Our representative will meet you at Istanbul Airport holding a sign with your name on it and transfer you to your hotel. You are free for the rest of the day. You may explore the streets of Istanbul at your own will. Accommodation in Istanbul hotel.
Our representative will meet you at Istanbul Airport holding a sign with your name on it and transfer you to your hotel. You are free for the rest of the day. You may explore the streets of Istanbul at your own will. Accommodation in Istanbul.
Our guide will meet you at your hotel’s lobby at 08:30 and we’ll start the tour of the day. First, we’ll visit Saint Sophia built by the emperor Justinian in 532 - 537. Designed and built as a church, Hagia Sophia was later converted into a mosque in the Ottoman period and become a museum afterward. Our second stop will be the Topkapı Palace which served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire for over 400 years, from the 15th to the 19th centuries, and as the home of the Sultans and their families. It hosts an outstanding collection of famous jewels of the Ottoman Imperial Treasury, daggers decorated with precious diamonds and stones, swords, war armors, the Spoonmaker's Diamond, crystals, silver items, and Chinese porcelain, elegant dresses once used by sultans, and their families members and the sacred relics such as Prophet Muhammad's cloak known as Hırka-i Sherif.
* The Treasury and Harem sections are not included in the program and have an extra entrance fee.
Afterward, we’ll have a lunch break at a local restaurant (Included) and have a stroll around the Hippodrome Square where horse races took place and entertainment, sports, and political activities were organized during the Roman and Byzantine periods. Here, we will see the Serpent Column brought from Delphi in India, the Egyptian Obelisk, the German Fountain of Wilhelm ll, and the tombs of Ottoman sultans and princes. Afterward, we will visit the Blue Mosque, also known as Sultanahmet Mosque, built between the years 1609-1617. Best known for its 6 minarets and blue Iznik tiles that lend the mosque its name. Finally, we’ll be visiting the Grand Bazaar, the oldest and largest covered bazaar in the world, made up of 61 covered streets. It is home to more than 4000 shops selling anything you can think of from carpets, jewelry, leather, and souvenirs to garments, bags, decorations, spices, and home textiles.
End of the tour and transfer to hotel. Accommodation in Istanbul. ( Breakfast Lunch )
Early morning transfer to Istanbul Airport for your domestic flight to Antalya. Upon your arrival at Antalya Airport, you will be greeted by our tour guide and will start your Antalya tour right away.
First, we will visit the wonderful Düden Waterfalls, which is located 12 km from Antalya. Here, we’ll be surrounded by the lush greenery of the areas and see caves and feel the refreshing wind coming from through the canyons. We’ll have some refreshments at one of the cafes situated on decks.
Then, we will head back to Antalya city center and have lunch at a local restaurant. Afterward, we’ll visit Antalya’s Old Town (Kaleiçi) where you can see the ancient Hadrian’s Gate with its three doors, referred to as one of the most beautiful structures of the Roman period. You will enjoy the narrow streets of the old city with the Antalya Clock Tower, the ancient harbor, and the Fluted Minaret. We will arrive at Antalya Ancient harbor by walking among Ottoman-style buildings. On the way, you can buy souvenirs from the local shops. Our tour will end here and we’ll check in to our hotel.
Dinner and accommodation in Antalya. ( Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner )
Our tour will start after breakfast. We’ll be transported to the Yacht Marina for a nice boat trip from Antalya’s ancient harbor to the Karpuzkaldıran Waterfall (approx. 2 hours), which falls to the sea from a cliff at a height of 40 meters. Afterward, we’ll return to the land and start our sightseeing tour of the city. You’ll be given enough free time for shopping and seeing the nearby markets by yourself. Next, we’ll visit a leather factory’s outlet store and the Mall of Antalya a popular local shopping center where you can find many international fashion brands’ shops.
Our tour will end here and we’ll return to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation in Antalya. ( Breakfast – Dinner )
You are free until your transfer time to the airport. Our tour concludes with your private transfer to Antalya Airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul Airport. We hope to see you on another tour. (Breakfast)
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