BOSPHORUS & TWO CONTINENTS

Duration: Full day tour

Availability : Available everyday

Meals : Lunch - set menu

Tentative Itinerary :

• Pick up from centrally located hotels in Istanbul only
• Start  with City Walls, The first breach of the walls was by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the second by the cannons and troops of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453
• Drive-by bus to Golden Horn. As a natural and extremely secure harbour, the Golden Horn has played an important role in the development of Istanbul
• Visit Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), the air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice
• Boat trip to Bosphorus. An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas and mansions up to the Rumeli Fortress
• Enjoy the scenic view of The Rumeli Fortress from the sea
• Have lunch
• Bosphorus Bridge. Unique chance to step from one continent (ASIA) to another (EUROPE)
• Beylerbeyi Palace. The summer residence of Ottoman Sultans with its original furniture and magnificent gardens with the HAREM on the ASIAN SIDE
• Camlica Hill, one of the highest point in Istanbul. 
• At the top of it, you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of İstanbul and the Bosphorus from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional style, as you sip your drinks in a cafeteria
• Return back to the hotel