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»BOSPHORUS AND 2 CONTINENTS TOUR FULL DAY (09:00 to 17:00)
Depart from Hippodrome Hotel in the morning on a full day tour visiting the scents of the Spice Bazaar, a Boat Cruise on the Bosphorus with a visit to the Rumeli Fortress. After a break for lunch, depart once again for a visit to the Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus Bridge and Camlica Hill and Shopping possibility Bedesten.
Spice Bazaar: This covered market is an attractive L-shaped building to the southwest of the Yeni Cami. Its English name survives from the time when the market specialized in the sale of spices and herbs, as well as medicinal plants and drugs. |
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Boat Cruise on Bosphorus: The Bosphorus - The waterwaybetween two continents - is beautiful at any time, day or night in any season. On the way to the Black Sea, you can see the finest and richest examples of the Ottoman houses and palaces on the shores. |
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Rumeli Fortress: In 1452, Mehmet II prepared to besiege Constantinople by constructing a fortress at Rumeli Hisari. It took less than four months to build, thanks to 3000 laborers and master masons assigned to the task. Its crenellated walls and round towers are popular with photgraphers and what you see from the top of the walls is one of the nicest view of the Bosphorus. |
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LUNCH
Dolmabache and Asia Tour(13:30 to 17:00)
| Dolmabahce Palace: This area was originally the bay where the navy anchored in the early periods when the Ottomans conquered Istanbul. Between 1611-1614, this bay had been filled in and a timber building with a large garden called "the Besiktas Palace" had been built with the order of Sultan Ahmet I. The land of the Besiktas Palace, which had become completely useless due to a fire, was chosen as the site of the new palace by Sultan Abdulmecit I, since it was by the sea side and close to the city center. |
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Bosphorus Bridge: Unique chance to step from one continent (Europe) to another (Asia) within few minutes. The Ataturk Bridge carries 200.000 vehicles and 600.000 people a day. It is the 4th longest suspension bridges in the Europe and 7th in the world. |
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| Camlica Hill: Camlica Hill is one of the highest point of the Bosphorus and Istanbul. The Camlica Hill has a wonderful panorama including the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus, Historical Peninsula and islands.
The tour ends approximately at 17:00 |
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Closed: Dolmabahce Palace on Monday and Thursday
Replaced with Imperial Yildiz Park and Yildiz Porcelain Factory
Rumeli Fortress on Wednesday
Spice (Egyptian) Bazaar on Sunday
Price per person: 60$ Includes:Guiding, lunch and entrance fees.
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