Princes' Islands Tour from Istanbul Lunch Included

Istanbul, Turkey

7 to 8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off depends on the Booking option.
Air-conditioned vehicle
Round-trip boat crossing
Local guide
Lunch
Admission/Admission - Unkapani Pier

Traveling by Electric Car carriage

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Traveler pickup is offered. Pick up is included from hotels located in the Old City and Taksim areas. Please ask for availability for hotels located in other zones. Turkey Traveler pickup is offered FREE Pick-up & Drop-off service available from all hotels in central Istanbul. • FINDIKZADE • TOPKAPI → • LALELİ • BEYAZIT → • SULTANAHMET → • SİRKECİ → ŞİŞHANE→ • TAKSİM• TALİMHANE• • NİŞANTAŞI • ŞİŞLİ → → We will give you a pick-up time in the tour day. Please ask for pick-up possibility from other locations. There may be an extra charge for transportations from other locations. No pick-up or drop off service from the hotels on the Asian side of Istanbul Ports: Cibali-Kadir Has Üniversitesi, Cibali, 34083 Fatih/İstanbul Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.

Meeting point

Ahırkapı İskelesi
Sultan Ahmet, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Our ship will be waiting for you Ahırkapi iskelesi , you need to be ready here by 09:00 AM at the latest. Additionally, the guide phone number will be shared with you 1 day in advance. ( This information is valid for those who book a tour without transfer.)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Kadir Has University

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

TopkapI Palace (Pass By)

KIz Kulesi (Pass By)

Heybeliada

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Buyukada

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Kadir Has University

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kadir Has University

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

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

Most travelers can participate
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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Featured review

Robert_P

Wonderful tour. The island was lovely. Very peaceful and relaxing. I highly recommend going there if you have a extra day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reviews

3.3

based on 81 reviews

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Not worth it

Urvi_A, Jun 2024

Crowded. The ferry was not maintained. The bus made us wait a long time to pick up other passengers. However, the bus driver was extremely nice and picked us up in-person.

This experience was what...

Elizabeth_K, Jun 2024

This experience was what I would have expectedf or the cost. A large group tour with a buffet lunch. While it was fun to see the islands, we did not learn about the history or receive any further information.

Not great, not terrible

Tatjana_M, Mar 2024

The tour is mostly transport, and free time, without too much guidance and explanation. Part of the staff were really rude, or it looked like that, since we had trouble understanding them due to poor English. I am not sure what is the added value(compared to just getting a ferry on your own). Best thing was that they had a hotel pick up in the morning.

Vegetarian lunch was not to good

Suresh_J, Feb 2024

Enjoyed the walk on the seashore. Staff was friendly. Unfortunately sea was very rough on that day so the ride was very rough.

Not worth it…

Dauntez_C, Oct 2023

From start to finish- not worth it….. hotel pick up driver rude, tour was two hours late (resulting in us missing another tour) - It appeared as if it was slow season at each stop, most shops and restaurants were closed. An encounter with a photographer on board where he touched my brother to move him out of his way aggressively was not pleasant. Turkish music on board was nice .

Terrible Tour to Princes Islands

Olusola_T, Aug 2023

This tour was the worst tour I have ever been on! If I had none how bad it would be, I would not have wasted my time. The driver picked us up and the van was so filthy that I hesitated to sit down. There was no air conditioning so the driver was driving with the door open and which isn’t safe. The first island, they only gave us 25 minutes and then we had to return to the boat. What was even the point to even stop at the first island?? The food they served for lunch was not hygienic and my husband ended up getting sick. The crew were rude and unfriendly. After the tour, instead of dropping us off at our hotel, they dropped us off on the highway!!! Very dangerous. Stay away from this tour at all costs!!

Great scenery. Not to great trip

haytham_t, Aug 2023

We were picked up in an old bus that had broken chairs and no AC (it was August and the temp was 32 C°). It was HOT. The boat did not leave at time. We waited for a long time and many travelers complained. The journey was amazing. It included stops at two islands with enough time for a short walk and lunch, but not much time to explore the islands or for shopping. On the way back the tour guys attempted to entertain us by loud music and dancing for us and asking people to participate. Some people enjoyed it. I thought it was tasteless and annoying. But different people have different tastes.

Very average experience.

Shubarna_B, Jul 2023

The Prince’s Islands, themselves are really beautiful with white wooden houses with tiled roofs complementing the picturesque landscape which is why I gave the 3 star. But I am not happy with the tour. The lunch served was below average with only one chicken leg, measured white rice, little pasta and salad, no soft drinks also, only water. We had booked and paid for pick up and drop off from and to the hotel but after a whole day of touring, they just dropped us off at Taksim Square to find our way back to the hotel in that tired state which is truly not done!! They don’t give any coffee, tea or water complimentary on the boat. You have to buy everything. The condition of the boat is also not good. The toilets are bad with no running water. To sum it up, please do visit the beautiful islands but avoid this tour company. Lots of better boats are available.

Terrible, not guided, waste of time and money

JALAL_A, Jul 2023

It was not a guided tour at all, they drop us at extreme heat in buycada and they stop for 45 min in canaladia for no reason, and the tour didn’t say so, this means no time in crazy busy buycada to figure it out as no one guid us. There was no show and tell in buycada. You are on your own. Food was cheap. I trust viator, this was not way below my expectations if Viator

Relaxing and very enjoyable day!

FabiolaI_D, Jul 2023

From the start to finish it was great! One of the most relaxing days I’ve had in a long time! Stopping at the smaller island and then the main island was such a treat. The small shops and quaint restaurants was a great! Lunch was good too! Overall I would recommend this getaway to family and friends!

Big disappointment.

Joanna_M, Jul 2023

Bad food, no guiding tours on the islands and hard to understand the tour guide on the boad sound system. The bus driver was list twice and had to turn around a couple of times

Awful, don’t bother

Andrew_R, Jun 2023

Used very uncomfortable public transport which took 1.45, very crowded and noisy. Eventually reached Prince’s’ Island, a horrible dirty place. We walked through a couple of streets to wait in the blazing sun for ONE hour (it can be much longer apparently) to wait for a silly 25 minute Electical buggy trip that isn’t worth it according to our fellow passengers. We went off and did our own thing. We then had lunch at an organised restaurant then there was an hour’s free time. The place was so dirty and horrible we went home on the first boat available, an even more cramped one hour 45 minute trip. We felt completely ripped off. I am an ex airline captain and I am used to going with the flow, but this was a horrible trip, a complete waste of my money.

Very unfriendly service

MrLeonidiy, Jun 2023

I usually don't write bad reviews, and I wasn't going to write about this tour, until the waiter started a scandal. During lunch I wanted to sit next to my fiancee (who wouldn't, right?) We were one of the first ones to arrive, so the room was almost empty. We chose the empty table and took a sit, when the waiter came up and started screaming, that we MUST sit opposite to each other, because he has 80 other guests. I don't understand what difference does it make, but he started this weird argument with me, even the other guests were shocked. 'The guided tour' means that you will have a person saying very generic information (reading Wikipedia) during your boat ride and then get thrown on the island, where you have X minutes to roam around. When I asked the guide about how to get to Trotsky house on the biggest island, the answer was 'Google it'. Finishing up with some really weird 'surprise' fashion show in the end (probably sponsored), which looked a lot like scam shops by Egyptian Great Pyramids. The last are the pick-up and drop-off times, we were staying in a couch for the longest time possible. In the end, we decided to walk home on foot, rather than waiting at the bus for another half an hour.

Not a good tour

Sara_K, Jun 2023

The islands were beautiful but the tour was nothing special. The leather show at the end and the way they transported us back to taksim square was offensive. Not recommend this tour. They charge you for drinks, for snacks after paying for the tour and the only thing they give you is the lunch . The leather show was absolutely meaningless!! On the way back from the harbor , in the middle of town they picked up other tourist and we could hardly sit comfortable in the bus ! Disrespectful!

Not really worth it

Annora_M, May 2023

Although the trip was well planned I think it is better to get a ferry by your own and explore the island. The information shared by the guide is freely available on Google

Very pleasant day out. My...

Peter_M, May 2023

Very pleasant day out. My only complaint was the trip to a leather outlet in Istanbul, which was not advertised and i would rather have missed. Waste of time and a hard sell

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you very much sir for choosing us, we are happy to see you in our country, we look forward to seeing you again..

Terrible tour experience, nothing to see

faisal_b, Mar 2023

- The island itself is pretty with an antique look especially with the whole “no private cars thing” - the history that was shared during the tour barely goes beyond what can be found on the 2 paragraph wikipedia page. - the tour guide did not provide any information during the tour of the island on the electric carts, but rather gave it all in one go at the end near the central clock tour. - we felt that the island had a richer story to tell through its churches, mosques and buildings that was not delivered. - The worst offense was the end of the tour where instead of the drop off at hotel, we were told to await a “surprise”. The surprise was actually a thinly veiled advertisement to a jewelry/leather shop. It was a waste of our time and a complete disrespect to the profession of tour guides in Turkey.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this review! The big island tour is of course more beautiful in the summer, our guide is professional and licensed, gives information in every region you go, there is an electric car trip for about half an hour on the island, we do everything we can to make you happy, sir.

Peaceful Prince Island ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Robert_P, Mar 2023

Wonderful tour. The island was lovely. Very peaceful and relaxing. I highly recommend going there if you have a extra day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you very much sir for choosing us, we are happy to see you in our country, we look forward to seeing you again.

Maybe it is worth in the summer time

Mihaela_N, Mar 2023

Nothing special. It included a ride with ordinary ferry (aprox 2 hours), a ride with local electric bus not turist dedicated (aprox 15-20 min) around the island and an average lunch at a restaurant on the island. Mainly the island consist of summer/holiday houses and a small commercial area (restaurants, coffee shops, other shops). Out of season there is not much to do on the island except for sipping a coffee in one of the terraces.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you very much sir for choosing us, we are happy to see you in our country, we look forward to seeing you again.

Magnifique

nadine_j, Jun 2023

Très bon moment, les deux îles visitées étaient magnifiques, le transport a l’heure à l’hôtel, le repas très correct pour cette croisière, seul bémol au retour lors de notre transport visite imposée d’une fabrique et vente de vêtements en cuir, nous nous sommes senti pris en otage.