Princes Island Full Day Tour

Istanbul, Turkey

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

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Overview

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Tour Guide
Ferry Cruise
Hotel pick-up & Drop off ( if selected)
Lunch ( if selected )

Electric Vehicle or Bcyle
Beach Entrance Fee (Summer Months)
Personal Expenses

Meeting and Pickup

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

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up guests who stay in hotels in Fatih and Beyoğlu districts by car. We pick up guests from their hotels between 07:45 and 09:00, depending on the distance of the hotel location. We give the pick-up time 1 day in advance

Meeting point

Cibali, 34083 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
We pick up guests who make reservations outside of these districts from a common meeting point.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

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KIz Kulesi (Pass By)

Haydarpasa Terminal (Pass By)

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Buyukada

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Istanbul

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

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

Infants must sit on laps
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 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

3.8

based on 36 reviews

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Lovely experience!

Isabella_N, Jun 2025

A lovely experience with a fabulous guide. Well organized , informative and fun. The lunch was amazing... fabulous perfectly prepared Sea Bream. I really recommend this day trip !

Beautiful experience!

Matthew_P, Jan 2025

The islands are beautiful but it would be ideal to be provided with some more information of where the main attractions on the islands are.

Waste of time & inaccurate tour description!

Malia_B, Sep 2024

I think I went on the wrong tour, the description was completely off - island time was significantly less 1 hr less & the other was 30min less & surprise no tour guide, lunch was on the boat not a restaurant on the island, group size was ~100 (whole ferry boat, not 30) & drop off you MUST pay attention & ask to be let off even if the driver calls out other folk’s hotels. I stopped paying attn & he missed my hotel & made me walk 25min back to my hotel. All in all this was a wasted day, I would not go on this ferry ride this long for 3 hrs of island exploring time.

Average Tour - Can be avoided.

Sameer_S, Aug 2024

Was average tour, can be avoided and time spend some where else. There is not a lot to do apart from look at local shops and eat at the food outlets. At the small island its 200 TL er person to acess beach which is not worth it.

Mediocre at best

Andrew_D, May 2024

We booked this tour with the thought that we would get a guided tour of the islands. Or at minimum, a basic transport to the Princess islands. Here was our experience We got a text the night before saying we would be picked up between 0845 and 9. So we went to the lobby at 0840, and waited and waited. 10 minutes after 9 I get a text saying to walk to the tram (which I have no idea where it is). So I get some instructions and look. I still can’t find it. After 5 minutes I get a call and am told to hurry since we are late. Finally at about 930, after 3 calls, 2 texts and the driver sending me their location. We arrive at the bus. Simple no frills, no issues. Works perfect we get to the boat and we are under way. As we depart a gentleman is walking around trying to get you to take pictures with his macaw (for a fee), another one is trying to get you to dress like a sultan (for a fee). While I don’t enjoy this, I don’t mind it as some people like this and the camera man was very friendly, but if this is something that bothers you beware. We went to the first island and to be honest, you really don’t need to get off the boat. Not much there and felt like a waste of time. The next island was finally worth it. Lovely, markets etc. great time but beware the too guide told us to be back by 245, we arrived early at 215 and at 230 the boat pulled away!!! Don’t know if this was a communication error or what but be aware. Finally and the real reason for the low review, was we land back on the main land. It’s 4pm and the tour lasts until 5. I thought it was ending early which was no issue, but instead we are told we are going to a fashion show before we can go home. Then we are walked to a smalls shop basement to see a fashion show of 3 people wearing today’s latest whatever. And guess what, today only we could get 50% off the market price! Wow….. after sitting through that for 20 minutes we walk up to the shop to see jackets that are (with the discount) $600… To sum up the tour was simple, and a bit frustrating and we got to where we were going. However, we got a few hard sells and feels like a lot since your here you should consider buying this and that etc. To be honest if push came to shove, I would do this tour again but would much much rather just use a basic ferry service to get to the island rather then the whole situation.

A special day

Ariel_L, Oct 2023

Princess Island is stunningly gorgeous. We loved everything about this tour. Our guide is very knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. He was sensitive to our needs and responded to our requests in a very professional way.

A lot of sitting for nothing.

Luka_L, Oct 2023

It is boring and not worth the trip. The Island is unimpresive there is nothing to see there and the lunch is average at best. On the car ride on the island you dont see anything interesting. I do not recommend it.

Enjoyable

Alshahid_F, Sep 2023

The trip to and fro the island was enjoyable.The car tour would have been much better if is slower.There is little to do in the island.It is not easy to walk around on steep streets.The “compulsary “menu was poor.

Great day Trip from Istanbul

Nishchaya_D, Jul 2023

A nice day spent away from Istanbul, well organized & planned. 1.5 hour of ferry ride was good and relaxing both sides. The lunch inclusive was decent quality. The electric car ride which was inclusive on island was nice too. Suleiman our tour guide was really the one who made tour go well

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you so much. I hope see you again another day with different tour:)

Tour normalito y muy mejorable en cosas

Jess_n, Mar 2024

Lo mejor del tour ha sido el viaje en barco hasta las islas. La recogida fue regular, pues debido al tráfico se presentaron 10minutos tarde y nos llevaron en taxi al puerto junto a los demás integrantes del grupo. La comida fue escasa, si bien estaba rica y no incluía postre. El guía hablaba bien inglés, pero explicaba todo con poco detalle y muy justo, aunque te ayudaba ante cualquier duda. La visita a las islas fue muy justita de tiempos (sólo 1 hora para ver la primera y escasa hora y media para la segunda). La visita a la tienda de cuero y su desfile sobraban, además resultaba agobiante tener a las dependientas detrás tuya como para obligarte a comprar. Lo peor de todo fue el regreso, pues no nos llevaron de vuelta al hotel como estaba pactado, simplemente nos dijeron que debido al tráfico cogieramos el metro a Taksim y al ser el día de la mujer el metro te dejaba en la siguiente parada y después tuvimos que ir andando al hotel así que la organización recogida/traslado al hotel muy mal.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry you had trouble dropping off at the hotel. But this happened for reasons beyond our control. Since Taksim Square is very crowded on such special days, this area is closed to vehicle traffic by the state. You can find many news about this on the internet. Thank you for your understanding.

Buyukada es un paraiso

Luis_R, Jun 2023

Preciosas islas que merecen la visita. Tuvimos un buen guia y con el estas mas orientado si vas por primera vez, pero puedes hacerlo por cuenta propia.