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Istanbul
Day Cruises provide you all the options for istanbul sightseeing day tours
by boat, bus and walking in Istanbul Turkey.
Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise Tour
(Europe - Bosphorus - Asia)
You will be picked up from your hotel at
08:30, drive to from Marmara seaside, Old city walls and along the Golden
Horn and visiting Spice Bazaar than transferred to the
cruise ship. Sail up the Bosphorus, the waterway between Europe and Asia,
passing under the suspension bridges and viewing Ottoman summer palaces,
waterside mansions and modern villas which line the European and Asian
coasts. After lunch drive to Asia and visit Beylerbeyi Palace museum and
Camlica Hill. At the end of the tour drive back to hotel between 16:30 -
17:00.
Duration: 8 Hours
Departure: All Year Round
Rate: 49 Euro Per
Person
Highlights: City Wall, Golden Horn, Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus Boat
Cruise, Rumeli Castle, Bosphorus Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace, Camlica Hill
Tour Programme
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.
Drive By Bus to Golden Horn
As a natural and extremely secure harbor, the Golden Horn has played an
important role in the development of Istanbul. The inlet separates the
European shore into two. It is approximately 8 km long, and the widest
part is the entrence from the Bosphorus.Two streams drain into this inlet
at its far end.
Spice Bazaar
It is located at Eminonu behind the New Mosque(Valide Sultan Mosque).It
was constructed by Turhan Sultan in 1660 as a pious foundation attached to
New Mosque.
Bosphorus on Boat Cruise
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.
After the cruise lunch in the restaurant
The Bosphorus Bridge
It also called the First Bosphorus Bridge (Turkish: Bogazici Koprusu or 1.
Bogazici Koprusu) is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus
strait (Turkish: Boğaziçi)The bridge is located between Ortaköy (European
side) and Beylerbeyi (Asian side). It is a gravity anchored suspension
bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers. The aerodynamic deck is
hanging on zigzag steel cables. It is 1,510 m long with a deck width of 39
m. The distance between the towers (main span) is 1,074 m (World rank:
13th) and their height over road level is 105 m. The clearance of the
bridge from sea level is 64 m. It was the 4th longest suspension bridge in
the world when completed in 1973, and the longest outside the United
States of America.
Beylerbeyi Palace Museum
It was built by Sarkis Balyan Usta by order of Sultan Abdulaziz in 1865.
It is on the Asian coast of Bosphorus, which was constructed, in the same
style as the Dolmabahce Palace.
Çamlica Hill
It is the highest point in Istanbul.At the top of it you can rest and
admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and the Bosphourus from the
beautiful gardens, Iandscaped in traditional style.If you climb great Pine
Mountain 268m. above sea-level,you will have the opportunity to look over
the Golden Horn Sea of Marmara.
What Is Included
# Hotel pick up
# Hotel drop off
# Professional English Speaking Tour Guide
# All Transportation by non-smoking and airconditioned touristical vehicle
# Museum Tickets
# Lunch
CLOSED
Spice Bazaar on Sunday / Replaced with Pierre Loti.
Beylerbeyi Palace on
Monday and Thursday - Replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum
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