Every cruise timed to sunset — a shared table on a lively dinner cruise, or the whole yacht chartered for your group. Past Dolmabahçe, the Ortaköy mosque and the Maiden's Tower, out from the Karaköy pier.
The best hour on the water. We time every departure to sunset, so you reach the middle of the strait as the light turns gold behind the old city. Take a seat on a shared dinner cruise, or charter the whole yacht for your group.
from €45The lively one — a table on a shared boat, dinner and a Turkish night show as the shore lights up past Ortaköy.
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from €340The whole yacht for your group, cast off at golden hour with the old city in silhouette behind you.
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from €40Dinner on the water as the lit strait slides by — the palaces, the bridges, the Maiden's Tower.
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from €38The Bosphorus in full daylight — turquoise water, the yalı mansions in colour, lunch on deck.
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from €55A full day up the strait to where it meets the Black Sea, past the fortresses and fishing villages.
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from €90Off the water and into the Old City with a guide — Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar.
View experience →Proposals and weddings, birthdays and anniversaries — the whole yacht booked for your group, the deck dressed, a photographer aboard and the cruise timed to sunset.
A decorated deck, the sunset timed to the minute, and a hidden photographer for the moment she says yes.
A ceremony under the bridges and a reception on deck, planned end to end.
The whole boat for your crowd — your playlist, a cake, and the city lights coming on.
Dinner at sunset on a deck dressed for two, out where the city looks its best.
Every cruise is scheduled to golden hour for your date, so you reach the middle of the strait as the sky turns behind the old city — led by the light, not the clock.
Take a seat on a lively sunset dinner cruise with a Turkish night show, or charter the boat for your group alone. Same water, your way to see it.
Captain, crew and soft drinks come as standard. Dinner cruises add the meal and the show; private charters add catering, a bar, a cake or a photographer, priced up front.
Straight with the operator — AST Tourism, on the Bosphorus since 1967 — over WhatsApp, no agency markup. Same-day plans, rush bookings in 48h.
Our guides walk you through the Old City — Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapı Palace and the Grand Bazaar — or take you across to the Princes' Islands for a day of car-free lanes and pine woods. Ask us to pair a tour with your cruise.
Ask about toursWe took the sunset dinner cruise for two — the Turkish show was fun, the food good, and the whole boat lit gold as we passed Ortaköy. Booked on WhatsApp in minutes.
Chartered the yacht for our anniversary. Deck dressed, champagne at golden hour, just the two of us past the palaces. Worth every euro.
The guided Old City tour with the kids was excellent — Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar — and a guide who kept everyone interested. Great value.
Your date, your group size and which cruise or tour you're after. A quick message on WhatsApp is enough to start.
We send times, the right boat or tour and a clear price — with any extras you'd like on a private charter.
Meet at the Karaköy pier. We cast off timed to the sunset, and Istanbul opens up from the water.
Tell us your date — we'll send times and a plan the same day.
Sunset Bosphorus Cruise