Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul

   • Arrive at Istanbul International Airport and meet your local tour guide for pick-up and transfer to the hotel.

   Overnight stay in Istanbul.

2. Day 2: Istanbul City Tour

   • Meet your Turkish tour guide at your hotel lobby at 09:00 am and start your full-day city tour. 

   • Visit the Topkapı Palace, a former imperial residence of the Great Ottoman Empire.

   • Go to the St. Sophia church, a magnificent Byzantine Church and one of the finest and largest architectural works of art in the world.

   • Relish in a delicious lunch at a local restaurant.

   • Continue to the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque). This is one of the biggest mosques of Istanbul with rich 17th-century architecture and famous for its blue tiles and 6 minarets.

   • See Hippodrome center which used to be a former center of sports and political activities of Constantinople. 

   • See the Obelisk from Egypt, Serpentine Column from Delphi, and fountain of Willhelm II.

   • Stop at the Grand Bazaar area for its rich collection of precious handmade carpets, jewelry, leather, and souvenirs.

   • Transfer to your hotel.

3. Day 3: Bosphorous & Black Sea

   • Enjoy your breakfast and spend the morning at your leisure.

   • At 1:30 pm, go for a short boat ride.

   • Indulge in an open buffet lunch on the boat with seasonal salad, delicious hors d'oeuvre, chicken kebab, and rice.

   • See the Rumelihisarı medieval fortress (from the sea) and arrive at the Black Sea and get the best shot of the point where Bosphorus meets the Black Sea.

   • Make a stopover at the beautiful village of Anadolu Kavagiatthe Bosphorus.

   • Return to the hotel at around 5:00 pm for an overnight stay in Istanbul.

4. Day 4: Departure

   • Have your breakfast and transfer to the Istanbul International Airport.