6 Days Sinop City & Cooking Tour
|6 Days, 1 Destination |Starts from Sinop
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Duration
6 days

Max Group Size
40

Departure Type
Scheduled

Tour Operator
Travel Shop Booking

Age Requirement
0 - 99 Ages

Guiding Method
Fully guided

Operated In
English

Physical level
relax

Tour route map

Sinop

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Sinop

Tour Overview

FamilyFood & CulinaryHealth, Spa & WellnessHistoricalMuseumPhotographySolo TravelWalking Tour

Sinop is one of the most beautiful natural harbors on the Black Sea coast. There are many legends about the foundation of the city but the most dependable is that the Million colonists founded it in the 7th century BC and the city is the birthplace of the cynic philosopher Diogenes. In this tour package, you will not only have a chance to taste local foods but also you will learn how to cook them. You can also taste one of the most popular Turkish cultures; This is Turkish Bath. After this experience, you feel quite relaxed. 

Highlights

Sinop Archeological Museum, Sinop Etnography Museum, Historic Sinop Fotress Prison, Diogenes Momument, The Mehmet Mosque, Turksih Cooking Lesson & Shopping Tour, Turkish Bath, Balatlar Church and Inceburun Feneri

Itinerary

Welcome to Sinop Airport. Meet with TravelShop Booking staff and transfer from the airport & check in to your hotel. Overnight in Sinop.

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast, we pick up at 08.30 from your hotel for the daily tour of Sinop City.

Today we will visit many interesting and historical places in Sinop city. . At first, we will visit the archaeological and ethnography museum to get acquainted with the history of the city. The Sinop Archeological Museum was established in 1970 after artifacts were found at different locations around the city as well as a tomb from the Seljuk era and the ruins of a Serapeum (temple dedicated to the deity Serapis). The Historic Sinop Fortress Prison is a state prison-turned-museum within Sinop city and is one of the oldest jails in Turkey. Established in 1887 inside a fortress that was built approximately in the 7th century BC, when Sinop was a Greek colony, a stone masonry jail was added in 1887, with 28 halls on two floors as well as a Turkish bath for prisoners. Famous for having hosted many important Turkish intellectuals, the prison became a museum in 1999. Today we will also visit many interesting places such as the monument to Diogenes, the historical Sinop fortress, the Mehmet Mosque. During the tour, we will have lunch at the Sinop restaurant and after lunch, we will continue our tour of Sinop city. Sinop's local kitchen is very rich in variety and the color of the dishes that we can mainly list those; Kebaps, biryani kebap, metaballs, deserts, salads and species special for the city, etc. Then we will visit Balatlar Church - was built in A.D. 660 by the Byzantines as a rectangular basilica. The church is located in the northern province of Sinop. Our tour will end with a visit to the Inceburun Feneri. Inceburun Feneri is an active lighthouse on the Black Sea coast in Sinop Province, Turkey. The lighthouse keeping is served by Family Cilesiz, who do the job in the fifth generation.  After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Sinop.

(Breakfast and Lunch included)

After breakfast, we pick up at 08.30 from your hotel for the Turkish Cooking Lesson & Shopping Tour. After a morning orientation, panoramic sightseeing tour of Sinop and you participate in your first Turkish cooking lesson: During our Sinop cooking tour, you will taste various flavors of Turkey from different regions. Preparing lunch which you will enjoy! After lunch, we will visit the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish winemakers. In the evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way, we will visit one of the famous leather production centers in the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen. After the tour departs to your hotel. Overnight in Sinop.

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast, you have free time for relaxation and for shopping. During the day, you can be picked up and transferred to the Turkish Bath (Hamam) whenever you want. Experience a traditional Turkish bath at a hamam in Sinop — a must-do activity when visiting Turkey. After the tour departs to your hotel. Overnight in Sinop.

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast, we pick up at 08.30 from your hotel for the daily tour of Boyabat Castle. Located in the district of Sinop, this castle showcases the traces of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire that has once ruled over Sinop. Today, the entire castle has been turned into a museum to let visitors know about the city’s rich history. The most unique facet of this castle is the existence of an underground city that lies under the castle. Though the city is in a ruined state at present, still you can explore it via the numerous staircases that lead towards the underground level. Take one of those stairs and visit this unknown city. As you explore this city, you will come across scenes depicting the existence of rice field, local houses, clock tower, a temple, restrooms, water storage area and the hidden areas which were used to hide food. Hence, a visit to this castle will be definitely one of the exciting tours of the Sinop trip. After the tour departs to your hotel. Overnight in Sinop.

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast, we check out from the hotel and transfer to Sinop airport. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.

Trip includes

Included

5 nights at the Andac hotel

PS: If This hotel list not available at the time of your booking then we will arrange similar other hotel for your group. If you prefer a Different category hotel, there might be an additional cost.

Guided Sinop City Tour

Guided Cooking Lesson & Shopping Tour

Guided Turkish Bath Tour

Guided Boyabat Castle Tour

Professional English-speaking tour guides

Guiding Method
Fully guided

English

5 breakfasts

1 lunch

Arrival airport transfer from Sinop Airport

Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach

Return transfer to Sinop Airport


All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary

Hotel room taxes

Excluded

International and domestic flights

Insurance: All types

City Tax

Turkey entry visa

Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry

Any other expenses which are not mentioned in the included section

Tipping: Tips for guides and drivers

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