Aug 30, 2024
Good day out - Guide was very good and attentive and lunch was great, good value for a whole day. No complaints about the experience.
Review provided by Viator
Sep 27, 2021
A very relaxing day trip to the islands - My favorite part of the trip was getting to know Sulaiman, our tour guide. He was a pleasant companion and also knowledgeable about other places in Turkey where we have traveled. The large island has some good restaurants & shopping, ice cream of many flavors and a nice golf cart tour of the island. We ate some delicious fish by the seaside and the seagulls were quite entertaining — flying around and then landing near the window to wait for some food!
Tips: although these are islands there are no beaches for swimming. In September the ferry ride can be windy and chilly so bring a jacket or sweater. Allow time on the large island for strolling along the many quaint shops and time to sit for some coffee or tea.
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Mar 2, 2020
Beautiful out of time - Beautiful visit and Mood on this island away from the hustle and bustle of Istanbul.Old wooden houses,beautiful little village offering shops and restaurants and sweet scenery.The best way to have a quick look is to take a carriage and they seem to take good care of their horses by allowing them breaks and water.
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Nov 11, 2019
Enjoyable - My friend and I enjoyed our Full Day Tour to Princes Islands with Turista Tours.
We enjoyed our horse-drawn
carriage tour of the Island.
Then on to another boat which took us to Buyukada the biggest Island in Marmara Sea. A nice fish lunch. Then a walk around
by ourselves.A good day out.
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Jul 20, 2021
Trip to Princess Islands - It was a full day and we visited several Islands. My only complaints is meet-up time was incorrect of which I couldn't reach anyone while waiting, luckily I ended up just sitting for over an hour and the actual host finally called upon arrival to meet-up location. Second, carriage ride was not available during this time. However, it was substituted with mini carts. Boat ride and passengers friendly and very entertaining. Host spoke different languages and kept us informed. Trip was good overall.
Review provided by Viator
Oct 5, 2021
good but crowded - very good, we visited three islands, but there was too mush people in the group. And the guide wasn't informative at All
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Aug 7, 2022
Bad Experience - Trip was a poor quality in everything transportation bus without AC, bad lunch, crowded and uncomfortable seats in the boat, and no proper pick up
Review provided by Viator
Oct 30, 2025
Disappointment with a capital D - Totally disappointed. Pickup was for 9:00am from the foyer of our hotel. We were in the foyer at 8:30. By 10:00 am we had the concierge ring the company running the tour. They said that the ferries were not running due to high winds and they would refund. We walked down to the port, ferries were running weather was fine. Still waiting on refund.
Review provided by Viator
May 17, 2024
Do NOT WASTE your MONEY!! - It was horrible, it felt like a borderline scam/stupid waste of money the "Guided Trip" included ONLY transportation to the island and nothing more. There were no guides just some people who ONLY told us how much time we can spend on the island before the ship leaves - and the time/stay on the island was EXTREMELY LIMITED - it was 1.5 hours max. THIS IS NOT A GUIDED TOUR THIS IS JUST 5 TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE WAY TO GET TO ISLAND - THATS IT, no tours, no guides, no nothing.
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Apr 20, 2021
Not a Princess island tour at all - I do not like to write bad reviews. But this tour supposed to be guided tour for the island and instead it turned into photo tour. We only had 20min on each island and all those minutes turned into photo tours instead of guided tour and history of the island. They were taking photos so they can sell you later for $5 each. There was no history explanation, only photos. If you want real guided tour with proper explanation of the islands and history and culture this is not for you. Do not waste your time. Also they charged $80 for English speaking but $45 for Arabic and there was not any difference. They should just refund me the difference since it was not the tour I expected to be. I did not sign up for photo tour.
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