A private or group shore excursion for cruise passengers docking at Istanbul’s Galataport — the highlights of the Old City, timed precisely to your ship’s schedule and guaranteed back on board before all-aboard. Met at the pier, guided by a licensed local, delivered under your brand.
Istanbul’s Galataport cruise terminal sits right in the heart of the city, on the Bosphorus at Karaköy — minutes from the historic peninsula. That makes Istanbul a superb port of call, and this shore excursion is built to make the most of a single day ashore: your clients are met at the terminal and taken straight to the icons of Sultanahmet, with every minute planned around the ship’s departure time.
Operated privately or as a group and fully flexible — resell it as it is, adjust the stops to your clients’ interests, or add a Bosphorus cruise or lunch. Above all, it is timed with a comfortable buffer to return guests to Galataport well before all-aboard, because with a shore excursion the schedule is everything.
A tight, expertly guided loop through the Old City from Galataport — every stop timed around your ship’s departure.
Your clients are met by name at the Galataport terminal and walked to a waiting private vehicle, just minutes from the Old City. No queues, no confusion — the day starts the moment they step ashore.
Pier meet & greetFirst the incomparable Hagia Sophia, the great sixth-century Byzantine basilica later a mosque, its vast dome and golden mosaics among the wonders of the world.
Across the square, the six-minaret Blue Mosque and the ancient Hippodrome of Constantinople, with its Egyptian obelisk and Serpent Column.
The opulent Topkapı Palace, seat of the Ottoman sultans for four centuries, with its treasury and Bosphorus views — or the atmospheric Basilica Cistern, as time allows.
Entrance optionalTime to wander the labyrinth of the Grand Bazaar, one of the world’s oldest and largest covered markets, for carpets, ceramics, spices and gold.
A comfortable return to the terminal with time to spare before all-aboard — the day planned around your ship from the start.
A sensible default — fully configurable when we build your net rate.
Entrance fees, lunch and a Bosphorus cruise add-on can all be built into your net rate. The itinerary and pace are always planned around your ship’s in-port time, with a safe buffer before all-aboard.
The practical details your team needs to sell and brief with confidence.
It is a guided tour designed for cruise passengers during their day in port — your clients are met at the Galataport terminal, taken to Istanbul’s highlights, and returned to the ship before departure, with the whole day timed around the sailing schedule.
Istanbul’s Galataport, the modern cruise terminal at Karaköy on the Bosphorus, right in the centre of the city and just minutes from the historic Old City.
Yes. Timing is the priority of every shore excursion — we plan the day around your ship’s in-port hours and build in a comfortable buffer so guests are back well before all-aboard.
Both. It can be operated fully private for your clients or as a seat-in-coach group, chosen per booking and delivered under your brand.
Absolutely. We tailor the stops, pace, entrances and inclusions to your clients, and can add a Bosphorus cruise or lunch — all configured in your net rate.
Become a partner and send the ship, date and in-port times with passenger numbers, and we reply with a costed, ready-to-sell proposal on confidential net rates.
Give your cruise clients the best of Istanbul in a day from Galataport — met at the pier, expertly guided and back on board on time — with net rates and one accountable local team.
