3 Hours Bosphorus Cruise with 1 Hour Stop in Asia Side

Badge of ExcellenceIstanbul, Turkey

From $27.42

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

2 to 4 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Enjoy stunning views of historic Istanbul from the water during this narrated boat tour down the Bosphorus. Cover many of the city’s top attractions from the scenic strait, passing highlights like Galata Tower, Dolmabahce and Topkapi palaces, and Rumeli Fortress. You’ll also head to Asia and back, with a get-down stop on Istanbul’s Anatolian side and free time to explore on your own.

A scenic Bosphorus cruise past Istanbul’s top sights
Listen to enriching commentary as you travel through the historic capital
Travel from Europe to Asia and back in a day, with free time on the Asian side
Choose from morning and afternoon departures for added flexibility

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Breakfast
Hotel pickup

Bottled water
Soda/Pop

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Meeting points

Select a meeting point

Type to search

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

End points

This activity ends in a different location. See details below:

Type to search

Pickup details

We can pick up you from hotels, it's not available for apartments and airbnb, for the pick up must be ready 1 hour before the tour time, the drivers will Collect you in 30 minutes

What To Expect

Galata Koprusu (Pass By)

Istanbul Resim Ve Heykel Muzesi, Mimar Sinan Guzel Sanatlar Universitesi (Pass By)

Dolmabahce Mosque (Pass By)

Dolmabahce Palace (Pass By)

Ortakoy (Pass By)

Hidiv Kasri (Pass By)

Rumeli Fortress (Pass By)

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (Pass By)

Anadolu Hisari Fort (Pass By)

Kucuksu Pavilion (Pass By)

Askeri Muze ve Kultur Sitesi KomutanlIgI (Pass By)

Beylerbeyi Palace

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

KIz Kulesi (Pass By)

Topkapi Palace (Pass By)

Bosphorus Strait

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Bosphorus Bridge (Pass By)

Bosphorus

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Anatolian Side

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
There is stairs to get on the boat, not recommended for the people who can't step
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 76 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Featured review

John_E

This is a great experience at a great price. Wonderful way to explore the shoreline via the Bosporus Strait. Very comfortable seating and nice breakfast. Meet up location was a bit confusing, at a small mosque adjacent to the waterfront. Just walk out to the adjacent boats and ask around showing your ticket. A gentleman showed me on his phone my contact information so I’d know I was at the right place. Highly recommend this tour.

Reviews

4.5

621 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travelers.

We perform checks on reviews

Showing 1-10 of 621 reviews

Great trip

sab_s, Apr 2024

Great experience and knowledge passed was exceptional can sit either inside or on top deck plenty of space only a handful on my booking and the views were incredible

Very good experience, price is good for service; I recommend

Omar_E, Apr 2024

Just a good experience; highly recommended Departure on time, bring with you a jacket, it’s windy in some parts of the trip

Good Tour But

JonathanCole_B, Apr 2024

Perfect introduction to the area.Knowledgeable guide. Caution. Read the fine print. Tour advertised as one hour stop on Asian side, however in the body of the tour stops that stop is at the discretion of the boat captain. I brought this up as an inconsistency. Bold print did not leave any doubt that a stop was part of the enticement. Is this a bait and switch Istanbul style? Good tour nonetheless

Great experience!

John_E, Apr 2024

Not bad

Poonkodi_V, Apr 2024

It's too crowded - it was an average experience . Pick up / drop arrangements were ok, but expected a better holiday experience

Start your trip with this efficient and reasonable ride

Rahul_B, Apr 2024

Efficient way to do the cruise in an economic manner. We were told we would be picked up but then they canceled 2 hours prior to pickup. We didn’t want to cancel, so we made our way there on our own, but the operator refunded part of the cost paid. However; it was our be nice if they stick to their word. The ferry was smooth and well run.

Good value

Simon_A, Mar 2024

Food was ok. Boat was good and decent commentary. Yes they take you to a leather shop but you can just walk on by. I thought it was a nice little stop in the Asian side. It was a decent cheap trip

Best way to see Bosphorous

Jahangir_M, Mar 2024

It was a very nice trip with english guide . Snack break with tea was equally good . Highly recommendable .

Best trip in Istanbul

Lea_L, Mar 2024

Everything was very well organized, a very pleasant and memorable trip, so many beautiful views and sights at once! The bus driver, guide and ship crew are extremely professional and kind, thank you very much!

Great experience. Wonderful perspective of Istanbul.

Ashkan_L, Mar 2024

The cruise was great. Very nice breakfast. Great tour guides. The only thing was that the stop at the Asian side consisted of entering only one store (leather store), which was fine but that was literally it. The ride back was also lovely. Staff very friendly and helpful. All facilities onboard. Thank you guys.

Great Boat trip to see Istanbul from a different view

Alistair_D, Mar 2024

Excellent commentary and explanation of the sights. Good value for money. Pick up from our hotel was a bonus not offered by many other tours.

Appreciation and Gratitude

Farah_O, Mar 2024

I want to start by saying thank you. My husband and I had to find our way to the port since the company does not serve Bomonti area. When we got there we couldn't find the boat, when I reached the tour guy via WhatsApp he stayed they had just left. Guess what they did? Yes, they came back for us. I couldn't believe it. I appreciated 🙏🏾 that so much, words can not express our gratitude. By the way the trip was full of beautiful senary.

very nice day

Thilo_D, Mar 2024

Very good value for price. PickUp was on time, and tourguide was great (live guide, not just on tape)

Asian side scam

Igor_P, Feb 2024

We booked this tour among others mostly because of the 1-hour stay on the Asian side. However, there was less than 40 minute break on the asian side in the place where you cannot do much. The only reason they stop here is so that they can sell you leather jackets in a shop that is also owned by them...the women that worked there literally asked our guide what the prices for some items are. There are also some restaurants around and you can not sit there because of the time limit. So, the asian side is total scam. Besides that, the tour lasted around 2 and a half hours (not 3h as described) and the departure place is a little bit further than described. The tour guide was mediocre, he was just speed talking about Istanbul history in two languages,English and Russion. Do not recommend, especially if one of the reasons uou want to book this tour is visiting asian side.

Enjoyable trip and lunch on Bosphorous boat trip

Roger_J, Feb 2024

Seeing and hearing about the sights on the shores of the Bosphorous as we travelled towards the Black Sea. Lunch was very good. Vegetarian choice too. Glad we could visit the Asian side of the river although the area visited did not have many attractions. Communications about the location of the pick up location could have been better. But we managed.....

Everything was fine,...

Denis_H, Jan 2024

Everything was fine, view, with parrot one of the most beautiful things i've ever experienced. Bridge iconic specially in the night time.

Review 3 hours cruise

Mohammad_R, Jan 2024

-Great team work by the tour organizers; -Nice scenic view of the cities; -information about the Bosphorus channel; -Detail information about the Buildings around the Bosphorus; -great breakfast

nice tour of the city by water

Ed_H, Jan 2024

Was nice to see the city from the water and the boat and staff were nice. Could of had more explanation of what buildings were what for my liking but was a nice afternoon.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the boat tour and found the staff to be pleasant. Your feedback about wanting more information on the buildings is valuable, and we'll make sure to share it with the team. We appreciate your kind words and hope to provide an even more informative and enjoyable experience on your next visit. Thank you for choosing our tour!

Bosphorous Strait Water Tour

Vinay_G, Dec 2023

It is a lovely trip on the Bosphorous Strait. Definitely a must do kind of experience. We would have found the 6 hour cruise to be too much. This was just perfect.

Sailing on the Bosphorus

Howard_K, Nov 2023

Totally relaxing and beautiful. We enjoyed every moment, and the food was very much appreciated. The only problem was that the PA system made it very difficult to hear, or understand our guide on the ship, but otherwise everything was fine.

...