Sightseeing Cruise in Istanbul, Turkey

Begin the tour with a brief visit to the 17 th century Spice Bazaar one of Istanbul's most colorful and bustling attractions. Then take an unforgettable cruise along the Bosphorus, the majest?c strait that runs through Istanbul, linking Europe and Asia. From your cruise boat, you can view the dramatic sights lining the Bosphorus' wooded shores: mosques, a bridge that for a time was the world's longest and the massive Rumeli Hisar?, a fortress built by Fatih the Conqueror in just three months as he prepared to take Istanbul and the 19th century mansions of the Ottoman elite and the Sultan's fanciful gingerbread palaces and hunting lodges.