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Explore Princes Islands

"Princes Islands" or "Adalar" with its Turkish name, is the smallest district of Istanbul city and used as a place of exile for princes for centuries during Eastern Roman Empire.

During your trip in the islands, you will have a chance to see some of many beautiful wooden houses as well as the history and the regular life of the locals. You will also have a chance to listen original stories about recent history of the islands as your guide is one of the locals of the islands.

Image by Mert Kahveci
Image by Mert Kahveci
Image by Mert Kahveci
Image by Hulki Okan Tabak
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Your Istanbul tour itinerary

🕒8 hours

- We will start from the island's ferry pier.

- After a 90-minute enjoyable ferry ride, we arrive at Heybeliada or Halki with its old name.

- After a 30-minute walk, we are going to visit the famous Greek Orthodox school on one of the hills of the island.

- After another 30 minutes of downhill walking, we will have a break for lunch on the coast of the island.

- After the lunch break, we will take another ferry to the biggest island of archipelago; Buyukada where we are going to make an electric car tour around the island which is replaced for the horse carriages.

- Before the end of the electric vehicle tour, we stop in front of the museum of islands to make a short visit for 30 minutes.

- After the museum, we take the electric vehicle again to catch the next ferry back to the city.

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