Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise & Cable Car Tour

Berif information

You will be picked up from your hotel and meet with group and tour guide and drive along the City Walls down to Golden Horn Side by bus.

City Walls: The first breach of the walls was by the Fouth Crusade in 1204, the second by the cannons and troops of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453.

Cable Car & Pierre Loti Hill: Was named after the famous French writer, you will enjoy magnificent scenery of Golden Horn and the city.

Boat Trip on the Bosphorus:  A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of is marble facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.

Rumeli Fortress (From the Sea, No interior Visit): Istanbul had been besieged many times before Mehmet the Conqueror took the city in 1453, but it managed to defend itself with the help of the Roman city walls.

The Lender’s Tower (From the Sea, No interior Visit): This is a small and attractive tower built on an islet at the entrance to the Bosphorus. It is one of the symbols of Istanbul. Used in the past as a watchtower and a lighthouse, it has been preserved in its 19th Century appearance.

At the end of the tour you will be transfered back to your hotel.