The Bosphorus at its best light

We put you on the Bosphorus at the hour it looks best — the light going gold over the water, the city starting to glow.

Istanbul has no shortage of boat tours. We've run them since 1967, as AST Tourism, TÜRSAB member A-805 — long enough to know the strait looks its best in the hour before sunset, and to time our cruises to catch it. That's the whole idea behind Sunset Bosphorus Cruise.

Take a seat on a shared sunset dinner cruise, with a table for your group, dinner and a Turkish night show as the lit-up shore slides past. Or charter the whole yacht — for a proposal, a wedding, a birthday, or a quiet evening for two — with the route and the timing yours. Prefer dry land? Our guides walk you through the Old City and across to the Princes' Islands.

We cast off from the Karaköy pier, between Europe and Asia, every day of the year. Tell us the day and what you're after — we'll take care of the rest.