Half Day Bosporus Cruise and Enimonu Tour
Half Day Morning Bosphorus & Eminonu Tour
You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:00-08:30 (free pick-up available from Sultanahmet & Taksim area hotels only), and the tour starts with the Spice Market (Egyptian Bazaar), one of the most colorful sites in the city with many shops selling spices, cheese, olives, eggs, meat products, dried fruits and peddlers everywhere. Once, the Bazaar was the last stop of the Silk Road from where all the commodities carried on camels from India and Far East was delivered to Europe with ships. Today, it is still very popular among the locals who want to buy spices, sweets, cheese and dried fruits. When you come out of the Spice Market, you will see Yeni Cami (also called The New Mosque or the actual name Valide Sultan Mosque) constructed in 1665. There are bird seeders in front of Mosque and the people sitting on the marble stairs viewing the Golden Horn bridge. Later, you will embark the boat for Bosporus Tour. This a large, safe and comfortable public boat with open and covered areas convenient for any weather conditions. You may buy snacks and drinks in the boat. The cruise takes about 1,5 hours and you will see Ciragan Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Bosporus Bridges, Maiden’s Tower and fabulous Ottoman Yalis (sea-side Mansions) during your tour. Your guide will be with you on the boat to give you information about the places you see on the tour. The tour ends with free time in Eminonu at around 12:00 from where you may either visit Spice Market again for shopping or have a walk over the Golden Horn Bridge. The guide is going to recommend you the best way to get your hotel on your own.
The price is 30 EURO per person, including entrance fees to the sites visited, guidance in English and complimentary hotel pick-up.
** Please note that there will be an extra charge for pickup service from other locations which will be informed you separately when we get your hotel details.
Half Day Afternoon Bosphorus & Cable Car Tour
You will be picked up from your hotel at around 13:00-13:30 (free pick-up available from Sultanahmet & Taksim area hotels only), and you will first drive by Golden Horn shores viewing the City Walls, dating back to the Byzantine Era. Then you will reach Eyup area, where you will take a short cable-car ride up to Pierre Loti Hill, to see the most magnificent views of Istanbul and Golden Horn. Pierre Loti Hill, is named after French author Pierre Loti (Louis Marie Julien Viaud) who fell in love with Istanbul at first sight, and frequented in the area a lot. After a short stop at the hill, you will get on the vehicle and drive to Eminonu, where you will embark the boat for Bosporus Tour. This a large, safe and comfortable public boat with open and covered areas convenient for any weather conditions. You may buy snacks and drinks in the boat. The cruise takes about 1,5 hours and you will see Ciragan Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Bosporus Bridges, Maiden’s Tower and fabulous Ottoman Yalis (sea-side Mansions) during your tour. Your guide will be with you on the boat to give you information about the places you see on the tour. After the cruise, you will be dropped off back at your hotel at around 17:00.
The price is 35 EURO per person, including entrance fees to the sites visited, guidance in English and complimentary hotel pick-up & drop off
** Please note that there will be an extra charge for pickup service from other locations which will be informed you separately when we get your hotel details.
