ESCAPE TO TURKEY - 6 Days

We will meet you at Istanbul airport and transfer you to your hotel.

After breakfast we will pick you up from hotel for a cruise tour. You will have the chance to

see & shop in Spice Bazaar, see Golden Horn and Galata bridge. Embark on cruise for a

sailing tour in between Europe and Asia where you can view mansions, palaces, fortresses

from sea.

After breakfast our team will pick you up from hotel

for a full day guided tour of Istanbul. On tour you

will see : Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Hagia

Sophia, Blue Mosque and Ancient Hippodrome.

Lunch on tour (Veg & Jain food available)

1. Topkapi Palace

The Topkapı Palace, or the Seraglio, is a large

museum in Istanbul, Turkey. In the 15th century,

it served as the main residence and

administrative headquarters of the Ottoman

sultans. Construction began in 1459, ordered by

Mehmed the Conqueror, six years after the

conquest of Constantinople.

The palace complex has hundreds of rooms and

chambers, but only the most important are

accessible to the public today, including the

Ottoman Imperial Harem and the treasury, called

hazine where the Spoonmaker’s Diamond and Topkapi Dagger are on display. The museum

collection also includes Ottoman clothing, weapons, armour, miniatures, religious relics, and

illuminated manuscripts like the Topkapi manuscript.

2.Grand Bazar

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the

largest and oldest covered markets in the

world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000

shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting

between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily, it

was listed No.1 among the world’s mostvisited tourist attractions with 91,250,000

annual visitors.

The Grand Bazar at Istanbul is often regarded

as one of the first shopping malls of the world.

3.Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox

Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an

Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum

in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in AD 537 at the

beginning of the Middle Ages, it was famous in

particular for its massive dome. It was the

world’s largest building and an engineering

marvel of its time. It is considered the epitome

of Byzantine architecture and is said to have

“changed the history of architecture”. The current building was originally constructed as a

church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and was the

third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the prior one having been destroyed by

rioters in the Nika riots. It was designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. The church was dedicated to the Wisdom of God, the Logos, the

second person of the Trinity, its patronal feast taking place on 25 December, the

commemoration of the birth of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ.

4. Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)

Sultan Ahmed Mosque (also known as the

Blue Mosque) is a historic mosque located

in Istanbul, Turkey. It remains a functioning

mosque, while also attracting large numbers

of tourist visitors. It was constructed

between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of

Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed’s tomb,

a madrasah and a hospice. Hand-painted

blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls,

and at night the mosque is bathed in blue

as lights frame the mosque’s five main

domes, six minarets and eight secondary

domes.

5. Ancient Hippodrome

The hippodrome was an ancient Grecian stadium

for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is

derived from the Greek words hippos and

dromos (“course”). The term is used in the

modern French language and some others, with

the meaning of “horse racecourse”. Hence, some

present-day horse racing tracks also include the

word hippodrome in their names.

” After the tour we will drop you back to hotel.”

6. DINNER CRUISE

Today you can spend the day time for your

shopping and discover the places as per your

desire. Evening we will take for you dinner on the

cruise with Belly Dance, Music, DJ performance,

folk dances and local drinks.

” Late in the night we will bring you back to hotel ”

Pick up from hotel. Take the ferry to Princess

Islands and enjoy a horse carriage ride over the

Island.

Roam around the beautiful mansions and

wooden house of Historical Island. Some best

places for taking photos in Istanbul.

1.Princess Island

The Princes’ Islands are a cluster of 9 islands

southeast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara. Mainly car-free, the islands are known for their

horse-drawn carriages (phaetons). At the highest point of Büyükada, the largest island, the

6th-century Hagia Yorgi Church has panoramic views. Nearby are the pine forests of Dil

Burnu National Park. The Museum of the Princes’ Islands has exhibits on the islands’ history.

Lunch at a sea front restaurant on the Big Island.

“Evening take the ferry back to city and transfer to hotel.”

We will transfer you to airport as per your flight time. ( Approx. 3 hours before your flight time).