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Istanbul Bosphorus Dinner Cruise: Turkish Night Show, Unlimited Drinks and Stunning Views
4.3
31 Ratings
Istanbul
Experience a night of Turkish culture and stunning views on an Istanbul Bosphorus Dinner Cruise. Enjoy a Turkish Night Show, unlimited drinks, and a three-course dinner while sailing along the Bosphorus Strait. Hassle-free pickup and drop-off included.
Experience a night of Turkish culture and stunning views on an Istanbul Bosphorus Dinner Cruise. Enjoy a Turkish Night Show, unlimited drinks, and a three-course dinner while sailing along the Bosphorus Strait. Hassle-free pickup and drop-off included.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Dolmabahce Palace - 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…
- Dolmabahce Palace - 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 commissioned by Sultan Abdülmecid (who decided there should be a more European palace than Topkapi) and designed by Armenian architect Karabet Balian and his son Nikoğos Balian. (read Balyan family on wikipedia). It is an ostentatious blend architectural styles including Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical and modern Ottoman, dripping in luxury
What's Included
- Dinner
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Unlimited soft drinks
- Hotel pick up and drop off with comfortable, air-conditioned vehicles
- Turkish dances and shows & DJ performance
- Dinner
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Unlimited soft drinks
- Hotel pick up and drop off with comfortable, air-conditioned vehicles
- Turkish dances and shows & DJ performance
What's Not Included
- Photograph
- Photograph
Additional Information
Experience an evening on the Bosphorus Strait Immerse yourself in Turkish traditions and take in the cityscape from the water during this evening dinner cruise. We’ll pick you up from your hotel on the European side and sail along Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait. Marvel at the sight of Ottoman palaces and two transcontinental bridges.Come join us for a…
Experience an evening on the Bosphorus Strait Immerse yourself in Turkish traditions and take in the cityscape from the water during this evening dinner cruise. We’ll pick you up from your hotel on the European side and sail along Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait. Marvel at the sight of Ottoman palaces and two transcontinental bridges.Come join us for a banquet of incredible foods with unlimited alcoholic beverages as we cruise between the European and Asian continents, all the while watching traditional Turkish dance performances and shows. Convenient pickup and drop-off at your European-side hotel Delight in a Turkish Night Show with belly dancing Savour a three-course dinner on board Take in the stunning city views from the water The vessel departs from the pier at 09:00 pm, returning around 11:30 pm. The typical tour length is around 3 hours.
Location
Dolmabahce Palace
Visnezade Mahallesi, Dolmabahce Cd
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(31 Ratings)
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Chhandakb
Apr 3, 2024
Bosphorous Dinner Cruise - Great Evening on Bosphorous - nice spread for Dinner, lovely show with great performances exhibiting local culture and nice vibes.
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Cruiser575520
Jul 15, 2023
Great experience - Great ambiance, good transportation from hotel to boat, great server Hassan. We had so much fun. Would recommend
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500elmiram
Jun 29, 2023
dinner cruise - A great cruise with dinner, beautiful views and entertainment. A great way to spend an pleasant evening in Istanbul. Highly recommend!
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Navigator65638218240
Oct 9, 2023
Dinner cruise - Strengths:
- Turkish show;
- Unlimited non-alcoholic drinks;
- Attentive crew.
Negative point:
- Quality of the food is not very good, but it is understandable considering the amount paid, the quantity is sufficient;
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Amoonhmir
Jul 10, 2023
Amazing entertainment/ Awful Waiter - The cruise was so entertaining and the performers did an amazing job too ! However, one of the waiters apparently seemed really annoyed at my big tip to one of the dancers and was forcing me to give him money too ! At first I thought he was joking but he openly said that he wanted money too . I began to ignore him and while leaving the boat he was cussing at me ! Shocked by this weird behavior.
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Krisc779
Jun 10, 2023
Booze cruise advertised as a scenic tour - The food was decent, the service staff were so good, and kind. They really tried hard to do a good job~and they did! The entertainment was ok. After the ‘ok’ dancing the music got louder and louder until we finally had to all go to the top deck to get away from it. The photographer tried to tell them to turn down the volume as people (us included) wanted to buy photos but you could not hear a word he said so we all gave up…. The majority of people tried to get away from the loud music by going to another deck. The only people that remained in the main room were drunk dancers. No thank you. The price was good but we won’t be returning on our next visit. Not everyone wants a booze cruise!
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Darrenpaul
Feb 25, 2024
Not very good value for money! - The window seats allow you to enjoy the view of the river and the isle seats allow you to have a clear view of the entertainment, but if you are seated in the middle of the table then you are at a big disadvantage as you don’t have a clear view of the river or the entertainment. The entertainment itself was ok.
The food was very disappointing, you are not given a menu, you are just asked if you want ‘meat or fish’. The fish option arrived first but it took between 30 - 45 mins for the meat to arrive, so if you chose fish and your partner chose meat, you could not enjoy your meal together.
Then to make things worse, the portion size was clearly insufficient for a fully grown adult. This is not just my opinion many people on the boat were commenting on how disappointed they were with the main course. I wish I had taken a photos to illustrate my point. I guess the boat operator’s strategy was to fill everyone up with bread and dips.
In regards to drinks, we were given an option of 1 glass of Coke, Fanta or Sprite and then shortly after we were given a small bottle of water. Considering we were on the boat for nearly 4 hours this was also clearly insufficient. My partner had to complain to get another glass of coke.
To summarise…our opinion is that the entertainment was ok but the food and drinks was very disappointing. Overall not very good value for money.
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Michael
Jun 12, 2023
Good show, exceptional views, bad food, late start - The boat was departing at 9, while the ticket said 7:30. The shows were nice. The food was not good, especially the first plate
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224bhavikp
Jul 11, 2023
Not recommended! Despite all the 5 star reviews. - My partner and I wished to spend our last night in turkey on an evening dinner boat ride. We researched on trip advisor and all search engines and came across this one amongst a few other highly rated evening cruises.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!!!! I don’t normally leave a review but honestly, please do not listen to previous reviews as I personally think they are fake or fixed.
The service was terrible. The food was absolutely disgusting - for starters, we had a selection of “Mezze” that can only be described as off date food with stale bread. Before dinner, there was a very random single chicken nugget with a single potato croquet (tater tot) which tasted raw. I seriously don’t know what the need for it really was. We had the drinks package with limited selection, we initially had a gin and tonic which came in a very small glass and tasted alcohol-less.
It only got worse with the dinner (selection of fish, meatballs, chicken, veg pasta)……we opted for the chicken and my partner for the fish. The chicken was an under cooked with no real flavour and the fish was rubbery. The couple sitting in front of us opted for vegetarian (she ate one piece of pasta and left the rest). The best thing of the entire food was the rice!
I am writing this review whilst I am on the cruise! It is your choice if you wish to believe it or not but my advice is to not waste your money and time and choose something else.
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Realss18
Apr 8, 2023
Total disaster - What was that? And why was it SO bad?! Two main questions after this “cruise”. Never take this tour at all. But well, if you’re still gonna, don’t take all inclusive. Because nothing is inclusive! Alcohol drinks? No, I needed to argue for 20 minutes with waiters to prove that there were 2 options: soft drinks and all inclusive. And even not all alcohol drinks became free after arguing. Did I buy tickets to get some relax or to argue with waiters. Do you want to argue after you buy “all-inclusive” package? Anyways these waiters tried to sell us dessert for 10 euros each! It was an absolute insult, insult to the term called good service.
What about show? Show lasted just for 1 hour. I don’t wanna say anything bad about performers. They were good enough. But after show had ended very loud music started playing and some kind of disco begun. Some people like it but did I buy tickets for this cringe? Why don’t you tell from the very beginning that I can expect just 1 hour of show and more than 1 hour you have to entertain yourself. If you’re drunk enough for such kind of entertainment.
And in the end, like a cherry on the cake, the driver that had to take us back to the hotel just abandoned us. So 00.20 am, no driver, no messages from him. And it’s your problem how to reach the hotel. Perfect!
This tour is total disaster. If you want to have a good time, it’s not an option at all.
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