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Meet at the airport and transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Ankara. Overnight Ankara.

(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel for the city tour.  We will visit the award winning MUSEUM OF ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS which was established in 1921 and reached its present structure in 1968. In the museum you can simply see the summary of human civilization where yo can see the artefacts from Palaeolithic Age ( 8000 BC ), Neolithic Age ( 8000-5500 BC ), Calcolithic (Copper-Stone) Age ( 5500-3000 BC ) to present time. The museum has a perfect exhibition about historic Anatolian cultures like Hittites, Phrygians, Urartus and Late Hittites. Next stop will be the Ankara Castle which is one of the oldest sites in Ankara and is believed to date back to late Hittites period 1600 BC. The castle was used by Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman Empire. The castle overlooking the city contains a small neighborhood of old historic houses and a local market which you can enjoy. After that we will visit Augustus Temple which is also known as Ancyranum that was built in 25 – 20 BC by The Romans. The temple is known with its Greek inscriptions. The temple was converted to a Basilica in Christian era. We will also visit Haci Bayram Mosque next to the temple. We will have free time for lunch and after that we will visit

THE MAUSELOUM OF ATATURK. Ataturk, lead the independence war of Turkey and saved the country and he is also the founder of democratic and secular Turkish Republic. Here you can see hall of honor, the mausoleum, the lion's road, the towers with symbolic meanings, ceremonial ground, change or guard’s ceremony, and museum.  Ankara is well known with Kizilay Square and at the end of our tour we will walk in this square. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight Ankara.

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After breakfast check-out from hotel and transfer to train station our Istanbul voyage will take nearly 4hrs. Arrive to Istanbul and transfer to restaurant for lunch. Late afternoon arrive to Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

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After breakfast at 09:00 am you will depart for the Istanbul City Tour. Your 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. Then "Topkapi Palace". The great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th century. The palace houses an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain. Robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, and the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. Next on the list is the "Sultanahmet 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. 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 Sopia Mosque. It was previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom. Hagia Sophia 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 lunch Bosphorus by boat, a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. The shore is 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 Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul

It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world. BEYLERBEYI PALAS (PALACE) 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.

BOSPHORUS BRIDGE enjoy a unique chance to step from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe) Overnight in Istanbul.

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Pick up at 09:00am Enjoy a cruise in the Marmara Sea to Istanbul's famous Princes' Islands. This is your opportunity to see Topkapi Palace, Leander's Tower and Uskudar from the sea. Stop at Buyukada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery, once the pleasure island of Byzantine Princes. During the summer season, enjoy the magical atmosphere that the Island's beach resort has to offer including many optional water sporting activities. Lunch at a fish restaurant. After the tour we will transfer back to your hotel.Overnight in Istanbul

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After breakfast, meet with your guide at the hotel reception at 10:00am 

All day is yours for shopping. First we will 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-natural olive oil, soaps, and many other goods in Souvenir Shops.

After the shopping tour you will have late lunch or let’s say early supper, then transfer to airport for your flight 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