6-day Trip to Istanbul: Exploring the City of Contrasts

DAY 01: Arrival Istanbul
Meals: No
Upon your arrival at Istanbul Airport our representative will meet you and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 02: Byazantie and Ottoman relics Tour / Walking Tour / Dinner Cruise
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch  & Dinner
09:00 You will be picked up from your hotel for Full Day Tour.
Tour Highlights; Hagia Sophia Museum, Byzantine Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
19:00- Pickup for Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus. Shared transfer.
Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 03 : Bosphorus and Dolmabahce Palace Tour
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
09:00 You will be picked up from your hotel for Full Day Tour. Tour Highlights: Spice Bazaar (Egyptian ), Bosphorus Tour on Boat (REGULAR BOAT), Dolmabahce Palace, Camlica Hill,. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 04: Green Bursa Tour
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
08:30 Pickup for Green Bursa Tour
After crossing the BOSPHORUS BRIDGE and sailing for 50 minutes in an opened ferry enjoying the sightseeing of IZMIT GULF we visit Turkish delights factory, then ascend the ULUDAG OLYMPOS MOUNTAIN and stop on the way for visiting a natural honey shop, then we visit the wonderful INKAYA TREE that’s more than 600 years old, then having lunch in a green valley on the mountain, then we reach the top of the mountain for enjoying the landscape and descend to the center of the city by the cable car and finally, we visit a SHOPPING CENTER in the city of BURSA Important Notice: In case of finding the cable car out of service because of bad weather or maintenance, we exchange it with the chair left on the top of the mountain and the ascent and descent of the mountain is going to be by bus. Chair left (in case of using the cable car) and buggies are unpaid and our agency is not responsible for guests’ safety. We can use the OSMANGAZI bridge instead of the ferry because of the bad weather or traffic.
Tour Highlights; Visit Turkish delight Shop,Lunch in local restaurant, Visit Uludag Mountain 2543 meter with cable car,Green Mosque,Green Mausolem,Historical Bath,Ottoman house and silk house. Overnight in Istanbul

DAY 05: Princes Island Tour
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
09:00 – Pickup for Princes Island Tour
Explore Büyükada, the largest of Turkey’s Princes islands, on this 9-hour excursion from Istanbul. Cruise across the Sea of Marmara, watching the sights of Istanbul slip from view. You can explore the pedestrianized island in the best possible way – by bike (not included) or spend time at leisure, perhaps relaxing on one of its beaches, before returning to Istanbul. Travel from your hotel by air-conditioned coach to the port with your guide, and board the boat that will take you to the Princes islands. The largest and most interesting of the islands is Büyükada, which is your destination for the day. From the boat you can look back on the sights of Istanbul, seeing iconic landmarks such as Topkapi Palace and the pretty Kiz Kulesi (also known as the Maiden’s Tower), which was featured in the James Bond film, The World is Not Enough. Dock in Büyükada and then take a stroll through the streets with your guide, soaking up the laid-back atmosphere of island life. Your guide will tell you about the island’s history during the ride, and about its time as a place of exile for banished statesmen and royalty, and of its life as a monastic settlement during Turkey’s Byzantine-Christian period. Pass lovely wooden mansions that are stunning examples of the island’s late Ottoman-era architecture, and look out over the sparkling sea. Seagulls are everywhere in Büyükada, and if you’d like to feed them your guide will give you simits (bread with sesame seeds) so you can toss them a treat. Stop for lunch at a seafood restaurant, or have lunch on the boat, and then spend the rest of your day at leisure on the island.  Meet your guide at a pre-arranged time for your boat ride back to Istanbul. The last leg of your journey will be by coach, and you’ll be dropped off at your Istanbul hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 04: Deaprture
Meals: Breakfast
12:00 Check out from your hotel. Transfer Istanbul Airport according to your flight ticket.
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