7N8D - Istanbul, Bursa Tours

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7N8D - Istanbul, Bursa Tours

(8 Days 7 Nights)

  • Istanbul(4N)
  • Bursa(3N)
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7N8D - Istanbul, Bursa Tours

(7 Nights 8 Days)
  • Istanbul(4N)
  • Bursa(3N)

Highlights

  • 7 Nights / 8 Days Turkey trip
  • Route: Istanbul (4N) → Bursa (3N)
  • Arrival Istanbul
  • Istanbul City Tour
  • Day at Leisure
  • Suleymaniye Mosque / Bosphorus Tour
  • Bursa
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Overview

Eight days in Turkey: four nights in Istanbul and three in Bursa. The Istanbul city tour starts at Sultanahmet Square, the old centre of both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. A second guided day covers the Suleymaniye Mosque, Sinan’s masterpiece, and the Bosphorus, and one day is free.

Bursa, the first Ottoman capital, gets a city tour that includes the 15th-century Muradiye Complex, plus a free day of your own. The trip ends with a transfer back to Istanbul airport.

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Tour Itinerary
(7 Nights 8 Days)

Day 1

Arrival Istanbul

Meeting at the Istanbul airport and transfer to the hotel by A/C coach. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 2

Istanbul City Tour

Open buffet breakfast at the hotel. Full day city tour starting with Sultan Ahmet Square, the heart of Istanbul from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled. You will visit Hippodrome, center of sportive events and political activities of old Istanbul. Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and German Fountain are the monuments decorating Hippodrome. Then tour will continue with visiting Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with famous blue Iznik tiles with unique 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. Before you have lunch you will visit Topkapi Place. Its imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting sacred Islamic relics, Chinese porcelain, weapons and calligraphy. Lunch will be taken in luxury restaurant. After have lunch you will be visiting St. Sophia, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. Istanbul city tour ends with Grand Covered Bazaar for shopping. Nearly 4000 shops are selling carpets, antiques, leather, jewellery, gold and souvenir in Grand Covered Bazaar.

Day 3

Day at Leisure

Open buffet breakfast at hotel. Free day for leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 4

Suleymaniye Mosque / Bosphorus Tour

Tour starting with Suleymaniye Mosque, masterpiece of Sinan, the chief architect of Ottoman Empire, built in the name of Suleyman The Magnificent. After that, transfer to pier for Bosphorus tour. Bosphorus Tour, through waterway seperating the two continents, Europe and Asia with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments.Lunch at restaurant with a perfect view of Istanbul and Bosphorus. Tour ends with visit the Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish etc. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 5

Bursa

After breakfast transfer from Istanbul to Bursa. Overnight stay at Bursa.

Day 6

Bursa City Tour

After breakfast, Bursa city tour starting with Muradiye Complex which is located in a large park in the 15th century, consists of a mosque, a theological school and 12 extraordinary tombs among which the most important ones are of Murat II and Cem Sultan. Then the tour goes on with a visit to the Great Mosque (Ulucami) that was built by Yildirim Beyazit in the 14th century.Having a shopping tour, while visiting the Grand Covered Bazaar and Kozahan which is an old silk market on the last station of the famous Silk Road. Lunch at the most famous restaurants of Bursa to taste Iskender Kebab. You will visit Green Tomb and Green Mosque, their decorated with blue tiles which were built by Sultan Celebi Mehmet. Then you will visit Emirsultan Mosque. Tour ends with tea break under the 700 years old tree on the way of Uludag.

Day 7

Leisure

Full day free day for leisure of your own activities. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 8

Departure

After breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to Istnabul airport for your onward journey with memories ofu00a0ALifetimeTrip.

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