Istanbul Holidays

Sample Itinerary - REF INDIA 1910

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Day 1: Istanbul

Welcome to Turkey! Upon arrival we will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your hotel for the evening.

Day 2: Istanbul

Today enjoy a full day guided tour which includes St. Sophia the cathedral built by Emperor Justinian in 537 which was the largest church in Christendom for a thousand years, and you'll see marvelous architecture and home of sultans; Topkapi Palace and the famed Blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

Day 3: Istanbul

Start the tour with a Bosphorus Cruise. The magical journey which covers both European and Asian shores will let you see the marvelous monuments and districts like: Maiden Tower (Kiz Kulesi), Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace, Ortakoy, Fethi Ahmet Pasa Mansion, Ortakoy Mosque, Beylerbeyi Palace, Kuleli Military School, Arnavutkoy, Bebek and more highlights of Istanbul located on both sides of the bosporus. And then we will continue to Minia-Turk, the world's largest miniature park. The park contains 105 models done in 1/25th scale. Then drive back to your hotel. After all these visits you will see Jurrassic Land where dinosaur skeletons from different historical periods are exhibited.

Day 4: Istanbul - Canakkale

Depart early morning for afternoon tour of Gallipoli and you will visit, The World War I open air museum, Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery, Johnston’s jolly (Turkish and Allied Trenches and tunnels), The Nek, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. After the tour, we cross the Dardanelles and arrive to our hotel in Canakkale for the evening.

Day 5: Canakkale - Istanbul

After breakfast you will drive to legendary Troy, a 5000 years old archaeological city, then you will see a reconstruction of the fabled Wooden Horse, which used in Trojan War. Later we will journey back to Istanbul.

Istanbul view

Day 6: Istanbul

Today is a free day for you to relax or explore independantly.

Day 7: Istanbul

Sadly your last day with us with your departure airport transfer.

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last updated - 23 May 2013 12:15 AM