There are so many yacht tour options in Istanbul and it can get quite confusing to choose which one offers what. Since very rare visitors try all of them the reviews can lack substance, so we wanted to give you a full clarification of all tours. Small-group yacht tours; these are the yacht tours that hosts guests from 4 to 18 guests in each tour. In this option, the guides are much more accessible giving a deeper connection to the city and answer guests questions that may arise. It is a great way to explore the city as a bosphorus tour cover so many landmarks and local regions in istanbul. Small-Group tour is also a much better option to take photos as the front section of the yachts can only hold up to 15 guests even in the biggest yachts so a bigger group than this means some people will be left out from the front views. In the "Small-Group Yacht Tour with Unlimited Wine" experience in bosphorusyachts.com guests can truly enjoy unlimited wine since the crew is serving fewer people so can make sure no glasses are left empty. The biggest downside of these tours, they are sold out early, so the tickets are recommended to be bought earlier. And ticket prices range around 45 Euros. Non-alcoholic option is possible too. Mid-size Group Tours are great too but one needs to understand the differences. These tours are generall advertised as 25 people max but it is known that they have hosted up to 50 guests. That is said when the group size increases the yacht gets bigger too so you can rest assured that you will always have a nice seat. That said you may not be able to enjoy sitting in the front section as the seat will be always limited there. One major difference with small group comes when it comes to the guiding style, since the group is bigger, the guide generally makes quick introductions about the landmarks that are seen without going deeper into topics. Also sometimes one guide may need to cover 2 sections so the informations bits tend to be shorter. That said the big luxury yacht feeling is great and big yacht enables many photo taking opportunities. Unlimited wine option in this experience costs around 42 Euros per person, limited wine is 38 Euros and no wine option is 34 Euros per person. If you can't get seats for small group yacht tour definitely join a mid-size group yacht tour. Ferry tours are very cheap option for bosphorus tour but these are not recommended for first time visitors of istanbul. The "audio guide recording" is really hard to hear, photo opportunities are nothing closer to a yacht tour. So this is mostly recommended for people who already had a yacht tour and wants to enjoy the incredible scenery one more time.