FULL DAY HIGHLIGHTS OF ISTANBUL
HIPPODROME, BLUE MOSQUE, TOPKAPI PALACE, GRAND BAZAAR,

August 27, 2012 - Monday
DEPARTURE TIME: 09:30
DURATION: SIX HOURS

We will meet at the lobby area of Hilton Hotel and we drive the ?old city?. First, we will visit the Hippodrome where once upon a time 100.000 specters watching at the chariot races and the gladiator fights was performed on monumentalized courtyard of the building. Then, we will continue the Blue Mosque famous for its delicate blue ceramic tiles one of the ?master pieces? of Ottoman Empire. After the lunch we will visit Topkapı Palace. It is built on one of the seven hills of Istanbul. These huge complexes command views of the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus and the Golden horn.Than we will visit the Grand Bazaar is going to be visited last. It is the oldest and the largest covered market place in the world which is situated in the center of the city. After visiting the Grand Bazaar, there will be optional shopping opportunity before finishing the tour.

Price: 75 EURO

ALL INCLUDED

  • Professional tour guide at your service throughout the tour.
  • Sightseeing as described in the itinerary to include entrance fees.
  • Lunch
  • Land transportation by private air-conditioned minibus or motor coach depending on group size.

WHAT?S NOT INCLUDED

  • Personnel expenses.
  • Customary tips to your guide and to your driver.


HALF DAY ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM AND HAGIA SOPHIA

August 28, 2012 - Tuesday
DEPARTURE TIME: 09:00
DURATION: FOUR AND HALF AN HOUR

We will meet at the lobby area of Hilton Hotel. First we will visit  Istanbul Archeology Museum . It was established as the first Turkish Museum in 1891 with the artifacts from Sidon, present-day Lebanon, by Osman Hamdi Bey. Currently, the museum consists of four sections disposed in four different buildings. The main building is the neo-classical building. The upper floor has a wide collection of coins; the Ottoman Collection alone consists of 800,000 pieces! The New Building, opened in 1998, has a magnificent exhibition of Troia and Anatolian Cultures. The third building is a former School for Fine Arts from 1883 - the work of Osman Hamdi Bey - containing remarkable works of art from Mesopotamia.In the museum, you will find artifacts dating back to the 6th millennium.

 Next we will visit Hagia Sophia ,takes breath away with in sheer architectural size of its interior and magnificant dome.  Hagia Sophia has survived a big fire in 859 and an earthquake in 869. The dome has collapsed after an earthquake in 989 and has been repaired. Due to the earthquakes in 1344 and 1346 a part of the dome and parts of the arch have collapsed and have been repaired.It?s renovation process that has started by Fatih Sultan Mehmed during the Ottoman Empire. After than we will come back to the hotel.

Price: 75 EURO

ALL INCLUDED

  • Professional tour guide at your service throughout the tour.
  • Sightseeing as described in the itinerary to include entrance fees.
  • Land transportation by private air-conditioned minibus or motor coach depending on group size.

WHAT?S NOT INCLUDED

  • Personnel expenses.
  • Customary tips to your guide and to your driver.
  • Lunch


FULL DAY HIGHLIGHTS OF BOSPHORUS TOUR
DOLMABAHÇE , SPICE BAZAAR, BOSPHORUS CRUISE

August 29, 2012 - Wednesday
DEPARTURE TIME: 09:00
DURATION: SİX HOURS 

We will meet at the lobby area of Hilton Hotel. First we will visit Dolmabahçe Palace the last residence for Ottoman Sultans with 365 rooms and 22 saloons.Famous with the great collection of European antiquity,furniture and 4,5 tons chandelier.After than we will go Spice Bazaar, where the smells of cinnamon , cloves and thyme, rise from hundreds of colorful muslin bags at every storefront. After the lunch we will board to a private ferryboat for a relaxing cruise along the shores of legendary Bosphorus, ,the natural gateway that Asia  and Europe. As you sit back and enjoy Turkish coffee or well-brewed tea from traditional small cups, numerous summer palaces and palatial homes will pass by one other side. Then we will come back to the hotel.

Price: 75 EURO

ALL INCLUDED

  • Professional tour director at your service throughout the tour.
  • Lunch
  • Sightseeing as described in the itinerary to include entrance fees.
  • Land transportation by private air-conditioned minibus or motor coach depending on group size.

WHAT?S NOT INCLUDED

  • Personnel expenses.
  • Customary tips to your guide and to your driver.


HALF DAY OTTOMAN RELICS
TOPKAPI PALACE, GRAND BAZAAR

August 30, 2012 - Thursday
DEPARTURE TIME: 09:00
DURATION: FOUR AND A HALF AN HOUR

We will meet at the lobby area of Hilton Hotel. First we will visit the spectacular Topkapı Palace. It is built on one of the seven hills of Istanbul. These huge complexes command views of the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. It was the seat of Government for the Ottoman Empire for many centuries (1453-1852. The Grand Bazaar is going to be visited last. It is the oldest and the largest covered market place in the world which is situated in the center of the city. After visiting the Grand Bazaar, there will be optional shopping opportunity before finishing the tour. After we will come back to the hotel.

Price: 60 EURO

ALL INCLUDED

  • Professional tour director at your service throughout the tour.
  • Sightseeing as described in the itinerary to include entrance fees
  • Land transportation by private air-conditioned minibus or motor coach depending on group size.

WHAT?S NOT INCLUDED

  • Personnel expenses.
  • Customary tips to your guide and to your driver.
  • Lunch


FULL DAY HIGHLIGHTS OF ISTANBUL
HIPPODROME, BLUE MOSQUE, TOPKAPI PALACE, GRAND BAZAAR,

August 31, 2012 - Friday
DEPARTURE TIME: 09:30
DURATION: SIX HOURS

We will meet at the lobby area of Hilton Hotel and we drive the ?old city?. First, we will visit the Hippodrome where once upon a time 100.000 specters watching at the chariot races and the gladiator fights was performed on monumentalized courtyard of the building. Then, we will continue the Blue Mosque famous for its delicate blue ceramic tiles one of the ?master pieces? of Ottoman Empire. After the lunch we will visit Topkapı Palace. It is built on one of the seven hills of Istanbul. These huge complexes command views of the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus and the Golden horn.Than we will visit the Grand Bazaar is going to be visited last. It is the oldest and the largest covered market place in the world which is situated in the center of the city. After visiting the Grand Bazaar, there will be optional shopping opportunity before finishing the tour.

Price: 75 EURO

ALL INCLUDED

  • Professional tour guide at your service throughout the tour.
  • Sightseeing as described in the itinerary to include entrance fees.
  • Lunch
  • Land transportation by private air-conditioned minibus or motor coach depending on group size.

WHAT?S NOT INCLUDED

  • Personnel expenses.
  • Customary tips to your guide and to your driver.

 

FULL DAY PRINCESS ISLAND TOUR
BUYUKADA

August 31, 2012 - Friday
DEPARTURE TIME: 09:30
DURATION: SIX HOURS

We will meet at the lobby area of Hilton Hotel and drive to Kabataş / Eminönü Dock. We will Cruise in the Marmara Sea  to Princes Islands. We will stop at Büyükada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery, once the pleasure island of Byzantine Princes. After  the lunch we will tour of the island by horse-drawn carriages. At the and of the tour ,we will turn back Hilton Hotel.

Price: 75 EURO

ALL INCLUDED

  • Professional tour director at your service throughout the tour.
  • Sightseeing as described in the itinerary to include entrance fees.
  • Lunch
  • Land transportation by private air-conditioned minibus or motor coach depending on group size.

WHAT?S NOT INCLUDED

  • Personnel expenses.
  • Customary tips to your guide and to your driver.