Tours & Excursions in Istanbul

Great value for money, excellent guide, overall good experience! Saw part of Istanbul you can’t see on land - was great!

Our tour guide Kaeir was very cool, telling us all about the historical landmarks and stories. It is also low season so the entire yacht had only about 10 people. Plenty of tea, cookies and fruit.

Great experience overall, even with not so great weather. Drinks on board are pricey, but they do provide a lot of complimentary drinks and snacks.

The experience was great! Tea and cookies where offered within the price! Worth it!

Superb superb superb! We had an amazing time with the best possible crew! Everything is amazing and we enjoyed every moment! Don't miss it!

Exceptional! The yacht was beautiful and comfortable. The food was excellent as was the service. and the show was phenomenal. every bit of it exceeded our expectations.

Rain and fog, so definitely not ideal conditions. Still, we had a great time.

Awesome activity. now some details - they allowed us to come next day, as we reached late on our scheduled date, with the same ticket. i have seen videos saying ferry can replace cruise, but certainly not. snaks are drinks are also good and totally value for money

The Sunset cruise was very good and we enjoyed overlooking the whole Bosphorus- really nice experience !

The price is excellent, the yacht is comfortable, you can take beautiful photos, you are greeted in a separate place, the yacht immediately sails and immediately departs, thank you very much for the organization and impressions

This is a must do on your trip to Istanbul! The start of the journey was smooth and seamless. The team on board was also very approachable and friendly especially Mr. Blake. Totally worth every penny! Also, if you are looking to book with them in winters, feel free as it wasn’t very cold and was in fact very pleasant.

We really enjoyed this cruise. Staff friendly and helpful and good commentary. Refreshments served on board and we were well looked after. Just one thing to mention on getting there. The instructions for the meeting place were somewhat chaotic. We had to ask where we were meant to be and were told where and said someone with Valena board would be there - they weren’t. In the end we went to the ticket office and they weren’t about to call Velana when a guy suddenly walked past and they flagged him down. When we got back onto the hotel WiFi later I had a what’s app with a different meeting place. If this had been sent the day before I would have got it. I had no access to the Turkish internet and didn’t get it. Please remember this for tourists and send communications the day before, not on the day which was completely useless for us. I feel we found the boat by luck only.

Very friendly captains – they greeted us, offered tea and coffee, allowed us to play our own music and even steer the yacht. We were very pleased, thank you!

Good organization. We were picked up from several hotels by a mini bus. There was a very positive escort who was with us on the ship later, as well as a good driver. Everything is clearly organized on the ship. The ship was beautiful. Very clean, new. The service staff works perfectly, dirty dishes are immediately cleaned, new dishes are quickly brought. They ask about the hot food in advance, you could choose fish, chicken, beef or pasta with sauce. From dessert, everyone received a small cookie in honey for free, but for a fee you could order a fruit plate and cakes. The performance is excellent, the guys are also working 100%. There were national Turkish dances, belly dancing. For the last half hour there was a disco with European and Turkish songs. A photographer works on the ship, in fact, then you decide for yourself whether to take a photo or not. Additional money is needed (but this is optional) for photos, alcohol, dessert. They were taken back to the hotels in an orderly manner. I highly recommend this guided tour.

We had a great time on the cruise. The organization was perfect. We chose the hotel transfer option, we were informed on the pick-up time via Whatsapp message and the driver picked us up from the hotel on time. Our waiter was very attentive, our glasses were never empty. He also showed us the best photo spot and took a picture of us. The food was delicious and varied. The performance was really good (both singers and dancers) and we can only recommend this dinner cruise.

Absolutely stunning cruise.

Everything was great, not to forget the dancers, they all were great!

Nice, comfortable and informative Bosphorus cruise. The guide, Robert is very informative. You get a chance to take some breathtaking sunset pictures. Sunset views of the city are incredible.

I really enjoyed this boat trip even though it was quite cloudy. Staff was very friendly and the audio guide was very informative. Initially we missed our original booking due to Istanbul traffic (dont take the buses), but we were offered to go the next day withouth any extra charge so special thanks for that and being flexible.

I took a Bosphorus Sunset Cruise in Istanbul today, and the experience was absolutely wonderful. The service was excellent and highly professional from the moment of boarding to the time we returned. We were offered fresh fruits, snacks, and drinks everything was perfect. A special mention to Tuba, whose attention and kindness were exceptional. She is a highly competent professional who made the entire experience truly unforgettable. Thank you so much, Tuba! I’ll definitely recommend this sunset cruise to all my friends when they visit Istanbul.