Istanbul Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show and DJ
by GLAMOROUSBOSPHORUS
Choose from 6 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.€81Overview
This tour highlights the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul with a 3.5-hour boat cruise that includes a dinner and an evening Turkish Night show. The cruise passes several key landmarks such as Dolmabahçe Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, the Bosphorus Bridge, Rumeli Fortress, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Büyük Mecidiye Camii (Ortaköy Mosque), and Kız Kulesi (Maiden's Tower). Guests will be picked up and dropped off at their hotel with air conditioning provided during transport. On board the boat, there are restrooms and unlimited soft drinks. Dinner is served during the cruise and prepared by professional chefs. The menu starts with starters and a seasonal salad, followed by a main course with four options: grilled fish with arugula, onion and lemon; grilled chicken steak with rice and potatoes; grilled meatball with rice and potatoes; or a vegetarian choice of pasta with vegetables, pizza, or a vegetable plate. Dessert and a fruit plate complete the meal. The Turkish Night show features a variety of performances including Whirling Dervishes, Turkish Gypsy Dance, a Henna Ceremony, Caucasian Dance, multiple belly dancer performances, Turkish Folk Dance, and a live DJ set. This combination of sightseeing, dinner, and cultural entertainment lasts about three and a half hours.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Dolmabahce Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace is located in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district on the European side of the Bosphorus. It served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire twice, from 1856 to 1887 and again from 1909 to 1922. The cruise passes this historic palace during the tour.
10 min
Beylerbeyi Palace
Beylerbeyi Palace, meaning "Lord of Lords," is situated in the Beylerbeyi neighborhood of Istanbul's Üsküdar district on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. Built in the 1860s as an Ottoman summer residence, it lies just north of the Bosphorus Bridge completed in 1973. The boat passes this palace on the cruise.
10 min
Bosphorus Bridge
The Bosphorus Bridge, officially the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and known as the First Bridge, is a suspension bridge linking Europe and Asia in Istanbul. It spans the Bosphorus strait between Ortaköy and Beylerbeyi and is one of three bridges crossing the strait.
10 min
Rumeli Fortress
Rumelihisarı, also called Boğazkesen Castle, is a medieval fortress located on hills along the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul's Sarıyer district. The fortress gave its name to the surrounding neighborhood and is passed on the cruise route.
10 min
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, spans the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul. Completed in 1988, it was the world's fifth-longest suspension bridge span at the time and currently ranks 24th worldwide.
10 min
Buyuk Mecidiye Camii
Also called Ortaköy Mosque, the Büyük Mecidiye Camii is located in Beşiktaş at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square along the Bosphorus. It is a prominent mosque seen from the cruise.
10 min
KIz Kulesi
The Maiden's Tower, or Leander's Tower since medieval Byzantine times, is a tower on a small islet about 200 meters from the coast of Üsküdar, at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul.
10 min
Meeting point
Kabataş Port. 20:30 (8:30 PM)
End point
Kabataş Port. 20:30 (8:30 PM)
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Istanbul Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show and DJ
by GLAMOROUSBOSPHORUS
Choose from 6 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.€81Overview
This tour highlights the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul with a 3.5-hour boat cruise that includes a dinner and an evening Turkish Night show. The cruise passes several key landmarks such as Dolmabahçe Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, the Bosphorus Bridge, Rumeli Fortress, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Büyük Mecidiye Camii (Ortaköy Mosque), and Kız Kulesi (Maiden's Tower). Guests will be picked up and dropped off at their hotel with air conditioning provided during transport. On board the boat, there are restrooms and unlimited soft drinks. Dinner is served during the cruise and prepared by professional chefs. The menu starts with starters and a seasonal salad, followed by a main course with four options: grilled fish with arugula, onion and lemon; grilled chicken steak with rice and potatoes; grilled meatball with rice and potatoes; or a vegetarian choice of pasta with vegetables, pizza, or a vegetable plate. Dessert and a fruit plate complete the meal. The Turkish Night show features a variety of performances including Whirling Dervishes, Turkish Gypsy Dance, a Henna Ceremony, Caucasian Dance, multiple belly dancer performances, Turkish Folk Dance, and a live DJ set. This combination of sightseeing, dinner, and cultural entertainment lasts about three and a half hours.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Dolmabahce Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace is located in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district on the European side of the Bosphorus. It served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire twice, from 1856 to 1887 and again from 1909 to 1922. The cruise passes this historic palace during the tour.
10 min
Beylerbeyi Palace
Beylerbeyi Palace, meaning "Lord of Lords," is situated in the Beylerbeyi neighborhood of Istanbul's Üsküdar district on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. Built in the 1860s as an Ottoman summer residence, it lies just north of the Bosphorus Bridge completed in 1973. The boat passes this palace on the cruise.
10 min
Bosphorus Bridge
The Bosphorus Bridge, officially the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and known as the First Bridge, is a suspension bridge linking Europe and Asia in Istanbul. It spans the Bosphorus strait between Ortaköy and Beylerbeyi and is one of three bridges crossing the strait.
10 min
Rumeli Fortress
Rumelihisarı, also called Boğazkesen Castle, is a medieval fortress located on hills along the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul's Sarıyer district. The fortress gave its name to the surrounding neighborhood and is passed on the cruise route.
10 min
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, spans the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul. Completed in 1988, it was the world's fifth-longest suspension bridge span at the time and currently ranks 24th worldwide.
10 min
Buyuk Mecidiye Camii
Also called Ortaköy Mosque, the Büyük Mecidiye Camii is located in Beşiktaş at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square along the Bosphorus. It is a prominent mosque seen from the cruise.
10 min
KIz Kulesi
The Maiden's Tower, or Leander's Tower since medieval Byzantine times, is a tower on a small islet about 200 meters from the coast of Üsküdar, at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul.
10 min
Meeting point
Kabataş Port. 20:30 (8:30 PM)
End point
Kabataş Port. 20:30 (8:30 PM)
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.