Day 3 Ottoman Cuisine

Ottoman and Turkish cuisine will be explored during the day. Special choices for vegetarians will be available as well.
The tour will start with the special Ottoman & Turkish breakfast in a restaurant with the amazing Bosphorus view and continue with the beautiful atmosphere of the Istanbul by tasting local specialties and drinks like boza and palace sherbet. During the tour our guests will have chance to taste favorite dishes of Fatih sultan Mehmet and Sultan Abdulhamit II.
Some of the oldest local food shops and bazaars are included in our program. We will finish the tour in the oldest Turkish delight shop of the town since 1777. Lokum is known as Turkish delight and has been produced in Turkey since the 15th century, but it was in the 19th century that Haci Bekir became famous in the world of confectionery when the company began producing their lokum using starch and refined sugar.

Departure time : 9 am (lasts 8 hours)
Inclusions: Hotel pick-up and drop-off, local guide, lunch
Exclusions: Drinks
Our tours are led by licenced professional tour guides.