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All-Inclusive, Bosphorus Strait Cruise in a Private Yacht

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This experience is on request only. Please email us at reservations@travelcurious.com

Things to know

Duration:

2 hrs

Categories:

After Dark, City Highlights, First Time Visitor

Private Tour:

You and our own professional guide. 100% exclusive

Transport Mode:

Private yachting tour

What's included:

What's not included:

Meeting points: In front of Caribou Coffee in Karaköy, Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Rıhtım Cd., 34425 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey.

What makes this tour special

Enjoy an all-inclusive, private sail of the Bosphorus, where you’ll see the best of the city’s spectacular skyline. Your tour comes complete with a captain, skipper, tour guide, food and drinks. On your private boating trip, you will:

Step into a world of luxury on a two-hour cruise down the Bosphorus Strait on a private yacht.
Enjoy the history of the magnificent strait from your private guide, who will point out the best of the sights, and engage with you according to your preference.
Find out the impact of the strait on Turkey’s foreign policy, since the strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and the Mediterranean, and serves as the geographical border between Europe and Asia, and the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation.
Admire the striking Dolmabahce and Ciragan Palaces, the stunning jewel-like Büyük Mecidiye Mosque, the medieval Rumelian Castle, the Maiden's Tower, and colourful Yali Mansions.
Engage all your senses as you taste beautifully prepared appetisers made with local Turkish product (includes 1 glass of wine, a or bottle of beer per person, soft drinks, dried fruits, hams and cheeses, and bread).
Relax into the beauty of the city, and see some of the most iconic and beautiful views of Istanbul, with its fairytale skyline marked by the minarets of Haghia Sofia and the Blue Mosque.
Please note: This cruise is particularly stunning at sunset, so please contact us if you would like to make your trip a sunset cruise.

As the world’s narrowest strait used for international navigation, the importance of the Bosphorus Strait—and thus Istanbul’s existence—cannot be overstated. Still, the best way we know to learn about this critical waterway is simply to enjoy it in a luxurious way, at your own leisure on a private yacht.

Your guide will be sure to show you the city’s key highlights, including the stunning Dolmabahçe Palace, with its ostentatious façade, as well as the 15th century Rumeli Hisarı Fortress and Beylerbeyi Palace, where Ottoman sultans spent their summers.

During the cruise, you will get the chance to truly experience the meeting of East and West, which comes together in the great city of Istanbul. While differences have been rooted within Turkish history, and have at times resulted in tension, the mix of different cultures and faiths in Istanbul has indeed fuelled the creation of the amazing, and utterly unique city that you see today. After two hours, your captain will dock in your original port, where you can then step off into the cool neighbourhood of Karaköy and enjoy the rest of your day or evening at your leisure.

What you'll see

Ciragan Kempinski Palace

Rumeli Hisari Fortress

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