4-Day Istanbul and Black Sea Tour with Bosphorus Cruise

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

Overnight stay in Istanbul.

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

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

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

• Relish a delicious lunch at a local restaurant.

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

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

• See the Obelisk from Egypt, the Serpentine Column from Delphi, and the Fountain of Wilhelm II.

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

• Transfer to your hotel.

• 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, arrive at the Black Sea, and get the best shot of the point where the Bosphorus meets the Black Sea.

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

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

• Have your breakfast and transfer to Istanbul International Airport.