Itinerary

1. Day 1- Istanbul - Bosphorus Cruise - Full day Tour with Lunch

   • After your landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, your guide will meet you at the airport.

   • Before you will be transferred to your hotel, you will enjoy a full day Bosphorus Cruise + Spice Market tour. Cruise on a private boat through the waterway separating the two continents, Asia and Europe, with a possibility of taking photographs of marble palaces.

   • After coming back to Harbour, you will have lunch and then relax. 

   • In the afternoon, the tour continues with a visit to the Egyptian market - a large market famous for spices & sweets and famous Turkish artifacts and handmade gifts.

   • Transfer to your hotel for overnight stay.

   • OPTIONAL: Kumkapı Evening Programme: Dinner + Music + Entertainment (On Request) We can transfer you to the famous corner of the Istanbul to Kumkapı, the place that never sleeps and is full of non-stop entertainment. There are many restaurants here with the best of Fish menus and Turkish traditional Music. 

2. Day 2- Classical Istanbul Tour - Full Day Tour with Lunch

   • After breakfast, meet the guide at the Hotel lobby for a full day Old City tour. The first stop will be the Hippodrome and then the Blue Mosque.

   • Visit the spectacular Topkapi Palace. Built on one of the seven hills of İstanbul, this huge complex commands views of the Sea of Marmara, Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. It was the seat of government for the Ottoman Empire for many centuries (1453 – 1852) and we will see the extravagant treasure of the priceless Chinese porcelain here. 

   • After lunch, the last stop will be Grand Bazaar which is the biggest (souk) and the most attractive shopping center in world with nearly 4000 shops of antiques, jewelry, gold, carpets and leather wear.

   • Transfer back to the hotel for overnight stay.

   • OPTIONAL: Evening Programme: 1001 TURKISH NIGHT which includes Dinner + Music + Entertainment. This will include a welcome dinner along with live music and spectacular flower show of belly dancers and Anatolian Folklore groups.

3. Day 3- Free Leisure or Princes' Islands Tour Full Day Tour with Lunch/ Optional

   • After breakfast, spend the day at leisure or else request a guide for a Princes Islands Tour along with lunch.

   • OPTIONAL: Here, cruise in the Marmara Sea to Princes Islands by the Maritime Lines boat. Stop at Buyukada (Grand Island) the popular summer resort with pinewood scenery.One can have a tour of the Islands by horse-drawn carriages before lunch at a fish restaurant. And then can return in the late afternoon after the cruise ride back to the hotel.

   • OPTIONAL: Dinner cruise Bosphorus by night  (On Request) with a rich variety of specialities from the Turkish and international cuisine including unlimited local drinks on board. Watch one of the best silhouettes in the world with the Blue Mosque, Leander’s Tower and the panoramic view of the unique Bosphorus waterway, which brings Europe and Asia, face to face.

   Evening Programme: Belly Dancers and Folklore Show. 

4. Day 4- Departure

   • After breakfast, you will meet with your guide at the reception, and then check out for airport transfers to the Istanbul Ataturk airport. We wish and hope you will have a pleasurable holiday in Istanbul and see you again.