GALLERY
Start
ISTANBUL
Destinations
6
End
ISTANBUL
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Itinerary
Day 1:
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Arrival. Transfer to the hotel.
Welcome to Europe!!!. On arrival at the airport we shall be waiting to transfer you to the hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts, information about the meeting place and start time can be found on the information boards in the hotel reception area.
Welcome to Europe!!!. On arrival at the airport we shall be waiting to transfer you to the hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts, information about the meeting place and start time can be found on the information boards in the hotel reception area.
IMPORTANT - IF YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL NIGHTS on arrival at the hotel you will have your booking made but the guide of your trip will normally not arrive until the start of the included activities. YOUR TIME BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS THEREFORE FREE. At your hotel they can help you with all the information you need.
NB: The schedules you will find in this itinerary are approximate. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the circuit, may adjust the schedules.
Day 2: Istanbul.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Sighseeing tour.Cable car to Pierre Loti viewpoint. Topkapi Palace. Night transfer to Taksim.
09.00hrs.- A sightseeing tour of the city. We find ourselves in a city built in two continents. On our tour, we will include a cable car ride up to the Pierre Loti viewpoint and we will lenter the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul). We will see the walls, the Golden Horn, the fishing district, and we will admire the exterior of Hagia Sofia. After the visit, we will offer tickets and a visit to the Top Kapi Palace, which was the administrative centre of the Ottoman Empire, with its magnificent courtyards and its pavilions. Free time.
19.30 hrs - At the end of the afternoon we will provide a transfer to the Taksim neighbourhood, the most commercialised and lively area of the city. There will be time to dine in one of its many restaurants, and you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or go to see the nearby Galata Tower.
Important: Services during the stay in Istanbul may change order by taking the boat ride on the Bosphorus on the first day and the panoramic visit on the second day.
Day 3: Istanbul.-
Today we include a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours. We will undertake the trip on a boat exclusively for Europamundo travellers. The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of ??Marmara, which separates Istanbul into two parts: the European part and the Asian one. We will enjoy seeing the liveliness of the strait with its multitude of boats. We will pass under the two bridges that unite Europe and Asia and we will admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses and the Ottoman villas.
Free time.
Day 4: Istanbul- Bandirma- Ephesus- Kusadasi.-
Total distance covered: 360 km.
Scenery: Cold lands inside Anatólia.
Note: The departure of our ferry is very early. We can not guarantee the availability of a normal breakfast service (a continental breakfast will be given on the ferry). Sometimes, the ferry from Istanbul will bring us to Yalova instead of Bandirna.
We will leave early morning from Istanbul. We will cross the Sea of ??Marmara by the rapid ferry service (variable schedules according to the season and month), and after about a two hour journey, we will arrive at the port of
09.00 hrs.- BANDIRMA (or Yalova according to the timetables) Arrival. We continue our journey through the interior of Turkey. Stop for lunch en route.
14.00hrs.- We will arrive in EPHESUS, the best preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We will discover the Basilica of Saint John, and then the house of the Virgin Mary and the archaeological site (tickets included).
18.00 hrs- Ephesus departure. We continue on towards the Turquoise Coast.
18.30 hrs- Kusadasi- Arrival to this popular coastal town with a lot of atmosphere, commercial life and a small castle. Free time in the center to enjoy its bazaars and the city. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 5: Kusadasi- Izmir- Bursa- Istambul.-
Total distance covered: 590 km.
Scenery: Impressive suspension bridges crossing the Marmara Sea and the Bosphorus Strait.
08.00 hrs.- Kusadasi- Departure.
09.30 hrs.- We will make a short visit to IZMIR with our guide. We will tour the church of Saint Policarp, the oldest in Izmir, which reminds us of the importance of this area at the beginning of Christianity (entry tickets included).
10.45hrs.- Izmir. Departure. We will travel through the interior of Turkey again. There will be a stop en route to have lunch.
16.00hrs.- BURSA, the fourth city of Turkey whose historic centre has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which includes traditional shopping districts, mosques, religious schools, public baths, etc. and its outstanding Green Mosque.
18.00hrs.- Bursa, departure.
20.15 hrs.- Arrival in ISTANBUL at the end of the day.
End of our services. Please, check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night.
Price includes
Included
- Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast buffet.
- Includes arrival transfer
- City tour in: ISTANBUL
- Boat: On the Bosphorus in Istanbul
- Evening transfer: Taksim Square in Istanbul
- Ticket admission: Suleiman the Great Mosque and Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, house of the Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John, Ruins of Ephesus , Church of Saint Polycarp in Izmir
- Ferry: Over the Marmara from Istanbul to Bandirma
- Funicular: Cableway Viewpoint of Pierre Loti in Istanbul
- 1 Dinner Included in: Kusadasi
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Planned Hotels
TURKEY
CLARION GOLDEN HORN
****
2123140444
info@clariongoldenhorn.com
Imrahor Sivasel Sok No: 10 SUtlce / Beyoglu 34445 Estambul , 34445 , ESTAMBUL , TURQUIA
MOVENPICK GOLDEN HORN
*****
2126001600
hotel.istanbul.goldenhorn@movenpick.com
Silahtara287;a Caddesi, No. 87 , 34050 , ESTAMBUL , TURQUIA
RAMADA SUITES BY WINDHAM KUSADASI
****
2566113300
reservation@ramadahotelkusadasi.com
Akyarlar, Kusadasi co 09400 , 09400 , Kusadasi , TURQUIA
MARINA
****
2562160216
info@marinasuitshotel.com
Yat Liman305; Kar351;305;s305; Atatrk Bulvar305; No:2 , 09400 , Kusadasi , TURQUIA
GRAND CEVAHIR
*****
2123144242
info@gch.com.tr
Halide Edip Ad305;var Mah. Darlaceze Cad. No:5 350;i351;li , 34382 , ESTAMBUL , TURQUIA
NEOPOL DELUXE
****
2566132000
nfo@neopolhotel.com
Hac305;feyzullah Mah. Y305;lanc305;burnu Sok. No: 17 CP 09400Ku351;adas , 09400 , Kusadasi , TURQUIA
DOUBLE TREE BY HILTON PIYALEPASA
*****
2123114311
Kaptanpasa Mahallesi, Piyalepasa Bulvari 5 , 34440 , ESTAMBUL , TURQUIA
CARINA
***
2566124021
info@hotelcarina.com.tr
YILANCIBURNU SOKAK NO.1 09400 KU350;ADASI, AYDIN , 09400 , Kusadasi , TURQUIA
