Balat & Fener Walking Tour(Easy Access by Ferry)

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
• Instagrammable Spots 
• The famous cafes in the area
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church
• Fener Orthodox Patriarchy(If there is an availabilty, will be visited)
• Great Greek Red School
• Fener and Balat Colourful Streets and Stairs
• Mansions and Classical Apartments of the Balat
• Ahrida and Yanbol Jewish Synagogues
• Balat Armenian Church & 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. Not friendly for baby strollers, kids and for those who have difficulties to walk steep streets.

• You need an Istanbulcard with min 30TL per person to get on the public ferry (Visa or Mastercard Credit Cards work as well).

• Dress modestly in this tour. Both men and women are required to wear clothing that covers their shoulders, knees and for ladies to have a scarf in certain religious locations of the tour.

• The tour duration may vary depending on the guide and the number of participants. 

• Smoking and consumption of alcohol are strictly prohibited during the tour.

• As we visit Fener Greek Orthodox Church when it is open, please follow modest dress code. The church authorities may not allow visitors who don't comply with visiting rules.

• At the end of the tour, you are expected to tip the guide minimum 10 Pounds, 10 Dollars, 10 Euros or 400 liras per person. 

• We keep the number of walkers between 7 - 12 in our tours.

• There is only cash tipping to the guide.