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True Discovery: Full Day Tour and Cruise of Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$227.65
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Overview
Dolmabahce Palace and the Bosphorus await you on this captivating full-day sightseeing tour of Istanbul. Immerse yourself in the city's rich history while enjoying stunning views from both land and sea.
- 🏷️ Full-Day Tour and Cruise: Enjoy a comprehensive experience that includes a guided visit to Dolmabahce Palace and a scenic cruise along the Bosphorus.
- 🚌 Travel in comfort aboard an air-conditioned coach, ensuring a pleasant journey between the iconic sights of Istanbul.
- 🌉 Witness the grandeur of the Bosphorus Bridge, a remarkable feat of engineering that connects Europe and Asia.
- 📸 Ascend to Pierre Loti Hill via cable car, where breathtaking panoramas of the Golden Horn await you.
- 🍽️ Savor a delicious buffet lunch served on board the boat as you cruise from the Golden Horn to the Black Sea.
- 🏰 Explore the opulent Dolmabahce Palace, adorned with lavish chandeliers and intricate architecture that reflects the grandeur of the Ottoman Empire.
- 🌊 Glide along the Bosphorus Strait, an essential waterway that divides Europe and Asia, offering picturesque views of the shoreline.
- 🕰️ Enjoy a full-day adventure lasting approximately 9 hours, guided by a knowledgeable English-speaking tour guide.
- 🚶♂️ This tour is suitable for all fitness levels, with options for infants and small children to join comfortably.
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True Discovery: Full Day Tour and Cruise of Istanbul
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 9 hours
- Cable car tickets
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance ticket to Dolmabahce Palace
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Drinks
Meeting point
We meet you in front of Dolmabahce Palace.
Return details
The tour generally ends in Kabatas Pier.
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Pierre LotiNamed after the well-known French novelist Pierre Loti, this hill offers perfect views of the Golden Horn. It’s also home to a famous café that bears the same name. Loti lived in Istanbul for many years and was a big fan of the city. The café is a meeting point for lovers and couples, and has featured in many Turkish romance films.
- The Eyüp Sultan Mosque is situated in the Eyüp district of Istanbul, outside the city walls near the Golden Horn. The present building dates from the beginning of the 19th century (pass by)
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Dolmabahce PalaceIt stands on the European shore of the Bosphorus and the with its various dependencies forms almost a little town, its gardens extending for a mile or more along the water's edge. Though the exterior of the Dolmabahce Palace, built by Sultan Abdülmecit (1839-1861) exhibits a variety of architectural styles, mainly baroque, and is decorated with a profusion of ornament, the general effect is not unpleasing, and the site is remarkably well-chosen
- Which was inaugurated on October 29, 1973 on the fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish Republic, has the longest span in Europe and the fourth in the world. This suspension bridge has a total length of 1560 metres (1706 yards) and a width of 33.4 metres (110ft). The span between pylons is 1074 metres (1175 yards) and the clearance above sea level is 64 metres (210ft). The constrnction of the steel box-girder suspension was carried out by a British-german consortium. The second bridge to link Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus will be completed in 1989 between Emirgan and Kanlica. (pass by)
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Camlica HillÇamlıca Hill, aka Big Çamlıca Hill to differentiate from the nearby Little Çamlıca Hill, is a hill in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey. Situated on the Asian part of the city at 268 m above sea level, Çamlıca Hill has a panoramic view of the southern part of Bosphorus and the mouth of Golden Horn
- The Golden Horn, also known by its modern Turkish name, Haliç, is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. (pass by)
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Bosphorus StraitThe Bosporus or Bosphorus is a narrow, natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Europe and Asia, and divides Turkey by separating Anatolia from Thrace.
- The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait. When completed in 1988, it was the 5th-longest suspension bridge span in the world; today it is the 24th. (pass by)
- Rumelishisari Fortress - (Rumelihisari Castle) At the narrowest point of the Bosphorus stands the Rumelihisarr Fortress, built by Sultan Mehmet, the Conqueror on the European shore. The Sultan himself on the 26th day of March 1452 laid the foundation stone of the Fortress with a view to controlling the passage of the ships through the Bosphorus and using it as a base for his attack on the city. (pass by)
- Anadolukavağı, also known as Anadolu Kavağı, is a neighborhood of Beykoz district in İstanbul Province, Turkey. "Anadolu" is the Turkish name for Anatolia, and "Kavak" means "control post" in Ottoman Turkish referring to the strategical position of the location on the Bosporous. (pass by)
- The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a bridge for rail and motor vehicle transit over the Bosphorus strait, to the north of two existing suspension bridges in Istanbul, Turkey. It was initially named the Third Bosphorus Bridge. (pass by)
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BeykoyBeykoz, also known as Beicos and Beikos, is a district in Istanbul, Turkey at the northern end of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side. Beykoz includes everything from the streams of Küçüksu and Göksu up to the opening of the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, and the villages in the hinterland as far as the river of Riva.
- Situated on the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus between the villages of Kuzguncuk and Cengelköy, the palace was built by Sultan Abdülaziz in 1865. Beylerbeyi Palace seen from the Bosphorus floats like a white vision in a fairy tale. It is the most extravagant royal house of the 19th Century on which millions were spent. It is built completely of marble, surpassing all the Palaces of European Kings. Empress Eugénie, during her visit of 1869 stayed in this palace as well as Czar Nicholas Il of Russia. (pass by)
- The summer Palace of Kucuksu, sometimes called the Palace of Göksu, is situated between the villages of Anadoluhisan and Kandilli on the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus. The Kucuksu Palace was first built by Mahmut I in 1749. Later it underwent a restoration during the reigns of Selim Ill and Ahmet Il. It was renovated by Sultan Abdülmecit in 1857. Sultan Abdülaziz gave the palace a new face-lift and had it refurbished and redecorated. It is a small but elegant edifice, stretching along the lip of the Bosphorus, surrounded by intricately cast iron railings. Waters and waves of the Bosphorus wash its terraces of glittering marble and sometimes penetrate their latticed and mysterious recesses. (pass by)
- About 180 metres away from the shores of Üsküdar stands this tower which bears two different names. Europeans who named it the Leander's Tower thought that it was here where Leander was drowned while attempting to swim the Bosphorus to reach his beloved Hero, the priestess of Aphrodite. (pass by)
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True Discovery: Full Day Tour and Cruise of Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$227.65
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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