Explore the rich heritage of Islamic Spain with our Istanbul & Bursa Tour! ✨
Enjoy full transfers, guided tours, and accommodation with breakfast at a luxurious 4* hotel. Plus, entrance fees are included!
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.
After breakfast departure from the hotel. Visit to the ancient Basilica Hagia Sophia, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, which is one of the architectural marvels all of times. Topkapi Palace is 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 Blue Mosque, across the Hagia Sophia was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, with magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Moving on to the Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. After lunch break moving on to the Grand Bazaar. In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4,000 shops each having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
After breakfast departure from the hotel. First, visit to the grand mosque which was built in the city
Eyup Sultan Mosque (1458). And then we visit the tombs of the Sahabes which are very famous in Turkey representing the first generation of Muslims, who have come as far as Istanbul and spreaded the city. Ka’b Bin Malik is one of the 29 sahabes buried there. The small Sahabe Cemetery just outside Egrikapi Gate may seem like a standard Muslim cemetery. After the cemetery, we visit the Fatih Mosque, built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet on one of the carefully selected hills of Istanbul. After the Fatih Mospue, we visit The Suleymaniye Mosque which was built by the most famous architech Sinan in the 16 th century. Themasterpiece has a great significance with its historical and cultural context. Then we go down to Spice Bazaar where you can shop for spice, Turkish coffee and delight and to Panoramic Ahi EvranCelebi Mosque. Then we go on a magnificent Bosphorus tour with a guide, seeing the palaces and mansions along the coast. Overnight in Istanbul.
After breakfast at the hotel, those who wish can go to the Bozdağ film set, watch special shows there and explore the Bozdağ film plateau. (Extra)
Passengers who do not want to participate in the extra tours organized during the tour can stay at the hotel or spend the day according to their own wishes.
– For those who want to see the Bozdağ film set, Transportation + Entrance fee: 125.-USD -Transportation + Entrance + Show fee: 145.-USD
After breakfast full day free time. You can discover the razzmattazz of the city city along with shopping for souvenirs and so on. We assure you will enjoy discovering the city. Overnight in Istanbul.
After breakfast we depart from the hotel for Bursa city tour via ferryboat cruising through Marmara
Sea and viewing the scenery and feeding sea gulls. Upon arrival, we visit the Green Mosque and
Green Tomb and The Grand Mosque which is one of the most attractive masterpieces of the Ottoman architecture in the transition period. The mosque with an interior fountain and a beautiful wooden pulpit is considered a classic. It is also worth visiting the famous Silk Bazaar. After visiting the Silk Bazaar, if we have enough time, together with our guide, those who wish will go up to Uludag by cable car and witness the unique natural beauties of this place, then we will return by cable car (Extra) and go to the hotel where we will stay.
-Transport + Tour guide + Uludag mountain trip + Round trip cable car fee: 50.-USD Overnight in Bursa
After early breakfast depart from the hotel and drive to Sogut for a daily guided tour. Our first visit is to Sogut which is the first place that Ottoman was settled in that region. Then visit to Ertugrul Gazi tomb and his Masjid. The places to be seen are Sogut Hukumet Square, Celebi Mehmet Han Mosque, Karakecili Park, Hamidiye Mosque, Kaymakam (Governor) founding, and, at the end of our tour visit to Turkish Victory Historical Monument. After completing the tour, we return to our hotel in Bursa.
Overnigth in Bursa.
After breakfast at the hotel, we will go to Sait Abat Waterfall via Kestel with our guests who wish to have our free day; we have free time to take photos, eat and drink. Then we go to Bursa Yeşil Vadi
Adrenalin Park (Bursa Green Valley Adrenalin Park), those who wish can join the jeep safari tour (35.-USD) which will last one hour or the ATV safari tour (75.-USD) which will last twenty-five minutes (Extra). Our guests who wish can also spend time in the beautiful nature of this place. After the nice time we spent in the green valley, we go to Tabiat Binicilik Merkezi (Nature Horse Riding Center) (entrance fee: 10.-USD), those who wish can join the Lake tour (35.-USD) which will last about 25 minutes on horseback with an instructor (Extra) or they can explore nature.
-Green Valley Adrenalin Park jeep safari fee: 35.-USD
-Green Valley Adrenalin Park ATV safari fee: 75.-USD
-Nature Horse Riding Center entrance fee: 10.-USD
-Horse riding (Lake tour) fee: 35.-USD Overnight in Bursa
After having breakfast at the hotel, we go to Sabiha Gökcen airport for our return flight.
Please Note: Hagia Sophia closed on mondays, Topkapi Palace closed on Tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on Sundays