PRINCESS ISLANDS TOUR ISTANBUL

.:PRINCESS ISLANDS
Operates All Year Around
Cruise in Marmara Sea to Princes Islands,retreats for the Byzantine princes are famous for their beatiful pine woods and beaches.The largest and most enjoyable of this islands is Buyukada.there you can enjoy a ride in a horsedrawn carriage among the pine trees after relaxing on the beaches in the mumerous coves of its coast.Evening return to Istanbul and transfer to hotels.
The group of nine islands in the Sea of Marmara is known as the Princes' Islands and is only an hour away from the city. There are regular boat services to four of the islands from the entrance of the Golden Horn and Kabatas. Pier.
In Byzantine times a number of monasteries were built here, and the islands served both as summer resorts and a place for exiles. Copper was mined in Heybeli Ada. On this island, in the courtyard of the Naval Academy there is a small church dedicated to the Virgin. This is the last Byzantine structure in the city.
The steamboats that started serving the islands in the early 19th century facilitated access to the islands, and the population started to increase rapidly when schools and hotels were built.
The four larger islands grouped close to each other are covered with summer residences, villas and pine groves, and are famous for their beaches and picnic areas. The islands are crowded between May and late September, but deserted in other times. The residential areas have developed mostly around the piers and those sides of the islands facing the city. The only means of transport on the islands are horse-drawn phaetons. During the summer season, and particularly on holidays, the bays and beaches attract private yachts and motorboats.
There are no settlements on the conical shaped Hayirsiz Ada, the first island seen from the ferryboat, nor on the next one, the flat Yassi Ada. The boat first stops at Kmah Ada, famous for its open beaches and the little cove at the rear. On this island the horse carriages are for transporting goods only, and not for passenger transport. There is a small, modern mosque on the shore and some beautiful old mansions.

.:PRICE : 55 EUROS

*All above rates are per person and including transportations,lunch, museum entrances, professional guide, taxes.