Eat Like a Local: Istanbul Food and Culture Tour with Dinner at Local Family Home

This tour takes you on a chance to enjoy some Turkish hospitality. The tour takes you to visit a family in Sultanahmet, so you can enjoy a homemade meal. After enjoying some great food, you'll take a walk around this renowned neighborhood with a local tour guide, enjoy some tea, and play backgammon in a tea house. This tour means that you get to meet new people and try out some new food. This tour will teach you the customs of Turkey and what it means to be in a Turkish family. Try your hands out on a Turkish water pipe. Enjoy the national beverage of Turkey in a tea house. You'll walk through the streets of the historical Sultanahmet district where you'll meet with the family. Turkish people are known for their hospitality and you get the chance to enjoy it first-hand. A bilingual local tour guide will help with interpretations. You can chat freely with the family and enjoy first-hand accounts about what it's like to live in the city. After you're done with your meal, you get to walk through the streets and watch the lovely wooden houses and observe the communal life enjoyed by the people. Get yourself to a local hangout where you observe impressive views of the Mamara Sea and enjoy your evening like a native Turk. You will definitely get to play some backgammon too. The guide will update you about the rules of the game. The nargile or water pipe originates from Turkey and you get to smoke one on this tour.

There's an English-speaking tour guide to take you through the streets and corners of the city. The guide will provide vital information about suffers parts of the city as you walk through. Travelers also get to enjoy drinks and dinner with a local Turk family. Walkthrough the historical Sultanahmet back streets. Travelers also get to enjoy a game of backgammon. The nargile or water pipe is available for travelers to try out.

The tour was highly anticipated before my trip to Istanbul. Finally, it managed to surpass all of my expectations. The tour guide was composed and knowledgeable. He managed to let us know vital information about the different parts of the city and their historical significance. This tour is recommended as a way to get familiar with the culture and meet with local people.