Departure : Istanbul
Pick up & Drop Off : 16:30/17:00 depends on traffic ,
( Please check with travel consultant exact pick up time for available locations )
Duration : 1 hrs
Avaliable : Everyday
NO HIDDEN COST
Meet with Guide at Hotel Lobby
Heading to HodjaPasha Whirling Derwishes Show
Highlights ;
Introduction Video ( 5 min) , Sufi Music Concert (10 min) , Whirling Dervishes Show
HodjaPasha Whirling Derwishes Show ;
Near the mighty Hagia Sophia Basilica and the magnificent Topkapi Palace, Hodjapasha Cultural Center is a delightful piece of the city’s striking cultural mosaic. Transformed from a large 15th-century hamam (Turkish bath), it now welcomes visitors under its high dome ceilings to showcase some of the best of this vast country’s traditions.
Watch the mystical ritual of the Mevlevi Order, whose whirling dance has been declared a UNESCO Heritage of Humanity. The Sema ceremony is a journey through man’s spiritual ascent to “perfection” through mind and love—a truly unmissable and astonishing experience of music and moves.
Exhibition features Information displays about dervishes and their ceremony , objects belonging to the world of dervishes such as clothing , musical instruments and personal tools , books. Also Interactive Rumi poems and sufi music samples, Hyperrealist style dervish statues and Video shows are part of this unique exhibition.