GEMS OF BOSPHORUS

• All the entrance fees to the sites

• Assistance of a local guides

• Treats to experience different tastes

• Transport (public ferries, taxi, tram or private A/C van depending on number)

This Tour starts at 09.00 and finishes around 17.00

You will be met at your hotel by your guide at 09.00. Together we will head to Dolmabahce Palace first. This was the last of the Ottoman Palaces to be built. It’s outlandish Baroque style is an unforgettable experience. With your guide, you will wander the corridors of the palace, visit Sultan’s rooms and see the lifestyle of the ladies in the harem of the palace. Then we will board our boat for a 1.5 hours Bosphorus cruise. During the cruise you will see Ottoman palaces and houses, fortresses and get a taste of Ottoman life on the Bosphorus. 

Then we head to the Asian side of Istanbul by boat.  First we will stop for lunch at a local restaurant which serves homemade dishes. After lunch you will walk through the market areas of this district and then drive to Camlica Hillwhich has a breathtaking view of the Bosphorus and surrounds. After enjoying a Turkish Coffee here, we continue back to the Bosphorus and visit Beylerbeyi Palace. 

Built as a smaller summer palace in 1861 by Adbulaziz and used to entertain foreign nobility, these days still very impressive with its ornaments and decorations. After spending some time here we will wander down the alleyways near this palace and then take a ferry back to the European side of Istanbul to your hotel.