5 DAYS FULL ECONOMIC ISTANBUL TURKEY TOUR (Full Pure Gold Package)

5 Tours in 5 Days

Cheap Package offered in: English, Arabic

Overview

See Turkey’s Ottoman and Byzantine relics, sail along the Bosphorus Strait between two continents in Istanbul and discover Marmara Region

• The Hippodrome & Unique Monuments
• Blue Mosque
• Topkapi Palace
• Fountain of Sultan Ahmet III
• Hagia Irene Church
• Bosphorus Sightseeing Cruise
• The Egyptian Spice Market
• Round-trip boat crossing to the Island
• Electric vehicle tour in Island
• Uludag (Mount Olympos)
• Chairlift
• The Green Mausoleum
• The Green Mosque
• Inkaya Plane Tree
• Sapanca
• Masukiye
• Sapanca Lake
• Zoo (except December, January and February)
• Kartepe Hill (in December, January and February)

What's Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Local guide
• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Entrance Fees
• Local taxes
• Electric vehicle fee on the Island
• Boat ticket to the Island
• Cruise ticket
• Chairlift ticket
• Lunchs and drinks in Bursa and Sapanca Trips
• Zoo fee

What's not Included

• Gratuities
• Cable Car in Bursa Trip
• Chair lift in Sapanca-Masukiye Trip
• Lunchs and drinks in Tour 1M and Princes’ Island

Departure & Return

Itinerary

Day 1: Tour 1M (ISTANBUL CLASSIC)
Topkapı Palace: It was private residence of Ottoman Sultans from 19th to the 19th centuries exhibiting sacred Islamic Relics of Prophet Mohammed, imperial treasury, Chinese porcelain, weapons & calligraphy etc. Harem section is not included in the program and visit is due to extra entrance fee.
Fountain of Sultan Ahmet III: (photo stop) The fountain is located in front of the Imperial Gate of the great Topkapı Palace in Istanbul at the site of an older Byzantine fountain called Perayton. The fountain is a Turkish rococo structure. The fountain of Sultan Ahmed III was built in 1728 by Ottoman sultan Ahmed III.
Blue Mosque: The Sultan Ahmet Mosque known as Blue Mosque because of its blue 20,000 Iznık Ceramic Tiles. It was built for Sultan Ahmet I by the architect Mehmet, has 6 towering minarets and last great mosque of the Classical period. We visit The Blue Mosque on Friday from outside because of Friday pray
Great Hagia Sophia Mosque: (Hagia Sophia Museum) From outside, without interior visit. It was built in the 6th century by the emperor Justinian as a Greek Orthodox Church also called the church of Divine Wisdom. It was converted into a mosque in 1453 by Sultan Mehmet II The Conqueror and in to a museum by Ataturk in 1935 and it was converted into a mosque in 2020 by by Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was largest church in the world for 1000 years.
Hippodrome: It was the sporting and social center of ancient Constantinople for 1000 years, with its monuments, German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Bronze Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and Column Constantine.
Hagia Irene Church: (Photo Stop) “Hagia Irene” means “Holy Peace”in Greek. Hagia Irene was first built as a basilica with three naves, on the order of during the reign of Constantinos the Great (306–337), on top of a temple, out of wood. Hagia Irene consists of three sections that include; the naos, narthex and atrium, while the standing atrium is the only surviving sample from the Byzantine period
Shopping: We visit touristic shop

Day 2: Tour 4M (BOSPHORUS CRUİSE)
After meeting your guide at departure point for half day morning Bosphorus Cruise tour, climb aboard your luxury coach and head to the port for your cruise. Enjoy the historical sightseeing from the sea by seeing the Golden horn, Topkapı palace, Dolma Bahçe palace, Hagia Sophia church, Maiden’s tower, Galata tower, Blue mosque, Ortakoy mosque, and the two continents Europe and Asia with the two Bridges connecting them, then it’s time for visiting one of the most famous bazars in Istanbul the Spice bazar and free time for shopping

Day 3: PRINCES’ ISLANDS TOUR
After meeting your guide at departure point for your tour, climb aboard your luxury coach and head to the port for your boat tour. Princes’ Islands are nine islands in the Marmara Sea. In the Byzantium era were used as an exile for princes so they called Princes’ islands. The islands are famous for their beautiful beaches, incredible houses, small villas and peaceful surroundings, especially the pine trees. We join the Boat Trip and enjoy Istanbul views from the sea for more than one hour and visit Heybeliada or Burgazada Island the second biggest island that’s famous for its 4 beautiful hills, then the biggest island Buyukada that’s famous for its clean air because of not using vehicles and tour with Electric vehicle from bottom to top of the island passing by all beautiful views and natural forest with ten minute break in the top of the island and finally we visit shopping mall in the city. After the tour we visit touristic shop

Day 4: SAPANCA-MASUKİYE TRIP
After meeting your guide at departure point for your tour, climb aboard your luxury coach and head to the Sapanca trip. After crossing the BOSPHORUS BRIDGE we visit MASUKİYE area with its famous forests and waterfalls then we visit Zoo in the area then after having lunch we visit SAPANCA lake in SAKARYA city and it is considered as one of the most beautiful places in the Asian side of Turkey, and in winter season we visit KARTEPE HILL to enjoy the amazing landscape of the area and snow games. We visit shopping mall in Istanbul City and Turkish delight and honey shops

Day 5: GREEN BURSA TRIP
After meeting your guide at departure point for your tour, climb aboard your luxury coach and head to the Bursa nature trip. After crossing the Bosphorus Bridge and sailing for 50 minutes in ferry. we visit in Bursa Turkish delights factory, Green Mausoleum, Green Mosque and Silk Shop, then ascend the Uludag (Mount Olympos ) and stop on the way for visiting a natural honey shop, then we visit the wonderful Inkaya Plane Tree that’s more than 600 years old, then having lunch in a green valley on the mountain, then we reach the top of the mountain for enjoying the landscape and riding the cable car finally we visit a Shopping Center in the city of Bursa

Hotel Pickup

From Centrally located Istanbul hotels. For each Hotel there is a fixed departure time. We only have pick up service from hotels (levent, sisli, osmanbey, harbiye, taksim, ortakoy, findikli, karakoy, tepebasi, sirkeci, sultanahmet, kadirga, beyazit, laleli, aksaray, yenikapi, findikzade, topkapi, sutluce)

Additional Info

• Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
• Not recommended for participants with walking difficulties
• Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday. Replaced with Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts.
• We visit The Blue Mosque on Friday from outside because of Friday pray
• Harem section is not included in the program
• Tour 1M, Tour 4M and Princes’ Islands operates all year round except 1st May
• You will be notified of your departure time after we have received your reservation
• The Egyptian Spice Market is closed on public holidays.
• In Island to rent a bicycle is unpaid and our agency is not responsible for guest’s safety
• We can visit only one island because of bad weather or traffic
• Cable car and Quad Bike, zip-line and chair lift on Kartepe hill are unpaid and our agency is not responsible for guest’s safety
• In Bursa Trip we can use OSMANGAZI bridge instead of the ferry because of the bad weather or traffic
• Bursa and Sapanca-Masukiye Trips operates all year round except Ramadan and 1st May
• In Sapanca-Masukiye trip we visit Kartepe Hill only in December, January and February
• In Sapanca-Masukiye Trip we visit zoo all the year round except December, January and February
• Depending on the weather, the days of the tours may change.