Includes
- Transfers as mentioned in the itinerary
- Taxes and service charges
- Hotels mentioned in the itinerary or similar
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary by the code letters (B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner
- Sightseeing as described in the itinerary
- ASTA TOP Tour operator travel funds protection program
Excludes
- Porterage
- Personal expenses
- Optional tours
- Customary tips to your drivers, guides and escorts
Daily Itinerary
You are greeted upon arrival in Istanbul and transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is free to explore this amazing city.
Istanbul
Enjoy a full-day tour of Istanbul including Topkapi Palace - the residence of the Ottoman sultans, the Hippodrome, the Underground Cistern, the Blue Mosque, and St. Sophia. Enjoy 3,000 shops in the Grand Bazaar. Tonight, enjoy dinner at a traditional restaurant. (B,L,D)
Istanbul
Weather permitting, take a Bosphorus cruise today. Start your day with a visit of the Spice Bazaar. Then cruise along the Bosphorus waterway and view the dramatic sights lining the Bosphorus' wooded shores: mosques, mansions of the Ottoman elite, the Sultan's fanciful gingerbread palaces and hunting lodges, and a fortress built by Fatih the Conqueror. In the evening, you may want to enjoy an optional Turkish dinner including a belly dancing show and an Anatolian cultural performance. (B)
Istanbul - Return
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your next destination. (B)
Istanbul - Arrival