5 DAYS TASTE OF TURKEY VACATION PACKAGE

Istanbul,Turkey

Duration
5 Days 4 Nights Trip
Tour Code
TP4375

Description

If you are looking for something special and extraordinary then look no further. Enjoy first class service and guided transportation through the historical and picturesque sites of Istanbul and the underground cities of Cappadoccia This an exquisite tour for you with all the bells and whistles. There are no long bus rides just domestic flights getting you to your destination comfortable and relaxed.

Highlights
  • HIPPODROME
  • SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE.
  • HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE
  • BLUE MOSQUE
  • BOSPORUS BY BOAT
  • GRAND BAZAAR
  • Ozkonak Underground City
  • Love Valley
  • Devrent Valley
  • Goreme Open Air Museum
Included
  • • All airport transfer services mentioned inside the itinerary • Arrival airport transfer to Kayseri / Nevsehir airport • 2 nights hotel in Istanbul • 2 nights hotel in Cappadocia • 4 open buffet breakfasts • 3 lunches • 2 dinners • Guided Istanbul City Tour • Guided Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise Tour • Guided Cappadocia Tour with Underground City and Goreme Open Air Museum • All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary • Transportation in a fully air - conditioned,non - smoking coach • Professional English - speaking tour guides • Return airport transfer • Local taxes
Not Included
  • • International flights • Insurance: All types • Turkey entry visa • Tipping • Hotel room taxes • Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks,cold drinks,laundry • Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section • Domestic flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia • Domestic flight from Kayseri Airport to Istanbul Please Note: Domestic flight price for adult travelers is approximately: 80,00 Euros for one way. For the last-minute arrangements,the price might differ. You will be informed during the ticket arrangements. Please Note: Domestic flight price for under 2 years old,approximately: 20,00 Euros as an insurance policy. PS: If This hotel list not available at the time of your booking,then we will arrange another similar hotel for your group. If you prefer a different category hotel,there might be an additional cost.

Itinerary

Day 1
  • Upon our arrival at Istanbul International Airport, your guide will meet, assist and transfer you to the hotel.
  • Istanbul was the capital city of Byzantium & Roman Empires and Ottoman State.
  • It is a most fascinating city, which actually crosses two continents Europe and Asia.
  • It is a city of amalgamation of museums, bazaars, minarets, mosques, churches, palaces, and restaurants catering to every one’s taste, customs and fifteen million people.
  • Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2
  • (Breakfast and Lunch included) Aft After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour.
  • Our first visit will be HIPPODROME.
  • Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
  • Than we will visit SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE.
  • Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
  • Our next visit will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE.
  • The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture.
  • For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics.
  • Today it is a mosque.
  • Lunch break at 13:00 pm.
  • After the lunch, TravelShop Group will take you to the ASIL EFENDI which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping.
  • Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores.
  • After the tour, transfer back to your hotel.
  • Overnight in Istanbul.
  • Please Note: Please do not forget to carry headscarf with you for the visit of religious places as Blue Mosque & Haghia Sophia Mosque.
Day 3
  • (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included) After breakfast enjoy BOSPORUS BY BOAT; a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia.
  • The shore lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages.
  • During the excursion, you will see the magnificent sights of the following attractions from your boat.
  • See Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavilions of Yildiz Palace.
  • On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of its marble facade faces the shore.
  • At Ortakoy a great variety of artists, gather every sunday to display their work along the street.
  • Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.
  • RUMELI FORTRESS (view from boat), Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul was completed in only four months to control and protect the infamous Bosporus passage.
  • It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world.
  • BEYLERBEYI PALACE (view from boat), is the summer residence of Ottoman sultans exists in its original renovated glory featuring original antique furniture and magnificent gardens with the Harem on the Asian side of Istanbul.
  • Lunch break at the Turkish restaurant.
  • After the lunch we will then take you to the GRAND SPICE BAZAAR, which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping.
  • Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores.
  • After the tour transfer to Istanbul Airport for domestic flight to Cappadocia.
  • Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel in Cappadocia.
  • Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
  • Please Note: If you wish to join our optional activity of Cappadocia Hor Air Ballooning for tomorrow, please contact with your guide and register because it will take place early the next morning.
Day 4
  • (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included) After breakfast at 09:30 depart for Cappadocia Tour.
  • We will drive you to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia.
  • After Underground City tour, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia.
  • Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks.
  • Next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses.
  • After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch.
  • After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, to see how to make potteries.
  • Then you go to Love Valley.
  • Love Valley Cappadocia is a hidden valley with scenic formations to say the least.
  • Despite the resemblance to man hood, these amazing rock formations are far from man-made.
  • Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals.
  • Last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia.
  • This tour will end approximately at
  • 00 and you will be returned back to your hotel.
  • Dinner and Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5
  • (Breakfast included) After breakfast you will have free time in Cappadocia.
  • Today we will depart for Kayseri Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home.
  • We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again.
  • Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.

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1. Pricing Tour Options TravelShop Booking offers many travel options, tours, packages and other services with three different hotel category options within each tour. These range from carefully selected 3, 4, & 5 star hotels all around Turkey. Prices are set in November and are valid for a year coomonly. Prices will be maintained for bookings outside this period on receipt of the deposit. Our prices are fixed up until April 2022 due to Covid- 19 outbreak. 1.1 Land Tours Tours may be booked without hotel accommodation if you prefer to book your own hotel. We have given the name of “Land Tour” to this type of tour. Prices include all items mentioned under TOUR INCLUDES lists, but exclude hotel accommodation, breakfasts and dinners. You will not be refunded for any of the services included in the tour which you do not use. 2. Reservation - Deposit – Payments 2.1 Reservation Having fully explored the TravelShop Booking website and found a tour which suits you, simply complete the short booking form located at the bottom of each tour itinerary page or call our office in Istanbul on 0090 549 540 5402. We will check availability for your preferred date and respond by e-mail or telephone. Once availability has been confirmed and you are happy to go ahead with the booking, we charge a booking deposit to your credit card. An e-mail confirming all the details of the tour, including hotel name and domestic flights if booked with us, will be sent to you immediately. Most importantly, please ensure you send us your full name as per your passport so we can make your flight reservations correctly. 2.2 Deposit and Payments Tour payments are divided into 3 steps. Your reservation will be confirmed upon receipt of your online order and a non-refundable deposit as shown in the table below. Progressive payment is then due as indicated below. All cancellations are subject to a written request and to be confirmed in return. Land tours “only” cancellation policy: Fully refundable in any cases and credit towards to the next event under Force Majeure conditions Tours with domestic flight cancellation policy: Booking day 50 % Non-refundable, 5 Weeks before 50% credit, 4 Weeks before Non-refundable These payments can be made via credit card, bank transfer or travellers cheque. Please find below TravelShop Booking bank details for booking via bank transfer. Account Name:Bank Branch: Sirinevler-Istanbul Subesi/Istanbul, TURKEY –Branch Code: 826€ - EURO IBAN:TR660001000826 614727715007$ - USD IBAN: TR230001000826 614727715005Swift Code(BIC):TCZBTR2ABank Name: ZIRAAT BANKASI£ - GBP IBAN: TR390001000826614727715008₺ - TL IBAN:TR500001000826614727715004 Visa and Mastercard payments can be charged in Dollars, Pounds, Euro or Turkish Lira. A 4% bank fee will be charged if payment is made via American Express. Other payment methods are free of fee charges. You may also contact us for other payment methods. The full amount of your tour must be paid 14 days before the tour start date. If full payment is not received by this time we consider it a cancellation and cancellation penalties will apply. If you have booked any of our tours including domestic flight tickets, then cancellation penalties and the full amount of the flights will be charged. A reservation can be changed only if space is available. An entire reservation that is changed will be considered a cancellation and will be subject to cancellation fees (100% loss of deposit).

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