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ISTANBUL CULTURE TOURS 3
Day 1: Arrival To Istanbul Meet with english speaking Day 1: Arrival To Istanbul Meet with english speaking guide and Transfer to Hotel
Day 2: Full day Istanbul Tour
After breakfast meet with your local guide for the full day Istanbul city tour. Spice Market where you can experience the traditional shopping in aromatic smells of the different spices. The bosphorus cruise ; The regular boat will take you northern part of the city to black sea while you are enjoying panorama of the european and asian continents, palaces, castles and wooden houses by the sea. After your arrival to Sariyer you will have your lunch in fish restaurant. You will drive back to old city center via Maslak; the new commerce and business area in Istanbul. Hagia Sophia which was the greatest church of its time in the 6th century will be visited. The last visit is the Grand Bazaar; one of the oldest souks in the world with narrow streets and hundreds of shops.
Day 3: Full day Istanbul Tour
After breakfast meet with your local guide for half day city tour. You will drive to Chora museum in which you will see the best examples of mosaic art. The life of Virgin Mary and Jesus are depicted in an chronology. The drive by the city walls of Constantinapolis will take you Golden Horn; the natural harbour of Constantinapolis. After the Eyup Sultan mosque you will have a break at Pierre Loti cafe and drive back to your hoteld by golden horn.
After lunch in local restaurant you will visit Topkapi Palace which was the former palace of the Ottoman sultans for four hundred years.
Day 4: Full day Istanbul Tour
After breakfast meet with your local guide for half day city tour. You drive to Asian side of the city. You will visit the Beylerbeyi Palace; the summer palace of the Sultans on the asian side of bosphorus. You will enjoy the panorama of Istanbul and bosphorus from Camlica hill. Lunch in local restaurant in Uskudar. After lunch take local ferry from Uskudar to Eminonu to visit the Rustem Pasha mosque which has the best examples of colorfull Iznik tiles. After the visit of Yerebatan Sarnici (underground cistern) drive back to your hotel.
Day 5: After break fast you will be picked up from the hotel by your english speaking guide and transfered to airport.
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