Bosphorus Luxury Lunch Cruise & Black Sea Swimming Experience
Reviews Summary
Highly recommended for relaxing cruises with amazing views and historical insights. Enjoyable for most, with swimming and friendly staff. Some negative mentions of lunch quality and occasional tour cancellations.
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
5 hours
- Black Sea swimming break (summer months)
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Light snacks and seasonal fruit
- Air-conditioned vehicle for transfers
- 2-course sit-down lunch
- Alcoholic beverages (available for purchase)
- Hotel drop-off (ends at meeting point)
- Towels and swimwear
- Gratuities (optional)
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Guests who wish to swim are recommended to bring swimwear, a towel, and personal essentials. Basic changing facilities are available on board for your convenience.
Step aboard a luxury yacht and set sail on an unforgettable five-hour journey along the Bosphorus, extending all the way to the Black Sea. Accompanied by a professional guide, discover Istanbul’s most iconic waterfront landmarks before reaching the tranquil northern shores.
Enjoy a relaxing stop in Anadolu Kavağı, where a...
- Duration 5 Hours
- Group Tour
- Max 30 people in the group
- 1
Bosphorus Strait
Istanbul is a bridge between Europe and Asia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, a position that endows it with one of the most unique and beautiful settings in the world. For, between the hills on the European and Asiatic shores flows the Bosphorus, the brightest gem in the diadem...
- Duration 4 Hours and 30 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included
- 2
Dolmabahce Palace
Dolmabahce Palace
It stands on the European shore of the Bosphorus and the with its various dependencies forms almost a little town, its gardens extending for a mile or more along the water's edge. Though the exterior of the Dolmabahce Palace, built by Sultan Abdülmecit (1839-1861) exhibits a variety of...- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 3
Dolmabahce Mosque
The Dolmabahçe Mosque is a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by queen mother Bezmi Alem Valide Sultan.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 4
Bosphorus Bridge
Which was inaugurated on October 29, 1973 on the fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish Republic, has the longest span in Europe and the fourth in the world. This suspension bridge has a total length of 1560 metres (1706 yards) and a width of 33.4 metres (110ft). The span between pylons...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 5
Bosphorus Strait
Bosphorus Through The Ages
Istanbul has no rival anywhere. It spells adventure. It has the ingredients that unite to create glamour, excitement and mystery. Centuries of invaders have been intrigued with this magic and majestic city with its 340 Byzantine columns, 500 mosques, fabulous palaces, fountains, cisterns, baths, churches, wells...- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 6
Bebek Park
Bebek is a historic Istanbul neighbourhood that falls within the boundaries and administration of the Beşiktaş district. It is located on Bebek Bay along the European shores of the Bosphorus strait and is surrounded by similarly affluent neighbourhoods such as Arnavutköy and Etiler.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
Ortakoy
Ortaköy is a lively area centered on its waterfront square, where crowds gather to listen to impromptu concerts or sip tea on cafe terraces. Stands serving waffles or kumpir (stuffed baked potatoes) share busy alleys with souvenir stalls. The ornate, light-filled Ortaköy Camii mosque sits at the water’s edge in...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait. When completed in 1988, it was the 5th-longest suspension bridge span in the world; today it is the 24th.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 9
Anadolu Kavagi
Anadolukavağı, also known as Anadolu Kavağı, is a neighborhood of Beykoz district in İstanbul Province, Turkey. "Anadolu" is the Turkish name for Anatolia, and "Kavak" means "control post" in Ottoman Turkish referring to the strategical position of the location on the Bosporous.
- Duration 45 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 10
Yoros Castle
The purpose of the castle, located in Beykoz, is to protect the Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus. Although it is known as Genoese Castle in most sources, it is understood that it was built by the 8th Byzantine Emperor Mihael Palaeologos, according to the information in the inscription. It...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 11
Rumeli Fortress
Rumelishisari Fortress - (Rumelihisari Castle)
At the narrowest point of the Bosphorus stands the Rumelihisarr Fortress, built by Sultan Mehmet, the Conqueror on the European shore. The Sultan himself on the 26th day of March 1452 laid the foundation stone of the Fortress with a view to controlling the passage...- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 12
Beylerbeyi Palace
Beylerbeyi Palace
Situated on the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus between the villages of Kuzguncuk and Cengelköy, the palace was built by Sultan Abdülaziz in 1865. Beylerbeyi Palace seen from the Bosphorus floats like a white vision in a fairy tale. It is the most extravagant royal house of the...- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 13
Kucuksu Pavilion
Kucuksu Palace
The summer Palace of Kucuksu, sometimes called the Palace of Göksu, is situated between the villages of Anadoluhisan and Kandilli on the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus. The Kucuksu Palace was first built by Mahmut I in 1749. Later it underwent a restoration during the reigns of Selim...- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 14
Anadolu Hisari Fort
Anadoluhısarı Fortress (Anadoluhısarı Castle)
On the opposite bank stands the Anadoluhisari Fortress by the Göksu stream.This romantic castle which adorns the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus was built in 1395 by Sultan Bayazit, the Thunderbolt and named as "Güzelcehisar". Later it was extended by Mehmet, the Conqueror. Today, as...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 15
Anadolu Kavagi
Anadolu Kavagi: A traditional fishing village on Asian Shore
The ruins of the Byzantine-Genoese Castle on the hill, which was established at the junction of the Black Sea and Marmara, watch the passage from a magnificent view. Separated from Beykoz by a wooded area, the main square of this fishing...- Duration 1 Hour•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 16
Galata Koprusu
The Galata Bridge is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 17
Galata Tower
The Galata Tower — called Christea Turris by the Genoese — is a medieval stone tower in the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the north of the Golden Horn's junction with the Bosphorus.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 18
KIz Kulesi
Leander never crossed here even in the legend which refers to the Hellespont, Dardanelles. The Turkish name is KIZ kulesi ( Maiden's Tower ). It is now a modern lighthouse. In the past, it served as a fort to tax ships up to one tenth of their cargo, similar to...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 19
Turkish Black Sea Coast
We go all the way to the Black Sea, we even pass the third Bosphorus Bridge, the tipping point between the Bosphorus and the Black Sea.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 20
Yavuz Sultan Selim Koprusu
The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is a bridge for rail and motor vehicle transit over the Bosphorus strait, to the north of two existing suspension bridges in Istanbul, Turkey. It was initially named the Third Bosphorus Bridge.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
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