Istanbul Trip Overview
Enjoy a 2-day guided tour of Istanbul, Old City ( Hagia Sophia,Blue Mosque,Grand Bazaar,Cistern,Roman Hippodrom with the Obeliscs ) and The Bosphorus By Boat. Includes lunch, entrances fees, minivan, licensed guide and boat trip.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Overnight Tours
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Enjoy a 2-day guided tour of Istanbul, Old City ( Hagia Sophia,Blue Mosque,Grand Bazaar,Cistern,Roman Hippodrom with the Obeliscs ) and The Bosphorus By Boat. Includes lunch, entrances fees, minivan, licensed guide and boat trip.
Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul Old City
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Begin your tour program at one of Istanbul’s greatest architectural masterpieces; Hagia Sophia. This 6th century basilica will stun you with its towering minarets and beautiful handcrafted mosaics.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Head to the Blue Mosque. One of the most famous monuments in all of Turkey, the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque) is a monument to the Ottoman empire and its builders. It gets its name from the more than twenty-thousand Iznik blue tiles that adorn its facade and interior.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey
You then step back in time a bit to the Hippodrome. Imagine what life might have been like as locals traveled to see the chariot races at this famous sports arena.
Take a shopping break as you head to the Grand Bazaar, where you’ll have the chance to barter on everything from fine leather goods, to spices and plenty of sweets to satisfy your sweet tooth.
After lunch,You will visit the Roman Water Reservoir ; the last monument of the first day.
Day Two starts with the Spice Bazaar, a Bosphorus cruise accompanied by your tour guide. Enjoy being treated to several stops along this epic waterway, which divides Europe and Asia. The ferry operates from Eminou, port 3 at Bogaz Hatti. Step onto a traditional boat, with seats on the outside for perfect and unobstructed views of the city around you. We make our first stop at Besiktas, the downtown of European Istanbul.
Once the ship sets sail again, pass many lovely houses built along the European Side of the straight. We will pass by huge European Fortresses constructed by Sultan Mehmed II in 1452 before the conquering of Istanbul.
After lunch, pass from Bosphorus Bridge to the Asian Continent of The City where you will go to the highest panoramic point of the city; Camlica Hill, from where the whole city is under your feet.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Take a shopping break as you head to the Grand Bazaar, where you’ll have the chance to barter on everything from fine leather goods, to spices and plenty of sweets to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Serefiye Sarnici, Binbirdirek Mh. Piyer Loti Cd. No: 2/1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
After lunch,You will visit the Roman Water Reservoir ; the last monument of the first day.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Bosphorus Tour By Boat
Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Day Two starts with the Spice Bazaar, a Bosphorus cruise accompanied by your tour guide. Enjoy being treated to several stops along this epic waterway, which divides Europe and Asia. The ferry operates from Kabatas. Step onto a traditional boat, with seats on the outside for perfect and unobstructed views of the city around you. We make our first stop at Besiktas, the downtown of European Istanbul.
Once the ship sets sail again, pass many lovely houses built along the European Side of the straight. We will pass by huge European Fortresses constructed by Sultan Mehmed II in 1452 before the conquering of Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu – Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
A Typical Turkish Old Market Where you will smell thousands of Spices,taste Turkish Deligts…
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Camlica Hill, Turistik Camlica Cd. Uskudar, Istanbul Turkey
After lunch, pass from Bosphorus Bridge to the Asian Continent of The City where you will go to the highest panoramic point of the city; Camlica Hill, from where the whole city is under your feet.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
