This boat trip departs from Kabatas pier which is at the end of Tram route T1. The dock is only a couple of minutes walk from the tram stop.
Finding the Butalux boat was very haphazard. There was no sign, and it was only by asking a crew member lounging on the dock having a cigarette that we found the boat.
The boat itself was large and comfortable. The lower decks were set up for dining.
The 'unlimited soft drinks' consisted of 2 services of small paper cups of black Turkish tea. There were alcoholic drinks at high prices. Poor quality white wine at €8 and Efes beer at €10.
The best thing about the trip was the beautiful views of Istanbul from the water, and the escape from the madness and pollution of the city.
We booked at short notice. I suspect there are better options if you have a bit more time to do your homework.
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305leylat
July 17, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Traveling along the Bosphorus in Istanbul by boat was wonderful.
The Bosphorus tour was very nice, the view was amazing, and yesterday we travelled on the Bosphorus at Inter Istanbul.
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760mervenurc
July 16, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
bosphrous was really nice
I really loved it I would like to go again everything was great
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gkbr255jhr
July 12, 2026 · via Viator
The view is amazing but...
The view is amazing but the trip is not 1530 to 1730, the boat didn’t actually leave until 1615 and got back at 1800. The soft drinks were free onboard which was great and the views were excellent. We ordered two portions of french fries which they agreed as €5 each, when it came to pay they tried to charge us $23 for two portions of fries. Complete rip off and if you were less confident they would have had your eyes out.
Easy to book, good WhatsApp communications but timings and an attempt to rip us off left a poor taste