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Description
Explore Büyükada, the largest of Turkey’s Princes’ Islands, on this full-day trip! Cruise across the Sea of Marmara, watching the sights of the city slip from view, and then explore the pedestrianized island in the best possible way by horse-drawn carriage! Hear the history of this laid-back island from your expert local guide and then spend time at leisure, perhaps relaxing on its beaches, before returning to your hotel.
Highlights
- Catch a ferry to one of the Princes' Islands, Buyukada
- See the Ottoman mansions and Victorian summer villas
- Take a tour of the island by Phaeton (horse and cart)
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Take the ferry to one of the Princes' Islands, Buyukada (Big Island), a quiet seafront town and summer holiday escape from the city. Leave the Golden Horn by ferry to Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point), the headland on which the domes and minarets of Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque can be seen.
Pass four islands with their charming old Ottoman houses and finally reach Buyukada, the largest of the islands, with your Island tour guide.
See the lavish Ottoman mansions and other beautiful Victorian summer villas around the island.
Take a tour of the island by Phaeton (horse and cart) and pass elegant old wooden mansions and beautiful natural scenery. Enjoy a delicious lunch in a cosy sea-side fish restaurant and relax looking back at the domes and minarets among skyscrapers of modern Istanbul's skyline. This a perfect day for relaxing and enjoying one of Istanbul's residents' favourite summer retreats.
Return by ferry and drop off at the hotel or port.
What's Included
Hotel pick-up & drop-off by air-conditioned, non-smoking tour coaches
Entrance Fees mentioned by the itineraries
Lunch
English-speaking Professional licenced Turkish tour guide
Services Charges & Local Taxes
PS: Free pick-up service just from city center hotels from the Europe side
What's Excluded
Drinks at lunch
Tips and gratuities
Personal expenses
Know before you go
Please inform me about your hotel details when you book a tour.
It’s when the crazy Istanbul’s traffic and the stressed lifestyle of its inhabitants start getting to you that you should escape one day to the Prince’s İslands. These islands are a 90 minutes ferry ride away, and what you can expect when you get there is peace. Your destination is Büyükada, the biggest out of a set of 9 islands. Cars are forbidden, luxurious vegetation surrounds the islands, and traditional Ottoman houses and Villas are waiting to be discovered.
Cruise on the Marmara Sea to go to Heybeliada for horse carriage tour and soon after that, retake the ferry to go to the biggest island (Büyükada). Followed by lunch and free time on Büyükada. Return to Istanbul by ferry and transfer back to hotels.
PHAETON RIDE, SPLENDID HOTEL, WOODEN HOUSES Büyükada, literally “Big Island” in Turkish, is the original Princes' Island and the largest and most populated of the Princes’ Islands. Büyükada was used as an exile destination and as a monastery region during the Byzantine Christian period. During Byzantium history, the island was also used as a prison for opposing the Emperor. It was Büyükada where the Byzantine empresses Irene and Zoe and Anna Dalassena were sent on.
Explore Büyükada, the largest of Turkey’s Princes’ Islands, on this full-day trip from Istanbul! Cruise across the Sea of Marmara, watching the sights of Istanbul slip from view, and then explore the pedestrianized island in the best possible way – by horse-drawn carriage! Hear the history of this laid-back island from your expert local guide and then spend time at leisure, perhaps relaxing on its beaches, before returning to Istanbul.
Meeting Point
?stanbul, Turkey
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Adult | |
| 1 To 4 | EUR 27 Per Person |
| Child | |
| 1 To 2 | EUR 25 Per Person |
This is a group tour | |