Istanbul & Antalya Holiday Package (8 Days & 7 Nights)
Highlights: Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Spice Market, Boaphorus Cruise, Beylerbeyi Palace, Camlica Hill, Princess' Islands, Perge, Aspendos, Antalya
Operates: All year-around / By flight
Package Rate: Please fill the form and tell us your travel dates & choice of hotels
Optional Tours: Turkish Bath (Hamam), Turkish Night Show & Whirling Dervishes Performance
Note: Istanbul & Antalya holiday package is insuranced by TURSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies)
Day 1 Arrival in Istanbul
Upon arrival to Istanbul Ataturk Airport, you will be met by our staff and accompanied during the transfer to your hotel. You have the afternoon and evening free to relax and/or check out the city. Overnight in Istanbul
Day 2 Bosphorous Cruise and Asia Sightseeing Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Breakfast, then meeting your guide at hotel lobby short drive down to Eminonu to visit Spice Bazaar with mystical smells of different aromas of variousspices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers,etc. Then walk to the harbour to embark on the Bosphorus Ferry for a cruise on the Bosphorus. We believe a visit to Istanbul is never complete if you haven't joined the Bosphorus Cruise. During the cruise you will see the city from a different perspective, the old wooden villas, Rumeli Fortress, Ortakoy Mosque, both bridges linking Asia & Europe, (our banner is a glimps of what you will see) & much more. After lunch, continue on land to visit Camlica Hill for 360° panoramic views over the city & driving back to Europe over the Bosphorus Bridge we visit Beylerbeyi Palace, summer residence of Ottoman Sultans. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 Splendors of Empire Sightseeing Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Today your guide will take you to visit some of Istanbul’s most fascinating sights such as the Blue Mosque; unique with its 6 Minarets, St Sophia Museum; the jewel of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul, a 6th Century Church dedicated to Divine Wisdom. We walk around the Hippodrome where once chariot races & other activities took place during the Roman period. We’ll have lunch at a local restaurant serving Turkish Cuisine before heading to the Grand Bazaar; worlds oldest & biggest covered bazaar with more than 4000 shops which are still in business today. Finally we visit Topkapi Palace; the home of the Ottoman Sultans & their families for over 400 years, a city within a city with 3000 residents. The day will finish with the visit to the Mosque of Suleymaniye the Magnificent. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4 Princess' Islands Cruise Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
After having breakfast, you will have another full day Istanbul tour. Today you will cruise in Marmara Sea to Princes' Islands, stop at Buyukada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery, once the pleasure island of Byzantine Princes. Here you will tour the island with horse-drawn carriages before lunch at a fish restaurant. Also visioned during the cruise: Topkapi Palace, Leander's Tower, Uskudar from the sea. After the tour you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 5 Flight to Antalya / Mediterranean Jewels Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport for the flight to Antalya. On your arrival to Antalya Airport you will be met by your tour guide and depart to visit Perge, an important city of ancient Pamphylian, Perge was originally settled by the Hittites around 1500 BC. . The theater stage has finely carved marble reliefs; other carvings from around the city are displayed in the stadium. After lunch, proceed to Aspendos one of the best preserved theatres in the world with seating for 15,000. Nearby stand the remains of a basilica, agora and one of the largest aqueducts in Anatolia. It is commonly believed that Aspendos was founded by colonist from Argos. Then, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Antalya.
Day 6 Free Day in Antalya (Meal: Breakfast, Dinner)
After breakfast at the hotel, remainder of day will be at your leisure to explore Antalya and Old City on your own. Overnight in Antalya.
Day 7 Free Day in Antalya / Flight to Istanbul (Meal: Breakfast)
After breakfast at the hotel, remainder of day will be at your leisure to explore Antalya and Old City on your own. At the end of the day, you will be transferred to Antalya Airport for your flight to Istanbul. With your arrival to Istanbul, you will met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 8 Istanbul / Home (Meal: Breakfast)
After you have checked-out from your hotel, we will arrange for the transfer to Istanbul International Airport for your onward flight. Have a nice trip and thanks for choosing Commodore Tour & Travel
What's Included:
* Hotel accommodations in choice of preferred class
* Professional Tour Guides licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
* Noted sightseeing tours on regular group or private guided basis
* Main entrance fees to sights mentioned by the itinerary
* Meals mentioned by the itinerary - Vegeterian meals available
* Required land transport including roundtrip airport transfers with A/C non-smoking minivans
* Required internal flight tickets (Istanbul/Antalya/Istanbul)
* Local taxes & handling services