BEST OF ISTANBUL TOUR
Duration: 04 Days / 03 Nights
Highlights: Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi
Palace, Grand Bazaar, Rustem Pasha Mosque, Spice Bazaar,
Golden Horn, Bosphorus Cruise, Camlica Hill, Dolmabahce
Palace
Departure Dates: Everyday
Note: All Istanbul tour packages are modular and you can
use these itineraries as a starting point and we can help
modify this itineraries to accommodate your personal requirements
and desires to find your perfect holiday.
Day 01 Arrival in Istanbul
Upon arrival to Istanbul Airport, you will be met by us and
accompanied during your transfer to your hotel. You have
the afternoon and evening free to relax and/or check out
the city.
Day 02 Istanbul City Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
We will leave hotel in the morning to visit the Sultanahmet
Square and the spectacular Blue Mosque decorated with beautiful
17th century Iznik tiles. Then stroll around the historical
Hippodrome where chariot races were once held. Continue
with the Hagia Sophia / St. Sophia and Museum. An early
Christian church, later converted to a mosque under Ottoman
rule, this magnificent temple now serving as a museum with
all the artefacts from the Byzantine era intact, is especially
famous for its mosaics. After lunch, we will visit the
Topkapi Palace Museum, the residence of the legendary Ottoman
Sultans, now converted into a museum. It consists of several
exhibition halls, such as the Treasury, the porcelain section,
Armoury and Holy Relics. We will complete this historical
day with a visit to the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi) and
return to the hotel for overnight.
Day 03 Bosphorus Cruise & Dolmabahce Palace
Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
We will take you to Spice Market, still in use as one of
the world’s largest spice bazaars since 1665. Next,
we will board the ferries across the Bosphorus which will
take us to both European and Asian sides of the city. This
beautiful voyage will take you along the shores of Bosphorus
and you will see the Rumeli Fortress from the 15th century
as well as the seaside summer palaces and unique wooden houses
of the area, as well as the natural beauty of the forests
above. The last stop on the cruise is the fishing village
of Sariyer, close to the Black Sea. From there on we will
drive you by coach via the world’s only Intercontinental
Bridge Bosphorus Bridge to take you to Camlica Hill on the
Asian side. Camlica is the highest tip in Istanbul where
you will enjoy breathtaking views of Istanbul. We will visit
the Dolmabahce Palace, the residence of the royal Ottoman
family with original furniture and magnificent gardens. After
the tour, you will be transferred your hotel.
Day 04 Departure transfer (Meal: Breakfast)
Option to extend package with additional night(s) in Istanbul
or transfer directly on to Istanbul Airport for return
international flight.
