• Misir Carsisi (Spice Market) - spice bazaar
• Dolmabahce Palace - will be seen from the boat
• Rumeli Fortress - will be seen from the boat
• Bosphorus Strait - cruise on the bosphorus
• Neon Tours - Choose from a morning or afternoon tour, and then start your experience with a pickup from your European-side Istanbul hotel. As you travel through the city, sit back and relax as your onboard guide talks about Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar— your first destination of the tour. One of the city’s most colorful and bustling attractions, the market has operated since the 17th century and remains as popular with locals as it is with visitors.

Hop out of your coach and head inside the market while breathing in its heady aromas of fragrant spices and herbs. Hear tips for interesting stalls to visit from your guide, and then enjoy roughly 45 minutes of free time to explore and shop at leisure.

After shopping and sightseeing around the famous souk, travel by coach to the banks of the Bosphorus Strait for your cruise. Learn about the famous stretch of water that straddles both the Asian and European continents as you travel, and then board your sightseeing boat for the cruise.

Take a seat out on deck or inside the cabin, and cruise past an impressive selection of Istanbul’s showpiece sights. Look out for Dolmabahçe Palace with its decadent façade as well as 15th-century Rumeli Hisarı Fortress and Beylerbeyi Palace where Ottoman-era sultans spent their summer vacations. Your route takes in sights on both the European and Asian shores and, in addition to Istanbul’s big-name attractions, the cruise also passes some of the city’s lesser-known gems: mosques, fortresses, palaces and more.

Having admired the sights of the Bosphorus Strait from the water, return to land and finally finish your experience with a hotel drop-off.

• Beylerbeyi Palace - View the Palace outside
• Bosphorus Bridge - Pass under the bridge that connects the two continents
• Eminonu Square - Walk through the historical Eminonu Square

• Professional guide
• Meeting point for pick up
• Cruise tour with local Ferry

• Gratuities
• Food and drinks

Venture into the fragrant labyrinth of vendors in Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar, and subsequently embark on a sightseeing vessel for a memorable journey across the renowned Bosphorus Strait! Travel to the bazaar via coach while gaining insight about the city from an in-transit guide, then savor some leisure time to roam and peruse stalls filled with fresh mint, cardamom, cinnamon and more. Augment your market trip with a Bosphorus sightseeing expedition and witness an array of attractions including the extravagant Dolmabahçe Palace and Rumeli Hisarı Fortress.

• Children aged 18 years and under must be accompanied by an adult
• During religious holidays on July 28, 29 and 30 and October 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2014, the Spice Bazaar will be closed

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