Halfday Bosphorus Tour
You can experience Istanbul without the company of a friendly and hospitable guide.
But haven't many guests admitted that even though they had been in Istanbul before, it's only now after a guided tour organized by Avotur for them that they have finally reached an understanding of the city and the culture of its people?
Highlights: Bosphorus cruise, Spice Market
We start with a visit to the Spice Market located next to the New Mosque facing the Galata Bridge spanning over the Golden Horn. A totally oriental experience with local herbs, spices, Turkish delight, assortments of sweets, dried fruits and souvenirs are on sale.
A cruise on the Bosphorus will introduce us to the rich cultural heritage of the palaces, fortresses, wooden Ottoman villas and lively little fishing villages and famous nightspots of the city. Among the monuments to be viewed are the Rumeli and Anatolian Fortresses which were built by the Ottomans to help conquer Constantinople and the palaces such as the Beylerbeyi Palace and Ciragan Palace (now Kempinski Hotel), Kucuksu Pavilion as well as the picturesque little villages and wooden mansions along the shores of the Bosphorus. Our boat will cruise under the two suspension bridges built to cross between the two sides of the city, in other words between two continents. The Bosphorus Bridge from 1973 and the Conqueror Bridge from 1988 are very important thoroughfares between continents just as the Bosphorus is a very important sea route connecting the ports of the Black Sea to the Aegean and Mediterranean.
Lunch not included.
Return to the hotel after the tour.
