-
Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
Balat & Fener Walking Tour(Easy Access by Ferry)
Awareness Through Walking Tours.. As licensed tour guides in several languages, we created for you thematic and boutique tours under an official tour agency. We share with you necessary information & narrated stories. Listen the stories from our guides with max 15 walkers and catch more motivated & connected group tours. Talk for a walk.. Feel free to message us about any special things you need during your visit. It could be about any how-to questions. P.S Our guides are professional licensed tour guides so they earn their living from these tours. Therefore, please have a look at the tipping recommendation in tour descriptions. Also, keep your communication channels open so that we can reach you in case of delay or cancellation.
Show more
Tour description
Welcome to Istanbul Dear Walkers!
Fener and Balat are the two colourful districts of old city in Istanbul.
Instead of starting this tour from the Fener&Balat area, we inivite you to begin our tour from the Karakoy Pier where we get into the Golden Horn Ferry. We have a short Golden Horn River Ferry Tour to see the panoramic view of Fener & Balat districts from the ferry.
First we will step into the Christian Quarter called Fener and from Fener to Balat we walk to the Jewish and Armenian Quarter of the Ottoman Empire period through colourful streets.
With the harmony you will come across in the area you will be finding peace.
At the finish point, there is a tram (T5 Fener - Eminonu) and bus (55T Fener - Taksim) to be back to certain areas.
We help the walkers how to go back easily!
Itinerary (from outside):
- Golden Horn Ferry Tour(Public Ferry ticket will be paid by the guide)
- Instagrammable Spots
- The famous cafes in the area
- Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- Fener Orthodox Patriarchy
- Greek Red School
- Fener and Balat Colourful Streets and Stairs
- Mansions and Classical Apartments of the Balat
- Ahrida and Yanbol Synagogues
- Balat Armenian Church
- Balat Armenian School
- Ferruh Kethuda Mosque(Great Architect Sinan's Heritage)
- Jewish Bazaar
- City Walls of Istanbul (Roman Period)
Please note that;
- It is around 2,5 km of walking and sometimes a bit steep.
- At the end of the tour, you are expected to tip the guide minimum 10 Euros or 350 liras per person.
- We keep the number of walkers between 7 - 12 in our tours.
- There is only cash payment
If the tour hours don't suit you please check other tour options in Fener & Balat area given by other gurus.
Guruwalk official guides will cover your expectations for Fener&Balat.
https://www.guruwalk.com/walks/40627-golden-horn-tour-by-boat-tickets-not-include-and-on-foot
https://www.guruwalk.com/walks/46444-a-photo-free-walking-tour-in-balat
https://www.guruwalk.com/walks/39146-fener-balat-walking-tour-by-art-historian
Show more
Highlights
What will we visit on this tour?
-
View on mapMeeting point:Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Karaköy, G...Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Karaköy, Genelev, 34425 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye
We will be in front of the Şehir Hatları Karaköy Pier.
-
1Outside visitColoured Houses of Balat
Sordrd yc cc ex xxx zx xxxrr feed the f
-
2Outside visitAhrida Synagogue
-
3Outside visitBalat Jewish Bazaar
F
-
4Outside visitKarakoy Pier
-
5Outside visitFener Piewssr
zz CA zzz z zzz zzz
-
6Outside visitCankurtaran
-
7Outside visitCankurtaran
-
8Outside visitAlemdar
-
9Outside visitKemankeş Karamustafa Paşa
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
Tour opinions
Sonja
26 Nov 2023
Verified booking
Travelled alone -
Nov 2023
Interesting Tour to Balat and Fener with all the coloured houses. Due to weather we could not take the ferry, that was ok for me.
Professional and routined performance of the guide.
Tanya
12 Nov 2023
Verified booking
Travelled in couple -
Nov 2023
Amazing place well worth the visit.
The guide took us to places we would never otherwise have visited .
Thank you for the great tour
Shauna
12 Nov 2023
Verified booking
Travelled in couple -
Nov 2023
Enjoyed the ferry ride and seeing this part of Istanbul.
Gabrielle
03 Nov 2023
Verified booking
Travelled in family -
Nov 2023
Fatih was great! He had a lot of information and lots of energy. We had 2 toddlers in strollers with us, so we were alittle slower but we tried our best to keep up and Fatih was considerate of our pace.
Yrish
01 Nov 2023
Verified booking
Travelled in group -
Oct 2023
It was a great experience walking around Fener and Balat area.Fatih gave us a lot of valuable information regarding its history . Great value for money , highly recommended.
Show 123 reviews
Who is this tour for?
Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group reservations.
Pets
Not suitable for pets.
What should you know?
Minimum of attendees
A minimum of 5 people is required for the tour.
Additional costs:
The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Only cash payment is accepted.
When do you want to go?
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Show more
See availability