Istanbul · SPICE BAZAAR TOURS
The 4 best spice bazaar tours you can book today, with the price, the running time and who each one suits. The first one is first for a reason.
Spend about 45 minutes in Istanbul’s Egyptian Bazaar, then cruise the Bosphorus for 90 minutes past Dolmabahçe Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, and Rumeli Fortress. Hotel pickup is offered on Istanbul’s European side. Expect a shared local ferry, a guide, and a group of up to 15.
“Excellent guide providing good information all along the tour”
Spend four hours with a local guide in Istanbul’s Egyptian and Grand Bazaars, sampling spices, sweets, ceramics, carpets, and jewelry. Guides such as Ertugrul, Aik, and Yldray have helped shoppers find suitable stores, but confirm the route if you want both bazaars.
“Purchasing things we liked and the guide took us to the shop of our interests. The walking was good ., so was the vehicle sent for our pick up”
Spend a morning tracing Istanbul from the Golden Horn through Balat and the Spice Bazaar, then cruise the Bosphorus for 1.5 hours past palaces, waterfront homes, and Rumeli Fortress. English and Spanish guides lead the tour, with pickup from centrally located hotels.
“La guida è stata molto competente gentile e disponibile. Bella la crociera …”
Spend four hours touring Istanbul by air-conditioned vehicle and boat. Visit the 1660 Spice Bazaar, then cruise past Rumeli Hisari, the Bosphorus Bridge, Ottoman waterfront mansions, and palace sites. English guidance, hotel or cruise-port pickup, and cancellation up to 24 hours ahead are included.
“The spice bazaar where we had a private meeting with a shop owner to learn about their products without the pushing nature of most vendors. Also the cruise was beautiful. My only complaint is that sitting on the outdoor deck, it was not possible to hear the boat’s explanations of what we were seeing over the boat’s speakers. We could have gone downstairs which was indoors and perhaps heard better. But it was too sunny of a day to be inside.”
A boat, a dome, a bathhouse or a coach out of town.
