Half Day Morning Bosphorus Cruise & Spice Bazaar visit (Bus and Boat Tour) | La Vacanza Travel

Half Day Morning Bosphorus Cruise & Spice Bazaar visit (Bus and Boat Tour)

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Türkiye, İstanbul, Istanbul
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  • 3 hours
  • Istanbul
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Discover two fascinating sides of Istanbul with a cruise along the Bosphorous and a bus trip exploring the roots of the city. Immerse yourself in a rich, vibrant history and landscape while exploring this wondrous cultural landscape.

Make your way to the shores of the Bosphorous, board a boat, and head out into the waters. cruising along the shoreline, gaze at the views of the opulent Dolmabahce Palace and the simplicity of the solitary Leanders Tower

Visit Spice Bazaar, coloured spices are displayed alongside jewel-like lokum (Turkish Delight) at this Ottoman-era marketplace, providing eye candy for the thousands of tourists and locals who make their way here every day. Stalls also sell caviar, dried herbs, honey, nuts and dried fruits

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Bosphorus Cruise, Istanbul 34126 Turkiye

Guests will see Istanbul and highlights of Bosphorus from the boat
Bosphorus Cruise on private boat enjoying the straits of both Europe and Asia with a possibility to photograph the unique beauties of the Bosphorus.


Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Halic, Istanbul Turkiye

Golden Horn (from the bus), the arm of the Bosphorus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula separating the old and the new parts of İstanbul where the first colonies settled during
the Byzantines. The residential area for Byzantine Jews, Italian traders and other non-muslim minorities. Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Metal Church of St. Stephen
the Bulgarian, Jewish Hospital (Or-Ahayim), Fener Orthodox Patriarchate and 22 kms. long Byzantine City Walls, strongest fortification of the middle age.


Stop At: Egyptian Bazaar, Rüstem Paşa, 34116 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye

Spice Bazaar, you will have chance to make shopping at one of the oldest bazaar in Istanbul famous with spices, fruits, vegetables, nuts, flowers etc.

Duration: 45 minutes

Inclusions
  • Cable Car
  • Professional guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Free hotel pick up from city center hotels
  • Entry/Admission - Bosphorus Cruise

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • 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 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
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

1: Tamara Restaurant, Sultan Ahmet, Küçük Ayasofya Cd. No:14, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
2: Tamara Restaurant, Sultan Ahmet, Küçük Ayasofya Cd. No:14, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
3: The Marmara Taksim, Gümüşsuyu, Osmanlı Sk. No:1 D:B, 34437 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye
Traveler pickup is offered
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


Departure Time

08:00 AM


Return Details

1: Taksim Square, Şehit Muhtar, 34435 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye
2: Sultanahmet, Alemdar, 34110 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

margaret_m

13 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).

A5137RPjennifers

25 Apr, 2023

I booked a tour of the Spice Bazaar and the Bosphorous, happily ticking the box and excited as in the short time I was in Istanbul, I wanted to do a tour of the Bosphorus and the Spice Bazaar. They replied saying did I want to do the tour the on Sunday afternoon instead of Monday morning. Looking at the weather forecast I said, sure. Unfortunately, the tour that happens in the afternoons is the tour of the Bosphorous, then Pierre Loti. This was not what I had paid for, or expected to be doing. When I asked the tour guide he said it was quite clear on the website, afternoon tours went to Pierre Loti. Why I was offered this tour is beyond my comprehension. As I only had a short time in Istanbul, this meant the spice Bazaar was no longer a site to visit. I cant' tell you about my disappointment. The tour of the Bopshorous was great, for the Asian side. The tour guide was informative and knowledgable. Apparently there wasn't much of note on the European side. I had to interrupt his conversation with other travellers to ask about landmarks. Pierre Lot, once i had overcome my simmering crankiness, was fine. However, the 4 minute ride on a cable car was overshadowed by the 1/2 wait for the extremely underwhelmingly short trip we waited for. I did give the organisers a private message explaining what had happened. I haven't heard from them so unfortunately I am posting this publicly now. I will be asking for a partial refund, which they should have offered me when I complained the evening of the date of my excursion.

Tim H

15 Jul, 2022

Take this tour! It's the perfect way to learn about Istanbul and Turkey, super informative, and you can't beat the price. We got picked up and dropped off right at our hotel. Our guide spoke perfect English (he had lived in the US for a few years), so it was easy to understand and relate to him. He really knows Istanbul/Turkey, and, having lived in the US, knew tons of comparisons/contrasts between the two countries. Our group was kinda small - about 10 people, which gave us plenty of opportunity to ask questions - most of the time it felt like our own personal tour guide. The boat tour was the highlight. The water and shoreline were so beautiful. The boat itself is a decent size ferry carrying other passengers, but our guide was always close by, explaining the important sites and points of interest. We took tons of photos and learned so much. It was a perfect way to spend the morning.

BruceandKim1967

03 Oct, 2021

This tour was great and very educational. The boat was clean and pick up was very organized. Our guide explained what we were seeing on the strait in nice detail and taking us thru the spice bazaar was awesome and made us feel welcome there.

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Highly Recommended! It's like having your own personal guide to Istanbul.

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