Bosphorus Cruise & City Bus Tour: Ultimate Istanbul Exploration Covering European & Asian Sides
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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
  • Food and drinks
  • 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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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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Siewmeng_c
Oct 17, 2022
No frills fun! - The tour experience was reasonable costed. No frills. Team was experienced and friendly. Great views of the straits and golden horn, paired with cable car experience and city tour to view old city walls. Thank you.
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Nzkhealth
May 24, 2022
Don't pass up this tour!! - The tour was great but the cruise 🛳 was amazing. Guides were engaging and informative. The views were beautiful and plentiful. Great for families of all ages. Beyond my expectations.
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O5310gz
May 10, 2022
Extremely pleasant and informative! - We were a bit concerned about the tour due to some reviews we read, so we contacted the agency. Although originally we had booked the Black Sea tour, it was explained to us that the area could be dangerous due to the war, Aslan offered us this tour as an alternative. Our guide, Aslan, was intelligent, professional and spoke English beautifully. We ended up having a wonderful day and learning tons of stuff thanks to the live commentary on the cruise. It is true that we had to wait a bit to ride the cable car, but this is outside of the agency's control (Istanbul can get much busier than we anticipated during holidays!). Overall, lovely and well equipped boat, which made for a pleasant cruise, and interesting stop spots than we would have not visited on our own!
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Emma_s
Apr 29, 2022
I had such a nice time!... - I had such a nice time! The people at IBO tours were so nice, accommodating and friendly. We saw so much, and the guides were very knowledgeable about the area! I would recommend this 100%
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Qariatul_s
Sep 4, 2022
Good for family and a half day experience - Good tour, it was easygoing and the guides were very pleasant. A suitable tour for family, not much walking required but long cruise on the boat that gives you lots of view and history. The only down side is lunch at Pierre Loti restaurant - food was stale and sub par, also the cable car ride was way too short than we imagined, with not much view but just graveyard
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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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Lisa_c
Jan 13, 2023
Great tour but definately could have been better to make experience better - The guide was excellent. But being a solo traveller.and we were not a big group, I thought it would have just been polite that he asked everyone to introduce themselves to say hi... all of a sudden the tour ended. Did really give any last tips or instructions pn getting home.. it was sort of, go that way. Stated refreshments and snacks available on boat, but no one there. Didnt see toilet either, signs only in Turkish
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Oleg_g
Nov 11, 2022
Cruise was Ok, but City... - Cruise was Ok, but City Bus Tour with Cable Car - this part was boring: stop to see garden, but where the garden? We did not see. Cable Car- just 3 minutes down and nothing interesting to see
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