Bosphorus Cruise with Dolmabahce Palace and Istiklal Street Tour

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Istanbul, Turkey

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7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Avoid the hassle of navigating a large, fast-moving city like Istanbul on your own and experience its key highlights in a single, well-organized day. Instead of managing routes and connections, you move smoothly between cultural landmarks and local districts with hotel pickup and a Bosphorus ferry ride built in. See both historic and modern sides of the city without the planning burden.

Private full-day Istanbul tour with Bosphorus River cruise and hotel pickup
Personalized journey through the city’s rich history
Discover centuries of Ottoman heritage and architectural gems across Istanbul
Visit the stunning 16th-century Rüstem Pasha Mosque, renowned for its intricate İznik tiles

What's Included

Private tour for your family
Private guiding service by an expert tour guide
Skip the line priority to buy museum tickets

Lunch
Museum tickets
Public ferry tickets
Gratuities
Transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We can pick up from centrally located Sultanahmet, Sirkeci, Karakoy and Taksim hotels, for non-central hotels MEETING POINT can be set by guest affter booking. This tour can be operated as Shore Excursion Tour from GalataPort for cruise passegers.

Itinerary

Dolmabahce Palace

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bosphorus Strait

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Besiktas (Pass By)

Rustem Pasha Mosque

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Istiklal Caddesi

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Misir Carsisi

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Eminonu Square (Pass By)

Additional Info

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

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays can be replaced with alternatives such as Yıldız Palace or Basilica Cistern or Topkapı Palace
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews

5.0

based on 38 reviews

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Awesome tour guide in an awesome city!

Lorraine_G, Oct 2025

Sadat was an exceptional tour leader! His knowledge of Turkish history was impressive, His personality was energetic, warm, and funny. His concern for our comfort and safety was reassuring. It's obvious he really loves his job. We had 4 different guides during our 3 week stay in Turkey for various itineraries and he was by far the most comfortable and fun guide to be with. Always smiling, always positive and always engaging! He never ran out of energy. We learned and saw a lot on our day tour of Istanbul. If you get Sadat as your guide, you are in luck!

First time in Istanbul....

Kwok_L, Jul 2025

First time in Istanbul. Emel was our guide and gave us a private tour. She was informative and friendly.

Excellent tour!

Lori_M, Jun 2023

This tour was excellent! The Dolmabahce Palace was beautiful and the street walking tour was fascinating. The tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and interesting.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Dear Lori, Thank you so much for your nice review. Your support is much appreciated. It makes us truly happy to see valuable feedbacks from our guests. We hope to see you again in our tours. Kind Regards, Hatice Kelek

An amazing day

Mark_H, Jul 2022

My guide was Emily and it was like having a good friend for a day. Got along with her really easily and she was very knowledgable. Had a really lovely day and was sad to say goodbye 😭

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank you so much for joining our tours.

Amazing personalized tour

Durga_J, Mar 2022

Our tour guide Omur (I hope I remember his name correctly) was fantastic. Prompt pickup right in our hotel lobby, and a very personalized tour for our desires. He was extremely knowledgable about the palace and cruise, but most importantly when we told him we enjoyed wine, specific parts of history, etc. he really went above and beyond to tailor our experience. We loved this tour and recommend it.