DAY 1 - CHECK IN TO HOTEL
Pick up from Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport and transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet
DAY 2 - ISTANBUL AQUARIUM AND AQUA FLORYA SHOPPING MALL TOUR (B)
Pick up from your hotel around 10:30. First we will visit the Istanbul Aquarium which is the biggest thematic aquarium in the world. Istanbul Aquarium displays more than 1500 species and 15000 land and sea creatures includes giant stingrays, sharks, groupers, piranhas and octopi. 5D 6-axle movie house offering service within Istanbul Aquarium. You will experience a virtual feast by wind, fog, water and touch effects that they have never seen. You will also have free time in the mall. Following free time you will be driven back to your hotel around 15:30.
Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet
DAY 3 - DAILY SAPANCA LAKE DARICA ZOO MASUKIYE TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 08:00. We will start to visit Darica Zoo which is a unique zoo in Istanbul located on the Asian side. There are about 200 different species of animals and about 250 different kinds of plants. There are also an aquarium and children's petting zoo. After that, we will drive to Sapanca Lake and have a walk around the lake. Then, we will continue to Masukiye Village for lunch and also walk to the waterfall. On way back to Istanbul, we will stop and rest at Viaport Shopping Centre which you can also find handmade Turkish gifts and natural products. Return to your hotel around 19:30 (In winter season we also go to Mount Kartepe to enjoy snow and the wonderful atmosphere).
Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet
DAY 4 - ISTANBUL VIALAND THEME PARK AND SHOPPING MALL TOUR (B)
This is a family fun tour. Pick up from your hotel around 10:30 and drive to Vialand Theme Park which is in Eyup district. The Theme Park is as big as 100 football stadiums and has the capacity of 13.000 people. You will enjoy: Roller Coaster (with speed reaching 110 km in 3 seconds), Family Coaster (which takes you 30 meters high at 80 km), Splash Coaster (the 4th most popular train ride in the World), Drop Tower (for a good look at Vialand from above take your place on the Justice Tower and experience the fun of going 50 meters up), 360 (how does Vialand look from 28 meters high and upside down?), Crazy River (a wild adventure that will last for 700 meters in the middle of a cascading waterfall), Fatih Dark Ride (the Conqueror’s Dream takes you back to the day Istanbul was conquered). You will also have free time in the mall. Return to your hotel around 15:30.
Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet
DAY 5 - DAILY GREEN BURSA TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 08:00am. Then, we will drive to Bursa which was the first capital city of the Ottoman Empire. We will visit Green Tomb, which is famous with their Iznik tiles. After that, we will take the cable car to Uludag Mountain (cable car may not be operated due to bad weather condition. In this case, we will go towards the mountain by the tour’s minibus till restaurant). You will have free time to discover the richness of flora and fauna has made it into a National Park. Return to Istanbul and transfer to your hotel in the late evening.
Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet
DAY 6 - PRINCES' ISLANDS TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from hotel around 08:10. Marmara cruise till the Heybeliada. We can see Galata Tower, Maiden's Tower etc from the sea. After arriving Heybeliada, we will have about one hour for visiting. Then, we will take ferry to Buyukada (Great Island is the largest of the islands). A few minutes after landing you will be suprise; there is no cars, just bike and phaeton. You will have a chance to go around of Buyukada by horsedrawn carriage. You will enjoy with amazing view of Marmara Sea from hill. There are a lot of wooden houses with big and beautiful garden and churches. If you like you can walk to Hagia Yorgi Church and Monastery which is located on the hill of island.
Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet
DAY 7 - transfer from your hotel to Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport to catch your flight.
END OF OUR SERVICE
You can join one of the below tours according to your flight schedule as well as your free time;
Full Day Sile Agva Black Sea Coast Tour
Half Day Bosphorus Cruise City Walls Golden Horn Cable Car Pierre Loti Hill Tour
NOTES
• Please ask for a single supplement.
• You can make any changes on the programme, if our programs are not suitable for you. We can work together on your itinerary.
• Hotel is based on bed and breakfast. Check in time is 14:00 and check out time is 11:00.
• All tours are regular. Please contact us for private tour options.
• Programmes may change due to bad weather conditions.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Turkish Mystic Music and Whirling Dervishes in an old hamam located in Sirkeci-Istanbul (duration is one hour)
Bosphorus Dinner Cruise and Turkish Night
Dining Out in a Turkish Way
Turkish Cuisine Cooking Class
Turkish Coffee Trail
If you have more days in Turkey, you can combine this tour with one of the below tours;
Cappadocia Ephesus Pamukkale Tour 4 days by flight or by overnight bus
Cappadocia Tour 2 days by flight or by overnight bus
Ephesus Pamukkale Tour 2 days by flight or by overnight bus
Ephesus Tour 1 day by flight
Pamukkale Tour 1 day by flight
Gallipoli Tour 1 day by bus
Troy Tour 1 day by bus
Gallipoli Troy Tour 2 days by bus
Black Sea Tour 4 days by flight or by overnight bus