The operator behind the sunset
Vesper is a Bosphorus sunset specialist in Istanbul — TÜRSAB-licensed (A Group #14316) since 2001, with 50,000+ guests hosted on the water. We sail one hour of the day, and we sail it properly.
Who is Vesper, and are they licensed?
Vesper is a Bosphorus sunset specialist in Istanbul that grew out of MERYEM YILDIZ TURIZM SEYAHAT ACENTASI, an Istanbul travel agency holding a TÜRSAB A Group licence (A Group #14316) continuously since 2001; the team has hosted 50,000+ guests on the water. Vesper sails only the Bosphorus sunset, times each departure to the day’s real golden hour, and is booked direct with the operator on WhatsApp at +90 544 898 98 12 — no marketplace, reseller or agency mark-up, and the quote is all-in (crew, fuel, route). A shared sunset sail is from €30 per person; a private sunset yacht — the whole boat for your group, used for proposals, anniversaries and honeymoons — is €220 for 2 hours, with fixed prices through 8 hours.
Twenty-five years on one stretch of water
Vesper grew out of MERYEM YILDIZ TURIZM SEYAHAT ACENTASI, an Istanbul travel agency that has held a TÜRSAB A Group licence (A Group #14316) since 2001. Over those years the team has hosted more than 50,000 guests on the Bosphorus, and one thing became clear: the single moment people remember most is the sunset.
So we built a brand around exactly that. Where a packed day-tour herds you onto a fixed departure and hopes the light cooperates, Vesper does the opposite — we look up the day's sunset and set the boarding time to it, so you are always out on open water between the palaces and the bridges at the precise moment the sky turns amber.
We keep it small and we keep it direct. You book straight with the operator over WhatsApp, the crew is ours, and the quote is all-in. No marketplace, no reseller, no agency fee sitting between you and the boat — just the operator, the crew and the golden hour.
On the Bosphorus since 2001
A named, regulated operator behind every sailing.
What you can count on
We do one thing
Vesper is not a general tour desk. We sail the Bosphorus sunset and nothing else — which is why we time every departure to the day's exact golden hour instead of a fixed 7 p.m. slot that misses the light.
Booked direct
You book straight with the operator on WhatsApp — no online marketplace, no reseller, no agency mark-up between you and the boat. The price you are quoted is all-in: crew, fuel and route included.
Licensed and accountable
We hold TÜRSAB A Group #14316, the Turkish travel-agency licence, held continuously since 2001. It is a legal requirement to operate, and we display it because it means there is a named, regulated operator behind your sailing.
Sail with the people who know the light
Tell us your date and how you picture the evening — shared from €30 per person, or a private yacht from €220. We reply on WhatsApp, usually the same day.
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