Istanbul Discovery: Dolmabahçe Palace, Bosphorus Bridge, Pier Loti Hill, City Walls and Black Sea

Exploring the Inside of Dolmabahçe Palace, Journey to Asia via Bosphorus Bridge, Visiting Asian Hill, Ascending Pierre Loti Hill, Aerial Ride via Cable Car, Tour of the City Walls, All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Lunch aboard the Vessel, Viewing Rumeli Fortress from the Maritime Perspective, Voyage to the Black Sea, Intermission at Beykoz

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Dolmabahce Palace - Start your day with a pickup from your European-side Istanbul hotel,

Dolmabahçe Palace, recent residence for Ottoman Sultans built by two Ottoman architects Karabet and Nikogos Balyan on a 110.000 m² area and served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire. Famous with great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons chandelier, the palace has 285 rooms and 46 halls.

  • Misir Carsisi (Spice Market) - Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers etc.

  • Walls of Constantinople (Istanbul City Walls) - Byzantine City Walls surrounded the Acropolis of Byzantium with 22 kms. long fortification with 96 towers and 9 main gates dating back to the 5th century.

  • Bosphorus Strait - This beautiful strait, sometimes spelled Bosporus and sometimes Bosphorus, was so called from the earliest ages by the ancients; from the mythology of 10, the mistress of Jupiter, having passed over it in the shape of a cow. It resembles the Dardanelles, in length, breadth and current, and like it, is a narrow separation which divides Europe from Asia; but it has many features familiar to itself. Instead of being a solitary stream running between deserted shores, it is a body of water full of life and animation, winding its way through banks covered with palaces and villages, shaded with magnificent forest trees, presenting to the eye, at every mile, a new scene of crowded existence.

  • 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü - Bosphorus Bridge, unique chance to step from one continent (Europe) to another (Asia) in 2 minutes.

  • Pierre Loti Hill - Pierre Loti Hill The hill was named after the French novelist and naval officer Pierre Loti who visited Istanbul several times and stayed many years. -Fly Over by Cable Car Enjoy the beautiful view from the cable car all the way down to the hill.

  • Eyup Sultan Mosque - We are visiting Eyüp Sultan Hazretleri in Istanbul’s Eyüp neighbourhood, outside the city walls, near the Golden Horn, the Eyüp Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Eyüp Sultan Camii) stands. The building today dates back to the early 19th century. The mosque complex consists of a mausoleum, the place where the typical born and companion of Muslim prophet Muhammad, Abu Ayub al-Ansari, is said to be buried. We shall visit the tomb as well.

What's Included
  • Lunch included
What's Not Included
  • Breakfast
Location
Dolmabahce Palace
Visnezade Mahallesi, Dolmabahce Cd
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Malusya22
Nov 17, 2020
Hen party in Istanbul - We had a 5 days tour of Istanbul. Sultanahmet Old City Travel organized everything perfectly, starting with a meeting at the airport in a comfortable Mercedes. We settled in a good hotel in the center of Istanbul. The program was scheduled for all days, excursions, sightseeing, sailing on a yacht. We were very pleased and recommend this company to our friends.
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