Fatih Trip Overview
We are proud to offer you a Great programme with Great prices for Christmas Celebrations in Turkey. To protect you experiencing long bus rides, we have arranged an itinerary that includes domestic flights with short bus rides. We are offering you the best touristic Destinations of Turkey, the best and foremost museums of our country with informative and experienced guides, comfortable cars, Great breakfasts, lunches and dinners. We will also have some surprises for you during our tours. To have fun, travel around and meet with new people, do not miss out our special programme for Christmas.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Fatih, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
We are proud to offer you a Great programme with Great prices for Christmas Celebrations in Turkey. To protect you experiencing long bus rides, we have arranged an itinerary that includes domestic flights with short bus rides. We are offering you the best touristic Destinations of Turkey, the best and foremost museums of our country with informative and experienced guides, comfortable cars, Great breakfasts, lunches and dinners. We will also have some surprises for you during our tours. To have fun, travel around and meet with new people, do not miss out our special programme for Christmas.
Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul – Arrival Day – 19th December 2020
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Ramada Hotel & Suite Golden Horn
Day 2: Istanbul City Tour – 20th December 2020
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for the a day tour of old Istanbul city.
Visit 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. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch Murtis Tour will then take you to the Bosphorus Cruise tour. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat including: GRAND SPICE BAZAAR. BOSPHORUS BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia.l. Overnight in Istanbul.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Ramada Hotel & Suite Golden Horn
Day 3: Istanbul to Izmir and Kusadasi – 21st December 2020
Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast visit to ST. SOPHIA 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. Lunh break at the Turkish restaurant. After the lunch depart for Istanbul Airport for domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel in Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4 Star Comfort Ada Class Hotel
Day 4: Kusadasi – Ephesus Tour – Turkish Village Sirince – 22nd December 2020
Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
08:30 Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world en-route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand Theatre. Lunch break around 13:00pm. After the lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre. After Lunch we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince’s construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey – especially fruit wines.On the way we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen Overnight in Kusadasi.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4 Star Comfort Ada Class Hotel
Day 5: Kusadasi – Pamukkale Tour – 23rd December 2020
Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale. We will check at the hotel around 12.00 and we have a lunch break until 13.30. Afterwards we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4 Star Comfort Ada Class Hotel
Day 6: Kusadasi & Shopping Tour – Domestic flight to Istanbul & Christmas Night – 24th December 2020
Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
Christmas Eve and it’s a chance for some last minute Christmas gifts, or even to treat yourself. We will make a shopping tour in which you will be aware of the ancient arts of Turkey like carpet weaving, leather manufacturing and jewellery. As this will be a guided tour, you will avoid being hassled which will enable you enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen. After the shopping we depart for Izmir airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul. You will definitely have a Christmas night to remember. Enjoy a big Christmas feast of rich Turkish cuisine and party the night away with your new friends with Turkish live music. Today Santa will bring you one special gift box, to make you remember Turkey, your Christmas Night in 2020 and us. Overnight in Istanbul.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ramada Hotel & Suite Golden Horn
Day 7: Christmas Day & Turkish Bath – 25th December 2020
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
Merry Christmas! We start our morning with a Hamam, that’s the word for the Turkish bath and is surely an unforgettable part of your holiday and the best way to start Christmas day. Receive a pummeling from head to toe, let the expert scrub of all those dead cells, relax and drift away. The rest of the day is yours to relax. Overnight in Istanbul.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Ramada Hotel & Suite Golden Horn
Day 8: Istanbul – The end of the Tour – 26th December 2020
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
After breakfast check out from the hotel. We drive you back to the airport. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another our. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing us.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
