BOSPHORUS & GOLDEN HORN (full day)
Duration: Full Day (8 hrs aprx)
Highlights: Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise, Grand Bazaar, Suleymaniye Mosque, Golden Horn
Operates: All year-around - Only on private basis
Excursion Rate: Please fill the form and tell us your travel dates & number of participants
Note: Bosphorus Cruise & Golden Horn excursion is insuranced by TURSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies)
Visit to the Spice Bazaar (Closed on Sundays) from 1663 with its domed and vaulted shops selling spices and herbs, also known as Egyptian Bazaar. Then proceed to the pier for a Bosphorus cruise on a public ferry. Starting the trip from the Golden Horn and sailing through the waterway separating the two continents - Asia and Europe - with a possibility to take pictures of the marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials. During this trip Ciragan Palace Hotel, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridges will be visioned. Proceeding to the restaurant for lunch. Then to Grand Bazaar (Closed on Sundays), the most attractive shopping center in the world with nearly 4000 shops. Thereafter visit to Suleymaniye Mosque, dedicated to Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, built by the famous Turkish architect, Sinan. Then a drive along the Golden Horn for a short break at the Cafe kown as the Teahouse of Pierre Loti, commands a superb view of the Golden Horn.
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Please take note of the following:
* 30% discount for children below the age 7, free for the ages 0-2
* Grand Bazaar & Spice Bazaar is closed on Sunday
* The order of visiting sights, may vary slightly from time to time
* Clothing: Entrance to Mosques and Churches visited in our tours is not allowed to gentlemen and ladies with no proper outfit
* You are kindly requested to present your self at the pick up point 15 minutes prior the pre advised pick up time
* Smoking is not permitted
What's Included:
* Pick up and drop off at Istanbul Cruise Port
* Transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches
* Professional Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
* All entrance fees to the archaeological sites and museums, parking and road tolls
* Local taxes
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