Duration : 3 Nights / 4 Days
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Upon arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, you will be meet and get greeted and transfer you to your hotel. Check in at the hotel and rest of the day is free for leisure. Lunch and dinner excluded. Stay overnight at the hotel in Istanbul.
After you have breakfast at the hotel, we will pick you up from hotel for half day morning Istanbul old city tour. It will start with the tour of "Sultan Ahmet Center", the heart of the "Old City", from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires ruled. You will see Hagia Sophia. It is one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. Then visit the Blue Mosque facing Hagia Sophia, famous for its blue znik tiles and unique 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. Later visit Hippodrome, center of sportive events and political activities of the old city. German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments decorating the Hippodrome. Then head to Grand Covered Bazaar, the most attractive shopping center and the biggest "souk" in the world with nearly 4000 shops selling antiques, jewellery, gold, carpets, leatherware and souvenir. In the afternoon, get transferred to hotel on your own. Lunch and dinner excluded. Stay overnight at the hotel in Istanbul.
Have breakfast at the hotel and depart for half day morning Bosphorus Cruise and Spice Market Tour. Watch Golden Horn, the arm of the Bosphorus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula separating the old and the new parts of Istanbul where the first colonies settled during the Byzantines. Then head to Spice Bazaar, a place full of mystical smells and different aromas of various spices. You will get to see shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers etc. Bosphorus Cruise on boat will pass through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia. You will get a chance to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments. Watch Rumeli Fortress, the historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect the Bosphorus. Rumeli Fortress is a unique example of military architecture. Lunch is excluded. After the tour ends, return back to hotel by yourself. Stay overnight at the hotel in Istanbul.
After breakfast check out hotel and transfer you to Istanbul Ataturk Airport for your flight back home.