Half-Day Dolmabahce Palace and Yildiz Park Tour

Overview

Half-day Istanbul palace tour: Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus with its 4.5-ton crystal chandelier, followed by Yildiz Park, the largest Ottoman royal park.

This half-day tour is the easiest way to step into the world of the last Ottoman sultans. Your guide collects you from your hotel and takes you to Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus shore, then on to the green grounds of Yildiz Park before returning you to your hotel. It fits neatly into a morning or an afternoon and suits families and first-time visitors alike.

Visit the magnificent palace of the Ottoman sultans, Dolmabahce, which was built in the mid-19th century by Sultan Abdulmecid, with 56 columns and a huge 750-bulb crystal chandelier weighing 4.5 tons. It has an impressive 600 m frontage on the Istanbul Bosphorus, and Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, died here in 1938. Afterwards visit Yildiz Park, which was the biggest royal park of the Ottoman Empire period.

Price: 35 USD per person. Children aged 0-3 join free of charge and children aged 4-12 receive a 25% discount.