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DAY 1: ARRIVE TO ISTANBUL, HOTEL TRANSFER & LEISURE FIRST DAY

Upon arrival to Istanbul, you will be transfer to your Hotel. Rest of the day at leisure, explore the surroundings take advantage of the Hotel's great location. Overnight in Istanbul.

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Meals included today: No Meals.
Activities included today: Rest of the day at leisure.

DAY 2: BYZANTINE and OTTOMAN HERITAGE HALF DAY TOUR

Breakfast at the Hotel. Continue with a half day Guided Tour of Istanbul visiting:

Hagia Sophia (or Aya Sofya): The Cathedral built by Emperor Justinian, considered a magnificent sample of Byzantine art and engineering. The Basilica became a Mosque (AyaSofia) during the Ottoman Empire, and is now one of Istanbul's most important Museums (a UNESCO-listed). It houses an extensive collection of Ottoman/Byzantine era antiquities and objects that once belonged to 15th century Sultans.

Continue to The Blue Mosque:One of Istanbul's most recognized sites built by Sultan Ahmed I in the 17th century to exceed the beauty of Hagia Sophia. This imperial Mosque is a striking sight with its multiple cascading domes and minarets, and inside exquisite blue Iznik tiles cover the walls. When visiting the Mosque you are asked to dress modestly (no shorts), remove your shoes at the entrance, women should cover their heads with a scarf, turn off your flash camera and walk/talk quietly after all this is a place of worship.

Istanbul's Byzantine Hippodrome:  This arena was the centre of Byzantium's life used for chariot races and public meetings. It was built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus, It was adorned with many monuments brought from different places of the Roman Empire, many of them now on display at different Museums the ones that remain here are The Egyptian Obelisk of Thutmose III, The Serpentine Column and the Walled Obelisk. The Hippodrome is now public park a popular meeting place for people known as Sultanahmet Meydani, At Meydani, in Turkish.

Grand Bazaar:  The oldest covered market in the world, its passages and alleys lined with over four thousand shops, here you find anything but specially carpets, spices, art pieces, jewelry and leather, to bargain with the shopkeepers is totally accepted.

Return to your Hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.:

Overnight in Istanbul.

Accommodation:  4* Hilton Garden Inn Golden Horn Istanbul.... For More Info: Click Here >>
Meals included today: Breakfast.
Activities included today: Half day Istanbul's City Tour.

DAY 2: GALLIPOLI and EDİRNE PACKAGE TOUR FROM ISTANBUL SECOND DAY

After breakfast at your Hotel continue with a half day Bosphorus tour. Visit: Istanbul's Spice Market, also known as Egyptian Bazaar, since many goods came from Egypt a few centuries ago. Visit: the City Walls, The Golden Horn and Cruise the Bosphorus, by Public Boat.
Rest of the day at leisure.

Optional tour at an extra cost:

Istanbul by Night: Enjoy the performance of a Traditional Turkish Show with belly dancers and live music. Includes Dinner, transfers, and limited local drinks.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Accommodation: 4* Hilton Garden Inn Golden Horn Istanbul.... For More Info: Click Here >>
Meals included today:Breakfast.
Activities included today:  Half day Bosphorus Tour.

DAY 2: EDIRNE HISTORICAL HERITAGE TOUR 2

09.00:You will be picked up after breakfast from your hotel for 2. day tour of 2 days package tour of Edirne.

List of the places you will visit:

Ali Pasha Bazaar:The Grand Bazaar Ali Paşa carsisi This old covered market has been built by Mimar Sinan in the 16th century. It can be considered similar to the Grand Bazaar...

Church of Sts. Constantine and Helena:The Church of Sts. Constantine and Helena is one of the two churches of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church located in Edirne. The second church of this rite in the city.

Grand Synagogue of Edirne:Edirne Synagogue is a historic Sephardi synagogue located in Maarif Street of Edirne, Turkey. It was designed in the Moorish Revival style and restored in 2015...

Castle interior Houses- Kaleiçi Houses):Edirne is famous for its traditional Turkish houses, mostly located in Kaleiçi, the oldest quarter of Edirne. Dating from the medieval period, this is the heart of the old city.

Lunch: Traditional food of Edirne

Sarayiçi (Palace interior - Sinan Bridge: : On the north-western side of the city of Edirne, on the Tunca River, the is the island of Sarayiçi. The ruins of the magnificent Sultan's Palace, Saray-ı Cedid-i Amire...

Monument to the Martyrsof Balkan War from the Fatih Bridge:The Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne. The Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery is a burial ...

Historic fountain of Yıldırım Hasan Çelebi: The historical Hasan Çelebi Sabil, located in the Yıldırım district of Edirne and thought to have been built by the Ottoman sultan in the 16th century, was...

Yıldırım Bayezid Bridge: Edirne. Within easy reach of Bayezid Complex It was built on the Tunca River. In 1488. It is believed that Bayezid built Mimar Hayrettin..

Kapıkule-Gazi Mihal Mansion, Mosque, Bridge and Turkish Bath (Hamam): The imperial past is what makes Edirne interesting, from huge Ottoman imperial... border at Kapıkule in the west, via Gazi Mihal Bridge.

Ekmekçizade Bridge:: Walking from the city centre, you first arrive at the Ekmekçizade Ahmet Pasha Bridge, over the Tunca River, and therefore unofficially referred to ...

Karaağaç, The old Railway Station Building and Lausanne Monument: The Treaty of Lausanne Monument and Museum are a monument and a museum dedicated to the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923.

Sunset From the Meriç Bridge (Regarding time availability): Really beautiful old bridgeand nice place peaceful atmosphere more beautiful at sunset. There are many cafes along the river 

17.30 - 18.00: End of the tour you will drive back to Istanbul and you will be dropped to your hotel istanbul.

DAY 3: EDIRNE HISTORICAL HERITAGE TOUR 3

08.30: /mark> You will be picked up from your hotel after breakfast for 3. Day 3 day Edirne package tour, Uzunköprü via Tekirdağ-Malkara- Keşan (nearly 2,5 hours).

List of the places you will visit:

Arched the longest bridge in the World/Ottoman: Bridges of Edirne. The Bridges of Edirne are a series of bridges from the Ottoman period at Edirne in Turkey, approximately 240 km (150 miles) to the west of Istanbul.

Coffee – Tee break:Coffee – Tee break , tour at the town.

11:20: Return to Edirne.

Lunch:Traditional food of Edirne

Hen Forest – Hunting Mansion: The Meriç River is born in Bulgaria and enters the country from Edirne borders. According to a custom, this name was called Chicken Forest because it was a place...

Supreme Court (Adalet Kasrı):It Is the only remaining structure of the palace-i cedid found in edirne.

Hıdır Baba Mausoleum and Bastions:Hıdır Baba is said to be one of the commanders of the Fatih Sultan, Mehmed Han. After receiving the Ottoman Empire in Edirne, a zawiya was built in the Şahmelek pasha.

16.00: End of the tour you will be dropped to your hotel in Edirne..

DAY 4: KIRKLARELI - EDIRNE HISTORICAL HERITAGE TOUR 4

08.30: You will be picked up from your hotel after breakfast for 4. of 4 Day package tour state Kirklareli

List of the places you will visit:

Kırklareli: The Big Mosque(Hızır Bey),Hamam,historic fountains ,Bazaar,Beyazıd MosquePınarhisar:Tour at the town ,coffee-tea break,Dupnisa Cave

Vize:Lunch and Meeting in front of the City Hall

Vize:Şerbetdar Hasan Bey Mosque, Hagia Sophia of Vize,Antique Theater,Akropol,castles and towers

Kıyıköy(Midye):Old castles,Gates,Pabuç Brook,Kazan Brook,Aya Nikola Church

Kastro(Çamlıköy):Coffee break

Saray: Ayas Pasha Mosque

Pınarca: The oldiest springs of Istanbul.Remains of Anastasius castle

Inceğiz: A landscape of Kapadokya,that close to Istanbul.Rock Churches.

Çatalca: Ferhat Pasha Mosque (Mimar Sinan), old city walls of Çatalca.

16.30: End of the tour you will drive back to Istanbul and you will be dropped to your hotel istanbul.

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