Departure From: Istanbul
Duration: 5 Days 4 Nights
Operating: Daily Departure Guaranteed
Visiting Attractions: Istanbul
Itinerary
DAY 1: Arrival to Istanbul & Transfer to Hotel
Welcome to Turkey!
Today is your arrival to Istanbul and your five-day tour will begin with a pickup from the airport and then transfer to your Istanbul hotel. You will have the night to rest before beginning your activities in the morning. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 2: Full day Istanbul Old City Tour (Breakfast and Lunch included)
Visiting Attractions: Hagia Sophia – Blue Mosque – Topkapi Palace – Hippodrome – Obelisk of Theodosius and Grand Bazaar
After having breakfast at the hotel, we will pick you up from your hotel and start to full day Old City Tour. Istanbul is a city full of famous iconic sites that today you will experience for yourself from the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia with their breathtaking silhouettes that make the skyline so unique to the Topkapi Palace, a beautiful Ottoman palace once home to the Ottoman Sultans and the first president of Turkey. Spend some time where the gladiators of ancient Roman Constantinople, entertained the crowds at the site of the Hippodrome today you will see the Obelisks that have stood the test of time and are adorned with beautiful markings, taking us back in time. Our last station is the Grand Bazaar, Turkey’s the largest covered market at the heart of the Old City, offering excellent shopping. You will get the chance to wander through the Grand Bazaar and soak up the atmosphere of this incredible delight.
End of the day, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 3: Full day Bosphorus Cruise – Dolmabahce Palace Tour (Breakfast and Lunch included)
Visited Sights : Spice Bazaar – Golden Horn – Marvellous bridge Bosphorus – Rumeli Hisari – Dolmabahce Palace
Our well informed tourist guides will pick you up from your accommodations with the shining beams of the sun in the morning. Our first destination is to the 17th century Spice Bazaar, an extraordinary, colorful and fantastic place to see where you can buy various gifts for your lovers. Our next station is Golden Horn, we will make this journey with an unforgettable cruise along our marvellous bridge, Bosphorus which is known as a cradle linking Europe and Asia. Views like wooded shores, rising mosques along these shores, a bridge that for a time was the world’s longest one, and Rumeli Hisari, a historical construction built by Mehmet the Conqueror in just three months as he prepared to conquer Istanbul, will accompany to you. As well, it is surely beyond doubt that, efficacious 19th century mansions of the Ottoman elites and Sultans’ georgous palaces and hunting lodges will fascinate you.
Dolmabahce Palace was built by Sultan Abdulmecid in 19th century. After Topkapi Palace was serving as the residence of Ottoman sultans for about 400 years, Sultan Abdulmecid moved and started to live at Dolmabahce Palace which is a beautiful mix of many European architectural styles.
At the end of this perfect day we will transfer you to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 4: Free day in Istanbul (Breakfast included)
There is no schedule on your programme today. You will be free to discover the city on your own. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 5: Transfer to Airport
Depending on your international flight time, the driver will be at the lobby to transfer you to the airport leaving you with fresh memories of the 5 days Turkey Tour. End of our service.
Important Information
What is included services for this Itinerary:
- Hotels with breakfast
- Hotel Pick up and Drop off
- Airport transfers mentioned in the itinerary
- A professional English speaking tour guide licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
- Accommodations at hotels for 4 night.
- All local tax and insurance
- Entrance fees to the scheduled museums
- Lunch
- No hidden or extra cost
What is NOT included services for this Itinerary:
- Personal expenses
- Beverages during lunch
- Dinner
- Optional Tours
- Gratuity to the guide and driver
