Istanbul Dinner Cruise: Turkish Cuisine and Entertainment

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Experience the magic of Istanbul by night on a Bosphorus dinner cruise. Indulge in Turkish cuisine, traditional dances, and live entertainment while admiring the city’s illuminated skyline. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Dolmabahce Palace - f you take a Bosphorus tour, you’ll pass many lavish and intriguing buildings, but the most opulent of them all, surely has to be the 600m long Dolmabahçe Sarayı (Dolmabahce Palace). It took 13 years to build and was completed in 1856, and served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire until 1922. The palace was…

What's Included

Private Table
Dinner
Unlimited soft drinks
Hotel pick up and drop off with comfortable, air-conditioned vehicles
Turkish dances and shows & DJ performance

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Personal expenses
Photo Shoot

Additional Information

Discover Istanbul’s enchantment in the evening on our dining cruise. Indulge yourself in a delectable banquet of Turkish food while watching conventional performances and live amusement onboard our vessel.
As you navigate along the Bosphorus Strait, behold the magnificent panorama of the city’s horizon and marvel at the lighted palaces and mosques along…

Location

İskele Yolu No:21

İskele Yolu

One of our team member will meet you in our miting point at 20:30

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Hertas541

Aug 1, 2023

Thank you, whole crew, for making our time memorable. - Excellent organization of the tour, starting from welcoming guests, good staff, delicious food, and cultural dance show activities. When dealing with our private table, Ahmet was kind and efficient, with little humor. My wife and I loved the tour and recommend it to everyone coming to Istanbul.

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549avaj

Aug 1, 2023

They fully deliver on the promised service. - Great activity, very fun, very organized, the food was good and abundant. We payed for the ticket with alcohol included and it was worth it, they were not cheap with it. Our waiter was really nice and attentive, making sure our glasses were always full. We never felt pressured to tip or pay for extra services (such as the photos). Very accommodating. The shows were nice as well as the views.

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496maribelf

Sep 4, 2023

The bosphorus at night... - The boat is good, private table, just enough starters of 2 or several options and that's fine, unlimited soft drinks, just enough dessert but you have the option to pay... The dances and DJ are good, there is a smoking area and the beautiful crossing. The transfers are correct, but always because of some client waiting for them to get off their hotel, you are delayed.

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Elizabeth_m

Apr 27, 2024

Good, but weak - The views of the lit buildings at night were beautiful. The dancing was fun, belly dancer, whirling dervish, and folk dancers. Pick up and delivery went fairly smoothly, get time of pick-up clarifies. Now, the dinner. It was beyond horrible. Our waiter never asked us what we wanted or explained what came as sides. He put down 2 plates of fish, said "fish, fish" and left. It was dry overcooked salmon and a pile of RAW onions. That's all. I wasn't expecting anything great, but this was inedible and I'm not fussy. Good experience. Don't go hungry and expecting decent food.

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Harry_b

Aug 10, 2023

Nice cruise and show - The views from the boat and the show, we’re the best parts of the cruise. The pick up transfer from our hotel was late by an hour, we were first put on a different van that was the wrong one then taken off and put on the right one. The staff spoke little to no English which made it difficult.

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Lesmarie_b

Nov 3, 2024

Sadly, poor. - Booked and paid for a private table and was then bullied to a table with 6 other people and we weren't allowed to sit next to each other... only opposite each other. Booked and paid for drinks and then had to make a scene to actually get the drinks. Spoilt everything! Fire this service provider Viator! I book through you to ensure a good experience... but the Istanbul tours were sadly very disappointing.

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Dreamhopebelieve

May 24, 2023

Very disappointed - I am not one to write a negative review. It was our 1st time in Istanbul. I chose this dinner cruise over the others, because of the 5 Star rating and comments. We were a group of 13 and everyone was looking forward to this and unfortunately we were very disappointed. We arrived at the meeting point to find out the the cruise was coming in late. There was a huge crowd waiting. When we were finally heading over to board, there was so much disorganization. People pushing and shoving. Timur communicate with me efficiently and was reachable. During one of his messages, he confirmed that he had reserved the best table for the 13 of us in front of the stage (we were celebrating a friends bday). This did not happen. We were actually given 2 separate tables at the very back, by the door. I informed Timur's representative, he spoke with a manager and moved us closer but the location was even worse. Aside from our terrible personal experience, the food was below average as was the entertainment. We paid for the food plus alcohol but the servers were so busy that it would take a long time to get your drink. Also, there were so many people and you could hardly move from your seat. After the show, it pretty much turned into a party dance cruise which the young people seemed to enjoy. Not what we expected at all.

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Sarastvnsn

Oct 16, 2024

Don’t do this excursion - Food was not good, staff was not attentive to tables for servicing drinks, staff and photographers stood in our view of the dancers as if they were the audience. Very disappointed. Not worth the money.

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Mark_g

Apr 20, 2024

Fraud - Terrible event. Meet at pier and wait for a boat that never came. Everyone get on bus for 30 minutes. Go to industrial port and get on boat that was broken down. They don’t tell you the boat is not sailing till 2 hours after the original meeting time. Bus trip was dangerous with driver using phone in hand for directions the entire time. Avoid this trip

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Gosia22

Aug 20, 2023

👎 - I regret to give this review but I would no recommend this experience. The transfer back to the hotel was totally unacceptable, food not very appealing and the entertainment extremely limited.

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