Details: Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul You will be greeted at the airport by one of our colleagues ho..
6 Days Istanbul Honeymoon Holiday
Details: Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul You will be greeted at the airport by one of our colleagues holding a sign with your name. They will accompany you to our vehicle and you will be transferred to your hotel directly. Free day in Istanbul. Accommodation in Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul City Tour You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:30. You will visit: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Roman Hippodrome Grand Bazaar After lunch you will see: Topkapi Palace, Sultan Tombs, and the tour ends at about 16:30 and back to hotel Accommodation in Istanbul. Note: Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays. Blue Mosque will not be visited on Fridays.
Day 3: Dolmabahce Palace & Beylerbeyi Palace Tour You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:00-08:30. We firstly visit the Dolmabahce Palace, a recent residence for Ottoman Sultans. Famous with a great collection of European antiquity, furniture, and 4.5 tons chandelier, the palace has 285 rooms of 46 halls. After the palace the next stop is the Bezmi Alem Mosque You will have lunch and then you will have a unique chance to step from one continent to another side with our air-conditioned tour bus in 2 minutes using the Bosphorus Bridge. The first stop is Beylerbeyi Palace, which is the summer residence of Ottoman Sultans with its original furniture and magnificent gardens with Harem. The next stop is Camlica Hill, which is the highest point in Istanbul. At the top of it, you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and Bosphorus from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional style. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at about 18:00. Accommodation in Istanbul.
Day 4: Bosphorus Cruise You will have a half-day Bosphorus Cruise. Pick-up time is at around 08:15 from the hotel. You will visit: Golden Horn Spice Bazaar and then have a boat cruise on the Bosphorus by public boat. You will also view the Imperial Gardens of Royal Yildiz Palace, Çiragan Palace Hotel Kempinski, and Beylerbeyi Palace during the tour. After the cruise, you will be transferred to your hotel. Free afternoon. Accommodation in Istanbul.
Day 5: Princes' Islands This island tour starts at your hotel at about 08:30. Take the ferry to one of the Princes' Islands, Buyukada which served as a place of exile for princes in the past. Leaving the Golden Horn you will go around Sarayburnu the peninsula on which the domes and minarets of Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, and Blue Mosque can be seen. Upon arrival to the island, you will see the lavish Ottoman mansions and other beautiful Victorian-style summer villas around the island by horse-drawn carriage tour – on one of the islands this is the only allowed means of transport, motor vehicles are strictly prohibited. There are colorful fruit trees, beautiful gardens, forest areas, and exotic flowers to be seen everywhere. Afterward, you can enjoy a delicious lunch in a cozy seaside fish restaurant and relax looking back at the domes and minarets among the skyscrapers of modern Istanbul's skyline. This a perfect day for relaxing and enjoying where Istanbul's residents visit to have a run outside the rush of the city. Return by ferry and drop off at the hotel about 18:00. Accommodation in Istanbul.
Day 6: Departure from Istanbul You will be picked up from your hotel depending on your flight time and you will be transferred directly to Ataturk Airport.
Included services: - 5 night’s BB accommodation - 3 full-day regular group tours w/ professional guidance in English - 1 half-day regular group tour w/ professional guidance in English - Breakfast at the hotel - Lunch during full-day tours - Airport transfers - Entrance fees to the sites visited
Excluded services: - Drinks - Dinner
Notes: The prices are not valid for New Year’s Period, Easter Period, Anzac Period, and Eid Holiday Periods Additional arrangements below can add to your program as evening activities: