ISTANBUL TOURS FROM ANTALYA BY PLAIN (3 Days-2 Nights)
DAY 01 - TRANSFER TO ANTALYA AIRPORT -ISTANBUL TOUR
Pick up from the hotel and transfer to Antalya domestic airport for your flight to Istanbul.In Istanbul you will be meet by your guide for a full days tour of Historical
Istanbul tour. Visit to Saint Sophia Church, 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.After that walk to Topkapi Palace, The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an
exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the
Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.After the lunch break we will have short walk to,Blue Mosque,Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century
by the architect Mehmet, is known as the Blue Mosqu because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races,
with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.Murtis tour will then take you to the Grand Bazaar
In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4, 000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths'' street,the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts,
such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes.Overnight in Istanbul
DAY 02 - ISTANBUL BOSPHORUS CRUISE AND SHOPPING TOUR
Pick up at 08:30am from the hotel and depart for the Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping tour. Visit the 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. Bopshorus 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.
DAY 03 - PRINCES ISLAND TOUR
You will be picked up from your hotel between 08:00-08:30 a.m. and will be transferred to the pier. After an approximately 45 minutes cruise on the Marmara Sea we will
arrive to the Prince''s Islands,once the pleasure island of Byzantines Princes''. You will stop in Buyukada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery,
dotted with cafes and fish restaurants - behold splendid Ottoman and Victorian summer villas with colorfully flowering gardens, and explore this island in a tour by horse-drawn
carriage (fayton). These Islands are now closed to car traffic.Lunch in a lovely fish restaurant by the water-front restaurant is included. During the journey you will also see
Topkapi Palace, Leander''s Tower and historical Uskudar district located by the Bosphorus from the ferryboat. In the evening return to Istanbul by the evening ferryboat
and transfer to airport by 18:30-19:30.Transfer from Antalya airport back to your hotel.
PS:If you wish you may extension your tour in Istanbul.You may book Bursa Tour,Edirne Tour,Turkish Night Tour,Istanbul City Wall Tour and Dolmabahce Palace Tour.
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