TOUR PROGRAM
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DAILY ISTANBUL TOURS
HALF DAY TOURS
HD-1 Istanbul Classics
HD-2 Ottoman Relics
HD-3 Beylerbeyi Palace and Two Continents
FULL DAY TOURS
FD-1 Dolmabahçe Palace & Two Continents Tour
FD-2 Ottoman & Byzantine Relics
Sultanahmet Center, St Sophia, Blue Mosque
Hippodrome, Grand Covered Bazaar, Topkapı Palace
Süleymaniye Mosque, Galata Bridge
PRE-POST CONGRESS TOURS
PC-1 Ephesus & Pergamum by plane
PC-2 Cappadocia by plane
Please note that we do require minimums for all tours. Should tour minimums not be met, tours will cancelled and fees will be refunded.
TOUR DETAILS:
1) ISTANBUL CLASSICS THE IMPERIAL TOUR (HALF DAY)
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 Iznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet.
Hippodrome, center of sportive (chariot races, athletics) events and political activities of the old city. Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column, German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments decorating 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.
Hagia Sophia closed on Mondays, replaced with Basilica Cistern.
(2) OTTOMAN RELICS
Topkapı Palace, Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting Chinese porcelain, weapons, calligraphy, section etc...
Süleymaniye Mosque, masterpiece of Sinan, the chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, built in the name of Süleyman The Magnificent during the 16th. century, considered as the best amongst the imperial mosques.
(3) BOSPHORUS TOUR (HALF DAY)
The most impressive sights are along the southern shores of the Bosphorus, nearest to the city: Topkapi Palace, the mid-Bosphorus Maiden's Tower, the Selimiye Barracks (where Florence Nightingale worked), Dolmabahçe Palace, Çiragan Palace, Yildiz Park & Palace, the chic art-boutique-and-cafe scene in the village of Ortaköy, the pretty Ottoman baroque Mecidiye Mosque, and the Bosphorus Bridge.
Beyond the Bosphorus Bridge there's plenty more to see: Beylerbeyi Palace, the village of Çengelköy, Kuleli Naval Academy, Arnavutköy with its photogenic Ottoman yalis (wooden Bosphorus seaside mansions), Rumeli Hisari (the mighty Fortress of Europe), the town of Bebek with its pretty bay, and Bosphorus University
TOUR 1 AND TOUR 2 = TOUR 3 ( FULL DAY )
Combination of tour 1 and tour 2 including lunch.
(4) BEYLERBEYİ PALACE & TWO CONTINENTS (Europe & Asia) (HALF DAY)
Beylerbeyi Palace, the last residence for Ottoman Sultans with 65 rooms and 6 saloons. Famous with the great collection of European antiquity and furniture.
Bosphorus Bridge, unique chance to step from one continent (Europe) to another (Asia) in 2 minutes.
Çamlıca Hill, exposing a panoramic view of İstanbul and Bosphorus from the best point of view.
PRINCES’ ISLANDS
Cruise in Marmara Sea to Princes' Islands, stop at Büyükada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenary, once the pleasure island of Byzantine Princes. Tour of the island with horse-drawn carriages before lunch at a fish restaurant.
Evening return to İstanbul and transfer to hotels. Also visioned during the tour: Leander's Tower and Üsküdar from the sea.
OFF-ISTANBUL TOURS
EPHESUS PERGAMUM
Day 1 Early morning flight or night bus to İZMİR, birthplace of Homer and departure for EPHESUS, one of the
"Seven Churches of Revelation". Visit to St. JOHN BASILICA and the TEMPLE of ARTEMIS. Last abode of VIRGIN MARY at Mount Solmissos and lunch at SELÇUK. Marble Street, Odeon, Bouleterion, Temple of Hadrian and Serapis, Agora, Library of Celcius, Great Theatre, Double Church, Arcadian Way, Gate of Magnesia. Return to IZMIR and overnight.
Day 2 Drive to İZMİR and drive to PERGAMUM, where different healing methods like therapy with music and sound of water were first used. Visit to AESCULAPIUM, Lunch and continue to PERGAMUM ACROPOLIS. Visit Athena and Trojan Temples, Temple of Dionysos, Gymnasium of Youth, Odeon, Library, Agora, Great Theatre and Roman Bath. Return to Izmir and flight or bus to İstanbul.
CAPPADOCIA TOUR (2 DAYS)
KAYSERI -CAPPADOCIA- KAYSERI (Regular) 1 NIGHT / 2 DAYS
DAY 1
Meet your guide at Kayseri airport than transfer to Cappadocia, morning we'll drive to Devrent valley. Then in Pasabagi, we'll take a stroll among the amazing fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. From here we'll drive to Avanos to have our lunch. After having our lunch we leave from Avanos to see the most beautiful examples of Byzantine art in Göreme Open Air Museum., Then we drive to Uçhisar castle, the highest point of the region, where we have a fabulous panoramic view over Cappadocia. Return to hotel.
DAY 2
After breakfast morning visit to the Underground city of Kaymakli (For our trip underneath to the ground, we set off to Kaymakli, one of the largest sub-terraine settlements in Cappadocia), Lunch in Ortahisar and Red Valley for hiking, old Cavusin Village and Cave houses .Transfer to airport for evening flight to Istanbul.
