Shine or
rain, public and private boats glide along the seventeen-mile strategic finger
of the Bosphorus Strait; it is a “must” to take a ride, truly an Istanbul
Bosphorus highlight. Boat rides usually begin in Eminönü – grab a ubiquitous
grilled fish sandwich at the pier before boarding to plane – and ride as far as
the castle and lighthouse on the Black Sea, passing ancient wooden houses
(yalis), palaces, mosques, and multi-million-dollar ultra-modern houses.
Alighting
your cruise from any of several docks, a typical Bosphorus cruise (Bosphorus Tours İstanbul) will
take you on a loop of Istanbul’s best striking monuments through the İstanbul
Bosporus Strait. At over thirty meters long, you will cover almost half of the
strait in a short-circle cruise ( about 2 hours), or all of it in a full-circle
or long cruise ( about 4-6 hours). Depending on your beginning point, you can
enter and exit that sightseeing loop at any point and take a cruise past the
following some touristic places.
In the lower
Bosphorus, near to Old City (Sultanahmet) and the downtown center is Kabataş, a
bustling transfer hub for land and sea. Just beyond is the Dolmabahçe Mosque
and its baroque Dolmabahçe clocktower, dating from the 1850s and projected by
the Balyan Brothers, famous Armenian architects of the period.
That is
followed by the Dolmabahçe Palace, or “Filled In Garden”, taking its name from
its little inlet which was filled in to make this imperial palace and that
later replaced Topkapi Palace as the Sultans’ preferred residence. Constructed
in the 19th century it is one of the best attractive palaces in the world and
has a white marble facade of over 280 meters along the seafront.
Further on
is Beşiktaş (mean in English is Cradle Stone)
a busy town bursting with students and ferry landing port, followed by
Ciragan Palace. Constructed for Sultan Abdul Aziz in 1874 and he died here soon
after being deposed and the palace housed his successors in a virtual prison
for the next 30 years. Palace later served a brief stint as the place of
Turkish Parliament in 1908, till it was burnt down in a fire and restored into
one of the best luxury Istanbul hotels. If you want to do ''Bosphorus Tours İstanbul''
please contact with us.
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