Istanbul Borphorus Tour

Full Day Tour

This is a private tour and includes a driver and a separate English-speaking guide who will accompany you into all attractions to provide commentary.

Visit to the Spice Bazaar. From 1663 with its domed and vaulted shops selling spices and herbs, also known as Egyptian Bazaar. Then proceed to the pier for a Bosphorus cruise on a public ferry. Starting the trip from the Golden Horn and sailing through the waterway separating the two continents – Asia and Europe – with a possibility to take pictures of the marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials. During this trip Ciragan Palace Hotel, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridges will be visioned. Proceeding to the restaurant for local lunch.

There after visit to Suleymaniye Mosque, dedicated to Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, built by the famous Turkish architect, Sinan. Then a drive along the Golden Horn for a short break at the Cafe kown as the Teahouse of Pierre Loti, commands a superb view of the Golden Horn.

When looked at the Asian and European coast of Istanbul from the sea. Villas by the sea, piers, castles, old stone buildings and palaces one after the other presents the clues af gorgeus past.