BOSPHORUS CRUISE - SPICE BAZAAR - BEYLERBEYI PALACE - CAMLICA HILL TOUR
Pick up from your hotel around 08:00am. We will drive along the old city wall and the Golden Horn. Then, we will visit Spice Bazaar. After that, we start Bosphorus Cruise tour by boat. We can see Galata Tower, Maiden's Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Bosphorus Bridge, Rumeli Fortress etc from the sea. After lunch, we will continue to visit Beylerbeyi Palace (Harem is not included). At the end of the tour, we will drive to Camlica Hill which is the one of the best viewpoints in Istanbul. Return to your hotel around 17:30.
NOTES
• The tour includes pick ups from hotels in Sultanahmet or Taksim area. There will be an extra charge for pickup service from other locations.
• Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Monday and Thursday. It will be replaced with Chora Museum.
• Child aged 0-2 free of charge, %30 discount for child aged under 7 years old.
• This tour is regular. Please contact us for private tour options.
City Walls initially was built by Constantine for protecting the city against attacks from both sea and land. After growing the city, the double line of the Theodosian Walls was built in the 5th century.
Golden Horn was the ancient natural and secure harbour of Istanbul. Greek, Jewish, Armenian communities lived with Turkish people together along the shores of Golden Horn.
Spice Bazaar is one of the oldest bazaars in Istanbul, known in Turkish as the Egyptian Bazaar. There are many shops where you can buy spices, sweets, dried fruits and nuts, teas and coffees.
Rumeli Fortress was built by Mehmet the Conqueror to cut off any food supply or weapons to Constantinople in 1452. The castle currently functions as a museum and open-air theater for various concerts at festivals.
Beylerbeyi Palace was served as a summer residence of Ottoman sultans on the Asian shores of the Bosphorus. Among the famous visitors of this palace were French Impress Eugenie Franz Joseph of Austria, King Edward of England.
Camlica Hill is situated on the Asian part and one of the highest point of Istanbul with 268 meters. You will have a chance to see Bosphorus, Bosphorus Bridge, Historical Peninsula, Galata and Beyoglu.