13 Turkey Tea Tours Worth Booking

1.Istanbul Highlights: Guided Tour with Turkish Tea or Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $60Our pick

Review of Istanbul’s 4-hour Old City tour, with Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Grand Bazaar, tea, costs, and practical tips.

“My tour guide, Muhammed, is wonderful. Our pace was good and we took time for a chai tea break. His knowledge wisendless and he has a sense of humour that translates across cultures and language. There was no question left unanswered. Highly recomend him!”

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2.Antalya: Old Town Walking Tour with Turkish Tea and Baklava

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 101 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Review of Antalya’s $29 Kaleici walking tour, with Hadrian’s Gate, harbor views, Turkish tea, baklava, and practical tips.

“Ozzy our guide was really informative and very very friendly. He even helped us to book an extra tour of the aquarium that some of the others in our group were going to. So helpful and very informative.”

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3.Trabzon: Uzungöl Group Tour, Explore The Nature & Taste Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 51 reviews · 8 hours · from $47

Review of Trabzon’s $47 Uzungöl group tour, with tea tasting, Sürmene knives, Turkish sweets, mountain views, lunch time, and practical tips.

“Convenient transportation as they arranged pick-up and drop-off at our specified location. We enjoyed the extra stops along the way to Uzungol, especially the Black Sea ethnic dance and tea sampling. Beautiful views and scenery. Special thanks to Hakan, the manager, who was very responsive, answered all our questions, and made sure the tour went extra smoothly for us :)”

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4.Antalya: Old Town Walking Tour incl. Turkish Tea and Baklava

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29

Explore Antalya’s Kaleici on a two-hour walking tour with Hadrian’s Gate, the marina, tea, baklava, and an Ottoman-era museum.

“Good tour for people short on time as it doesn’t take as much time as other tours. Guide was informative and friendly, everything went to plan”

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5.World Teas & Turkish Tea Brewing, Tasting Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 29 reviews · 1h 30m · from $33

Taste five world teas in Istanbul, learn Turkish and Chinese brewing, and create a custom blend in a relaxed 90-minute workshop.

“I live and know alot about tea but learnt alot from Zeynep. She was very knowledgeable and spoke about how tea drinking is observed in Tyrkish families including her own. The selection of tea were perfect and she converted me to oolong tea.”

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6.Full Day Tour In Uzungol Lake with Turkish Tea Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · from $38

Review of Trabzon’s Uzungol Lake tour, with Turkish tea, Surmene knives, mountain views, transport, costs, and practical booking advice.

“please choose a different tour operator, the tour guide could have shown us the best spot to take pictures in uzungol lake, and in the wine tasting we were left on our own and just wasted our time bec we don’t know where to go and we dRead more”

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7.City Of Side:Turkish Bath with Traditional Turkish Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 14 reviews · 1.5 - 3 hours · from $18Best value

Review of Side Wellness Turkish bath: scrub, foam and oil massage, sauna, tea, transfers, costs, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“No mud bath and no Turkish tea but the cheapest hammam by far in Side”

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8.Antalya: Frame Glass Painting Workshop with Turkish Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 2 hours · from $40

Paint a brass-covered glass frame in Antalya with Turkish tea, snacks, and friendly guidance in a relaxed two-hour workshop.

“It was a great experience, a nice keepsake to take back home! Don’t expect to have a class on painting, it’s more of a relaxation experience.”

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9.Card Game and Afternoon Turkish Tea with Local Grandma

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2 hours · from $18

Play Turkish card games with a witty local grandma over tea in Istanbul. A warm, funny two-hour cultural experience for up to three people.

“We received a very friendly welcome and were given food and tea to start with. The atmosphere was great and we felt very comfortable! After the meal, we played a card game with the Grandma. It was great fun to learn a new game and spend time with the locals. The Grandma was very funny and very good at the game which made the whole experience very enjoyable. We would do it again and again and absolutely recommend it!”

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10.Handmade Charm Jewelry Workshop in Galata with Turkish Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $28

Make personal jewelry in Galata using Turkish metalwork techniques, stone, meaningful charms, and Turkish tea in a small English-language workshop.

“Thanks Zeynep for a lovely jewellery workshop! Now a have a very specıal necklace with meaningful charms 😍”

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11.Rize: Ayder Highland Village & Tea Tasting Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 8 hours

Explore Rize’s tea country, Zil Castle, Palovit Waterfall, Firtina Valley, and Ayder on a private day trip with hotel pickup.

“It was a good tour. We enjoyed the rivers, waterfalls, and the beautiful nature of Ayder. I would like to thank our guide, Adnan, for the guidance and for his patience and kindness during the whole trip.”

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12.World Teas and Turkish Tea Brewing & Tasting Workshop in Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $30

Taste five tea traditions in Istanbul, learn Turkish brewing, compare water and steeping methods, and blend tea to take home.

“God expérience thanks for togrul for this. Everything was gréât the place us also vers Nice the part of fortune telling was good”

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13.Networking Turkish Tea Tasting in Istanbul – Sip & Connect

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $18

Sip Turkish tea at a Beşiktaş home, meet locals with shared interests, play connection games, and discover Istanbul’s café traditions.

“Bawer war ein ganz toller Gastgeber. Wir haben ein besonderes Erlebnis erleben dürfen. Uns kam es vor, als wären wir bei Freunden zu Hause. Bawer empfing uns und brachte uns mit weiteren interessanten Menschen zusammen. Der AbebRead more”

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