Tour Overview
Here’s an overview of a customized tour package in Turkey featuring Istanbul and Bodrum, tailored to fit various interests and preferences. The itinerary provides a blend of cultural exploration, historical sites, and leisure activities.
Highlights
- Istanbul - Historic Highlights
- Istanbul - Markets and Modernity
- Bodrum - Historical Sites and Beaches
- Bodrum - Leisure and Boat Excursion
- Bodrum - Cultural Immersion
- Visit the Bodrum Castle and the Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
- Visit the Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar for unique shopping experiences.
Itinerary
Welcome
to Turkey Istanbul Airport. Meet with TravelShop Turkey staff and transfer to
your hotel, Transfer from airport & check in to your hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul.
(Open buffet breakfast included)
Please Note: Please do not forget
to carry headscarf with you for the visit of religious places as Blue Mosque
& Haghia Sophia Mosque.
(Open buffet breakfast included)
Pick up at 08:30am from the hotel and depart for
the Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping Tour. 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 was completed in only four months to control and protect the infamous
Bosphorus passage. 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)
CAMLICA HILL the highest point in Istanbul. At the top of it you can rest and
admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and the Bosphorus from the
beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional Turkish Ottoman style. SHOPPING
TOUR (after cruise) Experience the traditional silk weaving skills of Turkish
women at the carpet weaving courses provided by The Ministry of National
Education. You will get the opportunity to see jewellery, handcrafts centre and
a modern leatherwear show. Enjoy the experience of shopping whilst gaining the
knowledge of the ancient craftsmen, with Murti's Tour's local escort full of
knowledge about how to haggle the streets of Istanbul. The rest of the evening
is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
(Open buffet breakfast included)
Enjoy a cruise in the Marmara Sea to Istanbul's
famous Prince's 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. Tour the island with horse-drawn carriages before stopping for an
exquisite lunch at a fish restaurant. After your tour, we will transfer you
back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
(Breakfast and Dinner
included)
After breakfast enjoy tour transfer to Istanbul
Airport for domestic flight to Bodrum. Transfer from airport and check in to
your hotel in Bodrum. Dinner and overnight in Bodrum.
(Breakfast and dinner
included)
Village Tour: Bodrum
overflowing with boutiques, bars, cafes, and restaurants is considered as a
sophisticated resort yet some 20 minutes away a rare opportunity to visit a un
spoilt mountain village and experience rural Turkish life, almost unchanged for
centuries. Meet the humblest peasant whose generosity and kindness never fails
to surprise and shows a hospitality that is long forgotten. Visit the teahouse,
the mosque and some local houses where you will experience delicious Turkish
Cuisine and local spirits. In the end, you will see an impressive display of
local handmade kilims and carpets made by villager women. After the tour
transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Bodrum.
(Breakfast and dinner
included)
After breakfast at: 09:30
depart for Bodrum City Tour. Visit the Castle of St. Peter, the symbol of
Bodrum. The Crusader castle was built by the Knights of St. John between 1402
and 1409. Today the castle's rooms are used as a museum where finds from the
Bronze Age, Mycenaean, Archaic, and Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine
period are exhibited. The castle also houses the largest underwater
archeological museum in Turkey. It is one of the few of its kind in the world. The
reconstruction of a ship-wreck the museum itself is worth a visit. After Castle
tour then See what is left of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,
the Mausoleum.
The Mausoleum, King
Mausolus' tomb, is at the origin of the funerary monuments of great dimensions
and sumptuous architecture. Today you can see the cleared platform and some of
the finds from the magnificent Mausoleum. The stones were used for the
construction of the castle and some parts of the tomb are exhibited at the
British Museum in London, England. After the Mausoleum tour depart for The
Amphitheatre. Visit the ancient theater The Theatre is located on the hillside
overlooking Bodrum. Built in the time of Mausolus, it is one of the very few
surviving pre-Hellenistic theaters in Asia Minor and thus one of the oldest.
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast check out
from the hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to
seeing you in the future on another TravelShopBookingTour. Have a safe trip
back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.
Trip includes
Included
PS: If This
hotel list not available at the time of your booking then we will arrange
smilar other hotel for your group. If you prefer a Different category hotel,
there might be an additional cost.
Professional English-speaking tour guides
Guiding Method
Fully guided
7 Breakfast
4 Dinner
All transfers included in the program
Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
Guided Istanbul City Tour
Guided Bosphorus Cruise Tour
Bodrum City Tour
Bodrum Village tour
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
Hotel room taxes
Excluded
Domestic Ticket Istanbul to Bodrum
Insurance: All types
City tax
Tipping
Turkey entry visa
Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section
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