I highly recommend taking this trip up the Bosphorus! On a beautiful day, it is a nice change of pace from the city sights. A lot of information has already been provided by the previous two reviewers of the Bosphorus ferry ride so I will just add a few tips of my own: *Definitely get there early (at least 1... more

Take the public ferry from Eminou Terminal 3 (down near Golata Bridge) and cruise along the Bosphorus. 90 minutes of sheer delight to the end of this busy channel stopping on the Asian side wher eyou must climb to the castle for great views before lunching back at the water front...and then 90 stunning minutes cruising back to the Golden... more

The Bosphorus Tour ferry sails north from Istanbul, up the Bosphorus, almost to the Black Sea, then back again. Along the way it stops at the small ferry ports that dot the coast, letting you get off at whichever suburbs and villages you care to visit. The landscape you see is wooded hills, dilapidated waterside estates out of a different... more