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Istanbul Highlights: Bosphorus Cruise & Balat Tour
4.1
65 Ratings
Fatih
Experience the best of Istanbul with this tour. Cruise along the Bosphorus Strait, bridging two continents, and uncover the marvels of the Golden Horn and Balat. Enjoy a scenic cable car ride down Pierre Loti Hill.
Experience the best of Istanbul with this tour. Cruise along the Bosphorus Strait, bridging two continents, and uncover the marvels of the Golden Horn and Balat. Enjoy a scenic cable car ride down Pierre Loti Hill.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Golden Horn - In the afternoon, embark on a comfortable coach for a picturesque drive along the Golden Horn (passing by without stopping). With your guide sharing historical insights, observe traditional wooden houses, historic churches, synagogues, mosques, and remnants of the ancient Roman Wall.
- Pierre Loti Tepesi - Ascend to Pierre Loti…
- Golden Horn - In the afternoon, embark on a comfortable coach for a picturesque drive along the Golden Horn (passing by without stopping). With your guide sharing historical insights, observe traditional wooden houses, historic churches, synagogues, mosques, and remnants of the ancient Roman Wall.
- Pierre Loti Tepesi - Ascend to Pierre Loti Hill by bus. Capture stunning photos in this beautiful location with a perfect view of the Golden Horn. This hill is named after the renowned French novelist who resided in Istanbul for a time and penned his novel “Aziyade.”
- Istanbul Cable Car - Descend from Pierre Loti Hill via cable car.
- Eyup Sultan Mosque - Visit the esteemed Eyüp Sultan Mosque and the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, a close companion of Prophet Muhammad. Discover how this sacred site became the ceremonial venue for the coronation of Ottoman sultans, where they were girded with the Sword of Osman at the beginning of their reigns.
- Balat - Continue your tour through the heart of Balat, Istanbul’s most vibrant neighborhood. Once home to diverse communities including Ottoman Orthodox Greeks, Jews, and Armenians, these districts showcase a rich cultural mosaic. Explore their most iconic landmarks, where centuries of history, religion, and architecture converge in a unique atmosphere.
- Bosphorus Cruise - Tours & Tickets - Enjoy a Bosphorus Cruise with historical sightseeing from the sea, viewing the Golden Horn, Topkapı Palace, Dolma Bahçe Palace, The Hagia Sophia Mosque, Maiden’s Tower, Galata Tower, Blue Mosque, Ortakoy Mosque, and the two continents, Europe and Asia, connected by two bridges.
What's Included
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
- Local Taxes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (If option selected)
- Pierre Loti Hill Cable Car ticket
- Visit center of Balat & Fener
- Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari Mosque & Tomb visit
- Bosphorus Tour Cruise ticket
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
- Local Taxes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (If option selected)
- Pierre Loti Hill Cable Car ticket
- Visit center of Balat & Fener
- Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari Mosque & Tomb visit
- Bosphorus Tour Cruise ticket
What's Not Included
- Food and Drinks
- Tips
- Food and Drinks
- Tips
Location
Buhara 93 Restaurant
Nakilbent Sokak
Front of Buhara 93 Restaurant
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(65 Ratings)
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Ar0ussiag
Dec 4, 2025
Pleasant surprise - I really enjoyed every moment. Thank you for your hospitality and professionalism.
Very friendly guide pleasant to hear and who explains well.
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139abdelhafids
Nov 10, 2025
Great course - PERFECT!! VERY PLEASANT!!
The tour is really complete, VAN, FUNICULAR and BOAT 👍👍👍
BEAUTIFUL WALK!!!!!!
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Connector02494116208
Nov 2, 2025
Top travel companions - Very friendly and competent, English speaking travel companion. Picked up from the hotel on time, well organized. Always open to questions.
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908anjalis
Oct 15, 2025
Informative Tour - Really enjoyed the experience. Very prompt pickup and drop. Friendly crew and kept everyone informed of historical sites etc
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Venkatn863
Oct 8, 2025
Highly Recommended - Nicely organised and we had great fun. Driver and staff were courteous and went the extra mile to fulfil our special request
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Nazia_h
Oct 8, 2025
Fantastic - Very good atmosphere I’m glad to choose this trip very friendly and I read namaz on the boat ⛴️ as well
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Aicha
Sep 29, 2025
All right. - Our guide Baki, showed a lot of professionalism during the explanations, he was listening: The various little tips and tricks he gave us were not without refusal. All the courses are worth it, it is a really good Price quality ratio.
I recommend this excursion
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Meander49111467565
Sep 14, 2025
A good experience at Bosperus - We had a friendly, competent and nice guide . He explained the issues well. He was considerate and pleasant.
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Anniecv4860yp
Sep 6, 2025
À Cruise like no other - Our guide Baki was very informative in giving us spécial Time to translate every détail of tourist spots in English, we were picked up and brought back . He didn’t Even asked for top but we just have as we appreciate him.
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San
Oct 11, 2025
So so so bad ... In every aspect! - One of the worst day tours experienced.. super lack of planning. We were picked up early in the morning by the driver from the hotel and was brought all all over the city to pick up the rest of the people. Spent an hour doing this picking up people only to end up back in the area where our hotel was... Such a waste of time!!
Later .. was brought to places of interest where the 'tour guides' basically tell u names of the places of interest without explaining anything with regards to the history and story and significance of the place... What's the point ? I can easily google and take the hop on hop off bus !!
Worst was we kept being brought to tourist traps scams of places for shopping of all sorts of stuff at crazy prices... And ended up wasting all our time at these places
Last but not least... While we were At one of those shopping place being aggressively sold to... We requested the tour guide to go to any nearby kebab store to get for us some kebab wraps which usually will only cost 200 lira. We thought wrong ...the guide had the NERVE to ask the vendor to come collect 750 lira for the kebab!!! What a rip off!!!
Don't trust this company.. don't trust the guides . Basically don't engage this company .. u will absolutely end up wasting your money and time!!!!
A zero rating if I can give it....
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