PRINCES' ISLANDS TOUR - Full Day (Escape from the city)


Starting 08:00 till 17:30
*** Child aged 0-2 free of charge, %30 discount for child aged under 7 years old.
*** If you ask private tour the price will be 100 Euro per person.
Marmara cruise till the Buyukada (Great Island is the largest of the islands). A few minutes after landing you will be suprise; there is no cars, just bike and phaeton. You will have a chance to go around of Buyukada by horsedrawn carriage. You will enjoy with amazing view of Marmara Sea from hill. There are a lot of wooden houses with big and beautiful garden and churches. If you like you can walk to Hagia Yorgi Church and Monastery which is located on the hill of island.
Princes' Islands earned this name because they were the place of exile for disgraced princes during the Byzantine era. The islands are now fashionable resorts where upmarket local go to sunbathe and picnic. Only four of nine islands can be visited.
Kınalıada also known as Henna island because of its red cliffs. Burgazada In 2003 the island suffered a terrible forest fire, losing 4 square kilometres of its entire woodland. Heybeliada is the second largest island of the Princes' islands and it is where the Turkish naval academy is based. At the top of the central mountain, there is an 11th century Greek Orthodox monastery.
Buyukada is largest of the Princes islands. There are several historical buildings on Büyükada, such as the Hagia Yorgi Church and Monastery dating back to the 6th century, the Ayios Dimitrios Church, and the Hamidiye Mosque -built by Abdul Hamid II-. Around Dock Square you'll also see many places to rent bicycles, which is the second-best way to explore the island after hiring horse-drawn carriage.















