WORLDWIDE · YACHT CRUISES WITH LUNCH IN ISTANBUL
The 10 best yacht cruises with lunch in Istanbul you can board today, with what each costs, how long it stays out and who it suits. Number one is first for a reason.
Cruise the Bosphorus in a small group of up to 16 people, passing Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy, Beylerbeyi Palace, and Maiden’s Tower. Choose daytime or sunset. Tugba Bozmese and other attentive hosts are known for taking photos, serving snacks, and offering blankets in cool weather. Bring headphones for the audio guide.
“TUGBA BOZMESE was our guide. She did a wonderful job.”
Spend about two hours cruising Istanbul’s Bosphorus aboard a glass-enclosed yacht, passing palaces, fortresses, bridges, and waterfront neighborhoods on both continents. A live guide, often Robert, provides commentary while you enjoy baklava, canapés, fruit, tea, coffee, and seasonal drinks. Sunset departures add glowing city views.
“Lovely experience with a very knowledgeable guide! Great way to see the city and I highly recommend taking the sunset tour as a beautiful way to see the city during the day and at night. Make sure to bring cash for the alcoholic beverages as they don’t take card. Highly recommend!”
Spend about two hours cruising between Europe and Asia on a yacht limited to 40 passengers. Expect indoor and outdoor decks, sunset views of Dolmabahce Palace, Maiden’s Tower, Rumeli Fortress, bridges, and waterfront villas, plus fruit, nuts, cookies, tea, and coffee. Guides such as Kadir and Yasin add friendly commentary.
“Excellent Experience..sitting in front of Yacht was so good..”
Spend about two hours cruising the Bosphorus from a comfortable yacht, guided by hosts such as Robert. You’ll pass Dolmabahçe Palace, Ortaköy, Rumeli Fortress, Beylerbeyi Palace, Maiden’s Tower, and Galata Tower while enjoying tea, coffee, fruit, sweets, light snacks, and seasonal soft drinks. Sunset departures offer the best light, though daytime cruises are also available.
“Great tour with a nice yacht. The guide was very knowledgeable and the service was excellent. We really enjoyed the ride. Would recommend it”
Spend about two hours crossing between Europe and Asia aboard a small yacht from Karaköy. Expect fruit, nuts, tea, coffee, bottled water, and mini pizza, plus an audio guide app in six languages. Staff such as Tuğba, Mete, and Ozi help with blankets, photos, and refreshments. Alcohol is available to buy.
“We really enjoyed our boat ride and the fruits that were offered in the boat. Our tour guide Tugba was hospitable. The ride was quiet with no loud music. We didn’t realize the Audio tour option until a passenger told us. It would be nice if the guide reminded everyone before departure as we have been running around the city and didn’t have time to review details in advance.”
Cruise Istanbul’s Bosphorus for about 2.5 hours aboard a small yacht with up to 32 people. Guides such as Robert and Yusuf explain landmarks on both shores, while you enjoy lemonade or juice, tea, coffee, canapés, fruit, cookies, and baklava. Alcohol is available to buy, but hotel transfers are not included.
“Amazing cruise with fantastic commentary. We went on our first evening in Istanbul and it helped us understand the history and to recognise some of the buildings. Snacks are served - nibbles plus a selection of fruit included. Drinks are available to buy and prices are reasonable. Thoroughly enjoyed it all!”
Spend two hours aboard the private yacht RIVER with an English-speaking guide and views of palaces, mosques, fortresses, bridges, and waterfront villas. Erdem has guided several departures, while Nur and Aleyna have helped guests throughout the experience. Fresh fruit, canapés, lemonade, tea, coffee, and soft drinks are included.
“The experience was wonderful, Erdem and the crew were absolutely fantastic! Got to learn a lot about Istanbul and its history and got to try a great Turkish breakfast and coffee. I recommend a lot! It’s a must here in Istanbul”
Spend two hours on a yacht of up to 40 passengers, sailing between Europe and Asia with views of Dolmabahce Palace, Maiden’s Tower, Rumeli Fortress, bridges, and waterfront villas. An English-speaking host, light snacks, fruit, cookies, tea, and coffee are included. Choose a morning or sunset departure.
“Very enjoyable boat ride down the river with lovely assortment of snacks and good guide”
Set out from Kabataş at 5 pm for a two-hour Bosphorus yacht cruise. An English-speaking guide points out Dolmabahçe Palace, Çırağan Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Galata Tower, and the bridges linking Istanbul’s shores. Tea, coffee, cookies, and fresh fruit are included. The boat carries no more than 36 people.
“It was all great really a serious and helpful agency the manager a really nice person made us spend a beautiful evening really recommended fun place beautiful landscapes to do absolutelyAuto-translated”
Spend about 2.5 hours aboard a Mega Lüfer yacht, cruising between Europe and Asia in English with snacks, soft drinks, tea, coffee, Wi-Fi, and an audio guide. You’ll pass Dolmabahçe Palace, Ortaköy Mosque, Rumeli Fortress, Beylerbeyi Palace, and Maiden’s Tower. Cengiz handles waiter service, and the boat returns to its Beşiktaş-area meeting point.
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