7 Turkish Coffee Experiences to Build a Day Around

1.Turkish Coffee Making and Fortune Telling Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,308 reviews · 2 hours · from $23Our pick

Learn Turkish coffee history, grind beans, brew with a cezve, try fortune telling, and take home a coffee set in Istanbul.

“Kübra did an amazing job here! she has such a profound knowledge on turkish history and you can tell she loves to educate her audience about it! she was very patient and gave us clear instuctions on how to brew our coffees the traditional way. At the end, each participant received a hand-painted tea set and a cezve 🤍”

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2.Sand-Brewed Turkish Coffee Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 745 reviews · 30 min · from $12Best value

Learn to brew Turkish coffee on hot sand in Cappadocia with a local guide, sweets, Ottoman-style dress, and a small group for $12.

“it was a nice experience on how to do turkish coffee. The best”

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3.Turkish Coffee Making and Fortune Telling Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 451 reviews · 2 hours · from $20

Learn Turkish coffee in a 500-year-old Istanbul room, brew your own cup, read the grounds, and take home handmade pottery for $20.

“It was really amazing learning about Turkish culture and coffee. Petek was fabulous, bubbly, welcoming and her fortune telling was very accurate for both me and my mum. It was a great activity and I would recommend it to anyone.”

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4.Turkish Coffee on Sand Workshop: Fortune Telling & Gift Set

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 309 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $27Top rated

Brew Turkish coffee on hot sand, learn its cultural ritual, enjoy fortune telling, and take home beans, a cezve, and cup set in Istanbul.

“Fantastic experience, Islam (the guy that taught us) was very professional and informative when teaching us how to make Turkish coffee and told us a lot of information on how coffee was discovered and the traditions behind Turkish coffee, planning to go back to Istanbul in 2 years and will definitely do this workshop again”

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

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

Explore Istanbul’s Old City with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, and Grand Bazaar, plus tea and an English-speaking guide.

“Very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. would recommend this tour for anybody visiting Istanbul.”

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6.Bosphorus Private Yacht Cruise with Tea and Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 18 reviews · 2 hours

Cruise Istanbul’s Bosphorus on a private yacht for two hours, with tea, coffee, bridge and palace views, and room for your own food.

“What a great way to celebrate a birthday. I couldn't have imagined it any better. Thank you!”

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7.Turkish Coffee Trail

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 16 reviews · 4 hours · from $472

Follow Istanbul’s Turkish coffee trail through museums, bazaars, Ottoman storage rooms, and historic cafés in a small four-hour tour.

“Yasemin was fantastic! I had the privilege to be single person for that day tour, so I had, I think, special treatment, as we completed the programme while at the same time she gave me more interesting facts about the city and also gave me some nice recommendations for buying presents to my family and friends. I also enjoyed the driving of our chofer, he was very professional and managed us to arrive to starting point wonderfully. Super recommended activity! Specially on Mondays as museums and mosques are closed so you can improve the day with this tour!”

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