Half-Day Morning Bosphorus Cruise & Spice Bazaar Tasting Tour

Istanbul, Turkey

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

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Overview

Explore Istanbul by bus and boat on this group tour. Board your Bosphorus cruise and sail past Dolmabahce Palace and other historic waterside sites. Learn about the city's history from your guide. Stop at the Spice Bazaar to shop for dried fruit, caviar, honey, and more. Enjoy free hotel pickup from centrally located city center hotels.

Free hotel pickup from city center hotels
Travel comfortably by boat and in an air-conditioned vehicle
Learn about the history of Istanbul from your guide
Shop at the Ottoman-era Spice Bazaar for spices and local goods;

What's Included

Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Free hotel pick up from city center hotels
Traditional Turkish Delight and Nut Tasting
Professional Live Guide

Gratuities
Personal expenses

Meeting and Pickup

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

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Tour starts between 08:30-08:45 and we have free pick up services from city center hotels around 08:00 am Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 minutes prior to this time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation. Please note: When reconfirming your booking, your local supplier will advise you on alternative meeting points for hotels which are not accessible Please advise your hotel details for free pick up

Meeting points

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End points

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

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Bosphorus Strait

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Halic (Pass By)

Egyptian Bazaar

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Stroller accessible
Most travelers can participate
Not wheelchair accessible

Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

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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

3.3

based on 9 reviews

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Guide takes you to a scam store in the Egyptian Bazar

Valeria_I, Jul 2024

The Egyptian Bazaar part of the tour is a scam where they take tourists to an extremely overpriced spice/candy shop named Ayfer Kaur. They will charge you more than $400 for a bit of Turkish Delight and some tea that you could buy elsewhere for maybe $30. If you go, I recommend you DO NOT BUY ANYTHING!

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Hello, thank you very much for beeing our guests for the tour you joined, about shops at the bazaar, free to buy from any of them and we cannot control the rates of the shops, our suggestion is Ayfer Kaur to buy because if the items you buy is not well, we have force to change, others you should follow and we never force guests to buy from Ayfer Kaur, Look forward to see you in our tıurs again All the best

Istnbul

Lourdes_I, Jul 2024

Pick up was a bit late ,but Beautiful boat tour. Guide was great. Totally recommend if you need a short tour

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Hi, Thank you for your recommendations, everyday we work hard to be better for our guests

Friendly, knowledgeable, cheery.

margaret_m, Apr 2024

Friendly and informative tour guide. Prompt pickup and drop off where we asked. Driver spoke English and shared with us his knowledge of Scotland ( where we all originated from).

Response from Host, May 2024

Thank you your comments are valuable for us Lokk forward to see you again

Mais ou menos

HerminiaClara, Aug 2024

Houve um atraso grande no horário de saída, mudança de local de encontro e isso comprometeu o passeio. Havia um passeio de teleférico que não aconteceu, tínhamos um horário super curto e chegamos em cima da hora do cruzeiro que estávamos partir. Foi estressante. Mas o passeio em si foi bem legal.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Hola, , Gracias por tus valiosos comentarios, a veces los programas necesitan cambiar y en ciudades grandes como Estambul, lamentablemente todo puede pasar Estaremos aquí para tus futuras visitas para compensarte Todo lo mejor