Bosphorus Yacht: Asia Stopover & Istanbul's Best Views

This is a weather-dependent experience. The warmer and calmer the weathe, the better will be your experience. This is a pleasant trip to get your bearings up and down the Bosphorus. Some snacks are provided (but don't skip your breakfast or lunch). You will have about 20 minutes to buy a gelato treat on the Asian side. The guide gave regular updates on what we were seeing. The problem is that only the 10 people in the very back of the boat had a really unobstructed view. The same clear coverings on the side of the viewing level of the boat made it difficult to get good views and good photos. Other boat rides might be better.

Fabulous experience and a very enjoyable excursion to see the sights. The commentary was informative and entertaining. Drinks and snacks were appreciated!

Fantastic and Well-Organized Tour! This was such a great tour! Everything was very well organized with easy hotel pick-up and drop-off. The yacht was luxurious and comfortable, and the guide was both informative and funny. It’s a perfect way to see Istanbul from the water, and I really enjoyed the quick stop on the Asian side. Overall, an excellent experience — highly recommend!

Very good tour. Learned a lot of history. Saw the important sites along the Bosporus Strait. The guide was very knowledgeable. Enjoyed the tea, Turkish coffee, and snacks.

Enjoyable, with good information and stories on the trip. Especially liked the yoghurt. We preferred the fruit to the honey!

Started out poorly, but tour group recovered beautifully to give us a great experience! We chose to have a pick up from our hotel and had to change the hotel a few days prior to the tour. The tour group prompted confirmed our new hotel and provided a time for us to meet them in the lobby. On the tour day, the pickup time passed and we got a call telling us they were waiting at our first hotel. Traffic is so bad in Istanbul, that we were never going to make it by car. The tour operation was great about walking us through the process to take the tram, and met us at the port tram station to quickly get us to the boat just five minutes past the tour time (they held the boat for us). They took full responsibility for the mix up and apologized several times. And they offered to drive us wherever we wanted after the cruise. So getting there was very stressful, but the tour of the Bosphorus was amazing. The guide was knowledgable and funny, and the snacks on board were great.

It was a plus they picked us up and returned us to our hotel. The boat was very clean and comfortable. The narration throughout the trip was educational. They served tea and snacks as well as coffee near the end of the trip. Staff on board are courteous and helpful. We had a great time cruising on the Bosphorus.

The boat was beautiful and comfortable, the guide amazing, and the snacks plentiful and delicious. It was truly perfect. A BARGAIN!

Great experience with great guide. The boat is great, the programme very well structured. Great service on and off board.

It starts near bridge one and proceeds under bridge two before returning. It goes up the European side and returns on the Asian side (that may alternate on different days but the point is you get to see both sides close up)..