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Sightseeing Tours in Istanbul

Istanbul means to explore; to explore means to enjoy... Wait not

longer! In order to experience this beautiful city in the most

thorough way possible, choose the most attractive tours to organize

your visit...

To sip a sugary, frothy coffee while sitting next to the sea,

enveloped by the incredible grasp of the Bosphorus, to capture both

today and yesterday in the same embrace, to inhale this unparalleled

city from the sky above, or to the sole hero of this enormous city

yourself. But how? We have some recommendations.

"Bosphorus tours" are for you!

If you are interested in a Bosphorus tour, you should head directly to

Emin�n�. The tour boats that leave from IDO Wharf travel gently up the

Bosphorus, making a few stops at areas on the Asian Side, and

eventually make their way to Anadolu Kavagi. After stopping there for

several hours, they return directly to Emin�n� at 10.35, 12.00 and

01.35 a.m. These tours only occur in the summer months.

If you want to enjoy a night of entertainment on the Bosphorus, then

you should apply to Mehtap Tours, which is organized by IDO and a

variety of different companies. After taking one, you will be able to

acquaint yourself with the beauties of the Bosphorus as far as one is

able. Some tours take a break to dine on fish in areas such as Anadolu

Kavagi and Rumeli Kavagi while others offer food accompanied by live

music on the boat itself.

The bus is leaving... Don't miss it!

City tours by bus are also available. These tours, which last a total

of one hour and fifty minutes, allow you to be carried away by the

entire beauty of the city all at once. These entertaining tours take

place in double-decker buses, outfitted with open tops, leave from

Sultanahmet Square at the top of each hour. They offer the easiest way

for you to tour the city, and also provide you with detailed

historical information about the city. These tours pass by sixty three

different points on their route, from which you can view the important

sights of the Historical Peninsula and the Bosphorus.

Among the Istanbul neighborhoods that these tours pass are Taksim,

Tepebasi, Sishane, Unkapani, Fener, Ayvansaray, Edirnekapi, Fatih,

Sehzadebasi, Unkapani, Emin�n�, Sirkeci, Cagaloglu, Sultanahmet,

Emin�n�, Tophane and Kabatas. If you like, you can get off the bus at

any of these stops, and board another bus when it passes.

In the summer months, these tours run from 11.00 a.m. to 05.30 p.m.

You can purchase tickets from hotel reception offices, the ticket

booths in Taksim and Sultanahmet, or when you board the bus. The price

of the tour is 20 Euro for adults, 10 Euro for students and 12 Euro

for the families with four people.

"The Sultan's caiques" will astound you

Would you like to experience Istanbul from a caique? Caique tours,

which have not lost any of their past charm, will surely add to your

enjoyment of the Bosphorus. They are the favourite of all Istanbul

lovers.

Istanbul's caiques were used for transportation within the city during

the Ottoman period. Occasionally even "Sultanic caiques" which were

decorated in sterling gold and jewels and were used when the sultans

had to carry out the duties of the throne at sea, made trips on the

Bosphorus.

Although hundreds of years have passed, this tradition has not

changed. The splendour of the sultanic caiques still attracts intense

interest, and excites everyone who wants to experience Istanbul to the

fullest.

For more detailed information:

Ph: (9)0212-296-5240 (4 lines)

web: www.sultankayiklari.com

A tour of Istanbul by dolmus

Hurry up; let's return to the Istanbul of the seventies, if only for a

moment. In that era, dolmus were the most common form of public

transportation. In particular multi-colored American cars from from

1948 to 1956...

The dolmus carry a total of six passengers, including the tour guide

and the chauffeur. In then, you can make your way directly to and from

such neighborhoods as Sultanahmet, Sirkeci, Sarayburnu, Ahirkapi,

�atladikapi, Kumkapi, Kadirga, Langa, Beyazit, Kapali�arsi, Istanbul

University, Sehzadebasi, S�leymaniye, Vefa, Sehzadebasi, Unkapani,

Zeyrek, Aksaray, Haseki, Cerrahpasa, Esekapi, Samatya, Yedikule,

Belgradkapi, Silivrikapi, Mevlanakapi, Topkapi, and Emin�n�. And don't

worry if you forget to eat beforehand, a delicious feast of fish and

bread awaits you in Samatya.

Ph: (9)0212-292-2874

Package tours

Exploring Istanbul is a wonderful experience, but can also be

difficult. Therefore, we still recommend that you avail yourself of

the professional services of many tourism and travel agencies.

Many companies that professionally organize special city tours offer

package programs tailored precisely to your interests and desires. If

you like, tourism agents can offer you professional tour guide

services and organize all forms of transportation for you while you

are in the city.

Once you have arrived in Istanbul, you can take advantage of these

services by inquiring at your hotel or at a travel agent in the

vicinity.

Experiencing the Istanbul skies with "T�rkbalon"...

And now the time has come to view Istanbul from the sky...Though you

may wonder whether such a thing is possible, if you visit Kadik�y, it

certainly is. The T�rkbalon (Turk Balloon) is Kadik�y's Harbour Square

(Iskele Meydani). It rises to a height of 200 metres, and allows you

the unique pleasure of viewing Istanbul from a 360 degree bird's eye

perspective.

Ph: (9)0216-347-0405

Source : www.istanbul.com