Istanbul Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

Convinient way to see some key tourist spots and buildings. It gave us opportunity to stay in some areas as long as we wanted to or less than usual,and then just pop back on the next bus. Also the audio provides some basic information about key buildings.

The tour is very good. But the traffic is horrible and sometimes the narration of the sites goes ahead of the route. You have to "reset" the narration and follow the route.

Staff were helpful. Since the traffic was busy then it would have been great if the timings were longer - ie if the buses could extend their coverage period - ie suggest 8am > 7pm would be perfect. That way then your guests may be able to reach some attractions ahead of their opening time to take advantage of early morning quiet times - eg my children are already up at 7am every day and I guess many families are also in similar routine. Thank you.

The staff were courteous and helpful. Despite other reviews, our experience was that the buses were on time and not overcrowded.

When we bought the combined Hop-on hop-off bus tour + Bosphorus cruise, we had an indicaton that the cruise had three departure schedules at 12:00, 15:30, and 18:30. Counting on that, we made plans for the latest departure at 18:30. Later on, we were told that we had to be back at the departure point by 15:30 since the latest cruise departure was at that time. We tried to explain but the Bus personnel referred us to the cuise boat company. The young lady of the cruise comapny said she had no idea and could not help. She had no one to call either. It completely derailed our plans hence we just dropped the cruise part of the ticket although we had paid for it. upon our return, we separately bought a cruise ticket at the docks :( The hop-on hop-off experience was good and the personnel helpful in general but no one knew how to address the gap between the offer and the reality of the situation. Please see below an excerpt of the confirmation e-mail we received shownig a late departure for the cruise at 18:30: Boat tour • Your host will bring you to the boat located within 15 min walking distance from the BUSFORUS stop. • Meet your Bosphorus boat tour host at Topkapi Cafe. • Address: Cankurtaran, Soğuk Çeşme Sk. No:4, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye. • Departure timings: 12:00, 15:30, 18:30. • The boat tour can be taken anytime on the same day or the next day Thank you, Antonio and Maria Jose