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Here's a full-day itinerary for
exploring the Bosphorus in Istanbul:
cruise on
a traditional
ferry from
Eminönü near
the Galata
Bridge up the Southern
Bosphorus to
the Northern
Bosphorus, get off the boat and
have lunch in Sarıyer,
then travel
south
by land
along the European
shore, stopping
at the major sights which you
glimpsed
as
you cruised north. (For a shorter
1.5-hour cruise, go by TurYol
boat.)
First thing is to get to the Boğaz
İskelesi Ferry Dock in Eminönü:
You can easily walk to the dock from Sirkeci
hotels,
walk or take the Kabataş
tram or suburban
train (banliyö treni) from
Sultanahmet or Beyazıt
hotels. From
Taksim
Square hotels, take the Füniküler to Kabataş,
then the Zeytinburnu
tram to Eminönü.
10:00 am: Go
to
Eminönü Boğaz Iskelesi Ferry Dock
Although the ferry doesn't depart until
10:35 am, get to the dock
early to buy your ticket and get
a good seat on
the boat. The port (left) side will be
sunny, the starboard (right) in more
shadow; outside seats are cooler, inside
seats warmer.
10:35 am: Bosphorus
Cruise Departure
See the pages on Southern
Bosphorus,
Northern Bosphorus and European
Shore for details.
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10:50 am: Beşiktaş Dock
11:15 am: Kanlıca Dock
11:30 am: Yeniköy Dock
11:45 am: Sarıyer Dock
Here's an alternative schedule to
return south by land:
11:45
am - 13:30 (1:30 pm): Sarıyer
Leave the ferryboat when
it docks at Sarıyer. Stroll
around busy Sarıyer, enjoy the ambience
and choose a place for lunch, preferably
one of the seafood restaurants on the Bosphorus shore.
If you only want to see Sarıyer and perhaps
the beach at Kilyos or the Sadberk Hanım
Museum, you can re-board the ferry for
the southward trip in mid-afternoon.
13:45 - 15:00 (1:45
- 3 pm): Sadberk
Hanım Museum
Spend an hour or so in this marvelous
art and antiquities museum.
15:45 - 16:45 (3:45
- 4:45 pm): Rumeli
Hisarı Fortress
Climb the castle walls for the marvelous
views.
17:00 - 18:00 (5
- 6 pm): Ortaköy
Stop here for a rest, a
drink hot or cold, a snack or meal,
and some pleasant people-watching. Don't
miss the ornate Ortaköy mosque.
19:00 (7 pm): Eminönü
Return to Eminönü in
time to clean up and go out to dinner.
For transport options south from Sarıyer,
see the Sarıyer
page.
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Shore
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Bosphorus Sights
Northern
Bosphorus Sights
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