Istanbul Princes’ Islands Tour – Full‑Day Boat Trip with Guide

The island's greenery, the coastal route, and the wooden houses were elements I couldn't stop photographing. The guide pointed out the best photo spots. It was a pleasant tour at a moderate pace.

Wonderful locations and excellent service. The way they responded during missing schedule is marvalas

From the port of Istanbul, I took the boat to the Princes Islands. The boat stops on each island to drop off and embark the passengers, until the final destination, Adalar. Adalar is very lively, with shops and restaurants. It's a nice corner.

DO NOT go on this trip unless you like wasting your time and money! Firstly the bus was an hour late picking up with no information from the company. Boat journey was a combination of locals trying to sell various tat ,ultra loud music booming from a mid room speaker and rude staff. Lunch was good,rice,salad,chicken and pasta which was fine and hot. The promise of two hours on the first island was actually 1 1/2 hrs on an island that was like a ghost town,hardly anything to see or do especially in such a short time. The second island on which we were promised one and a half hours turned out to be just under an hour? . There was barely any point in getting off the boat this time which was fitting as there was even less to see here…an island totally devoid of anything worth exploring. Maybe if we were given more time we might have found something worthwhile.!. Lastly,we were told that on our return to the city we would get another hour and a half to go shopping before getting our transfer back to the hotel. Oh yeah shopping…in one of the local “upmarket “ clothes shops that obviously was a little deal with the trip vendor. This shopping trip consisted of a rudimentary catwalk show more fitting with a primary school than a high end shop!!. Clothes were then offered for sale from some quite pushy salespeople. At eye watering prices. What a waste of a day!

It was good trip however the seats on the boat were very stiff and old making it very uncomfortable especially when you have to be sitting for long hours across couple of different islands.

The winter vibes are amazing on Princes Island. We took a ferry to the first island for 2 hours, and then went to another island for 1 hour. I really enjoyed it with my wife and the crew were very friendly and helpful. We also bought from them a photo album they took by thier photographer on the ferry. Really recommend for first time visitors to Istanbul in the winter.

The trip little crowded and the bout sitting 🪑 was not comfortable. The time given in the island main one is 2 hours and the second one 30 minutes not long enough to see much . The island offer a lot activities and beach time. My advice go in a different boat.

Do NOT book with this company. They offered pick up from hotel, accepted my booking based on my hotel address and failed to turn up, saying hotel was too far away. Other tour operators tell uou they cannot pick you up before you book, but not these. My ticket confirms pick up from hotel and yet no one came. My little boy was devasted as we’d been telling him we were going on a boat. They should be ashamed ripping people off like this!

Great tour of the islands. The ferry was comfortable and the guide was professional and informative. We managed to sidestep the leather store at the end by just hopping on the tram and heading back. I’d read of a sales stop at a leather and fur store, but had no interest in either product.

It offered a great opportunity to escape from the crowds of Istanbul. The calmness and natural beauties of Büyükada were fascinating. Our guide was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of interesting information about the history of the islands. Lunch was also very delicious.