4 Days Best of Istanbul Tour

4 Days Best of Istanbul Tour

Tour Details
Day 1: Arrive and Overnight in Istanbul

Upon your arrival at Istanbul Airport(IST) or Sabiha Gökcen Airport(SAW), our team will be waiting for you at the exit of the international line of the Airport, holding a sign with your name written on it. After which, you will be transferred to your hotel. The afternoon is free for you to spend at leisure. Alternatively, you can join the Night Cruise on the Bosphorus with Dinner & Show.
Overnight in Istanbul
Included Meal(s): No meals are included on this day

Day 2: Istanbul Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour
After breakfast at approximately 08:30 am, you will be picked up from your hotel to begin the full-day tour. Today on the tour you will visit Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, and Topkapi Palace. Lunch will be at a local restaurant. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel around 17:00 pm.
Overnight in Istanbul
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3: Bosphorus Cruise & Spice Market Tour
Breakfast at the hotel. This morning, set off on a half-day tour of the Bosphorus. Begin at the Spice Bazaar. Filled with spices, dried fruits, nuts and seeds, lokum (Turkish delight), and other edibles, Spice Bazaar has a smell of the fragrance of the exotic East. Then join a boat excursion on the Bosphorus on a shared tour. Enjoy viewing Ottoman palaces, Bosphorus bridge, citadels, centuries-old mansions, and the European and Asian shorelines at the same time. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back at your hotel around 12:30 pm. Enjoy the afternoon at your leisure.
Overnight in Istanbul
Included Meal(s): Breakfast

Day 4: Departure from Istanbul – End of Tour Service
After breakfast, you will check out from your hotel in Istanbul (hotel check-out is before 12:00 noon) and will then be transferred to the Istanbul International airport according to your flight details. This will be the end of our tour and services.

Included Meal(s): Breakfast

INCLUDED in the Tour Price:
Arrival, departure airport transfers and ground transportation
3 nights in Istanbul at Special Class or 4-star Hotels including breakfast
English-speaking tour guide during the tours
Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch)
Entrance fees mentioned by the itinerary
Local taxes and service charges

NOT INCLUDED:
International Flight Tickets.
Visa to enter Turkey.
Optional tours mentioned in the program, they will be provided at an additional cost.
Services not mentioned in the program.
Drinks with meals.
Travel insurance (recommended).

IMPORTANT INFO:

This is a regular group tour, but if requested at cost can be provided as a private tour
The regular group tour has a shopping stop included in the tour
Please advise your arrival details at time of booking
Please note that the Blue Mosque is not open for visitation on Fridays as it is closed for religious prayer services. You will only be able to visit the outside of the Blue Mosque area on tours operated on Fridays. No visitation will be allowed inside the Blue Mosque for tourists on Fridays
Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday, it will be replaced with the Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici)
Grand Bazaar is closed on Sunday
During religious holidays, the spice market and Grand Bazaar are closed