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Discover Istanbul’s Princes’ Islands: ferry trip, electric car tour, lunch, and free time to swim, shop, or explore Ottoman mansions.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Princes’ Islands - Unwind on this excursion to Prince’s Island, the largest isle in the Sea of Marmara. Delight in a ferry ride and a fresh seasonal meal. You’ll also have leisure time to swim, shop for souvenirs, or admire the Ottoman mansions. On your return to Istanbul, take in the sights of Topkapi Palace and Kiz Kulesi.

What's Included

Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (Europe side)
Explore on own shopping time
Round-trip boat crossing
Lunch
Entry/Admission - Istanbul
Air-conditioned vehicle

What's Not Included

Extra Food not included in package

Additional Information

It is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Istanbul. It is an island that attracts a lot of attention from domestic and foreign tourists. Enjoy the idyllic, car-free environment as you travel by Electric Car wagon. You will start this tour with a ferry trip. Then there is a lunch full of fresh, seasonal specialties. You will also enjoy free time…

Location

Princes' Islands

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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169azamata

Aug 5, 2024

Never seen like this islands before - The tour is very good. Great experience. Great and beautiful places. We will back to this island’s again soon. My family is very happy

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Mohammadinejad

May 11, 2024

Fantastic experience - Perfectly organised tour. Nice staff. Good culinary. Really fantastic landscape. Thank you very much for the awesome exprience.

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Alexkuchuk

Jan 15, 2024

Best Tour Company 🫡 - This is my third booking with them. If someone is looking for tours in Turkiye should definitely contact Eclipse Tourizm. They have the best tour experience. The guide was super friendly. Would definitely recommend them.

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3smithap

Jan 12, 2024

Turkey Full package - I had a great experience in Turkey. I booked the entire Package with eclipse tourizm. All the tours were very well organized. I highly recommend eclipse tourizm.

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Quest36025026675

Dec 22, 2023

A relaxing trip! - Highly recommended! Planning to go on the ferry? Eclipse Tourizm is the best tour operator. We booked the tour with them with such an ease & the money was worth it ❤️❤️Its a beautiful & peaceful island & there is a lot to explore.

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Keith_h

Oct 1, 2024

Not worth it. - Depending on where you stay, the time you spend on the transport can be very long. Being the first, we spent over 2.5hrs on the transport before we reached the ferry before departure. The journey is boring. 2 hrs to 1st island which you spent 2hrs on it. And another 1 hrs to Prince's island where you spent another hr on it before heading back. Not much to do at the islands other than walk, find a restaurant to sit down. The only reprieve is that while on the islands, the air is cleaner as there are less smokers. But on the ferry, it can get bad if many passengers are smoking. So basically you are on a floating cloud of smokes breathing in second hand smoke. I think you will have better experience if you can stay there for a night or two if you like some quite island life and hike around.

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201juancarlosh

Oct 7, 2024

I'm overridden by the excursion. - You overruled my experience without explaining the reason. I felt like enjoying it. Thank you so much for letting me see pictures of the islands.

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Kelly_m

Mar 15, 2024

Not as advertised - Pressured to take pics in cheesey costumes, as well as, with a parrot so they can sell you the pics. I said no thank you. Advertised that vegan food is available for the lunch selection…,,not true. The islands are not worth seeing ..,,,there is not much there. The snack bar on board the boat only had junk food to buy like chips & candy bars….nothing nice, fresh or healthy. To top it off they surprise you at the end of the trip telling you we are walking to the car..,,,only to insist that you go inside of a leather shop for a fashion show. Pushy sales tactic & was not interested..,,was not advertised as part of the excursion & felt like bait and switch tactics. They gave me a pick up time of 8:30 AM-8:45 AM & then showed up at 8:20 expecting that I was ready. I wasted my last day in Istanbul doing this tour. Soooo disappointed. Loved everything else that I did on my vacation in Istanbul. I did two other boat tours while here with other companies & they were both amazing. Lesson learned. 😟

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From $55

up to 15 guests

1 Adult