Bosphorus Boat Tour: Istanbul's Scenic Waterway

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Embark on a Bosphorus cruise in Istanbul and experience the city’s stunning architecture, palaces, and castles. Discover the beauty of the Orient and the Occident while enjoying breathtaking views.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Bosphorus Strait - Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Bosphorus Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace, Uskudar, Maiden Tower and much more.

What's Included

Skip the ticket lines
90 min. Boat tour ticket

What's Not Included

No hotel pickup or drop off service
Food or drink

Additional Information

Join one of the best Bosphorus boat tours in Istanbul and admire the cosmopolitan city from a completely different perspective while enjoying the beautiful views of the Orient and the Occident at the same time.
Bosphorus Boat Tour
The Bosphorus is 32km long, separates Europe from Asia and connects the Marmara Sea to the Black Sea. Cruise along the…

Location

Dentur Avrasya Kabataş İskelesi

Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi

Cruise is departing from Kabatas, across tram line no 1 and funicular, close by Dolmabahce Palace. Come to the wooden house behind the red petrol station.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Susie_c

Sep 19, 2024

Beautiful way to see... - Beautiful way to see major sights in Istanbul! Simple and precise explanations. Great value for the price

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Liesa_d

Sep 17, 2024

Quick informative boat trip. - Although the weather was atrocious we enjoyed seeing all of the sights on the Bosphorus, the commentary was informative and interesting, it wasn’t too busy and was on time. Price was fantastic.

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Alicia_k

Aug 15, 2024

Great! - Great value. We booked this last minute as our other boat tour was cancelled. It was cheaper and a nice ride. A little sunny so make sure you bring a hat or an umbrella if you plan on sitting outside.

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Pbievents

Jul 24, 2024

Great views - This boat was spacious enough to walk around. The views were spectacular. The staff great. I really enjoyed it. The people were very friendly.

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Gabor_s

Sep 29, 2024

A 1 hour trip around the Bosforus. Worth if you are most intrested in the sighseeing - This cruise takes a little more than 1h. The boat departs from Kabatas and there's a stop to pickup more people at Besiktas.The boat goes up until the second bosphorus bridge along the european coast. At the second bridge it returns back and comes back facing the asian side of the Bosphorus. There are some audio recordings explaining tye history of some of the sites along the trip but these anouncements doesn't tell the complete story of the places. I felt that the trip missed Üsküdar (on the asian side). Actually the boat returns to Kabatas before reaching Sukudar. As of September 2024, there is a big construction around the Kabatas terminal so the boat trip departs from a small square located just north of the gas station found besided the Kabatas terminal. This trip doesn't include lunch or any type of shows.

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Shifa_c

Aug 10, 2024

Lovely - The view was amazing lovely weather. It was exactly what it said it would be. Also easy to find. We enjoyed

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Manasivishal

Jul 5, 2024

Economical cruise option - The starting point of the cruise was close to Dolmabache palace entrance. It was not the full cruise of the Bosphorus as other companies were providing but the schedule of this cruise worked with our day planning. This cruise will not take you towards Blue Mosque & Big Horn. The refreshments onboard were over priced.

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Gertyy

Jun 8, 2024

It's worth it - The trip is worth doing, especially on a sunny day, but the audio guide did NOT work and was necessary to know the different places

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Anna_c

Sep 7, 2024

Misinformed - My husband and I enjoyed the scenery on this excursion. However, getting the audio portion was a challenge, and ruined the trip for us. We could not get anyone who spoke English to explain to us how to connect the audio guide. It appears if we would have wanted to listen to the audio portion, we needed to pay extra for it. The directions when we booked the excursion had said they would give us a Code to listen to the audio.

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Jana_e

Jul 17, 2024

Did not learn much about Istanbul. - It was very difficult to find the location of the boat and when I texted customer service, I got no response. We enjoyed seeing the beautiful homes that are in the mountains on both sides of the Bosporus however we did not think that this cruise was worth the money or the time. The guide information was pre recorded and only gave information about a handful of buildings. Most of the time there was silence and we were just very slowly cruising down the river with no idea of what we were seeing.

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