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Istanbul Bosphorus Sightseeing Cruise with Audio Guide

4.5
1.1K ratings
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Carsten Pettke

Carsten

4/5

Nov, 2024

That was nice. The employee on the quay who welcomed us was very friendly and helpful. Also the service on board. We only have bad memories of the chairs on the outside deck. Very hard and uncomfortable...
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Eros Sebastian Ramos Campos

Eros

3/5

Nov, 2024

The tour was spectacular but they never gave any information about the audio guide and when you asked the boat workers, the truth is that they did not know anything about the subject and just invited you to listen to what was coming from the loudspeakers.
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Naike Lo Giudice

Naike

5/5

Nov, 2024

The tour is useful to see Istanbul from a different point of view, from the sea, understanding the vastness of this beautiful city, seeing Palaces and wonderful structures that we could not have admired so well from land. It was also very interesting to discover and admire the Asian side. Highly recommended!
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Elisabet Melendez Peral

Elisabet

5/5

Oct, 2024

The speed in confirming the reservation, the punctuality and easy access and at a very good price. From the boat you have fantastic views and it is a nice experience. I recommend it.
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Timothy Cummins

Timothy

4/5

Aug, 2024

Tour was nice, very relaxing. And a good recee trip - for my Bosphorus swim next day! The Audio Guide worked great (except the girls voice was 'too american' I thought!). I wasn't able to link the audio to my phone GPS location - but not a problem, because i re-wound/re-played some sections a few times.
Nairo David Tarazona Buitrago

Nairo

4/5

Aug, 2024

The ride is amazing, the views are really beautiful, the boat is huge with many places where you can place yourself! A unique experience...
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To Sai Kai

To

4/5

Aug, 2024

Smooth check in at the pier. Very neat and tidy in the boat deck. The cruise route covered most of the attraction points along the coast and clear audio introduction. May be good to add in more historic explanations about those places. Istanbul is such a beautiful and historic city.
Christian Krogsgaard

Christian

4/5

Jun, 2024

Just wanted a short cruise to kill some afternoon time. Online experience and ticket very easy, directions easy to find and website provided Accurate information. Big boat and cruise lasted a little over 1.5 hr. Soft drinks and ice cream available onboard and all in all a good experience for 12 USD.
João António Vitória Santos

João

4/5

Jun, 2024

Good experience, you can see more of Istanbul than you would have been able to without this boat tour. An experience not to be missed in Istanbul
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JOSELITO MARTINEZ

Joselito

5/5

Jun, 2024

We loved the boat ride. There were enough seats for everyone. Snacks and drinks were a lot to choose from and were reasonably priced. The audio guide was detailed enough to keep it interesting. And the schedule was punctual which was important to us.
Michelle Gar Ying Lai

Michelle

4/5

May, 2024

Watch-out, you may buy a ticket for a certain time BUT the cruise is run by Dentur Avrasya on Kabataş Pier. So they have their own specific cruise times. I recommend checking ahead, and not just appearing at your booked time. We turned up at 10:45am (ready for 11:00am), and were told the cruise is at 12:45pm - so come back at 12:30pm. The cruise travels north and sticks close to the golden horn bank, and turns around back south at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. And then sticks close to the Asian side. Because of this, I recommend getting a seat on the Port side of the boat (left). Note, the boat reverses out of the dock. The seats are just plastic garden seats that you can move around as you require. There is an audio guide. But it partly becomes obsolete when parts of the audio guide blast out of their own speaker in Turkish and then English.
José luis Egaña

José

5/5

May, 2024

Una experiencia bonita para recorrer el Bósforo y poder ver los lados de la costa con sus edificios, mezquitas, castillos.
MERYEM GAOUAOUI

Meryem

4/5

May, 2024

C'était vraiment pas mal avec un peu de vent frais, c'est top ! On peut découvrir les paysages et monuments, c'est magnifique !
Ruphas Rai

Ruphas

5/5

Apr, 2024

Really enjoyed the 1.5hrs tour cruise. Was able to see the Dolmabahce Palace from the water side and the two Bosphorus Bridges. Highly
Karen Davidson

Karen

5/5

Apr, 2024

Very good boat trip at a very reasonable price. The process of booking online was very easy and the details given for finding the boarding location were excellent, even provided a photo of the office/location. The boat was impressive and for the price the overall experience cannot be faulted.
Birgit Hartmann

Birgit

5/5

Apr, 2024

Ticketing experience was good. I bought the ticket online, used PayPal to pay for it. One thing that could be done better: send the ticket as pdf to the customer. I had no internet on my phone, so any ticket links don't work when you click on them. Would be good to think of offline customers as well :). Ship wasn't crowded, that was nice and left enough space for wandering around and taking pictures.
Gemma Anduig Romero

Gemma

3/5

Mar, 2024

Our original tour was cancelled without notice. After contacting customer support we managed to reschedule for the following day. The app for the audio worked ok, the location mode did not work but was able to manually play each section. The cruise itself was pleasant.
Katharina Kotschnew

Katharina

5/5

Mar, 2024

We couldn't do the booked trip but we got a substitutional tour. The guide was really nice and answered a lot of questions. The tour was informative and interesting but also really relaxing.
Jordan McKerron

Jordan

5/5

Mar, 2024

Great way to view the city from the water. Really enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend. Great value food and drinks on board too
Mélanie Sur

Mélanie

4/5

Mar, 2024

Nice cruise on a pretty boat, not too big. Luckily it wasn't too crowded. Tea offered during the cruise
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