Arrive Istanbul Airport then Transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Istanbul

After Breakfast, Full Day Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour with Lunch. Overnight at Istanbul

Tour Details:- 

HIPPODROME, The center of  sport activities with its four monuments;  The GERMAN FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II, Egyptian Obelisk,  SERPENTINE COLUMN and the COLUMN OF CONSTANTINE.

The BLUE MOSQUE The most famous mosque of Istanbul which is known as the BLUE MOSQUE as well because of its beautiful blue Iznik tiles. 

(Visit is not possible on Friday due to Friday Prayer) 

St. SOPHIA  This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.

(St. Sophia closed on Monday, replaced with Underground  Cistern)

GRAND BAZAAR(COVERED MARKET) In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4000 shops with each trade having its own area; the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brasware and trays, water ewers, onyxware and meerschaum pipers. (Grand Bazaar closed on Sunday)

LUNCH (Drinks are extra)

SULTANS’  TOMBS  there are five tombs of Ottoman Sultans within the graveyard at St. Sophia. The ceramic panels are the most beautiful examples of the 16th century with purple, green, blue, and red flower motives. Prince robes and a small piece from the Kaaba covers are displayed on the sarcophaguses. (Sultans Tombs closed on Monday, replaced with Little Hagia Sophia Mosque) 

TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewellery thrones of sultans, costumes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; CHABER OF SACRED RELICS.

(Harem is not included in the program and visit is due to extra entrance fee.)

Also visioned during the tours

*OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS  *SERPENTINE COLUMN *GERMAN FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II

CLOSED

Sultans Tombs closed on Monday / Replaced with Little Hagia Sophia Mosque

St. Sophia closed on Monday / Replaced with Underground Cistern

Blue Mosque closed on Friday due to Prayer

Grand Bazaar closed on Sunday

Topkap? Palace on Tuesday 

Overnight at Hotel in Istanbul 

After Breakfast, Transfer from Istanbul Hotel to Istanbul Airport for Flight to Trabzon Airport then Transfer to Trabzon Hotel.  (domestic flight not included) Overnight in Trabzon

After Breakfast, Full Day Ayder Plateau Tour with Lunch. After the breakfast at the hotel, we set off by our Vazelontour vehicle at the specified time. The first stop of our tour is Sürmene Knife sales store where famous Sürmene knives are sold. After a break, we visit production and sales store of Rize cloths, the second stop of the tour. After seeing how Rize cloths are produced at site, we head towards Ayder highland. After our visit to raffting center on our way, we continue our tour with the waterfalls located in Ayder. After our arrival to Ayder, we give free time to our guests for lunch and sightseeing. We start our return trip after the free time. After taking a break on the old Ottoman stone bridge on our way, we return to Trabzon. We complete our tour leaving you, valued guests, to your hotel hoping to see you in our next tour. Overnight in Trabzon

After Breakfast, Transfer from Trabzon Hotel to Trabzon Airport for Flight to Istanbul Airport then Transfer to Istanbul Hotel. (domestic flight not included) Overnight in Istanbul

After Breakfast, Half Day Bosphrorus Cruise Tour. 

This tour is finished at Taksim & Sultanahmet (No transfer to hotels)

Half Day Morning Tour

CITY WALLS The first breach of the walls was by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the second by the cannons and troops of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453.

DRIVE BY BUS TO GOLDEN HORN As a natural and extremely secure harbor, the Golden Horn has played an important role in the development of Istanbul. The inlet separates the European shore into two. It is approximately 8 km long, and the widest part is the entrance from the Bosphorus. Two streams drain into this inlet at its far end.

SPICE BAZAAR (EGYPTIAN BAZAAR) The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice.

BOAT TRIP ON THE BOSPHORUS An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas and mansions up to the Rumeli Fortress.

THE RUMELI FORTRESS (FROM THE SEA - NO INTERIOR VISIT)

?stanbul had been besieged many times before Mehmet the Conqueror took the city in 1453 but it managed to defend itself with the help of the Roman city walls.

Overnight in Istanbul