Boarding our own launch, we leave Bebek cruising further South to view Istanbul from the Bosphorus, meandering around the shore where we view the Ottoman Architectural masterpieces from their best vantage points.

Then we cross to the Asian side to view the Ottoman imperial mosques along its shore, proceed pass Dolmabahce Palace the last palace of the sultans, and stop for a tour of Beylerbeyi Palace, one of the summer palaces of the sultans.

Next we pass Rumeli and Anadolu Hisar, two fortresses built by Mehmet the Conqueror prior to capturing Constantinople, as well as assorted palaces and mansions.

And then we proceed up the Bosphorus to see the beauty of the less developed end of the Bosphorus.

On our return we disembark at Bebek again.

The evening is yours to plan.