3 Days Istanbul Stopover Tour Package

Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Little Hagia Sophia Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Covered Bazaar, Topkapi Palace

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Istanbul
Arrive in Istanbul Ataturk Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport, then meet with our staff at the airport. Then you will be transferred to hotel in Istanbul. Upon arrival to hotel check in and you will have free time for relaxing or check out the city. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2 - Istanbul Sightseeing Tour (B, L)
You will have breakfast at your hotel and you will be picked up from your hotel for a full day Istabul sightseeing tour of old city. Our first  visit will be Saint Sophia Museum, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century. It is one of the architectual marvels of all time, then visit the Sultanahmet Cami (Blue Mosque), built in the 16th century, unique with 6 minarets and its magnificent interior decoration of the blue Iznik tiles. The Ancient Hippodrome, was the scene of chariot races and constains three monuments: Obelisk of Theodosius,bronze serpentine column and German Fountian of Wilhelm II.Then proceed the Grand Covered Bazaar (Kapalicarsi) one of the oldest and biggest Bazaars in the world with more than 4,000 shops selling souvenirs, rugs & kilims, jewelry, pottery, leather and almost everything. You will have lunch in a local restaurant. ın the afternoon, you will visit Topkapi Palace, the great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Afterwards, you will visit Little Hagia Sophia Mosque is known as one of the oldest standing churches in Istanbul dating back to 6th century. It is early domed – basilica architectural plan of famous Hagia Sophia which was applied here first time in the history. Temple is founded by powerful emperor Justinianos whose reign was golden age of Roman Empire and now is used as a mosque since 1497.

At the end of the tour, you will be droped off your hotel. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 3 - Departure Transfer (B)
You will have breakfast at your hotel and check out. You have option to extend package with additional night(s) in Istanbul or you will be picked up from your hotel according to your departure time for transfering directly on to Istanbul Airport for return international flight

Includes

• Hotel accommodations in preferred class hotel
• Professional Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
• Noted sightseeing tours on regular group or private guided basis
• Mentioned entrance fees to sights by the itinerary
• Meals mentioned by the itinerary - Vegeterian meals available
• All mentioned land transportations
• Roundtrip airport transfers with A/C minivans
• Local taxes
• All Istanbul tours & travel packages are insuranced by TURSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies)
• B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner as indicated schedule

Excludes

• International flights to/from Turkey and personal travel insurance
• Any other expenses not noted in the above included section, airport tax, visa for Turkey (if required)
• Tips to guides, drivers or staff at hotels
• Hotel extras (minibar, telephone/internet usage, laundry, etc)
• All kinds of beverages (except the drinks served with breakfast), and medical service

Notes

30% discount for children below the age 7, free for the ages 0-2
Haghia Sophia Museum is closed on Monday; replaced with Underground Cistern, Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday; replaced with Beylerbeyi Palace
Grand Covered Bazaar is closed on Sunday
You are kindly requested to present your self at the pick up point 15 minutes prior the pre advised pick up time

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