Weekend at Istanbul

General information

DurationDestinationDeparture
4 days and 3 nights
Turkey (Istanbul)
Turkey (Istanbul, Istanbul Airport)

Description

Discover Istanbul, From Hagia Sophia, to the Bosphorus, from the Blue Mosque to the unique wonder of the Underground Cistern.
We will make you experience Istanbul in a complete and unique way.
Group tour with guaranteed departure every week.

Category

 
Group Tour
Scheduled Tour en, it
Bed & Breakfast Boutique
 

Program

Day 1:
Istanbul
Arrival at the airport where you will be welcomed by our assistant at the point already communicated as in the conditions, you will be directly taken to the hotel. Free meals. Overnight stay.

Day 2:
Istanbul (Breakfast)
After breakfast at the hotel, meet with the guide and depart for the discovery of the Topkapi Palace, the imperial palace of the Ottoman Sultans and their court, where you can admire their treasures and discover the most interesting aspects of the daily life of an imperial court. We continue towards the Underground Cistern, a large underground space used in ancient times as a cistern and which today with its ancient and majestic columns is considered one of the most evocative places in the city.
We will then go down to the sea first for a nice fish-based lunch in one of the classic restaurants under the Galata Bridge, taking advantage of one of the most iconic views in the world, and then to take a nice cruise on the Bosphorus, on one of the scheduled boats. Finally you will pass by the Spice Market.
We will immediately set off again towards the Byzantine Hippodrome, where you can admire many more relics of the ancient Roman Empire and then reach the Grand Bazaar and its thousands of shops. Here, in the largest and oldest indoor market in the world, you will have time to indulge in shopping. Return to the hotel. Free dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3:
Istanbul (Breakfast)
Free day (see optionals).

Day 4:
Istanbul (Breakfast)
After breakfast our drivers will pick you up at the hotel to take you to the airport for the return home.

Price includes

- 3 nights accommodation in Boutique
- Breakfast in the hotel
- Professional guide
- All transfers included in the program
- The visits will be done with public transport and with the assistance of the guide so as not to make guests suffer from traffic

Price does not include

- Museum entrance if desired(children 6/12 included)
- International and national flights
- Tips for the guide and driver (€10 per person)
- Personal extras and optional excursions
- Insurance

Itinerary

Day Overnight Itinerary highlights
1 Almina Hotel or similarIstanbul   Istanbul International Airport (IST), Istanbul
  We will pick you up at Istanbul airport (IST) outside door number 14
  Istanbul - Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), Istanbul
  We will pick you up at Sabiha Gokcen airport (SAW) in front of column 10
  Istanbul
  We will pick you up at your staying hotel
2 Almina Hotel or similarIstanbul
3 Almina Hotel or similarIstanbul
4   Istanbul International Airport (IST), Istanbul
  Transfer to the airport for your flight
  Istanbul - Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), Istanbul
  Transfer to the airport for your flight

Accommodations provided in each place

PlaceGroup Tour
IstanbulAlmina Hotel or similar