BOSPHORUS CRUISE - DOLMABAHCE PALACE

€ 50.- / person

What to see : City Walls - Golden Horn - Spice Bazaar - Cruise on the Bosphorus -
Bosphorus Bridge - Dolmabahce palace - Camlica Hill

What Is Included : Hotel pick up & Drop off, Guiding Service, Entrence Fees, Lunch

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

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

 DOLMABAHCE PALACE

It was built by order of Sultan Abdülmecit in year 1853.This famous palace is the last residence for Ottoman Sultans built with 365 rooms and 22 saloons. It was designed with Turkish Renaissance style and it is famous with the great collection of European antiquity furniture and magnificent 4.5 tons chandelier

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.

CAMLICA 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.
CLOSED

Spice Bazaar on Sunday / Replaced with Pierre Loti. Dolmabahce Palace on Monday and Thursday - Replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum