Bosphorus Cruise Half Day Morning or Afternoon
Tour
4M :
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 Byzantine. 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, 21 kms. long
City Walls, the strongest
fortification of the middle age.
SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian
Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops
selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers etc.
BOSPHORUS CRUISE, through
the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with a
possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas
of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious
apartments.
RUMELİ FORTRESS (from the sea/no
interior visit), historical armament built by the Conqueror to control
and protect Bosphorus.A unique example of military architecture.
4A : In the afternoon Spice
Bazaar maybe substituted with ZİNDAN
HAN, built during the Byzantine Empire. It was the first Women
Prison in the world by the Ottomans, restored back to the original style
nowadays.
also visioned during the tour
IMPERIAL GARDENS OF ROYAL YILDIZ PALACE • ÇIRAĞAN PALACE
HOTEL KEMPINSKI
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE connecting
EUROPE & ASIA continents • BEYLERBEYİ PALACE
from the sea
