Istanbul Traditional Turkish Dinner and Dervish Experience

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Enjoy a unique cultural evening in Istanbul with a traditional Turkish dinner and mesmerizing dervish show. savor local delicacies at a 140-year-old restaurant while meeting travelers worldwide.

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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, 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. Vegeterian, vegan and gluten free options available.


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


- Our private VIP car will drop you to close places of your hotels.



What You Get

Private transportation
After the experience private car will drop you close to your hotel
Dinner
5 different types of Traditional Turkish Kebabs, Traditional Soup, 5 types of Meze, Dessert. Food & drinks will be unlimited. Many options for the vegetarian. Ayran, Şerbet, Turkish Coffee, Tea
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
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

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
2

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
3

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

Istanbul Railway Museum, Fatih İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34110

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It is in front of Sirkeci Tram Station, at the left side of Sirkeci Train Gar entrance you will see a Tourist Info, please wait in front of that. Before the experience we will contact you for exact location.
End Point

Fatih, Fatih İstanbul, Türkiye, TR

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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 minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Food and Dervish show
July 18, 2025
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Sule was professional, knowledgeable and amazing:) All the foods she suggested were yummy:) The show was also great:)

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Great solo option!
July 16, 2025
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Great to do solo! Yummy food, at the right portions. Eylül was amazing!! She had answers for every question I had. Dervishes stole the show and are a great tradition to see.

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Aclara was our guide. ...
July 16, 2025
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Aclara was our guide. She was great at explaining the delicious food that we were eating and how it is prepared. She also was very helpful in explaining the Dervish ritual. Overall, it was a gre...read more

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Come Fasting!
July 16, 2025
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Alara was amazing, sweet and knowledgeable. The tour itself was great and the food was amazing! Highly recommend fasting before going 😂💕

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Istanbul Experience with Alara
July 15, 2025
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Alara was our guide and she was amazing. Super sweet and awesome. She explained everything super well and I didn’t feel rushed. Everything was perfect I had a great time.

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