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A private boat owners' cooperative
named TurYol operates
frequent Bosphorus
cruises in
Istanbul,
starting from the Eminönü ferry
docks on the west
side of the Galata
Bridge at
the mouth of the Golden
Horn.
TurYol boats
depart more frequently than traditional
Bosphorus Tour ferries. The 1.5-hour
TurYol tour costs
TL9,
and brings you right back to the Galata
Bridge. (The traditional
ferry makes several dock stops along
its route, and takes 6 hours for
the round-trip voyage.)
Here
is the normal TurYol schedule
of summer departures (subject to
change!)
Monday
thru
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
12:00 noon
13:00 (1 pm)
14:00 (2 pm)
15:00 (3 pm)
16:00 (4 pm)
17:00 (5 pm)
18:00
(6 pm) |
12:00 noon
13:00 (1 pm)
14:00 (2 pm)
15:00 (3 pm)
16:00 (4 pm)
17:00 (5 pm)
18:00
(6 pm)
19:00 (7 pm)
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11:45 am
12:30
pm
13:00 (1 pm)
13:30 (1:30 pm)
14:00 (2 pm)
14:30 (2:30 pm)
15:00 (3 pm)
15:30 (3:30 pm)
16:00 (4 pm)
16:45 (4:45 pm)
17:30 (5:30 pm)
18:30
(6:30 pm)
19:30 (7:30 pm) |
TurYol's boats
are more modern than the traditional
ferries,
and TurYol captains say "We stay
close to the shore so you can
see things better."
Some
people prefer the traditional
ferries because of their history. I like
both types of boats.
To
take a TurYol cruise,
go to Eminönü,
make your way to the west (inland)
side of the Galata
Bridge on the south shore of
the Golden
Horn, and look for the cluster
of TurYol boats,
as well as the ticket booth shown
in the photo on the right side of
this
page (although in winter, when cruise
service depends on good weather,
tickets may be sold in the larger
building to the left.) More...
You should know that Backpackers
Travel operates a great
value-for-money half-day
tour that
takes you on the TurYol
Bosphorus cruise and also
visits the Egyptian
(Spice) Bazaar, the Galata
Tower,
Tünel, Galata
Bridge, and Karaköy
(Galata) Square all in one
afternoon for a very good price.
More...
Eminönü Iskelesi means
"Eminönü Dock."
Bogaz ve Adalar means "Bosphorus &
Islands."
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