Istanbul: Bosphorus & Golden Horn Cruise Daytime or Sunset

Enjoy a Golden Horn and Bosphorus cruise with stunning city views. Choose the 6:30 PM slot to catch the sunset, and experience the Bosphorus Strait as you sail through Istanbul's iconic waterways.

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Duration 2.0 hour

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Live tour guide

English,Spanish,Russian,German,Italian,Arabic,French

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Experience a memorable Golden Horn and Bosphorus cruise with breathtaking city views. As you sail, you’ll pass iconic landmarks like Dolmabahçe Palace, the grand Çırağan Palace, and the beautifully ornate Ortaköy Mosque. Cruise under the impressive Bosphorus Bridge and marvel at the mighty Rumeli Fortress and the historic Beylerbeyi Palace. From a distance, you’ll also catch glimpses of Istanbul’s renowned historical sites, such as the majestic Hagia Sophia, the legendary Topkapı Palace, the Maiden Tower standing tall on its islet, and the towering Galata Tower. For a magical touch, choose the 6:30 PM slot to witness the golden hour at sunset, with no extra cost.

Highlights

Enjoy the highlights between Europe and Asia
See all the Istanbul landscape from a different view
Pass by all historical palaces, fortresses and below Bosphorus Bridge
Shoot your most beautiful photos along the journey
Insightful audio guide enriching your journey with history.

Know before you go

• There are both indoor and outdoor spaces on the boat

Includes

2 hour Bosphorus and Golden Horn cruise

Reviews from other travelers

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-13)

we liked it very much

GetYourGuide traveler - Italy

2 /5

(Written on 2024-11-15)

We didn't have an Italian guide even though we had paid for the package to have one.

Renate - Germany

4 /5

(Written on 2024-11-02)

The cruise was great, we saw a lot of the Bosporus and the most important sights were explained. The process up to boarding the ship was a bit chaotic, for example, everything started 30 minutes late, (Read More) the formalities and the walk to the boat delayed everything, so that the tour ended over 70 minutes later.

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

3 /5

(Written on 2024-12-02)

The advert sold a German audio guide. It didn't have one, there was only English and Russian. Unfortunately, that meant that the tour wasn't informative for us. What was advertised and why we booked t (Read More)his tour was missing. I had already sent a complaint about this, but so far there has been no response.

GetYourGuide traveler - Canada

1 /5

(Written on 2024-12-02)

Not good at all, had to wait long, no proper guide and didn’t know what is being toured as a recording was played and it didn’t work as expected. Overall bad experience

GetYourGuide traveler - Spain

3 /5

(Written on 2024-11-10)

Not a very satisfactory activity. The most notable thing: the views of Istanbul from the boat, but I would not go back to this provider. The explanations were offered in several languages (including S (Read More)panish) and all the explanations were in Turkish and English. One member of the staff was feeding the seagulls pretending that they were eating from his hand for the amusement of a group of Italian tourists, who were quite noisy and annoying, blocking the view of those of us next to them. It was very cold on deck and inside, the volume of the music was very annoying and could hardly be seen due to the dirt on the windows. So I advise trying another provider because the cruise itself is worth it but with better quality.

Santos - Spain

3 /5

(Written on 2024-11-10)

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