Bosphorus Cruise & City Bus Tour: Ultimate Istanbul Exploration Covering European & Asian Sides
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47 Ratings
Fatih
Experience the ultimate Istanbul exploration with a Bosphorus Cruise & City Bus Tour. Discover the European & Asian sides, visit an Ottoman palace, and enjoy breathtaking views from Pierre Loti Hill.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kucuksu Pavilion - Boat tour stops point at the Küçüksu Palace is one of the Ottoman palaces. Located on the Asian side of the city.
  • Eyup - Stop point in our Bus tour to see a great view of the Golden horn and Cable Car experience.
  • Dolmabahce Palace - One of the important palaces in İstanbul.
  • Çırağan Caddesi - Great Palace on the Bophorus
  • Bosphorus Strait - The first bridge of İstanbul between Europe and Asia.
  • KIz Kulesi - Must see.
  • Rumeli Fortress - Visiting every Monday and Thursday instead of Küçüksu Palace when it is closed.
  • Suleymaniye Mosque - The mosque of Suleyman The Magneficent from 16th Century.
  • Hagia Sophia Mosque - The famous Hagia Sophia Church/Mosque from 6th Century.
  • Bosphorus Bridge - 1st Suspension Bridge of Bosphorus Strait.
  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge - 2nd Suspension bridge of İstanbul.
  • Halic - Golden horn is the natural lagoon apart from Bosphorus.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup
  • Kucuksu Palace Garden Ticket included
What's Not Included
  • Hotel drop-off
Additional Information

A great way to see Istanbul in a short time. See both European & Asian sides and the most important highlights of the city on the boat cruise in 2 and a half hours. Also have an opportunity to visit an Ottoman palace on the Asian side of Istanbul. After the cruise, travel through the neighborhoods by the Golden Horn on the bus tour and have a free time on the Pierre Loti Hill.

  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • We visit Rumeli Fortress only on Thursdays On Mondays Both Rumeli Fortress and Küçüksü Palace will be closed and visits replaced with freetime in Bebek neighborhood.
Location
IBO Cruise and Tours
Divan Yolu Caddesi
"Next to the Sultanahmet Tram station"
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jair
Jun 7, 2024
Excellent boat and bus Tour - Thank you Emirhan, He really knows the history of places and also, he and his team has been very nice. Exellent tour, Me, My wife and my boys (11-13 y ) really enjoyed the tour. (Boat and bus ) really good. I really recommend him and his team. Thank you.
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U9289pedawnh
May 31, 2024
Boat tour on the Bosphous - We enjoyed the boat tour very much Emirhan was our guide and was very informative. The tour was conducted in English for us.
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Brianah434
May 31, 2024
Beautiful Tour - The tour guide Emirhan was so kind and accommodating! He was full of energy and was very friendly. The boat tour was stunning and educational. The bus portion took us through the city where we stopped at a gorgeous restaurant with a stunning view.
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P8862skvalentinaa
May 23, 2024
Bus and Boat - Emirhan Sanli is a great tour guide, educated and knowledgeable. He is very helpful, answered all my questions. I would recommend to use him.
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602pegs
May 13, 2024
A guide who is knowledgeable and cares about his customers! - My husband And I took the bus and boat tour May 12, 2024. We had Emirhan Sanli as our guide. He made every effort to make sure our group learned as much as possible about the sites we visited. He is a caring man who truly wants his customers happy. In my case, we left our cell phone on the bus and he chased after the bus and returned it to us! Enjoy your time with him!
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Vacation29165070229
Apr 17, 2024
Amazing experience! - Great experience! Emirhan told us a lot about the city and history of Istanbul. We saw a lot and had a magnificent view of the monuments. Really recommend it!
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Judithup
Mar 31, 2024
Strait to hilltop perspective - Great value. Smart design to this 5 hour itinerary - bus boat and cable car, strait to hilltop mix with medium size group. Historical buildings set the stage for the guides explanations. Professional team manage and anticipate the mix of land and sea logistics and timing. Pleasant hilltop lunch in quiet. Walking shoes necessary.
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Elmira_m
Jun 29, 2023
Nothing special - This could be a good tour if the guides were more engaging and enthusiastic. The food at the cafe on the top of the hill where we were brought for lunch was disappointing. The views from the top of the hill were amazing but we were not given any time to take pictures. Nothing was explained well, poorly organized.
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Angela_j
May 8, 2024
Disappointed - It was to start at 10. We got notification that it would be 10:45. So we were picked up and off we went to pick up more people. It was well after 12 noon before we got on the boat. The cruise was good but the young tour guide spoke too fast. Perhaps he could slow down so that everyone understood the point he was trying to make. It may also have helped if he stood up when speaking so that he could better identify the sites. I know one person left after the cruise as she had enough. We had lunch very late after the cruise when we were at the cable car ride. We were very disappointed in the whole experience.
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Vanadia7
Apr 26, 2024
Awful, disorganised tour, no time at the stops - We booked this through our hotel as we wanted to do a Bosphorus Cruise, and thought it would be a great idea to add some stops onto it! I just want to warn other travellers about how bad this company is. It was a huge mistake, and we would have honestly been better off doing a Bosphorus Cruise and visiting Dolmabahçe Palace on our own. It does not stick to the advertised times and timings on their website. It starts at 9:30am, but you could be picked up as early as 8am, and have to wait until 10am for the guide to show up. We only had 37 minutes in Dolmabahçe Palace, nowhere near the 2 hours advertised. And even if I am generous and include the time outside the palace listening to the guide, we are still 1 hour short. Not even enough time to even do the inside part of the main Palace with the audio guide. At the next palace, we only had 20 minutes, not the advertised 30 minutes. Lunch wasn't until at least 3pm, which is so late considering the early start. And not surprisingly the lunch stop was the longest at nearly an hour! We paid for our own lunch and I am sure the company gets alot of commission for this! The cable car wasn't worth it either. Super busy and crowded and over in a few minutes. The guide told us that on some days the group can queue for up to 2 hours! The guide was also really inexperienced and had only been doing the job for 2 weeks, and whilst he tried his best and was knowledgeable, he seemed out of this depth dealing with the logistics of a large group and only seemed to care that we were back on time. This tour is not worth it at all. You will barely get time to do the Dolmabahçe Palace justice and spend most of the day on a bus or waiting around. Give this a miss and do these activities on your own!
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