Private Half Day Tour - I

Updated on 2014-01-22

Daily Program

You will be meeting your lecturer/guide at the pier and will start your day of exploration of history and architecture. Istanbul boasts its monumental shrines of different faiths and Blue Mosque is probably one of the most famed masterpieces of Ottoman religious architecture. Named after its Turquoise colored tiles made of quartz minerals, the building is also unique for its six minarets. Ottoman Sultans preferred to pray in this timeless shrine due to its incomparable beauty until when the empire collapsed after the World War I. Continue your morning with a visit to the home of the Ottoman Sultans; Topkapi Palace! Located on the very cape of the peninsula where Constantinople was founded, Topkapi Palace was built as the center of administration of Ottoman Empire when the city was conquered by Ottoman Turks in 1453. Before noon you will be wandering through Grand Bazaar and Nuru Osmaniye District where you can find opportunities of fine shopping especially for jewelry, leather products and many other handcrafted souvenirs. Concluding your day you will be escorted back to your cruise ship. Overnight aboard (own arrangements).

*This tour is not applicable on Tuesdays & Sundays.

Notes

Rates Include:

- Services of an English-speaking professional private tour guide for touring.

- Transportation by deluxe A/C non-smoking minivan throughout the program.

- All entrance and parking fees for the sightseeing mentioned in the program.

- Complimentary refreshments throughout the journeys on the vehicle.

- Travel kits with map, guidebook, useful information sheet, stamped postcards and bookmark.

 

Rates Exclude:

- Meals and beverages.

- Honorary gratuities for the guide and driver.

- Personal expenses.

 

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