We are delighted to present our professional tour package for exploring Turkey. Below, you will find detailed information about each tour,including highlights,duration,inclusions,exclusions and special notes.
Day 1--Arrival in Istanbul & Dinner Bosphorus Cruise (Dinner Included)
Welcome to Turkey! Arrive into Istanbul. Transfer from airport & check in to your hotel.
In the evening between 19:30 – 20:00 you will be picked up from your hotel and transfer to the boat for Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus and drop of back to hotel at the end of tour. During the tour you will be able to see historical places like Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Maiden’s Tower, Rumeli Fortress, Bosporus Bridge, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace etc. After the dinner you can dance the night away to entertaining music provided by professional DJ and traditional show programs or simply relax with a drink and enjoy the view. We combine a delicious meal with unparalleled views of Istanbul and live entertainment to create Istanbul's leading Bosporus Dinner Cruise. End of the entertainment at about midnight 12:00pm, transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2—Istanbul Old City Tour (Breakfast Included)
Morning: having a breakfast in the hotel,picking up time for the tour at 09:00 to enjoy a full day tour in Istanbul First stop will be Hagia Sophia: is the 4. biggest church in the world. Construction dates to the 4th century and it was chosen as the 2. Best engineering structure of human history by BBC. Then we will visit Blue Mosque: is the best interior designed mosque in ottoman architecture with its 20.000 pieces Iznik tiles. It is unique with its 6 minarets. Moving on with Hippodrome: is the center of byzantine entertainment where 30,000 civilian was killed by order of queen with arrow rain in the inside of it during the nika revolt.Lunch break at 13:00 after lunch we will discover Grand Covered Bazaar: is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 4,000 shops where attract between 250,000 and half a million visitors daily. It is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice and carpet shops. We will visit handmade Turkish carpets demonstration. Time to return back to hotel.
Additional tour:Topkapi Palace,(PP 45 EURO ADDITIONAL COST) the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.
Day 3 -- Istanbul Relics Tour (Breakfast Included)
Morning: having a breakfast in the hotel,picking up time for the tour at 09:00 to enjoy a full day tour in Istanbul First stop will be The Chora Church was originally built in the early 4th century as part of a monastery complex outside the city walls of Constantinople erected by Constantine the Great, to the south of the Golden Horn. However, when Theodosius II built his formidable land walls in 413–414, the church became incorporated within the city's defences, but retained the name Chora then we will ahead to Church of St Mary of Balchernae 450, Empress Aelia Pulcheria began to construct a church near an ayazma or holy water spring situated outside the walls of Theodosius II at the foot of the sixth hill of Constantinople. After her death in 453, the shrine was completed by her husband, Emperor Marcian. Next stop will be Palace of Blacherne The Palace of Blachernae was constructed on the northern slopes of the Sixth Hill of the city in circa 500 The hill itself was partially remodelled, particularly in later times, and a number of terraces created to support the various buildings comprising the palace complex. Although the main imperial residence during the 4th–11th centuries was the Great Palace at the eastern end of the city,
Our last stop is; The Bulgarian St. Stephen Church Orthodox Christians of the Ottoman Empire used to pray at the churches of the Phanar Orthodox Patriarchate, as they were part of the Rum Millet—that is, the Orthodox Christian community of the Ottoman Empire—but the Bulgarian nationalist movement of the 19th century advocated the creation of a separate Bulgarian ecclesiastical organization for Bulgarian Orthodox Christians, as they considered the Phanar Patriarchate a predominantly Greek Orthodox institution. These efforts culminated in the recognition of the Bulgarian Exarchate through a firman issued by the Ottoman sultan Abdulaziz in 1870.Time to return back to hotel.
Day 4 – Departure from Istanbul (Breakfast Included)
One of Grandoria’s adventures concludes after breakfast. We hope you have enjoyed your journey through Turkey. Wishing you all the best and a pleasant flight. Transfer from the hotel to the airport will follow.
INCLUSIONS:
- 3 Nights hotel in Istanbul
- Meal Plan as Above
- All Apt to hotel and hotel to apt transfers
- Professional English-Speaking Guide during the tours
- All Museum Entrance fees
- Hotel Taxes
EXCLUDES:
- All visa expense and Turkey entrance fee
- Insurance
- Domestic and International Flights
- Optional Tours
| PRICES BASED ON 3 STAR HOTEL HOTEL ACCOMMODATION |
| NUMBER OF PAX |
PP PRICE TRIPLE ROOM |
PP PERICE DOUBLE ROOM |
SINGLE ROOM |
| 2 PAX |
€ |
545€ |
620€ |
| 4 PAX |
395€ |
400€ |
475€ |
| 6 PAX |
350€ |
360€ |
425€ |
| 8 PAX |
330€ |
335€ |
410€ |
| 10 PAX |
315€ |
320€ |
395€ |
| PRICES BASED ON 4 STAR HOTEL HOTEL ACCOMMODATION |
| NUMBER OF PAX |
PP PRICE TRIPLE ROOM |
PP PERICE DOUBLE ROOM |
SINGLE ROOM |
| 2 PAX |
€ |
590€ |
710€ |
| 4 PAX |
425€ |
445€ |
565€ |
| 6 PAX |
390€ |
410€ |
530€ |
| 8 PAX |
360€ |
380€ |
500€ |
| 10 PAX |
345€ |
365€ |
485€ |
| PRICES BASED ON 5 STAR HOTEL ACCOMMODATION |
| NUMBER OF PAX |
PP PRICE TRIPLE ROOM |
PP PERICE DOUBLE ROOM |
SINGLE ROOM |
| 2 PAX |
€ |
680€ |
890€ |
| 4 PAX |
485€ |
535€ |
745€ |
| 6 PAX |
450€ |
500€ |
710€ |
| 8 PAX |
420€ |
470€ |
680€ |
| 10 PAX |
405€ |
455€ |
665€ |
SEASONS OF TURKEY
Winter Season: Between the months of December, January, February as the weather is around 10 degrees Celsius.
Spring: Between the months of March, April and May as the weather is around 22 degrees Celsius.
Summer: June, July and August are summer time with approx. 30 degrees Celsius.
Autumn: September through November is considered to be Autumn month with a National average of 20 degrees Celsius. Have your attire accordingly and dress with proper clothing as per the guidance above.
THINGS TO BE CHECKED PRIOR THE TOUR;
- Please check the information below before your departure
- International Flight Tickets
- Tour itinerary
- Confirmation received from us to include Hotel reservations etc.
- Domestic Flight Tickets if any (Please check your title/name spelling printed correctly.)
- Passport Validation Terms
- Visa if needed (check before your trip for the dates on your visa.
- If visa needed, please ask us for invitation letter to ease the visa application process.
- Flight details for on time Airport transfer services.