Afternoon Bosphorus Cruise

Afternoon Bosphorus Cruise Tour

Starting Time:   @ 13:30 pm
Finishing Time: @ 17:00 pm
Tour Days:   Everyday

Firstly, We collect you right from your hotel or cruiseship in Istanbul.
Please not that hotel pick up service is available from European side Istanbul and city-center hotels or cruiseship pier meeting point.
Drive to Bosphorus Strait harbor. Embark to the sightseeing boat cruise and sail on the amazing Bosphorus in Istanbul between Eurepean & Asian Continets shores.
Our boat goes up to second Bosphorus bridge and while you are on the boat cruise passing the waterfront palaces of Sultans, their Pasha’s villas and historical structures.
You will have the unique and magnificent view of Istanbul from the Bosphorus. Drung the afternoon Bosphorus Cruise tour, our professional and experienced guide will give you information all the palaces and historical structures you have seen.
The only thing you need to do is to sit back and enjoy with the amazing ambiance. You will be able to see from the boat cruise Ciragan Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus Bridges, Ortakoy Mosque, Rumeli Fortress, old villas and more.
Boat cruise will end at the same Bosphorus pier where we started, disembark from the boat. We will continue drive to Golden Horn and Pierre Loti Hill.  Prierre Loti Hill has lovey view of Golden Horn and we will have free time to watch from the highest point of Europe side of Istanbul.
We will take Cable Car combination down. Arrival to down by cable car will be our last stop. We continue drive back and transfer you back to your hotel or cruiseship pier.

City Walls : The first breach of the walls was by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the second by the cannons and troops of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453.

Drive by Bus to Golden Horn : As natural and extremely secure harbor, the Golden Horn has played an important role in the development of İstanbul. The inlet separates the Europen shore into two. t is approximately 8km long,and the widest part is the entrance from the Bosphorus.Two streams drain into this inlet at its far end.

Cable Car & Pierre Loti Hill : It was named after the Famous French writer you will enjoy magnificent scenery of Golden Horn and the city.

Bosphorus Boat Sightseeing Cruise : An amazing cruise between the two contients, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas and mansions up to the Rumeli Fortress.
The Rumeli Fortress  (From The Sea): Istanbul had been besieged many times before Mehmet the Conqueror took the city in 1453,but it managed to defend itself with the help of the Roman city walls.

The Leander’s Tower  (From The Sea): This is a small and attractive tower built on an islet at the entrance to the Bosphorus. It is one of the symbols of İstanbul. Used in the past as a watchtower and a lighthouse, it has been preserved in its 19th Century appearance.

Beylerbeyi Palace  (From The Sea): Built on orders of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz (1861-1876), Beylerbeyi is a delightful, if ornate, imperial residence with a fountain in the main salon, the usual sumptuous chambers, Bohemian crystal chandeliers, Sèvres and Chinese vases, and pleasant gardens.

Dolmabahce Palace  (From The Sea) : Dolmabahçe Palace was ordered by the Empire’s 31st Sultan, Abdulmecid I, and built between the years 1843 and 1856. Previously, the Sultan and his family had lived at the Topkapı Palace, but as the medieval Topkapı was lacking in contemporary style, luxury, and comfort, as compared to the palaces of the European monarchs, Abdulmecid decided to build a new modern palace near the site of the former Besiktas Palace, which was demolished.