Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Swimming Break Tours

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Discover the wealth of impressive sights all along the shores of Bosphorus, a waterway that divides the two continents, Europe and Asia - stop for certain points, walk around specific areas, visit imperial palaces and climb magnificent fortresses with a certificated guide.

You will be picked up from your hotel and transfered to Kabatas where we embark the boat. After embarkation, we satrt to sail between two continents. We stop in Ortakoy. We will disembark in Ortakoy and visit Ortakoy (Midle Village). There was a Byzantine church of St. Phocas here and the village was called after saint as late as the sixteenth century; the modern Greek church preserves this dedication. There is also at Ortakoy a very strinking mosque on a little promontory at the wather's edge; It was built in 1845, on the site of an earlier mosque, by Sultan Abdul Mecit and its architect was that Nikogos Balyan who built the Dolmabahce Mosgue and Palace.

Then continue to sail and stop in Beylerbeyi Palace. We visit interior of the Baylerbeyi Palace. The Beylerbeyi Palace meaning "Lord of Lords" is located in the Beylerbeyi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey at the Asian side of the Bosphorus. An Imperial Ottoman summer residence built in the 1860s, it is now situated immediately north of the 1973 Bosphorus Bridge .

After visiting Beylerbeyi Palace, we stop in Rumeli Forterss as a last stop. We visit Rumeli Forters. The Castle of Rumelia built by Fatih Sultan Mehemt who is the conquerer of Istanbul in 1452, the year before he conquered the city. It built narrowest point of the Bosphorus.

After visiting Rumeli Forterss, we have lunlch on the boat then continue to sail between two continents and stop in Anadolu Kavagi for visiting with our guide. Anadolu Kavagi (Anatolian Castle) opposite the Rumeli Castle. The Anadolu Kavagi built by Beyazit I Yildirim, the Thunderbolt, probably in 1390 or a few years later.

Then we come back to boat and continue to sail up to Poyrazkoy where we stop for swimming and visit the small fishing town. We enjoy swimming in Poyrazkoy beach around 1 or 1,5 hrs then we embark to boat to sail back to Kabatas.

Note: Do not forget to wear your comfortable shoes and wear/bring swimming suites.

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