3 Days / 2 Nights Istanbul
All year arrangement for individuals and groups
Marks of the past, the present and the future, all join us to create the
fascinating wealth of impressions Istanbul offers. A natural bridge
between the Orient and the Occident, cradle of great cultures, which
throughout history produced wisdom and fantasy, power and faith,
tradition and evolution...
Day 1: ARRIVE ISTANBUL (no meals)
Meet AVOTUR’s local guide or representative and transfer to the hotel in Istanbul.
Check-in and day at leisure. (Please note check-in time at most hotels is 14:00 but we will do our best to arrange early check-in if necessary.)
Dinner at leisure.
Day 2: ISTANBUL (b, l)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Fullday city tour with a visit to the main historical center of Istanbul, Sultanahmet with its Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman monuments.The monuments to be visited are the Blue Mosque, Roman Hippodrome (Obelisk of Theodosius, serpent column, brick column, Kaiser Wilhelm II fountain), the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapi Palace with its Treasury and Sacred Trust sections.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
Afternoon visit the Grand Covered Bazaar. Shopping for local handicrafts at reputable shops.After the tour return to the hotel.
Dinner at leisure.
Day 3: DEPART ISTANBUL (b)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Day at leisure. (Please note check-out time at most hotels is 12:00)
Pick-up from the hotel and transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport
Highlights
* Byzantine Constantinople and Ottoman heritage in a nutshell* Hagia Sophia
* Blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I
* Topkapi Palace of the Ottoman Sultans
* Spina of the ancient Roman Hippodrome
* The Grand Bazaar, epitome of exotic Istanbul
* Panoramic Golden Horn, Galata Bridge and Tower, Bosphorus, Asian side of Istanbul
* Turkish cuisine
* Turkish hospitality
