Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise: Black Sea, Palaces, and Villages

Embark on a full-day cruise in Istanbul, exploring the Bosphorus Strait and the Black Sea. Discover landmarks, swim in the Black Sea, and enjoy a delicious onboard lunch!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rumeli Fortress - The fortress from 15th century located at the narrowest point of bosphorus ordered by Mehmed 2nd And it played important role during conquest.(The fortess will be closed on mondays and the visit will be replaced with freetime in Bebek neighborhood.)
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Discover Istanbul on a Half-day Afternoon cruise along the Bosphorus Strait and the Black Sea! With an onboard guide, learn about Istanbul and enjoy three stops to explore the charming fishing village of Anadolukavagi. Visit the summer retreats of the city’s Ottoman-era sultans at Ortaköy and Rumeli Hisarı Fortress, and tour the stunning Küçüksu Palace…

Location
Galataport Istanbul
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Michael_g
Sep 25, 2024
Great trip! - Great scenery and views of historic buildings, a great guide who was very knowledgeable, comfy and clean yacht, tasty fish lunch and a lovely swim in the Black sea
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Rebecca_l
Sep 23, 2024
Cruise was awesome and guide was excellent! - Tour Guide was awesome, helpful and energetic. It made the experience and cruise relaxing and enjoyable!
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Suzanne_a
Sep 22, 2024
Fabulous day on an... - Fabulous day on an amazing boat with superb food visiting a few sites along the Bosphorus, highly recommend
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Matthew_o
Sep 11, 2024
Nice relaxing day on the Bosphorus River - Nice day on the Bosphorus River. They stopped at a number of small towns along the river to allow you to get off and explore. We went to the first town but decided to just relax on the boat during the other stops. At the mouth of the Black Sea they do allow you a short 20 min swim which was nice, just wish it was longer and they they had floats or towels. You don't actually go into the Black Sea just to the mouth of the river. Still a nice relaxing way to spend the day and watch the scenery go by. Lunch was catered by a restaurant along the river. We had the Sea Bass which was excellent. Nothing bad to say about this trip just some changes that would make it better.
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Olivia_h
Oct 1, 2024
Great time! - This was a great experience! Make sure to put on and pack enough sunscreen, so you don't make the same mistake I did! Emir was a lovely tour guide. However, I would recommend that they allocate more time in the small fishing village rather than for swimming. Not a lot of people in our group were interested in swimming, and it felt a little rushed in the village. Would've loved to spend more time there!
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Gwhabbott
Sep 11, 2024
Excellent trip on the Bosphorus - After a reasonably long and worrying wait for the pick up - everything else about the trip was fantastic. An enthusiastic guide, excellent food, nice stops along the way and a swim in the Black Sea. Thank you.
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Jeremyharryh
Aug 27, 2024
Swim in the Black Sea a first for me. - Our tour Started off shakey with some bad weather but the crew and staff really made an effort to make things happen despite the rain. As the day cleared up there were opportunities to enjoy the wisdom of the tour guides and plenty of locations on and offshore. Swimming in the Black Sea is def a great experience and one I never thought I’d do. I highly recommend it. The lunch food is good and beers a plenty (for a cheap price) so yeah all in all an enjoyable day.
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Tracy_d
Oct 1, 2024
No show - We booked well in advance and were looking forward to this. However, we arranged hotel pickup which never arrived. We tried contacting the tour operator multiple times through Viator and by phone with no response. We will not be rebooking. Not recommended.
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Sij118
Sep 14, 2024
Be careful - I hope this would have been good. But cancelled at last minute & still awaiting refund. Have now been asked to review twice!
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Kyran_p
Sep 7, 2024
Disappointed - Unfortunately the cruise was cancelled due to a “machine” problem But went on a sunset cruise which was very enjoyable
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From $104
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).