Turkey Extravaganza
ISTANBUL , Turkey
Itinerary
Day 01: Arrive Istanbul
Namaste - Welcome to Turkey! We meet you at the airport in Istanbul and transfer you to your hotel. Check-in process at the hotel and free time on your own.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 02: Full Day Istanbul City Tour (Shared)
Breakfast at the hotel, departure from the hotel for FD Istanbul City Tour. Our tour opens with a visit to the Blue Mosque, also known as Sultan Ahmad Mosque. Completed in 1616 to reassert Ottoman power, the Blue Mosque, named as such for its bluish interior, is now one of the city’s most popular tourist sites. Beside it lies our next stop, Hagia Sophia, a 6th-century church built by the Byzantium Emperor Justinian, that later became an imperial mosque and subsequently a museum. Its impressive dome makes it a true architectural marvel and a wonder to behold. Afterward, we move on to Topkapi Palace, which served as the royal residence of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th to the 19th century. Now a museum, it holds many courtyards, rooms, and treasures, that are yours to explore. We end our tour with a visit to the Hippodrome of Constantinople, an old 3rd-century Byzantine circus, or stadium, used for chariot racing and entertainment. There, we’ll get to visit the ancient bronze Serpent Column, the 3500-year-old Obelisk of Thutmose III, the Statues of Porphyrios, the Walled Obelisk, and, lastly, the German Fountain, which was built in Germany and assembled in Istanbul in 1900. After the tour, transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul (Breakfast)
Day 03:Full Day Princes Islands Tour (Shared)
Breakfast at the hotel, departure from the hotel for FD Princess Islands Tour. Take a scenic ferry cruise to the island of Buyukada, the largest of the 9 Princes’ Islands in the Marmara Sea, and experience a relaxing 40-minute horse-drawn carriage ride around the island, before enjoying lunch in a traditional fish restaurant.
Overnight in Istanbul (Breakfast)
Day 04: Bosphorus Night Cruise with Dinner (Shared)
After breakfast at the hotel, you are free to explore Istanbul on your own. In the evening Set off on a fun-filled night cruise through the Bosphorus Strait and enjoy a delicious Turkish barbecue dinner under the Istanbul lights, while graceful belly-dancers treat you to a mesmerizing show to the tune of traditional Turkish music.
Overnight in Istanbul (Breakfast)
Day 05: Depart Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel,check out from the hotel and departure for the airport to board your flight back home.
TOUR ENDS
Pricing
Adult |
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AED 3,799.00 |