For brunch lovers, families and short-stay travellers, the Bosphorus Brunch Cruise is the most-booked tour. Two hours of sailing during the most cinematic part of the day. You share brunch with the morning sun drop behind the Old City silhouette while palaces, mosques and bridges along the strait light up one by one.

Bosphorus Brunch Cruise is a 2-hour brunch cruise. Visit the historical sites of Istanbul in 2 hours of brunch-hour sailing and feast.

The cost of the Bosphorus Brunch Cruise, where you will sail through morning sail, varies according to your boat and add-ons. The cost is between 18 euro and 85 euro depending on the selected menus.

The star-view Bosphorus Brunch Cruise starts at 12:30/21:00 and ends at 23:00.

Bosphorus Brunch Cruise, where you will have fun until the night, features beutiful morning view. The on-board experience focuses on the open buffet, slow conversation and an unobtrusive playlist of soft Turkish and acoustic music — no live music on this cruise, just calm sailing and the city waking up around you.

The menus on Bosphorus Brunch Cruise consist of dishes that appeal to everyone. Traditional Turkish dishes include appetizers, seafood and kebabs. The menus also include delicious dishes for vegetarians.

Reservations can be made at the latest 2 hours before the start of the tour.

Bosphorus Brunch Cruise offers a variety of drinks that appeal to the palate of all guests. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available. Cocktails, beer, wine and similar alcoholic beverages are included in the menu.

Yes, private table service is provided on Bosphorus Brunch Cruise. You can choose the table you want and spend your time comfortably during the tour.

Brunch Cruise, we recommend you to choose comfortable casual clothes.

The Bosphorus Brunch Cruise is consistently rated the best brunch cruise istanbul offers, with a 4.7/5 average across more than 2,300 verified reviews on TripAdvisor, Google, GetYourGuide and Viator. It combines a two-hour Bosphorus brunch-hour sail, a light snack platter, hotel pickup and a full brunch programme lineup including the open-deck experience, brunch views and Anatolian folk acts.

The Bosphorus brunch cruise runs from 10:30 to 12:30, when the palaces, mosques and bridges along the strait are bright in the morning sun. You see Dolmabahçe, Çırağan, Ortaköy Mosque, the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and the Maiden’s Tower in their full morning lighting, exactly the silhouette that defines the Istanbul postcard. Daytime cruises focus on architecture and panoramic views; the brunch cruise focuses on a long open buffet, fresh tea and coffee, and the city as it wakes up.

The Bosphorus Brunch Cruise Istanbul departs from Kabataş pier on the European side, a 5-minute walk from the Kabataş tram and funicular stops. With our included hotel pickup, you don’t need to find your way, our driver collects you from your hotel lobby 60 minutes before sail-away.

Yes, “orient Bosphorus brunch cruise” is just an alternative name some travel sites use for the same Bosphorus Brunch Cruise. You get the same boat, the same open Turkish brunch buffet, the same open buffet, the same morning playlist and the same three-hour itinerary.

The Bosphorus brunch cruise snacks is a light snack platter: cold mezes (haydari, ezme, sarma, hummus, atom, olives, white cheese), hot starters (cigar börek, calamari, halloumi, lentil köfte), a chosen main course (Adana kebab, grilled chicken, sea bass fillet or vegetarian stuffed peppers), pistachio baklava with seasonal fruit and Turkish coffee or apple tea. VIP packages add lamb şiş with truffle pilaf and künefe with kaymak.

Yes. We run dedicated vegetarian and vegan menus on every Bosphorus brunch cruise, full alternatives to every cold meze, hot starter, main and dessert. Tell us at booking and the kitchen prepares your tray separately. Halal kitchen, no pork on board.

The Bosphorus is technically a strait, not a river, but the experience guests describe as a “Bosphorus river brunch cruise” is exactly what we run. We also offer private charter versions of the Bosphorus Brunch Cruise for groups of 30+, with custom menus, a dedicated boat and exclusive dance programs, contact us for a tailored quote.