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Day 1 - Istanbul City Tour
Meal: Lunch
08:30 am ─ You will be picked up from your hotel.
You will be transferred to the old city area in Istanbul.
The Istanbul city tour begins by visiting Hippodrome.
- Hippodrome: The Obelisk of Theodosius Obelisk is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk located on the south side of Hippodrome near the Serpentine Column. Serpentine Column is a bronze Ancient Greek monument in the Hippodrome, depicting three interconnected python snakes.
- Saint Sophia Mosque: It is a historical museum in Istanbul. It was a basilica-planned patriarchal cathedral built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in the center of the old city on the historical peninsula of Istanbul between 532 and 537. It was converted into a monument by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453 after the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans.
- Sultanahmet Camii (Blue Mosque): Because the inside of the half dome and the big dome are decorated with blue pencil works, it is called the Blue Mosque.
- You will have a delicious lunch at a local restaurant.
- Topkapi Palace: It is the residence of the Ottoman Sultans used as the administrative center of the state. More than 4,000 people have been living there.
17:00 pm ─ The tour will be ended.
You will be transferred to your hotel in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Bosphorus Boat Cruise Tour
Meal: No Meal
13:30 pm ─ You will be picked up from your hotel.
You will be transferred to the boat for the Bosphorus cruise.
You will have 1,5 hours cruise on the Bosphorus. You will be able to see the beauty of Istanbul between two continents (Europe and Asian Continents). Your local guide on the boat will point out and explain the many attractions you can see from the sea. You’ll have great views of the Beylerbeyi Palace, Pasha Villas, Maiden’s Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, the two suspension Bosphorus bridges, and Rumeli Hisari Fortress.
After the boat cruise, you will be transferred to the famous Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı in Turkish). It is built in 1664, the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. You can find spices, dried fruits, cheeses, sausages, jams, nuts and seeds, Turkish delights and other edibles fill most of the shops, though jewelry and other high-margin goods have begun to move in.
17:00 pm ─ The tour will be ended.
2-Days Istanbul tour without hotel is ended. Thanks for choosing the best travel agency in Istanbul: ToursCE!
Cleiton –
In the depths of mysticism!!! Thank you to our guides Tuna and Fatima for welcoming us to this mystical city. Not only the place of stay was great in the center, but the overall services. All organization, detailed, interesting historical and mystical stories. Everything around us was radiated calm and positive energy. That is impactful, I highly recommend it. Try it!
Mona –
Istanbul old city classics in Europe, Bosphorus river cruise boat sightseeing, and Asian continents trip. Turkey has easily become one of my most favorite places because of Tuna and everyone in the team at toursce. They planned the best trip anyone can ever put together. The tours were perfect, we loved all the locations we were taken and all the restaurants we ate in. They took care of us like we were their family all the time. So far the best tours we’ve had in my life. Shout-out to the best tour guides over, Goksu and Gunnur. They did an amazing job as our tour guides. we were surprised by all the information they had in his/her head about all the places we visited! They were very friendly, warm and most of all patient. It felt like they were our friends I haven’t seen in a while then. Thank you soo much. We will visit you in a short time.
Husna Deepak –
Great Services of Toursce,
We were a group of 4 family. Have been in Turkey for 9 days. We booked our own hotels in Turkey like Istanbul and Antalya. We have decided to join day tours from our hotels. We have contacted with Mr. Erkan who is a perfect choice for us to organize our day trips. We arranged two days tour in Istanbul & Antalya. The tour was private means we were only in the tour and we had own car and guide. Or guide ( Ugur) was very knowable and professional. He always flexible for timing and we learned a lot. Also we enjoyed our old city tour in Antalya and Boat trip in Mediterranean see. All the services like pick up drop offs, guides, meals and sights that we visited were excellent. Mr. Erkan was in charge all the time, answering all questions on whatsapp. Definitely we recommend Toursce for arranging your trips to Turkey.
Samantha –
I have been fascinated by the Ottoman empire since I was a childhood and wanted to visit their former capital and see the buildings I had only seen online or in books in person. I am glad to have found TOURSCE.com as they have made it into one of the smoothest experiences possible. Erkan organized a tailor-made tour program for me according to my wishes. Ugur, who was my program guide was very satisfactory when it came to feeding my huge appetite for knowledge about the Ottoman side of history, but also informed me about theByzantine side of it too. I definitely recommend Toursce.com travel team as your agency when you decide to travel to Turkey, they keep their word always. 🙂
Antonio –
This was a faultless tour and that I joined with my parents. The organization was all private. I wish we had two more days in Istanbul.