Discover the history and culture of the famous Whirling Dervishes during this 1-hour at Istanbul’s Hodjapasha. Wander the Whirling Dervishes’ museum and learn about their traditional ceremonies, clothing, musical instruments and tools. Read about the famous mystic Rumi and enjoy some of his best poems before experiencing a traditional Whirling Dervish ceremony, one of the most important rituals in Turkish culture.
Posted By : anthonyl216
A whirling dervish show is a no frills religous ceremony. The music is a onstant hum and chant and the dancers twirl in a circle for about 45 minutes. The room was to warm and crowed adding to my discomfort. The silver lining is that you could dose off for about 10 minutes and not miss anything. the dancers were still twirling.
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 09:03:22 
Posted By : omer_F
The show was good, seats were not that great . The location was not easy to find as the tour guide was not there at the meeting point , after waiting 20 min at the meeting point we decided to located the venue by our self.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01 02:12:44 
Posted By : Brittany_C
5 guys twirling in a circle for an hour? Impressive that they're not dizzy. Beautiful intention, but this meditation dance is quite boring to watch.
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Posted On : 2024-04-27 15:18:43
Posted By : Olivia_T
Getting to see the whirling dervishes was an experience not to be missed. The sheer talent and artistry shown by the performers left me awestruck
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Posted On : 2024-04-27 02:00:17
Posted By : Sanjay_C
Most memorable spiritual experience. The music was mesmerizing and the entire "Whirling Dervishes" performance, with explanation projected in English on the walls, gave not only the understanding but also helped immerse in this spiritual experience.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 13:40:13
Posted By : Joy_H
The dervishes religious ceremony was beautiful and respectful with good information. We were treated to a ceremony based on Rumi and the Sufi religion. The five dancers were beautiful to watch as they entered the blissful whirling state to express their religious experience.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 03:38:28
Posted By : LittleMissFus
Both my husband and I thought this was a hypnotic and mesmerising performance, which we were very glad we went to. As others have noted it is a religious ceremony and so feels correctly symbolic and reverential
do not go expecting entertainment as such
I would agree it would help to arrive in time to read the panels before the show starts.
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Posted On : 2024-04-17 11:38:34
Posted By : Travellerx201
I went with muted expectations after having read some reviews and knowing fully well that it is a religious ritual rather than an entertainment show. In fact, at the start of the show, the audience were instructed to not applaud and everyone respected that throughout the show and after. I felt that we were just observers without any insights into what we were observing other than the fact that it was a religious ceremony. I feel that some explanation at the start of the show would have been much better to understand why the dervishes whirl or how that helps them connect to the almighty. Without any explanation, the show gets boring pretty quickly and 1 hour is definitely a long time to look at the same thing. I did it once as an experience but would not do it again. I also think that in its current format, it can be skipped. Any youtube video would show you all you need to see, that too in a shorter time with no obligation to sit through the whole 1 hour.
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 01:48:17
Posted By : Mustasan_M
Amazing, must visit. The ambiance, the performance is very different. Approach to the place is bit of an issue. But overall expertise is above 5 stars.
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Posted On : 2024-04-13 16:14:06
Posted By : Karin_T
The idea was good. The experience was okay. The price for the experience was very overpriced! I would be embarrassed to charge the public so much for said performance.
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Posted On : 2024-04-12 16:22:48
