Istanbul: Bosphorus Cruise, Bus Tour, Golden Horn, Cable Car

Discover the highlights of Istanbul on this tour. Sail between two continents on a Bosphorus Strait cruise, explore the wonders of the Golden Horn by bus, and ride a cable car down Pierre Loti Hill.

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Duration 4.0 hour

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Explore Istanbul by land, sea, and air on this unique tour. Enjoy sights like the Eyup Sultan Mosque by bus, admire the city from the Bosphorus Strait on a scenic cruise, and take in the views from Pierre Loti Hill with a cable car ride. Enjoy the convenience of being picked up from centrally-located hotels in Istanbul. Relax in an airconditioned bus on your way to the departure point for your cruise on the Bosphorus Strait. Hop aboard a comfortable ship and admire the city from the water. Take in unobstructed views of the Golden horn, the Topkapı palace, the Dolma Bahçe palace, the Hagia Sophia Mosque, the Maiden’s Tower, Galata Tower, the Blue mosque, and the Ortakoy mosque. Gaze out at the two bridges that connect Europe and Asia. Get back on the spacious bus and drive to the 19th century Eyup Sultan Mosque where Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (a friend to the Islamic prophet Muhammad) is thought to have been laid to rest. Pass by historical wooden houses, churches, synagogues, mosques and the remains of the Roman Wall. Drive up the Pierre Loti Hill to capture pictures of views of the city and the Golden horn. Enjoy the views on the way down with a thrilling cable car ride. Return to your hotel at the end of your tour.

Highlights

Feel the thrill of cruising between Asia and Europe on a Bosphorus Strait cruise
Admire views of sights like the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophi from the water
Take in the sights on the Golden Horn like historical houses and Roman ruins
Marvel at the Golden Horn from Pierre Loti Hill and ride a cable car down
Visit the Eyup Sultan Mosque where the figure Abu Ayyub al-Ansari was entombed

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected) Guide Cruise ticket Cable car ticket

Reviews from other travelers

GetYourGuide traveler - France

5 /5

(Written on 2024-10-23)

Tout était super , super bon guide , merci aldjazeera 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🥰

GetYourGuide traveler - Brazil

1 /5

(Written on 2024-11-18)

The view from the cable car is beautiful, but the guide was in a hurry and didn't speak good English, nor did he explain to us what was happening on the cable car. On the boat there was no explanation (Read More) in English, only in Turkish from another group. Our guide didn't let us enter the mosque claiming that today was a religious holiday, which is also not true. The guide got off before the embarkation and disembarkation point, we were left with just the driver, and made the van pick us up in an inappropriate place on the expressway. We are at risk of an accident due to the responsibility of the driver/guide. I would not recommend this tour due to the behavior of the professionals who served us. The tour ended 45 minutes ahead of schedule even though there was a lot of traffic.

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

2 /5

(Written on 2024-10-02)

The pick-up at the hotel was great. I was picked up on time and taken to the meeting point. The boat tour was very nice. The rest could have been left out.

GetYourGuide traveler - Austria

2 /5

(Written on 2024-09-14)

The guide was rather unmotivated and gave a few pieces of information as he drove past in a bored manner. We had to stop for almost half of the 2.5 hours in a shop in the middle of nowhere 🤔. It woul (Read More)d only give 1 star, but since our guide took a break on the boat, his colleague took over and told us about the history of Istanbul, which eased the disappointment somewhat. Since it wasn't expensive, it wasn't that bad, but it still wasn't worth the money. We feel bad about the time that we could have spent doing something else.

Aroa Carazo - Spain

1 /5

(Written on 2024-11-25)

The day of the activity was bad weather and I was hoping that they would cancel it. They called me several times from a Turkish number but it was not the phone number of the agency or the guide that t (Read More)hey had given me, so I did not pick it up. At the time of the activity, the guide picked us up only. He could have told us that they had cancelled the activity due to rain, but they went ahead. The bus tour through the Horn is the transfer to the port to catch the boat. On the boat we had to spend only 1 hour instead of 2 due to the storm, which is understandable. They stopped us to try Turkish delights in a shop so that we could buy them. On the way to the cable car they told us that they had closed the cable car and we could not continue with the activity. So we paid almost 30 euros for a 1-hour cruise that does not even cost 10 euros. We asked to go to the cable car another day but they told us that there was no availability. It must be very difficult to accommodate only 2 people... Total scam!! They could give us half the money back but they do not want to talk more.

Kiran - United Kingdom

5 /5

(Written on 2024-08-31)

The activity was very good and we were informed very well throughout the tour. After the activity my phone was left in the bus and the driver kindly dropped this off the same day in the evening as I r (Read More)equired my phone for my next day. The tour guide was guide and the tour was brilliant from start to finish

GetYourGuide traveler - Belgium

4 /5

(Written on 2024-10-03)

Nice cruise, explanations via inaudible loudspeakers. Nice view of Pierre Loti, small and not very high cable car.

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