Bosphorus Cruise & Asia Tour

We will meet you at your hotel or port then visit the 17th century Spice Bazaar, the second largest covered bazaar in Istanbul. We will then embark on a cruise up the Bosphorus, the legendary strait separating Europe and Asia. We will cruise past the Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden 19th century seafront mansions, picturesque villages and modern pleasure palaces, disembarking at the mouth of the Black Sea.

We will visit Camlica Hill, the highest point in Istanbul, commanding a panoramic view of the city. We then drive to the 19th century summer palace of the Sultans in the Bosphorus village of Beylerbeyi. Completed in 1865, the palace has 24 rooms and six large halls.