Istanbul Tour
Explore Tours
Included/Exclude
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
Breakfast at Hotel &Dinner at Cruise Included
After arrive at Istanbul you will transfer to your hotel and check in / given you room key.
Rest day of yours and be ready for Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show at evening.
This exciting dinner cruise presents you the beauty of Istanbul at night while cruising the Bosphorus river. You will dine on a delicious assortment of authentic Turkish Cuisine, plus you enjoy an outstanding Turkish Night of entertainment which will feature traditional dances from the seven different regions of Turkey as well as an oriental belly-dance show.This performance will include Ottoman dancers, Romany Gypsy Girls, belly dancers, and the Asuk Masuk comedy team, etc. This is a night you will not forget. Dinner cruise ends at about midnight, at which time we will transfer you to the Hotel.
Breakfast & Lunch at Tour Included
Today you will have a full day Old City Tour. We begin our tour with visiting to Hagia Sophia Museum, which is considered one of the Eight Wonders of the World, occupies a unique place in the history of architecture, one of the rare works of this size and age that still survives. Our next visit will be The Blue Mosque, which takes its name from the world famous exquisite blue Iznik tiles decorating its interior. Also it is the only imperial mosque in the world that was originally built with six minarets.We continue to the Hippodrome Square, the sporting and social center of old Byzantium, held 100,000 spectators and featured objects from all corners of the empire such as the Egyptian Obelisk, and the Serpent Column and Grand Bazaar.
Then we visit the Topkapı Palace, the residence of early and mid-era Ottoman Sultans. It was principal residence of the Ottoman Sultans and the center of administration of the Ottoman Empire from 15th to 19th century. During our visit we will see the fabulous Imperial Treasury, the Baghdad Kiosk, Holy Relics and the Kitchen Section including one of the world’s finest collections of Chinese celadon ceramics. The Harem is also loc ated inside the palace which was forbidden to anyone except the Sultan. Drive back to the hotel at the end of the tour.
!Please Note:Topkapi Palace closed on Tuesdays and The Grand Bazaar Closed on Sundays. Do not forget to take a scarf to cover your head while entering Mosques.
overnight: Istanbul
( Breakfast at Hotel-Local Lunch at tour included)
Pick up from your hotel or the Istanbul cruise port, you will visit the following sights with an experienced and licensed professional guide. Take the ferry to one of the Princes' Islands, Buyukada (Big Island) which is a quiet sea front town and summer holiday escape from the city. Leaving the Golden Horn by ferry, you will round Sarayburnu, the headland on which the domes and minarets of Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque can be seen. We will pass four islands with their charming old Ottoman houses and finally reach Buyukada, the largest of the islands. Upon arrival to the island, you will see the lavish Ottoman mansions and other beautiful Victorian summer villas around the island . will pass elegant old wooden mansions and beautiful natural scenery. you can enjoy a delicious lunch in a restaurant and relax looking back at the domes and minarets among skyscrapers of modern Istanbul's skyline. This a perfect day for relaxing and enjoying one of Istanbul's residents' favorite summer retreats. Return by ferry and drop off to hotel or port.
