Istanbul 5 Days Most Sold Tour Package

DAY 1: ARRIVAL to ISTANBUL & TRANSFER TO HOTEL

Upon arrival at Ataturk airport or Sabiha G. Airport in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 2: BYZANTINE & OTTOMAN RELICS TOUR (Included meal: Breakfast & Lunch)

08.30: You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of Old City. In this day you will be able to see:

ROMAN HIPPODROME: Center of sport activities and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.

BLUE MOSQUE: This mosque complex, containing Istanbul's only mosque with six minarets was built by Sedefkar Mehmet Aga for Sultan Ahmed 1st. early 17th century.

HAGIA SOPHIA: Byzantium largest cathedral, converted to mosque 1453 by the Ottoman Empire and today open as a museum to see both religion remains.

GRAND BAZAAR: Famous shopping center worldwide. Shopping possibilities for carpet, jewellery, leather etc.

LITTLE HAGIA SOPHIA MOSQUE: This Byzantine building with a central dome plan was erected in the sixth century by Justinian, likely was a model for Hagia Sophia ("Holy Wisdom"), and is one of the most important early Byzantine buildings in Istanbul.

TOPKAPI PALACE: Built between 1475 and 1478 by Mehmet II, Fatih, the conqueror of Istanbul, served as the residence of the sultan and administrative seat of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years.

After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel at around 17:30. Overnight in Istanbul

EVENING PROGRAM in ISTANBUL - ISTANBUL DINNER CRUISE:

19:30 You will picked up from you hotel or cruise ship port or any other agreed places in agreed time to drop the cruise boat on the Bosphorus at old city pier, end of the night you will dropped back to the hotel.

20:30 - 21:00 Departure from the pier (Stating of Night), While you are enjoying full course meal of fine Turkish cuisine featuring class acts of music and dance you will also see true beauty of Bosphorus in night. End of the tour you will also drop off to hotel or any other places you want around midnight.

Program details:
- Welcome cocktail on deck
- D.J music
- Katibim (A traditional Turkish melody musical performance)
- Asuk Masuk (Asuk Masuk is an imitation play of dwarfs which belongs to the Taseli district of Silifke and is performed by 2 male dancers).
- Belly Dancer
- Henna Ceremony
- Turkish Romany Dance
- Belly Dancer
- Turkish coffee

Dinner (Set menu):
- Cold and hot starters (Hors d'oeuvres dishes).
- Fresh seasonal salad
- Main dish as beef, chicken, fish or Vegiterin or some other kinds
- Dessert or Fruits ( Seasonal Salad and Fresh Fruits).
- Alcoholic or soft local drinks

DAY 3: ISTANBUL HIGHLIGHTS TOUR (Included meal: Breakfast & Lunch).

08:30. You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of Two Continents . In this day you will be able to see:

BOSPHORUS BY BOAT: On the waterway separating the two continents, Asia and Europe. Opportunity to take photographs of marble palaces and ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture, besides modern residencesand luxurious apartments.

PIYER LOTI HILL: Located in Eyup, district of Fatih on European side of Bosphrous, Istanbul. There is a tea house that has a perfect view of Istanbul from Europe side.

BOSPHORUS BRIDGE: Unique chance to go from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe) in two minutes.

DOLMABACHE PALACE: With more than 340 rooms & 8 Turkish Baths the Imperial Residence of the last 6 Sultans, is sure to fascinate its visitors.

CAMLICA HILL:Camlica Hill is one of the highest hills of the city, located on the Asian side, from where you can have a great panorama over the city and the Bosphorus.

Note: Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Monday and Thursday becouse of this Chora Museum (Church) or Basilica Cistern or Beylerbeyi Palace will be replaced instead of Dolmabahce Palace.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 17:30. Overnight in Istanbul.

EVENING PROGRAM in ISTANBUL - WALK FOR TAKSIM SUARE TOUR & WITH DINNER:

20:00 You will picked up from you hotel for an evening visit to Taksim Square at old city pier, end of the end of theTaksim Square you will be dropped back to the hotel...

TAKSIM SQUARE: Taksim Square (Turkish: Taksim Meydanı), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of the Istanbul Metro network. Taksim Square is also the location of the Monument of the Republic (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Anıtı) which was crafted by Pietro Canonica and inaugurated in 1928. The monument commemorates the 5th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, following the Turkish War of Independence.

DINNER: Set menu dinner at the Galata Bridge, Turkish dining experience is enjoying a meal under the Galata Bridge that ... in Istanbul, you can hardly beat the panoramic setting of the Galata bridge... to eat food from every country in the world (at restaurants in both site of Golden Horne) the or oppiste Aisa side of Istanbul.

DAY 4: PRINCESS ISLAND TOUR (Included meal: Breakfast).

Princess Island: The Princess Island: are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, in the Sea of Marmara. Only first fours; Büyükada, Heybeliada, Burgazada and Kinaliada are inhabited.
During the Byzantine and Ottoman eras, princes and other royalty who were seen as challengers to the throne were exiled there giving the islands their present name. Until 19th century islands were almost empty but during the nineteenth century, the islands became popular resorts for Istanbul's wealthy, and Victorian-era cottages and houses are still preserved on the largest of the Princes' Islands.

08.30: You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour.

List of the places you will visit:

KINALI ISLAND (From the sea): Kinaliada (Greek: Proti 'first') is an island in the Sea of Marmara; it is the closest of the Prince Islands to Istanbul, Turkey, about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south. Administratively, it is a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul.

HEYBELI ISLAND:Heybeliada or Heybeli Ada (Greek: Halki) is the second largest of the Prince Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. It is officially a neighborhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey

BURGAZ ISLAND (From the sea):- Burgazada, Burgaz Adası, or shortly Burgaz (Greek: Antigoni) is the third largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey.

BUYUKADA (Great Island): Buyukada (meaning "Big Island" in Turkish and alternatively meaning "Prince" or "Foremost") is the largest of the nine so-called Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, with an area of about 2 square miles (5 km2). It is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar (Islands) district of Istanbul

Break for swimming in bay of Buyukada. Break for swimming in bay of Buyukada.

18.00 After the tour, you will be transfered back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 5: DEPARTURE FROM ISTANBUL (Included meal: Breakfast).

After breakfast check out from hotel (before 12:00), transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport regarding your flight details. End of tour and services. (If you would like, you can extend your trip by adding extra nights in Istanbul, please advise.

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