Bosphorus Boat Cruise

we invite you to join a boat tour as the dreamlike on Istanbul Bosphorus which has unique beauty and texture in the world. There are two options for this tour. Depence of your decision, you can join half day in the morning or you can do afternoon boat trip.

1. Option
Bosphorus Cruise Tour – Half Day Morning
You will be picked up from your hotel 08:30 am and you will discover the Istanbul sights like Europe & Bosphorus. At the end of the tour transfer back to your hotel around 12:30 – 13:00

A little history of the sights:
City Walls & Golden Horn (from the bus): The arm of the Bosphorus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula separating the old and the new parts of İstanbul where the first colonies settled during the Byzantine. The residential area for Byzantine Jews, Italian traders and other non-muslim minorities. Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Metal Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian, 21 kms. long City Walls, the strongest fortification of the middle age.
Spice Bazaar: It is located at Eminonu behind the New Mosque (Valide Sultan Mosque). It was constructed by Turhan Sultan in 1660 as a pious foundation attached to New Mosque.
Bosphorus Cruise Sightseeing:  A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of is marble facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.
Rumeli Fortress (from the sea/no interior visit) Historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect Bosphorus. A unique example of military architecture.

2. Option
Bosphorus Cruise Tour – Half Day Afternoon
You will be picked up from your hotel 13:30 pm and you will discover the Istanbul sights like Europe & Bosphorus. At the end of the tour transfer back to your hotel around 17:00 – 17:30 pm

A little history of the sights:
City Walls & Golden Horn (from the bus) The arm of the Bosphorus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula separating the old and the new parts of İstanbul where the first colonies settled during the Byzantine. The residential area for Byzantine Jews, Italian traders and other non-muslim minorities. Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Metal Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian, 21 kms. long City Walls (from the bus), the strongest fortification of the middle age.
Pierre Loti Hill & Cable Car: It was named after the famous French writer, you will enjoy magnificent scenery of Golden Horn and the city after you take a cable car drive for the hill.
Bosphorus Cruise Sightseeing: A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of is marble facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.
Rumeli Fortress (from the sea/no interior visit) Historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect Bosphorus. A unique example of military architecture.