Question 1

Is the boat crew included in the boat rental price?

Accepted Answer

In all our boat and yacht rental services, crew and fuel costs are included in the price.

Question 2

What does a yacht and boat with a safe tourism certificate mean?

Accepted Answer

Certified Safe Tourism CHARTER YACHT AND BOAT: Accreditation firms authorized to issue the Safe Tourism Certificate conduct hygiene and health inspections and compliance assessments by separately auditing accommodation, food and beverage facilities, tour and transfer vehicles, congress and art facilities, themed parks, mechanical lines, and maritime tourism according to international standards within separate criteria, and prepare reports on them, regularly sending inspectors to applicant facilities to check whether the service is provided in accordance with the criteria. Facilities that receive the certificate are also announced on the TGA and the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism websites. The Safe Tourism Certificate logo is displayed in visible places in the certified facilities, and customers can access all inspection information about the facility via the QR code on the certificate. In this way, the entire process becomes transparent.

Question 3

Can I rent a boat for the swimming tour?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can rent a boat for swimming, sunbathing, and water activities in the coves in the 3rd section of the Bosphorus or in the coves in the Islands region. Detailed information is available on our boat rental page for swimming tours.

Question 4

How can I make the payment for the boat rental?

Accepted Answer

A boat rental reservation agreement is made by discussing the selected boat with our authorized staff. 50% of the total amount is paid as a deposit, and the remaining amount is paid on the tour day using one of the available payment methods. You can make your payments by cash, bank transfer, credit card, or through our online e-commerce site. We offer payment options of up to 3 installments at the cash price or up to 9 installments with an interest charge on all credit cards.

Question 5

What places can we visit on boat tours?

Accepted Answer

In our hourly yacht charter programs, route planning is carried out during the reservation according to the guests’ requests. Tour programs such as the Long Bosphorus Tour, Short Bosphorus Tour, and Princes’ Islands Tour are determined. For example, in a 2-hour yacht charter program departing from Karaköy, guests are picked up at the Karaköy pier, then the shores of Kabataş, Dolmabahçe, Beşiktaş, Ortaköy, Kuruçeşme, Arnavutköy, Bebek, Aşiyan, Rumelihisarı, Emirgan, İstinye, and Yeniköy are visited, then the route crosses from the European side to the Anatolian side, where the shores of Beykoz, Çubuklu, Kanlıca, Anadoluhisarı, Göksu, Küçüksu, Kandilli, Vaniköy, Çengelköy, Beylerbeyi, Kuzguncuk, and Üsküdar are visited, and after passing in front of the Maiden’s Tower, it crosses back to the European side and guests are dropped off at the Karaköy pier.

Question 6

When should I make a reservation to rent a boat?

Accepted Answer

We recommend that you make your reservation as early as possible for events you will hold in May, June, July, August, and September. To be able to rent the boat you want, in the time slot you want, you need to make your reservation within a few days of receiving your quote.

Question 7

Can I see the boat I’m going to rent in advance?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can see our boats at the ports where they are docked by making an appointment in advance.

Question 8

Where can we board rental boats for free?

Accepted Answer

The free departure points for our rental boats within the Bosphorus are the districts of Eminönü, Karaköy, Kabataş, Kuruçeşme, Bebek, Rumelihisarı, Emirgan, İstinye, Tarabya, Sarıyer, Beykoz, Çubuklu, Anadoluhisarı, Göksu Stream, Vaniköy, Kuleli, Beylerbeyi, and Kadıköy. For departures from other districts, areas, and marinas (Kalamış, Ataköy, Pendik), as well as city ferry piers, the pier docking, boarding, and disembarking fees shall be covered by the customer.

Question 9

Can I rent a boat at the time I want?

Accepted Answer

You can rent excursion and event boats from 08:00 in the morning until 04:00 at night, provided that they are not for overnight accommodation. Overnight boat tour services can only be provided by commercial yachts with a tourism operation certificate.

Question 10

Can I rent just a boat for a wedding, engagement, henna night, circumcision ceremony, or post-wedding celebration?

Accepted Answer

Yes. For all your boat events, you can rent only the boat. On our event and excursion boats, you can bring your own food and beverages, or have them provided by a professional catering company. On our yachts, outside food is not accepted; meal service is provided by us.

Question 11

Can boat rental be hourly, daily, or weekly?

Accepted Answer

Boat/yacht rental services can be provided on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis. Services offered with overnight accommodation may only be provided by maritime tourism vessels that hold a Yacht Operating Certificate from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Day-trip excursion boats cannot provide overnight accommodation services.

Question 12

What is the minimum number of hours for renting a boat?

Accepted Answer

Boat and yacht rentals have a minimum duration of 1 hour for day-trip boats and 2 hours for yachts.

Question 13

What are the types of rental boats in Istanbul?

Accepted Answer

Our company offers 4 different types of rental services: 1- day-trip excursion boats with a capacity of 60 people, 1-12 person rental yacht-type boats, 1-1000 person event boats, and gulet-type boats with a capacity of 1-80 people.

Question 14

How to rent a boat?

Accepted Answer

Boat rental reservation procedures are carried out through a detailed consultation with our customer relations manager. You can make these consultations by phone, at our office, or on the boat you plan to rent, depending on your preference. The prepayment amount is 50% of the total reservation fee.

Question 15

How much are the rental prices?

Accepted Answer

Standard sightseeing boat rental prices range from 400 TL to 1000 TL per hour. Our daily rental boats can be rented for a minimum of 2 hours on weekdays and a minimum of 3 hours on weekend evenings. Our daily boat rental prices range from 2000 TL to 4000 TL. Event boat rental prices range from 750 TL to 3500 TL per hour. Our yacht rental prices range from 600 TL to 1200 TL per hour.

Question 16

What types of events can be organized with rented boats?

Accepted Answer

You can organize dining boat rentals, non-dining boat rentals, birthday parties on a boat, anniversaries, engagements, henna nights, bachelor parties, post-wedding celebrations, iftar dinners, corporate dinners, graduation celebrations, parties, island tours, short Bosphorus tours, long Bosphorus tours, and swimming tours.

Question 17

How is music broadcast on charter boats?

Accepted Answer

On all of our charter yachts and daily excursion boats, music is broadcast from a central system, and in accordance with our guests’ preferences, you can also bring a CD or USB with you and listen to the type of music you want. On our event boats, free professional sound system and DJ performance services are provided.

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