Small-group boat trip · Fatih (Cibali)
Islands Swimming Trip with Lunch from Cibali (Sivriada)
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Schedule
- 09:30–17:30
- Departs from
- Fatih (Cibali)
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
This trip leaves Cibali pier in the morning on a sightseeing boat and focuses on a long swimming stop rather than island visits. From Monday to Saturday the boat anchors around Sivriada on the western edge of the Princes' Islands; on Sundays it anchors off Kınalıada. Passengers can swim from the boat's platform, jump into the sea or sunbathe on deck. At midday a lunch of grilled chicken or meatballs, seasonal salad, pasta or rice and watermelon or melon is served on board. After about four hours of swimming and relaxing the boat heads back and reaches Cibali in the late afternoon. There is no tour on Fridays.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Cibali Pier (Golden Horn), Sivriada Strait - swimming break, Sivriada Strait - lunch on board, Sivriada Strait - free time, Cibali Pier (Golden Horn)
- 09:30
- 11:30
- 13:30
- 14:30
- 17:30
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Round-trip by boat
- Lunch on board (grilled chicken or meatballs, salad, pasta or rice, fruit)
- Water and bread
Not included
- Drinks other than water
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Fatih (Cibali)
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- June - 15 October
- Prices
- Adult ₺2,100 · Child ₺1,200Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Stop times show the typical schedule; exact times vary depending on the operator.
- Swimming spot around Sivriada Island Monday to Saturday, around Kınalıada Island on Sunday; no tour on Friday.
- Reservation required; cancellation and changes must be made at least 2 days in advance.
- Children aged 0-6 are free.
- Swimming in Sivriada Island; swimming from the boat. The program may change depending on weather and sea conditions.
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