Turkish Coffee Experience (Cooking, Tasting) Afternoon Tour

Name: Turkish Coffee Experience (Cooking, Tasting) Afternoon Tour
Brand: Istanbul Walks
SKU: 5744ISTCOFFEE
Price: 148.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (37 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceIstanbul, Turkey

Turkish Coffee Tour and Coffee Making Class

3 to 4 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover traditional techniques to making a perfect cup of Turkish coffee during this small-group coffee tour and coffee-making class in Istanbul. Alongside your professional guide, enjoy learning the craft of coffee production at a shop, plus sip delicious coffee at a few local establishments. Continue your java journey at a spice bazaar, where you will uncover the Ottoman secrets to store coffee and visit several of Istanbul's favorite coffee joints. Numbers are limited to 15 coffee connoisseurs, to maintain a more intimate experience with your guide.

Half-day Turkish coffee tour in Istanbul
Receive a certificate after your 30-minute coffee-making workshop
Visit a spice bazaar and see where Ottoman coffee is stored
Stop at the Kurukahvedji Inn, a historical building
Hotel pickup and drop-off included
Small-group tour limited to 15 ensures a more personalized experience

What's Included

Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (Hotels on the European side of Istanbul only)
Turkish Coffee

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

German Fountain
Binbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
in front of the german fountain.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

01:30 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Centarally Located Istanbul European Side hotels

What To Expect

Turkish coffee, renowned for its rich and full body, is a national delight whose tradition has beckoned palates since the era of the Ottoman Empire. Embark on a voyage to taste the perfect cup and even immerse yourself and make some too. Meet your guide at your central hotel and kick-off your small-group tour by engaging in a 30-minute coffee making workshop.

Prepare a delicious cup of Turkish coffee by heating the brew on a sand stove in a traditional copper vessel. After a short time over a small flame, the coffee becomes frothy and is ready for consumption. Enjoy the yummy taste of your masterful work and collect a course certificate.

Next, listen as your guide explains how prohibition mandates were put forth in 1519 by the Ottoman sultan after coffee beans were initially imported to Istanbul. As you stroll with your guide through an renown coffee passage, hear about the coffee shops that were pioneered in Istanbul's district of Eminönü about 30 years after the mandates. Then, relish tastings at a few coffee shops that embody centuries of coffee making heritage.

From here, continue along corridors and discover how Ottomans stored their coffee, see a fascinating spice bazaar and visit one of oldest coffee businesses in the city, Kurukahvedji Inn. At every turn, enjoy fun commentary from your expert guide who will provide the extra flavor to go with your tastes of coffee.

Istanbul Walks (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

John_M

A wonderful tour guided by Tuncer, who was really informative about the city, with plenty of stories, insights and jokes along the way! If you like really strong coffee, this is the ideal tour for you! I can highly recommend this tour, as well as the Grand Bazaar tour, for which I also had Tuncer as the guide.

Reviews

4.5

37 reviews

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Caffeine experience with history

Joy_T, Jun 2023

Loved this tour and finding out the history of coffee in Turkey. Great coffee and fabulous guide! Warning - there is a lot of caffeine!!

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for your comments & thoughts. We would love to see you again on your İstanbul vacations. Best wishes, Caner

$75 for 3 shots of coffee while insulted

Janet_B, Dec 2021

This guide was rude And. very chauvinistic towards women. We had 2 cups of coffee and made one our self for $200. It was worth $10. He took us to a bathroom where we had to squat on the floor as a woman. He said this is a place for men. He showed no diversity and inclusion towards women. Worst ever

Response from Host, Jan 2022

Dear Janet, Thank you for your review. Your opinions mean a lot for us. We pay regard to show you the authentic places, to be able to make your experience unique. And please consider that we always perform our tours with very small groups, as you were our only guests that day, with a private guide and private vehicle. Thanks Regards

Coffee with friends

JuanDavid_P, Nov 2021

Our guide was Diana, and she was really great. She took us to places we wouldn't get there not even by chance. Also gave us an amazing journey to different coffee shops, and at the end, the tour felt like traveling with a friend.

Response from Host, Nov 2021

We are so glad to hear this. Thank you.. Hope to see you again.

Great tour - highly recommend

John_M, Oct 2021

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you so much John, you can't imagine how important your opinion is for us. Sincerely

Luffing was wonderful!!!...

David_B, Sep 2021

Luffing was wonderful!!! Fun, humorous, knowledgeable in history, specifically in coffee instructions and a good conversationalist. He anticipated our needs and showed us many new sites of Istanbul. This is a must tour.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Hello David, Thank you for such a beautiful review. Sincerely

A must do Tour into the Coffe Culture and more!

Jithin_V, Dec 2019

I was picked by my guide Oguzhan. A real fun and informative guy. Since in that day I was the only one to be on that tour, it was more or less Personalized for me. A short introduction to the surrounding places where given on our way to the Grand bazar. A lot of history. We took a tour into the Bazar. Visited the local coffee shops in and out the Bazar. Tried a bit of Turkish coffee reading and finally a Turkish coffee making class including a certificate. As mentioned since I was the only one, Oguzhan was kind enough to include some extras into the tour. Highly recommended rather than walking around and just clicking photos around!!

Response from Host, Jan 2020

Thank you for your comment and compliments to our guide Ozi. We would like to see you with one of our tours in İstanbul. Sincerely, Bilal Uğur

Great they cancelled class 2 hours before the actual time

Sandeep M, Aug 2019

Class was cancelled couple of hour before the actual time. It would have helped if I was informed earlier, this would have helped me do something else.

Wonderful tour, visited coffee...

Kris, Jan 2018

Wonderful tour, visited coffee houses that I would never have found if by myself. Highly recommend!

I had the most amazing afternoon on...

Nicholas H, Nov 2017

I had the most amazing afternoon on the Istanbul Coffee tour. The guide Ilker, was just fantastic and made it very special with his vast local knowledge and enthusiasm. The coffee making class was fun too! I would highly recommend this tour for anyone looking for something a bit different to do in Istanbul.

Abolutely fascinating. Ilker is the...

Alexandra_A, Sep 2017

Abolutely fascinating. Ilker is the best guide in Turkey.

Enjoyed this tour learning a lot...

nardia, Sep 2017

Enjoyed this tour learning a lot about the history of coffee, and getting to make our own Turkish Coffee. Our tour guide Yasmin was great!

Very informative walking tour. I...

Edgar_L, Oct 2016

Very informative walking tour. I learned many things about Turkish coffee and was able to try out tree types of turkish coffee. My tour guide was very knowledgeable.

Serhat took my husband and I on a...

Leisa J, Feb 2016

Serhat took my husband and I on a coffee tour and coffee making class. I don't even drink coffee I drank chai and I still thoroughly enjoyed the tour and the class. Getting to meet, chat and drink coffee with the local people in the coffee shop was fantastic. Interesting and fun tour.

Excellent...my tour guide went...

Sheldon K, Dec 2015

Excellent...my tour guide went beyond any tour I could imagine. His knowledge was so informative. The experience left me breathless. and I saw where they filmed the James Bond movie. Thanks

I do not typically review tours but...

David S, Oct 2015

I do not typically review tours but this company and tour must have a high recommendation. It was necessary for me to change my date and they accommodated me with a simple phone call request. The tour guide was outstanding and this tour is a wonderful way to experience Istanbul from a different perspective - while enjoying exceptional coffee along the way!

Although we got off to a late start...

Ellen O, Jul 2015

Although we got off to a late start, our guide did not rush us. The tour introduced us to a good range of Turkish coffees and coffee-drinking venues.

This tour was excellent. The guide...

Sarina V, Apr 2015

This tour was excellent. The guide was very friendly and flexible. I learned alot about the culture of Turkey including much more than just the coffee culture.

We had an excellent time! Our guide...

Amanda B, Apr 2015

We had an excellent time! Our guide was very knowledgeable and was fantastic about answering our questions. It was great learning how to make the coffee, really neat! Definitely a highlight of our trip. A must-do for coffee lovers. Plus she showed us the best place to buy coffee in the spice market, so we brought some home!

The coffee was excellent and the...

Christa L, Apr 2015

The coffee was excellent and the tour guide did a fantastic job of describing the city's history. It was an excellent way to see Istanbul.

Although we had a good time and the...

Ruperto, Dec 2014

Although we had a good time and the coffee was good, we felt that it was expensive to just taste 3 different coffees and find out Turkish coffee history. However if you are keen on savouring Turkish coffee like a local in quaint joints off the tourist track then try this tour!