Istanbul
City Tour (4 days)
Day - 1: Istanbul
Upon your arrival, you will be met in Istanbul Ataturk airport
.transfer to the hotel and
The remaining of the day is at your leisure. Overnight stay in
istanbul
Day - 2 : Istanbul city tour
After Breakfast A full day of sightseeing tour. Discover the Byzantian
and Ottoman Relics, visit Saint Sophia Museum, one of the world
s greatest architectural marvels, built by Constantine the Great
in the 4th Century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th
century, then visit the Sultanahmet Mosque, built in the 16th
century, unique with 6 minarets and its magnificent interior
decoration of the blue Iznik tiles. The Ancient Hippodrome, the
scene of chariot races with three monuments, the Obelisk of Theodosius,
the bronze Serpentine column and the column of Constantine. Before
lunch visit the Grand covered bazaar within over 4,000 tiny shops.
Visit Royal Topkapi palace, the great palace of the Ottoman Sultan
s from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Then visit the Suleymaniye
Mosque, built in 1550 by the famous architect Sinan, emphasized
by the four minarets rising one from each corner of the courtyard.
Overnight stay in istanbul
Day - 3 : Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise
Breakfast served at the hotel Early in the morning a full day tour
to Bosphourus and Asia. Vist the Egyptian spice amrket and then
embark on a boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia.
Passing the magnificent Dolmabahce palace unter the bosphorus
bridge, villas, fortress and small fishing villages. Then visit
the Rueli fortress; Build by Mehmet in 1452 prior to the conquest
of Istanbul, one of the most beautiful works of military architecture.
Aftger lunch in a local seafood restaurant across the bosphorous
bridge visit Summer residence of the Ottoman Sultan with its
Harem on the Asian side. Then see the panoramic view of the Istanbou
and bosphorus from the Camlic hill the highest point of the Instabul
then visit Dolmabahce Palace. back to the hotel in the early
evening , Overnight stay in istanbul
Day - 4 : ENDS
After Breakfast transfer to airport for final Departure
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