Istanbul Traditional Turkish Dinner and Dervish Experience

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Istanbul Traditional Turkish Dinner and Dervish Experience

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US$109.57 per guest

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10 meals

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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

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Location

Istanbul

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 15 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Other

Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheelchair Accessible, Family-friendly

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

In this authentic and top rated experience, discover 800-year-old cultural dervish show in a local place with small groups, enjoy a traditional Turkish dinner in a 140-year-old unique family restaurant, meet with fun people from around the world and explore Istanbul like a local! Make sure to come hungry.

- Dervish experience is marked under Unesco Heritage, it is a must thing to do in Turkey. You will be impressed with the mesmerizing dervish performance.

- Try a large variety of Turkish Food in a restaurant that is preferred mainly by locals, discover more than 10 different dishes.

- Sample authentic street foods, including hidden gems.

- Vegeterian, vegan and gluten free options are available.

- Price is all included, you will not have to pay any extras.

- No need to haggle with taxi drivers—tour includes drop-off close to your hotel.

- Numbers are capped at just 15 travelers for a more intimate experience.

What You Get

Dervish Performance Ticket

Private transportation

After the experience we will drop you off Sultanahmet, Sirkeci, Eminönü, Galata, Taksim and Cruise Ports.

VEGETERIAN, VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE options are available, please inform us after reservation

THIS IS AN ALL INCLUDED TOUR. YOU WILL NOT PAY ANY EXTRAS.

Good To Know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
We have dishes to suit all your food preferences.
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

What You’ll Experience

Sirkeci

We will be meeting in front of Sirkeci Train Station. After sharing our tour itinerary, we will try several street foods on the way to the historic dervish venue. There will be a very short walk to the dervish show and before the performance we will give you brief information about the background of 800-year-old dervish performance, which is also marked under Unesco heritage and one of the must things to do in Turkey. The dervish show duration will be 1 hour.

1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Kadinlar Pazari

Following the dervish performance, our private transfer will take us to a 140-year-old kebab restaurant and we will taste the wonderful Turkish Food. (Unlimited Dinner: you will try 5 different kebabs, meze (tapas), salads, drink). Dinner will be finalized with tea/special coffee and traditional dessert. Notes: Vegetarian, vegan or gluten free option is available, please send us a message after reservation. (10 types of Turkish style vegeterian mezes) The price is all inclusive. You will not pay any extras.

1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Sirkeci Station

We will split after the dinner 21.30-22.00. We will organise a private car which will drop you to a location close to your hotel.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Büyük Postane Cd. No:24, Büyük Postane Caddesi, Fatih İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34112

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We will meet in front of Central Post Office. Rüstem Paşa, Büyük Postane Cd. No;25, 34112, Fatih. We will contact you via whatsapp for exact location.

End Point

Sirkeci, Fatih İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34112

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After the experience is over, we will drop you off close to your hotel.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

4.9

based on 703 reviews

(Viator)

Fun cultural experience.

September 05, 2026

This evening was a great way to dive into Turkish and Muslim culture. The whirling dervishes is like nothing else I’ve seen and after an hour of the demonstration, you get to enjoy food at a top-ra...read more

(TripAdvisor)

A great dining experience with a friendly guide

September 04, 2026

The guide Zey was excellent and very friendly. The food was great! The one thing I would improve is the communication before the activity as I was contacted by a different guide the previous day an...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Good time

September 01, 2026

Great experience. Good food and interesting dervish display of meditation.

(Viator)

Zeynep was a great tour...

September 01, 2026

Zeynep was a great tour guide. Very accommodating, informative and personable. Made the experience a total pleasure.

(Viator)

An incredible experience...

September 01, 2026

An incredible experience that I highly recommend! The dervish ceremony was a memorable spiritual experience that I will never forget and the food was one of the best I had in Istanbul. Zeynep made ...read more

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