Istanbul Trip Overview
You will be met by a representative who will meet and escort you and take you to your vehicle for transfer to your hotel for the overnight stay.
Starting your day at Istanbul with a tour of Topkapi Palace (excluding Harem section), Saint Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Underground Cistern and the Grand Bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul.
Enjoy a half-day tour of cruise on the Bosphorus, depending on weather conditions. Explore the city during a free afternoon. Optional, dinner includes Turkish belly and folk dancing.
Your final day you will be transferred to the airport for the flight home.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey
You will be met by a representative who will meet and escort you and take you to your vehicle for transfer to your hotel for the overnight stay.
Starting your day at Istanbul with a tour of Topkapi Palace (excluding Harem section), Saint Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Underground Cistern and the Grand Bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul.
Enjoy a half-day tour of cruise on the Bosphorus, depending on weather conditions. Explore the city during a free afternoon. Optional, dinner includes Turkish belly and folk dancing.
Your final day you will be transferred to the airport for the flight home.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
A tour representative will meet and escort you to the vehicle for transfer from Ataturk Airport to your hotel for overnight stay.
Duration: 45 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 4 star hotels
Day 2: Day 2
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Full day Ottoman tour with professional guide; Includes Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Palace is a large palace in Istanbul, was was one of the major residences of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years 1465–1856 of their 624-year reign), Blue Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii) is a historic mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. Afterwards visit Hippodrome. The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı (Sultan Ahmet Square). Afternoon visit the Hagia Sophia. Built by the Roman Emperor Justinian, learn how Hagia Sophia remained one of the largest Basilicas until Ottoman rule when it was converted to a mosque. Then, stroll with your guide and observe the beautifully detailed Byzantine mosaics. Continue to the underground Basilica cistern also referred to as the “Sunken Palace” (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayi). Constructed below the famous peninsula of Sarayburnu by Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, learn about this cistern’s massive size, the largest of hundreds in Istanbul. Next, surface from the cistern and head to the Grand Bazaar. Famously in operation for over six centuries, wind your way along its 58 corridors and marvel at one of the largest covered markets on the planet. Peer into some of the 4,000 plus shops and see ornate jewelry, leather goods, spices and colorful carpets. (Closed on Sundays; extra time will be dispersed over the other locations.). Overnight at the hotel.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: 4 star hotels
Day 3: Day 3
Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Enjoy a half-day tour cruising on the Bosphorus, depending on weather conditions. Explore the city during a free afternoon. Optional: dinner includes Turkish belly and folk dancing.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 4 star hotels
Day 4: Day 4
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Transfer to Ataturk airport for the flight home.
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
