Dinner on the Bosphorus
A full Turkish dinner served at your table as the ship sails — starter plate, salad, hot pastry, a main course of your choice and dessert.
Bosphorus Dinner Cruise & Turkish Night Show
3 hours on the water between two continents — dinner served as Istanbul lights up, and a live show that travels the country from Konya to the Aegean.
- Every night
- Karaköy Pier · 20:30
- Free hotel transfer
Everything in one evening
Dinner, a live Turkish night show and the Bosphorus after dark — six parts of the same evening aboard the BOSFOR.
Traditional Turkish Night Show
Ten performances in one evening, from the whirling dervishes of Konya to the Zeybek of the Aegean and the Caucasian dances that follow.
Bosphorus Night Views
3 hours on the strait that divides Europe from Asia, with both shores lit up on either side of the ship.
Free Hotel Transfer
Pick-up and drop-off from central Istanbul are included. Share your hotel when you book and we confirm your pick-up time.
Every Night
The BOSFOR sails every night of the year: boarding from 20:00, departure at 20:30, back at Karaköy Pier at 23:30.
Live Entertainment
Everything happens in front of you — live dancers, a drum set played at close range, and a DJ who turns the deck into a dance floor after dinner.
What's Included
Everything below is part of your ticket — nothing extra to arrange once you book.
- 3 hours on the Bosphorus aboard the BOSFOR, from Karaköy Pier and back
- A full Turkish dinner: starter plate, greens salad, paçanga pastry, a main course of your choice and a dessert plate
- Unlimited local drinks with the With Alcohol package
- The complete Turkish night show — ten performances, live on board
- Free hotel pick-up and drop-off from central Istanbul
- A children's menu for ages 3–7
Turkish Night Show
A programme that travels the country in a single night, from the whirling dervishes of Konya to a DJ set to finish.
Konya — Central Anatolia
Whirling Dervish
The sema of the Mevlevi order — a turning prayer dance performed in a room that goes quiet on its own.
East & South East Anatolia
Halay
Anatolia's great group dance: shoulder to shoulder, hands linked, a whole line moving as one to the beat of the drum.
Aegean
Zeybek
Slow, wide and deliberate — the Aegean dance of the efe, danced with the arms held out and the knee brought down to the floor.
Marmara & Thrace
Welcoming and Balkan Dances
A welcome to the guests, then the quick, bright rhythms that Thrace and Marmara share with the Balkans across the border.
Drum Show
Percussion you feel as much as hear, live on board.
Interactive Show
The part of the night where the floor opens up: guests are invited to join the dancers instead of watching from the table.
Dinner Menu on Board
Course by course while the ship is under way: a Turkish starter plate, salad, a hot pastry, your choice of main and dessert.
Turkish Starter Plate
Served to the table
- Spicy Paste, Fava, Muhammara, American Salad, White Cheese, Yellow Cheese, Haydari, Tomato, Cucumber
Greens Salad
Paçanga Pastry
Main Course
Choose one
- Grilled Meat Balls, Spicy Chicken Skewers, Grilled Seasonal Fish
Turkish Dessert Plate
Unlimited Local Alcoholic Drinks
Included with the With Alcohol package
- Beer, Rakı, Vodka, Red and White Wine, Gin, Soft drinks
How the Night Unfolds
From hotel pick-up to the moment the BOSFOR ties up again at Karaköy Pier — the evening in order.
Hotel pick-up
Your free hotel transfer collects you from your hotel in central Istanbul and brings you to Karaköy Pier. Share your hotel when you book and we confirm the time with you.
Boarding opens
The BOSFOR is alongside at Karaköy Pier and ready from 20:00. Come aboard and settle in before the ship casts off.
Departure
At 20:30 the ship leaves the pier and heads out onto the Bosphorus, with Europe on one side and Asia on the other.
Dinner is served
Dinner arrives course by course while the ship is under way, starting with the Turkish starter plate and the main course you chose.
Turkish night show
The programme begins: ten performances, from the whirling dervishes and the folk dances of Anatolia through to the drums, the oriental dance and the DJ set.
Back at the pier
The BOSFOR ties up again at Karaköy Pier at 23:30. Your free hotel transfer is included for the ride back.
Free Hotel Transfer
Pick-up and drop-off from central Istanbul, both directions, arranged once you share your hotel.
Complimentary hotel transfer from central Istanbul is included with every booking, in both directions. Share your hotel when you book and we will confirm your pick-up time with you.
Give us your hotel name and address when you make your booking.
We confirm your pick-up time with you ahead of your cruise date.
Your driver collects you from the hotel and brings you to Karaköy Pier in time for boarding at 20:00.
After the cruise the same transfer takes you from the pier back to your hotel.
If your hotel is outside central Istanbul, message us first and we will tell you whether we can collect you.
The Bosphorus by Night
The BOSFOR leaves Karaköy Pier and spends the evening on the Bosphorus, the strait that separates Europe from Asia and holds both of them in one view. After dark the shores become lines of light on black water and the ferries keep crossing between them. It is a view of Istanbul that belongs to the middle of the channel, and the only way to have it is from a boat.
Gallery
Photographs from the BOSFOR: the decks, the tables, the performances and the strait after dark.
Boarding at Karaköy Pier
Boarding opens at 20:00 at Karaköy Pier, on the European shore.
The pier is at Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Rıhtım Cd. No:17, Beyoğlu / İstanbul, on the European shore. The BOSFOR returns to the same pier at 23:30 at the end of the evening.
- The pier address is Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Rıhtım Cd. No:17, Beyoğlu / İstanbul.
- Look for the BOSFOR at the pier.
- Aim to be at the pier from 20:00; the ship leaves at 20:30.
- If you booked the free hotel transfer, your driver brings you directly to the pier — you do not need to find it yourself.
- If you cannot find the ship, call us on +90 543 88 444 88 or message the same number on WhatsApp.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions guests ask most often, answered plainly.
Your ticket covers the 3-hour cruise on the Bosphorus, a full Turkish dinner with a main course of your choice, the complete Turkish night show and free hotel transfer from central Istanbul in both directions. The With Alcohol package (80 EUR) also includes unlimited local drinks; the Without Alcohol package is 50 EUR.
From Karaköy Pier — Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Rıhtım Cd. No:17, Beyoğlu / İstanbul, on the European side. The ship returns to the same pier at the end of the evening.
The ship is ready for boarding from 20:00 and departs at 20:30. It returns to Karaköy Pier at 23:30. Please be at the pier in good time so you are aboard before the ship casts off.
3 hours on the water, from 20:30 to 23:30. Dinner and the show both take place during the cruise, so the whole evening happens on board.
80 EUR per person for the With Alcohol package and 50 EUR per person for the Without Alcohol package. The difference between the two is the alcoholic drinks; the dinner, the cruise and the show are the same. Special price offers apply for New Year and Valentine's Day — message us for the rate on those nights.
Yes. The BOSFOR sails every night, all year round, with the same departure at 20:30 and return at 23:30.
Ready to Book Your Evening?
Choose your date, tell us your hotel, and the rest — transfer, dinner and the show — is arranged for you.