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| Arrival at Istanbul airport. Meet and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel. |
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Full day city tour with starting Sultan Ahmet Square, the heart of Istanbul from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled. You will visit Hippodrome, center of sportive events and political activities of old Istanbul. Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and German Fountain are the monuments decorating Hippodrome. Then tour will continue with visiting Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with famous blue Iznik tiles with unique 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. Before have a lunch you will visit Topkapi Place. It’s imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting sacred Islamic relics, Chinese porcelain, weapons and calligraphy. Lunch will be taken in luxury restaurant. After have lunch you will be visiting St. Sophia, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. Istanbul city tour ends with Grand Covered Bazaar for shopping. Nearly 4000 shops are selling carpets, antiques, leather, jewellery, gold and souvenir in Grand Covered Bazaar. Overnight at hotel. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel. (B) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Then tour starting with Suleymaniye Mosque, masterpiece of Sinan, the chief architect of Ottoman Empire, built in the name of Suleyman, The Magnificent. After then, transfer to pier for Bosphorus tour. Bosphorus Tour, through waterway seperating the two continents, Europe and Asia with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments. Lunch at restaurant with a perfect view of Istanbul and Bosphorus. Tour ends with visit the SPICE BAZAAR(Egyptian Bazaar),mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish etc. (17:30-18:00 Transfer back to the hotels.)
Overnight at hotel. (B) |
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Later transfer to the airport for flight to Bursa. Overnight at hotel in Bursa. (B) |
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Breakfast at hotel. Then proceed for Bursa city tour with starting Muradiye Complex which is located in a large park in the 15th century, consists of a mosque, a theological scool and 12 extraordinary tombs among which the most important ones are of Murat II and Cem Sultan. Then our goes on with a visit to the Great Mosque (Ulucami) that was built by Yildirim Beyazit in the 14th century. Having a shopping tour, while visiting the Grand Covered Bazaar and Kozahan which is an old silk market on the last station of the famous Silk Road. Lunch at the most famous restaurants of Bursa to taste Iskender Kebab. You will visit Green Tomb and Green Mosque, their decorated with blue tiles which were built by Sultan Celebi Mehmet. Then you will visit Emirsultan Mosque. Tour ends with tea break under the 700 years old tree on the way of Uludag.
Overnight at hotel in Bursa.(B) |
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel in Bursa. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel in Bursa. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then departure transfer to Airport for the flight back to home. (B) |
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