Cruise the Marmara Sea to Princes' Islands, first visiting Heybeliada and then visiting Buyukada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery. These were once the pleasure islands of Byzantine Princes.
PS : The Horse carriages were stopped until April 2020.
Posted By : tsiraj2022
It was horrible, it felt like a borderline scam/stupid waste of money the "Guided Trip" included ONLY transportation to the island and nothing more. There were no guides just some people who ONLY told us how much time we can spend on the island before the ship leaves - and the time/stay on the island was EXTREMELY LIMITED - it was 1.5 hours max. THIS IS NOT A GUIDED TOUR THIS IS JUST 5 TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE WAY TO GET TO ISLAND - THATS IT, no tours, no guides, no nothing.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 08:59:17 
Posted By : Amr_E
Trip was a poor quality in everything transportation bus without AC, bad lunch, crowded and uncomfortable seats in the boat, and no proper pick up
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Posted On : 2022-08-07 03:38:10 
Posted By : fouada45
very good, we visited three islands, but there was too mush people in the group. And the guide wasn't informative at All
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Posted On : 2021-10-05 14:40:55
Posted By : imabule
My favorite part of the trip was getting to know Sulaiman, our tour guide. He was a pleasant companion and also knowledgeable about other places in Turkey where we have traveled. The large island has some good restaurants & shopping, ice cream of many flavors and a nice golf cart tour of the island. We ate some delicious fish by the seaside and the seagulls were quite entertaining — flying around and then landing near the window to wait for some food!
Tips: although these are islands there are no beaches for swimming. In September the ferry ride can be windy and chilly so bring a jacket or sweater. Allow time on the large island for strolling along the many quaint shops and time to sit for some coffee or tea.
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Posted On : 2021-09-27 12:17:01
Posted By : Deneice_H
It was a full day and we visited several Islands. My only complaints is meet-up time was incorrect of which I couldn't reach anyone while waiting, luckily I ended up just sitting for over an hour and the actual host finally called upon arrival to meet-up location. Second, carriage ride was not available during this time. However, it was substituted with mini carts. Boat ride and passengers friendly and very entertaining. Host spoke different languages and kept us informed. Trip was good overall.
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Posted On : 2021-07-20 11:01:13
Posted By : Mikhail_S
I do not like to write bad reviews. But this tour supposed to be guided tour for the island and instead it turned into photo tour. We only had 20min on each island and all those minutes turned into photo tours instead of guided tour and history of the island. They were taking photos so they can sell you later for $5 each. There was no history explanation, only photos. If you want real guided tour with proper explanation of the islands and history and culture this is not for you. Do not waste your time. Also they charged $80 for English speaking but $45 for Arabic and there was not any difference. They should just refund me the difference since it was not the tour I expected to be. I did not sign up for photo tour.
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Posted On : 2021-04-20 13:25:12
Posted By : Itsgemini
My friend and I enjoyed our Full Day Tour to Princes Islands with Turista Tours.
We enjoyed our horse-drawn
carriage tour of the Island.
Then on to another boat which took us to Buyukada the biggest Island in Marmara Sea. A nice fish lunch. Then a walk around
by ourselves.A good day out.
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Posted On : 2019-11-11 06:58:04
Posted By : Maria S
I was told to be ready at 8:20 am in no uncertain in no uncertain terms. It was nearly 9:00 before I was picked up and then it was not in a minivan, but a big bus which could not make it to the hotel. When I got to the boat at 9:10, I was told we would not be leaving until 10:00. It was actually 10:15 by the time we left. A lot of waiting around. There were a few English comments over the loudspeaker at the start of the trip, but then nothing and no guide to ask any questions. We were dropped at the big island for 2 hours with no map or any indication of the highlights. Save your money and go by ferry.
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Posted On : 2019-11-07 19:00:14
Posted By : mohamed s
The Island has beautiful houses on pleasant and calm roads and scenic as well. All tourists can access the town on horse carriage can rent bicycles and residents own electric vehicles. Other motor vehicles are not allowed in the whole Island. Also the Turkey Govt has decided to replace the horse cart with electrical carts by end of this year. There is nothing much to do on this Island.
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Posted On : 2019-09-04 04:19:52
Posted By : Waleed K
We were picked up in a bus with 30+ people and then taken to the boat where we waited an hour before we left. A lot of time is spent waiting in large groups. The islands are very nice and definitely worth the visit but better to take the public ferry that runs at regular times.
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Posted On : 2019-08-18 03:32:43
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