When traveling to another country we are always wondering how expensive or cheap
one destination is and this is why in this video we are going to show you what
we can do in Istanbul with only 10 US dollars because this destination
it could be as cheap as you want or as expensive as you wish.
Since many visitors think that Istanbul is a very expensive city to travel to
but the reality is very different, so today we will discover all together what we can do with only 10 US dollars
and in this price we will include food, transportation and sightseeing.
Of course we're hungry and we'll start our day with some little breakfast.
So if you want to save money but at the same time if you want to eat as a local
then you can buy these other bread which is called "Açma" as well you can choose the
"Simit" but this time we try to do something different. This one each piece
cost only two liras so you will have a good breakfast for only four liras
so we still have about 51 liras left for the rest of our day.
You can just sit somewhere and keep going.
Our first stop will be Sultanahmet square and unfortunately we won't be able to
visit the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapi Palace and some other places
in this area because they charge money to enter and if you want to know how
much is a fee for each one of these places then we invite you to check out
our other video where we are speaking about that. We will leave the link below
here in the description box. Now we will start with the Blue Mosque because the
Blue Mosque yes it is free so we will go check it out
and this is our first place we will be visiting.
We're finally here in Sultanahmet Mosque also known as the Blue Mosque
unfortunately for the past three years it has been on the restoration and this
is why mostly from the outside and the inside it's covered so we
won't be able to see as much as we really wanted but still if you come
to Istanbul this is a place that you must come and see.
In this area which is just next to the Blue Mosque we'll be able to see the
German fountain, the Egyptian Obelisk, The Serpent Column and the Obelisk of Theodosius.
This is another place which is not often frequented by tourists and therefore is
mostly empty and this is a cistern called Şerefiye situated just a couple of
minutes away from Sultan Ahmed Square. It's totally free to enter and the
museum is open to visitors between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
except Saturday when it closes at 3 p.m.
Right after the cistern we came to the Grand Bazaar where we will just walk
take lots of pictures and experience the second biggest and oldest covered market
in the world. Don't forget that this Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
A visit to the Spice Bazaar or Egyptian Bazaar is a must and here you can find
exotic spices, teas, turkish delights and much more.
We already got hungry so now this is the perfect time to come and grab something
to eat like some lunch so we have come to this place called a Balkan Lokantası
and this is a very affordable place here in Istanbul where you mostly will
try local food and for all these dishes, a soup, chicken and rice and some dessert
we paid only 13 liras so you can have a very full good meal for only 13 liras.
Now we are here at the Galata Tower and remember that to enter to this place
they charge 25 liras per person for every tourist. Now since we only have 10
dollars to spend in one day here in Istanbul we will give you the option to
go to another cafe and have similar views that you might have on top of the
Galata Tower and there we can have a çay or tea for only to between 2 and 4
liras and we will enjoy from beautiful views so we will show you that place right now.
This is the place we were talking about that you can have very wonderful views
as well from from the old part of Istanbul and also the Asian side.
So this place as you can see behind me, we have the Galata Tower and in the surroundings
we have wonderful views and this one is one little cafe which is
just a couple of meters away from the Galata Tower and this one is called a
Konak cafe. Here the tea before I mentioned it was between two and four
liras but here in this place now it raised the price. Now the tea is 8 liras,
but it doesn't matter still it's an affordable price and you can have like
the same views and you can enjoy, you can take a rest as well after walking
during all the morning and everything so you can enjoy and
here is my tea and afiyet olsun.
Now what we are going to do is we will cross the Asian side and we know that in
Istanbul also it is very famous taking the Bosphorus tour but for the
Bosphorus tour of course we have to pay a price and that price ranges between 25
and 30 liras depending on the duration and the company you are taking it from.
Now if you want to take as well some sort of Bosphorus tour but as a local then we
will do something else. We will cross from Eminönü to Üsküdar which is on
the Asian side of Istanbul and we will take the local transportation
this means the ferry and as well over there we will show you another place
that we really love going to especially for the sunsets.
If you want to make your trip more enjoyable and unique then don't forget
to buy Simit to feed the seagulls during your ferry ride.
Of course after walking through all these areas through the old town and
then Taksim them and then coming all the way to Üsküdar of course we need
something to eat. In this case we'll have dinner and
this is a place near Üsküdar port so what I order and this is very cheap and
affordable it's a pide with some döner inside as I show you here and also
my ayran which is a traditional drink here in Turkey.
This ayran was for 4,50 liras and this one was only 14 liras. So as you can see
we can have a good meal for a very affordable price.
One of the best places to see the sunset in the city is in Üsküdar near the
Maidens Tower where you can take a walk along the seaside and then sit at any of
the little cafes to enjoy those beautiful views from the city.
As you can see this has been the itinerary we have prepared for one day of how to
survive with only 10 us dollars here in Istanbul. As you can see Istanbul is a
low budget destination and we can do many many things including
transportation foods and sightseeing with a with a low budget so we already
have 6 liras left but those liras will be for our way back to our
hotel or Airbnb to the area we are staying at. You have to consider that you
have to take one more ferry which is 2.60 liras and in case you're staying
either in Taksim or Sultanahmet, you can walk or take the tram.
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