Bosphorus Dinner Cruise in Istanbul with Turkish Music and Live Performances
by Turkey Trip Planners
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$160Overview
This 3-hour evening cruise on the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul offers a full Turkish dinner featuring meze and includes alcoholic beverages. The boat travels along the waterway that separates Europe and Asia, passing important landmarks such as the Bosphorus Bridge, Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy, Uskudar, the Blue Mosque, and Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque. During the cruise, guests enjoy live Turkish music along with folk and belly dancing performances. The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off from central Istanbul hotels and air conditioning on board. Imported drinks and more than two glasses of alcohol are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Bosphorus Strait
The cruise passes along the Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea. The strait is about 30 km long and ranges from 550 to 3000 meters wide, with depths between 36 and 124 meters in the middle. Istanbul is unique as a city spanning two continents, Europe and Asia, divided by this waterway.
Bosphorus Bridge
The route goes under the Bosphorus Bridge (Boğaziçi Köprüsü), a suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers connecting the neighborhoods of Ortaköy on the European side and Beylerbeyi on the Asian side.
Ortakoy
The boat passes by Ortakoy, once a fishing village and now a lively area known for its cafés, restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, popular with Istanbul residents.
Dolmabahce Palace
The cruise follows the European shore past Dolmabahce Palace, a 19th-century Ottoman imperial palace that served as the empire's main administrative center during two periods in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Uskudar
The boat passes Uskudar on the Asian side, a municipality and district of Istanbul Province covering 35 km2 with a population of 524,452 as of 2022.
Blue Mosque
The boat approaches the Blue Mosque, built between 1609 and 1616 near the center of Istanbul. Its architect, Sedefkar Mehmed Ağa, designed the mosque to rival Hagia Sophia, and it is noted for its balanced proportions.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
The itinerary includes views of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, originally built as a church in 537 AD, later a museum, and now functioning as a mosque. It was notable for its large interior space and early use of a pendentive dome.
Meeting point
Please be at Kabataş port from 20:00 till 20:30 and we send some to pick you up and please provide us with a Turkish phone no or WhatsApp. to contact you for pickup. If you have any question about pickup please contact us first.
End point
Please be at Kabataş port from 20:00 till 20:30 and we send some to pick you up and please provide us with a Turkish phone no or WhatsApp. to contact you for pickup. If you have any question about pickup please contact us first.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Bosphorus Dinner Cruise in Istanbul with Turkish Music and Live Performances
by Turkey Trip Planners
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$160Overview
This 3-hour evening cruise on the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul offers a full Turkish dinner featuring meze and includes alcoholic beverages. The boat travels along the waterway that separates Europe and Asia, passing important landmarks such as the Bosphorus Bridge, Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy, Uskudar, the Blue Mosque, and Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque. During the cruise, guests enjoy live Turkish music along with folk and belly dancing performances. The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off from central Istanbul hotels and air conditioning on board. Imported drinks and more than two glasses of alcohol are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Bosphorus Strait
The cruise passes along the Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea. The strait is about 30 km long and ranges from 550 to 3000 meters wide, with depths between 36 and 124 meters in the middle. Istanbul is unique as a city spanning two continents, Europe and Asia, divided by this waterway.
Bosphorus Bridge
The route goes under the Bosphorus Bridge (Boğaziçi Köprüsü), a suspension bridge with steel pylons and inclined hangers connecting the neighborhoods of Ortaköy on the European side and Beylerbeyi on the Asian side.
Ortakoy
The boat passes by Ortakoy, once a fishing village and now a lively area known for its cafés, restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, popular with Istanbul residents.
Dolmabahce Palace
The cruise follows the European shore past Dolmabahce Palace, a 19th-century Ottoman imperial palace that served as the empire's main administrative center during two periods in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Uskudar
The boat passes Uskudar on the Asian side, a municipality and district of Istanbul Province covering 35 km2 with a population of 524,452 as of 2022.
Blue Mosque
The boat approaches the Blue Mosque, built between 1609 and 1616 near the center of Istanbul. Its architect, Sedefkar Mehmed Ağa, designed the mosque to rival Hagia Sophia, and it is noted for its balanced proportions.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
The itinerary includes views of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, originally built as a church in 537 AD, later a museum, and now functioning as a mosque. It was notable for its large interior space and early use of a pendentive dome.
Meeting point
Please be at Kabataş port from 20:00 till 20:30 and we send some to pick you up and please provide us with a Turkish phone no or WhatsApp. to contact you for pickup. If you have any question about pickup please contact us first.
End point
Please be at Kabataş port from 20:00 till 20:30 and we send some to pick you up and please provide us with a Turkish phone no or WhatsApp. to contact you for pickup. If you have any question about pickup please contact us first.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.