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Day 1 – Istanbul (Arrival)
Welcome to Turkey, arrival into Istanbul.
Transfer from airport & check in to your
hotel. If you arrive early, we can arrange
some activities for you upon request.
Overnight at your hotel in
Istanbul. No Meals.
Day 2
- Imperial Tour (Half Day)
Breakfast
Included. Your tour will commence at
08:30.
After breakfast at the
hotel, depart for a half day tour.
Pick up
from your hotel and begin the day
touring the old city of Istanbul,
Sultanahmet. We visit the
Hippodrome;
the stadium of ancient Byzantine, an
Egyptian obelisk and a bronze sculpture
from Delphi of three entwined serpents
which still survives todays. Continue to
the
Blue
Mosque, which owes
it’s name to the exquisite tiles
adorning it’s interior and the
magnificent
Hagia Sofia.
Our last stop is the exciting
Grand Bazaar.
After the visits you will be returned to
your hotel. On Mondays, when Haghia
Sophia Museum is closed we visit
Chora Church
instead.
Special Note:
* Haghia Sophia is closed on Mondays
(visit Chora Church instead).
* Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
Hammam (Turkish Bath & Spa)
Experience
Your experience will commence at 15:00.
After lunch at the hotel,
depart for Galatasaray Hammam.
The
Historical Galatasaray Hammam
The
Galatasaray
Hammam in the European quarter, has long had the air of a
gentleman’s club.
The hammam’s history goes back to 1498, when Beyazd II built a
preparatory school for bright Balkan children destined for the
ultimate hothouse of Ottoman education, the
Topkapi Palace school.
In 1965 the hammam
was overhauled at great expense, and women’s baths were added.
Celebrities were quick to embrace it. The magazine Hayat was awash
with tittle-tattle about visiting stars: Johnny Halliday swathed in
towels like Lawrence of Arabia; the American movie star
John Travolta, the French chanteur Adamo being
soaped down by a dansoz; Tony Curtis emerging in pristine white top
and slacks.
Evening Show
in Istanbul (With Dinner) starts at 20:30 pm
and ends at about 23:45pm.
Enjoy your night in Istanbul : We have
dinner in a first class restaurant with all
inclusive local drinks. You will watch a
spectacular floor show of famous authentic
belly-dancers and enjoy a full night of
traditional live Sultan's Dinner & 1001 NIGHTS Anatolian
Folklore entertainment featuring popular
musical instruments and live Turkish
singers. Around midnight we will transfer
you back to your hotel. Overnight at your hotel in Istanbul.
Day 3
- Departure.
According to your departure time,
transfer to Istanbul Airport for your
flight home. End of our services.
Breakfast
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