The
following day tours can be used to compliment your travel itinerary
in Turkey.
Tours can be done using the regular group options or we can arrange
private guided basis.
To reserve your preferred tours, or request info please use the
DAY TOURS REQUEST FORM
HALF
DAY ISTANBUL CITY TOUR (Daily
departures)
Blue
Mosque: Its magnificent series of domes and semi-domes, six
slender minarets sprouting
from the corners of the mosque, its spacious courtyard, its
grandiose yet elegant proportions,
make the Blue Mosque one of the architectural marvels of the
world. The ancient Hippodrome,
scene of chariot races and the center of Byzantine civil life,
stood in the open space in front
of the Blue Mosque. Haghia Sophia Museum: St Sophia was built
at the command of Emperor
Justinian in the years 532 to 537. The courtyard harbors a number
of fascinating Ottoman
structures. The Grand Bazaar was built at the command of Fatih
Mehmet shortly after the
Conquest. It contains 4399 shops, 2195 workshops, 497 stalls
and 18 fountains. RATE:
US$ per person (includes guiding
in english, main entrance fees, tour transport)
HALF
DAY BOSPHOROUS CRUISE & SPICE BAZAAR (Daily
departures)
Spice Bazaar: This covered market is an attractive L-shaped
building to the southwest of
the Yeni Cami. Its English name survives from the time when
the market specialized in the
sale of spices and herbs, as well as medicinal plants and drugs.
Boat Cruise on Bosphorus:
The Bosphorus, waterway between two continents, is beautiful
at any time, day or night in
any season. On the way to the Black Sea, you can see the finest
and richest examples of
the Ottoman houses and palaces on the shores. Rumeli Fortress:
In 1452, Mehmet II prepared
to besiege Constantinople by constructing a fortress at Rumeli
Hisari. It took less than four
months to build, thanks to 3000 laborers and master masons assigned
to the task. Crenellated
walls and round towers are popular with photgraphers and offers
one of the nicest views. RATE:
US$ per person (includes guiding in english, main entrance
fees, tour transport)
FULL
DAY ISTANBUL CITY TOUR (Daily
departures)
Depart in the morning on a full day tour visiting the magesty
of the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome
and Obelisks and the magnificence of the Haghia Sophia. Also
a visit to the maze that is the
Grand Bazaar before a break for lunch. After lunch continue
on our journey to the Topkapi
Palace and Suleymaniye Mosque. Topkapi Palace was the administrative
center, for nearly
400
years, for the Ottoman Empire, which was one of the greatest
empires of the world.
Topkapi Palace is certainly the most important historical
site to be visited in Istanbul. In
1461, less than ten years after the Conquest, Fatih Mehmet
ordered the construction of
Topkapi Sarayi a palace that would be known as Dar-üs
Saadet, the "House of Felicity".
Topkapi remained the seat of Ottoman Sultans until 1868, when
moved to Dolmabahce. RATE: US$ per person (includes guiding in english,
main entrance fees, lunch, tour transport)
FULL
DAY BOSPHOROUS CRUISE & DOLMABAHCE PALACE (Daily
departures)
Depart
in the morning on a full day tour visiting the scents of the
Spice Bazaar, boat cruise
on the Bosphorus with a visit to the Rumeli Fortress. After
a break for lunch, on to visit the
Bosphorus Bridge and Camlica Hill for panoramic views of the
city. Visit to Dolmabahce Palace
is also included. This palace is located in what was originally
a bay where the navy anchored
in the early periods when the Ottomans conquered Istanbul.
Between 1611-1614, this bay
had been filled in and a timber building with a large garden
called "the Besiktas Palace" had
been built with the order of Sultan Ahmet I. The land of the
Besiktas Palace, which had
become
completely useless due to a fire, was chosen as the site of
the new palace since it
was by the sea side and close to the city center. RATE: US$ per person (includes guiding in english,
entrance fees, lunch, tour transport)
PRINCES'
ISLAND TOUR (Daily
departures)
Depart from you hotel in the morning for a cruise on Marmara
Sea. Travel on to Buyuk Ada
Island, twenty kilometers from the historic peninsula. This
popular summer resort with its
sandy beaches and pinewood scenery, was once the pleasure island
of Byzantine Princes'.
Enjoy a ride in a Horse Drawn Carriage and then sit back and
relax for a while during the
break for lunch. Afer lunch, return to Istanbul by cruise. Lunch
is included in the tour. RATE: US$ per person (includes guiding in english, cruise,
lunch, horse carriage ride)
ISTANBUL
BY NIGHT(Available
daily)
A nice way to spend one of your evenings. While enjoying the
various tastes of world famous
Turkish Cuisine watch an entertaining show of traditional folklore
dances and music. RATE: US$ per person (includes transfers, show and dinner
with local drinks)
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