Turkish attacks by blocking ships from entering the Golden Horn waterway into the city.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rahmi M. Koc Museum

Istanbul’s hands-on science and technology museum is the product of the passion of one man, Rahmi Koç, Turkey’s foremost industrialist. It is housed, suitably enough, in a former Byzantine structure appropriated by the Ottoman navy as an anchor foundry. Inside is an eclectic and ever-expanding collection, all of inimitable charm.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Full-Day Private Istanbul Ecclectic Pera Tour?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (+03). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Full-Day Private Istanbul Ecclectic Pera Tour?

A:

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (+03).

Apr 2025

Q: What's included in the price?

A:

The following is included:

Admission Fees.
Private Guide.

The following is NOT included:

Lunch.
Private Transportation up to 30 usd.
Gratuities.
All Entrance Fees up to 15 usd per person.

Apr 2025

Q: What is the weather cancellation policy?

A:

This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Apr 2025

Q: What is the minimum age for this tour?

A:

There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..

Apr 2025

Q: My date is not available in the calendar, I am just checking to see if it is available?

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If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.

If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.

Apr 2025

Q: Is this an accessible tour?

A:

Accessibility information for the Full-Day Private Istanbul Ecclectic Pera Tour is as follows:

Wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Apr 2025

Q: Where is the meeting point for this activity?

A:

Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Full-Day Private Istanbul Ecclectic Pera Tour will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!

Mar 2024