Prıncess Island Tour with Lunch – İstanbul

Tour Program

Princes’s Island (2 Islands)

Once the islands were used for vacation by the sons of the Byzantine kings. And nowadays they are famous for beautiful sandy beaches, old and wooden mansions and with their fresh air all around year.

We will start our tour by picking you up from the hotels according to the locations. After we pick up everyone in the group, you will take the boat to the Prince’s Islands. The boat ride takes about 1 hour to the first island which is called Heybeliada in Turkish ( Χάλκη/Halki in Greek). On the first island you will have a horse carriage ride and then chance to take some photos with the nice view of the islands and the Sea of Marmara. After that you will take another boat to the biggest of the Prince’s Islands which is called Buyukada in Turkish (Πρίγκηπος/Prinkipos in Greek).You will have lunch on the boat while going to Büyükada. When you arrive on the island, you will have 2 hours of free time, during which you can visit the beaches or old churches on the island.

After the free time you will meet with the guide at the meeting point and turn back to Istanbul. And finally when you return back to Istanbul you will have a shopping stop near the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet). After shopping we will take you back to your hotels.

Princes Island Tour Times:

The Princes’ Islands tour starts around 09:00 and lasts until around 16:30

Pick up and Meeting Informations:

Boat Departs from the port accross the Kadir Has University. Guests need to be at the depart point 10 minutes before the departure time. Return will be ahirkapi port.

The brief summary of the tour program

• The tour starts at 09:00 in the morning.
• 1 hours boat trip
• Visit to Heybeliada
• Visit to Büyükada
• Lunch on the Boat
• 2 hours of free time on Büyükada.
• Return to Ahırkapı Pier at the end of the tour.
• Transfer to hotels from Sultanahmet Square at the end of the tour.

Included

• Transfers from the hotel and back to the hotel
• Boat tickets
• Lunch with one soft drink
• English or Arabic speaking guide

Excluded

• Drinks on the boat
• Beach entrance fee for swimming