Istanbul Trip Overview
There is no absoutely no better way to escape the bustle of Istanbul for a day than to go on a visit to the idyllic Princes’ Islands. Enjoy the cool breezes and the charming sights along the way to Büyükada, which is the largest Island in the chain. These islands being famous for their mild climates, lush vegetation, and ornate Ottoman Houses, are all unspoiled by traffic. Instead of cars there are carriages, called phaetons, which take the passengers and are used to take the tour of the island and and make visitors see its beautiful scenery studded with elegant mansions draped with purple bougainvillea, reminiscent of a more leisured and graceful era. You will enjoy your lunch at the best of one of the many excellent fresh fish restaurants that line in the waterfront, gazing across the Asian shore of Istanbul.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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There is no absoutely no better way to escape the bustle of Istanbul for a day than to go on a visit to the idyllic Princes’ Islands. Enjoy the cool breezes and the charming sights along the way to Büyükada, which is the largest Island in the chain. These islands being famous for their mild climates, lush vegetation, and ornate Ottoman Houses, are all unspoiled by traffic. Instead of cars there are carriages, called phaetons, which take the passengers and are used to take the tour of the island and and make visitors see its beautiful scenery studded with elegant mansions draped with purple bougainvillea, reminiscent of a more leisured and graceful era. You will enjoy your lunch at the best of one of the many excellent fresh fish restaurants that line in the waterfront, gazing across the Asian shore of Istanbul.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Heybeliada Island, Turkey
Cruise on the Marmara Sea to go to Heybeliada for electric
phaeton tour and soon after that, we take a ferry again to go to the biggest island which is Büyükada.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Buyukada, Buyukada, Princes’ Islands
Largest island of the nine islands in the sea of Marmara.
It’s a popular resort with pine trees, small villas and peaceful weather.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bosphorus, Turkey
An opportunity to photograph the unique beauties of The Bosphorus
and to feed bagels to seagulls during the trip.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Heybeliada Island, Turkey
ELECTRIC PHAETON: No car is permitted and transport is provided by electric phaeton carriages.
Duration: 1 hour
