AyasİsosTravels AİT3401: BYZANCE CONSTANTINOPLE ISTANBUL Cultural tour 4d3n: accommodation in 4* hotels and boutique hotels full board.
- B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner.
1st Day: Europe-Istanbul-Byzantine Land and Sea Walls
B: Breakfast
Upon arrival in Istanbul, you will take an orientation bus ride on the way to your hotel. We drive along large parts of the formidable Byzantine land and sea walls that were only breached in 1453 by Mehmet the Conqueror.
Dinner and first of four nights in our Hotel 4*-Boutique or equivalent.
2nd day : Eyüp-Mausoleum district of Eyup-Pierre Loti-Chora Church-Hagia Sofia-Topkapi Palace-Harem
- B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner.
Today we will explore the Golden Horn by bus. We start in the Eyüp district, a place where Muslims come to visit the mausoleum of the standard bearer of the Prophet Mohamet. Above the large Islamic cemetery is the famous café of Pierre Loti, the French army officer who lost his romantic heart to a forbidden love. Then we walk along the Byzantine wall to the Chora Church/Kariye Camii with its world-famous mosaic cycle depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments.
Yedikule and the land walls. In Panorama 1453 we experience the last day of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Lunch in a 'Greek' restaurant close to the hippodrome.
In the afternoon, Hagia Sofia and Topkapi Palace with Harem.
The Museum of Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia, 532-37) Istanbul Turkey
Topkapi Palace: The Topkapi Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı)
Perhaps we still have some time left to stroll through the large Covered Bazaar. We will have dinner in Kumkapi, a neighborhood famous for its excellent seafood restaurants. Overnight in our Hotel 4*-Boutique or equivalent.
3rd Day: Circus Maximus-Ibrahim Passover Palace-Yerebatan Cistern-Egyptian and Shachely Market-Blue Mosque-Bosphorus Boat Tour
- B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner.
At the hippodrome we discuss the remains of what was once the Circus Maximus and the Nika Rebellion under Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora. Visit to the Hippodrome, to the Ibrahim Pascha Palace and its Ethnographic Museum. Afterwards, walk through the historic Sultanhamet district and visit the Blue Mosque.
We have lunch in the Mesopotamian restaurant Gilgamesh, known for its southeastern Turkish cuisine. Then we enter the wonderful Yerebatan cistern underground, a huge Byzantine water reservoir.
Afternoon: visit to the Egyptian and Chache market.
Saffron, caviar and Turkish delight await in the Egyptian Spice Bazaar, we also see Mahmut Pacha's Brocanterie Market.
Boat trip on the Bophorus; we sail under the two suspension bridges that connect Europe to Asia and admire the priceless yalis and the sultan's palaces such as the Beylerbey and the peerless Dolmahbaçe palace. Possibility of acquaintance with the cultural Turkish products: carpets, gold and silverware, leather goods.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel 4* boutique or similar.
Day 4: Istanbul-Europe
- B: Breakfast
Free day where some optional excursions are possible until departure to the airport. End of an unforgettable journey.
Along the way, taste baklava and bid farewell to another AyasİsosTravels (Ayas Turizm) cultural tour.
Prices
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Comments
• • Departure date can be changed for closed groups.
• • There is a special price for closed groups of more than 23 pax. Discounts may be possible for students, teaching staff, travelers with a disability and their companions.
• • A FOC for groups of more than 23 pax.
Optional excursions
• Whirling Dervish Dancing,
• Dinner in the Gar Kabaret restaurant or in the Caravanserail
Night Club or in the Galata Torren or in Orient House Istanbul
Including
• Stay of 4 days and 3 nights in a 4* hotel in Istanbul, full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Transfer from and to airport in Istanbul.
• Tour includes: 3 nights in hotel 4* full board, 2 meals in various specialized restaurants in the afternoon
• Entrance fees for the various visits provided in the program
• Boat trip on Bosphorus
• Accompaniment by a university conference multilingual guide (Dutch, French, English, German)
Not included
• Flights H/T to Istanbul.
• Insurance, airport taxes
• Drinks at the table and the usual tips for driver and guide (target price 3 to 5 euros p.p.p.d.)
Departure days can be organized (according to the demand of the special groups).
AyasİsosTravels: Multilingual Cultural Tour Provider and Operator.
