🏨 Afternoon Bosphorus Cruise Tour, Golden Horn Coach Tour and Pierre Loti Tour -

Afternoon Bosphorus Cruise Tour, Golden Horn Coach Tour and Pierre Loti Tour

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From $38.20

84 reviews (3.17)

Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

: Istanbul, Istanbul

: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Istanbul in three fascinating ways on this action-packed, 3.5-hour sightseeing tour by boat, coach and cable car. Sail along the Bosphorus Strait past the imposing Rumeli Fortress, Yildiz Palace and wooden Ottoman houses. Then get back on land to wonder at the ancient City Walls, iron-paneled St Stephens Church and colorful former Jewish district on a coach tour. Finish with a memorable cable car ride up Pierre Loti Hill and relax over drinks (own expense) as you take in the spectacular views of the city and the Golden Horn spread below.

Air-conditioned vehicle

Cable Car ride

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Local guide

Drinks and food

Gratuities

INFANT: : 0 - 2
CHILD: : 3 - 7
ADULT: : 8 - 99

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Public transportation options are available nearby
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Public transportation options are available nearby
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Rumeli Fortress

Rumeli Fortress (from the boat - no interior visit), historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect the Bosphorus. A unique example of military architecture.

• Admission Ticket Free

Halic

Golden Horn (from the bus), the arm of the Bosphorus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula separating the old and the new parts of İstanbul where the first colonies settled during
the Byzantines. The residential area for Byzantine Jews, Italian traders and other non-muslim minorities. Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Metal Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian, Jewish Hospital (Or-Ahayim), Fener Orthodox Patriarchate and 22 kms. long Byzantine City Walls, strongest fortification of the middle age.

• Admission Ticket Free

Beylerbeyi Palace

Beylerbeyi Palace, summer residence of the sultans, is located at Beylerbeyi neighborhood on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus

• Admission Ticket Free

Balat

• Admission Ticket Free

Bosphorus Bridge

Bosphorus Bridge, unique chance to step from one continent (Europe) to another (Asia) in 2 minutes.

• Admission Ticket Free

Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Metal Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian

• Admission Ticket Free

Bosphorus Strait

Bosphorus Cruise on Plan Tours’ private boat enjoying the straits of both Europe and Asia with a possibility to photograph the unique beauties of the Bosphorus.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Walls of Constantinople (Istanbul City Walls)

Byzantine City Walls surrounded the Acropolis of Byzantium with 22 kms. long fortification with 96 towers and 9 main gates dating back to the 5th century

• Admission Ticket Free

Fener Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi Kutuphanesi

The Patriarchate at Fener, by the Golden Horn, is the heart of Orthodox Christianity. After Constantine the Great' s declaration of Christianity as the religion of Roman Empire, the capital was moved from Rome to Byzantium. With the conquest (1453) of Ottoman Empire, the seat of Patriarchate remained in İstanbul.

• Admission Ticket Free

Istanbul Cable Car

We need the HES code to use this pğublic transportation during the tour, HES code, passport number, birthday and full names of all guests will requested before the tour.

This cable car is a 5 minutes activity from Pierre Loti Coffee House to down

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Reviews

A great professional for a great experience

Jose_I, 30-09-2021

The human factor chosen in Istanbul was the great difference between good and superb. Emel Davutoglu, our guide to be, was in touch with us since the day before to the trip and from first hour in the morning of the excursion she was adapting teh shcedule of coleection from the hotels to the needs of her clients. Afterwards, she was well informed and answered our questions on a great deal of topics, with happiness and knowledge. A great professional for agreat experience. The trip, in three different tyes of vehicles (funicular, boat and minivan) is well planned and shows you very difffernt perspectives on very diverse attractions of a magical city.

Beautiful tour

Salah_B, 07-10-2019

This tour was very interesting very friendly and skilled staff and very brave driver to deal with a mad traffic. I really enjoyed my day out.
It was a good history lecture which I am glad to live the golden past history time. I love Turkey which is rich of history and the top of civilisation who brought a lot of knowledge to the dark ages Europe that time. .

Cruise and cable car

Elizabeth_W, 09-03-2020

We got picked up and the traffic was bad it took 1 hour and 20 minutes to get to
the pier from our hotel..The tour itself was good, the cruise was a nice optional view of the city. The cable was a nice short ride. We got dropped off .9 of
a mile from our hotel they said in the old city you would be dropped off as close as they could. I do believe we could have been dropped off much closer as big tour buses went on our street daily.

Awesome views

Awasone, 26-09-2019

I took this tour to relax and enjoy the views. It was so wonderful, you can even buy drinks and some food at the boat. If you want a detailed explanation of the different sites you have to take a waking tour. Our tour guide was always very attentive. Highly recommended.

Decent Tours (1+4), too much time selling and waiting

648thomasf, 02-07-2019

We chose a two-tour (1+4) day in Istanbul to see major attractions. Our pickup was at 8:30am from our hotel in Beşiktaş. We travelled by van to a centralized meeting location. It was not until about 9:45am that we left for the Blue Mosque followed by Hagia Sofia. The Blue Mosque was quite impressive, but limited details or unique knowledge was presented. Hagia Sofia on the other side of the plaza was more impressive and our tour guide provided more details.

Following the Hagia Sofia, the sales pitch began. We went to a 'certified Turkish rug' store and got the full sales pitch. Having visited the Grand Bazaar the day before, we realized how incredibly over-priced the rugs were. Tip - Go on your own and haggle on prices until you get a price you like. Do not accept the first, second, or third price. There are hundreds of vendors, so someone will have the rug you want at a fair price.

Next, our tour took us to the Grand Bazaar. Our tour included exactly two shops next to each other where the tour guide most likely was getting commissions on what was sold. It was too setup to be a 'casual walk' through the grand bazaar.

The best part of the morning was Hagia Sofia and walking through the streets.

The afternoon tour was following a preset lunch. Decent, nothing incredible. Our afternoon tour include a Bosphorus Tour and a visit to Pierre Loti Hill. I appreciate the organization, but neither tour was unqique. Many options exist for a Bosphorus Tour.

Overall satisfied, but not 5-Star

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