PRINCES' ISLANDS (Full Day,
lunch included / Operates All Year Round) Tour-1
Cruise in the
MARMARA SEA to
PRINCES' ISLANDS by Maritime Lines boat. Stop at
BÜYÜKADA, the popular
summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery, once the
pleasure island of Byzantine Princes.
Tour of the island by
horse-drawn carriages
before lunch at a fish
restaurant.
Evening return to İstanbul and transfer to
hotels.
also visioned
during the tour
TOPKAPI PALACE • LEANDER' S TOWER • ÜSKÜDAR
from the sea
tour price per person 70
lSTANBUL
CLASSICS (Half Day Morning) Tour-2
Tour of "Sultan
Ahmet Center", the heart of the "Old
City" from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were
ruled.
HAGIA SOPHIA,
one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a
basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian.
BLUE MOSQUE,
facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue İznik tiles and unique
with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet.
HIPPODROME,
center of sportive events (chariot races, athletics) and
political activities of the old city.
Serpentine Column,
Obelisk of Theodosius,
German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments
decorating the Hippodrome.
GRAND COVERED
BAZAAR, most attractive shopping
center and biggest "souk" in the world with nearly 4000 shops
selling antiques, jewellery, gold, carpets, leatherware and
souvenirs.
HALF DAY MORNING TOURS
TERMINATE AT SULTANAHMET CENTER IN FRONT OF HAGIA SOPHIA
CLOSED
Hagia Sophia on Monday
Topkapı Palace on
Tuesday
Replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum,
Grand Covered Bazaar on
Sunday
tour price per person 40 Euros
OTTOMAN RELICS
(Half Day Afternoon
Tour-3
TOPKAPI PALACE,
residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting imperial treasury,
sacred Islamic relics, kitchen, Chinese porcelain, weapons,
calligraphy section etc. (Harem is not included in the program
and visit it due to an extra entrance fee)
RÜSTEM PAŞA
MOSQUE, designed by the court
architect Sinan for the Grand Vizier of Süleyman The
Magnificent. A typical sample of Islamic architecture amidst the
rows of shops near the Spice Bazaar, famed with its exquisite
and colorful tiles set in floral and geometric designs
tour price per person 40 Euros
BYZANTINE & OTTOMAN RELICS
(Full Day, lunch included)
Tour-4
HAGIA (St.)
SOPHIA • BLUE MOSQUE
HIPPODROME
OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS • SERPENTINE COLUMN
GERMAN FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II
GRAND COVERED BAZAAR
(Art Demonstration of Handmade Turkish Carpets)
Lunch
TOPKAPI PALACE
(Harem section is not included in the program and visit is due
to extra entrance fee)
RÜSTEM PASA MOSQUE
also visioned
during the tour
GALATA BRIDGE • GOLDEN HORN • LEANDER' S TOWER
CLOSED
Hagia Sophia on Monday
Topkapı Palace on Tuesday
Replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum,
Grand Covered Bazaar on
Sunday
tour price per person 75 Euros
BOSPHORUS CRUISE ON PRIVATE
BOAT (Half Day Morning or Afternoon)
Tour-5
4M :
GOLDEN HORN (from the bus), the arm of
the Bosphorus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula
separating the old and the new parts of İstanbul where the first
colonies settled during the Byzantine. The residential area for
Byzantine Jews, Italian traders and other non-muslim minorities.
Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Metal
Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian, 21 kms. long
City Walls, the strongest fortification of the
middle age.
SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian
Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices.
Shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers etc.
BOSPHORUS CRUISE,
through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and
Asia, with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces,
ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern
residentials and luxurious apartments.
RUMELİ FORTRESS
(from the sea/no interior visit),
historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and
protect Bosphorus. A unique example of
military architecture.
* HALF DAY MORNING
TOURS TERMINATE AT SULTANAHMET CENTER IN FRONT OF HAGIA SOPHIA
4A : In
the afternoon Spice Bazaar maybe substituted with ZİNDAN
HAN, built during the Byzantine Empire. It was the
first Women Prison in the world by the Ottomans, restored
back to the original style nowadays.
also visioned during the tour
IMPERIAL GARDENS OF ROYAL
YILDIZ PALACE • ÇIRAĞAN PALACE HOTEL KEMPINSKI
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE connecting EUROPE & ASIA continents
• BEYLERBEYİ PALACE
from the sea
tour
price per person 40 Euros
DOLMABAHÇE PALACE & TWO
CONTINENTS EUROPE-ASIA (Half Day Afternoon)
Tour-6
DOLMABAHÇE
PALACE, recent residence for
Ottoman Sultans with 365 rooms and 22 saloons. Famous with the
great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons
chandelier.
BOSPHORUS
BRIDGE, unique chance to step
from one continent (Europe) to another (Asia) in 2 minutes.
ÇAMLICA HILL,
exposing a panoramic view of İstanbul and Bosphorus from the
best point of view.
tour price per person 40 Euros
BOSPHORUS
CRUISE / DOLMABAHÇE PALACE &TWO CONTINENTS (Full Day, lunch
included)
Tour-7
GOLDEN HORN (from
the bus)
SPICE BAZAAR
BOSPHORUS CRUISE
RUMELİ FORTRESS (from the sea)
Lunch
DOLMABAHÇE PALACE
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE (from Europe to Asia)
ÇAMLICA HILL
also visioned
during the tour
IMPERIAL GARDENS OF ROYAL YILDIZ PALACE • ÇIRAĞAN PALACE
HOTEL KEMPINSKI
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE connecting EUROPE & ASIA continents
BEYLERBEYİ PALACE
from the sea
CLOSED
Dolmabahçe Palace on
Monday and Thursday
Replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum,
Spice (Egyptian) Bazaar on
Sunday
Replaced with Authentic Shops
tour price per person 70 Euros
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