5 Days Istanbul and Troy Tour

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Tour Duration

5 Day

Tour Type

For Small Group

Tour Code

TTA-2738

Instructions

Take a 5 days Istanbul and Troy tour package: Includes 4 Nights Accommodation, Guided City Tours covers Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise, Beylerbeyi Palace and Troy, Return Airport Transfers.

Itinerary

Arrive any day in Istanbul. On arrival, look for a driver holding a sign with your name. You will be transferred to your accommodation and the rest of the day is at leisure.

Overnight in Istanbul

After breakfast at approximately 8:30 am, you will be picked up from your hotel to begin the full-day tour. Today on the tour you will visit Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, and Topkapi Palace. Lunch will be at a local restaurant. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. (Note that Topkapı Palace is closed Tuesday, and Hagia Sophia is closed Monday).

Overnight in Istanbul
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3: Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents tourAfter breakfast at approximately 8:30 am, you will be picked up from your hotel to the full-day tour. During the tour, you will visit: Spice Bazaar (Egyptian ), Bosphorus Tour on Boat, Beylerbeyi Palace, Bosphorus Bridge, Camlica Hill. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel around 5:30 pm.
Overnight in Istanbul
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4: Troy Day Trip from IstanbulAfter an early pickup from your hotel, hit the road and travel south by luxury coach toward the ancient city of Troy. The full journey takes up most of the morning, so to break it up, stop in the town of Tekirdag for breakfast and a Turkish coffee (own expense). Around midday, stop again in Eceabat, on the east coast of the Dardanelles. Break for lunch at a traditional Turkish restaurant and after lunch, hop on board a ferry for the 20-minute crossing to Canakkale. From here, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Troy is a short coach ride away. Easily one of the world’s most famous archaeological sites, Troy dates back nearly 4,000 years and is said to signify the first contact between Anatolia and the Mediterranean countries. On a 1-hour walking tour around the site, your guide will talk about Troy’s history and its development as a series of settlements. Learn how it started as a Bronze Age dwelling, survived a Balkan invasion, was rejuvenated during Greek and Roman rules, and even a had stint as a Byzantine town before falling into a state of ruin. Hear tales of the Trojan War – an important Greek mythological story – and learn about the Trojan prince (Paris) who ran away with Zeus’ daughter (Helen) and thus sparked the 10-year war. After exploring the ruins, visit the wooden Trojan Horse that symbolizes the town and the Trojan War before returning to Istanbul. At the end of the tour at around 6:00 pm, you will be transferred back to Istanbul. Around 11:00 pm you will arrive back in Istanbul and will be dropped off at your hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

Day 5: Departure from Istanbul, End of Tour ServiceAfter breakfast, you will check-out from your hotel in Istanbul (hotel check-out is before 11:00 am) and will then be transferred to the Istanbul International airport according to your flight details. This will be the end of our tour and services.
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

Important Notes :

This is a regular group tour, but if requested at cost can be provided as a private tour
The regular group tour has shopping stops included in the tour
St. Sophia is closed on Monday, this will be replaced with the Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici)
Please note that the Blue Mosque is not open for visitation on Fridays as it is closed for religious prayer services. You will only be able to visit the outside of the Blue Mosque area on tours operated on Fridays. No visitation will be allowed inside the Blue Mosque for tourists on Fridays.
Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday, it will be replaced with the Beylerbeyi Palace
Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Monday and Thursday, this will be replaced with the Kariye Museum (The Chora Church).
Grand Bazaar is closed on Sunday
During religious holidays, the spice market and Grand Bazaar are closed

When To Book

Book as soon as possible to guarantee availability, especially during public holidays and festivities.
You can book up to 2 days before (Istanbul local time) if there are still places available. If less than 2 days before the start of your requested tour date, please contact us by email or phone as it would be a last-minute booking that will need to be checked for availability before your tour reservation is confirmed.

Includes

Included in the Tour Price :

Arrival, departure airport transfers and ground transportation
4 nights in Istanbul at a standard quality or Boutique hotel including breakfast
Professional licensed English speaking guide during the tours
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary: (B) breakfast, (L) lunch
Entrance fees mentioned by the itinerary
Local taxes and service charges

Not Included :

International airfare & airport taxes
Visa to enter Turkey
Any optional tours
Tips & Personal Items
Drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast)
Travel insurance

Featured Hotel

Accommodation in below Hotels (or similar hotels depending on vacancy at the time of booking):

In Istanbul: Muyan Suites Hotel OR Aya Sultan Hotel OR Askoc Hotel

The quoted price of this tour covers accommodations in hotels as mentioned above or in similar quality hotels.

If you wish to include a higher quality hotel, we offer two options:

Option 1: We can upgrade your hotel at an additional cost. This cost will be added to the total tour price of the standard package tour.

Option 2: You can arrange your own accommodation on the tour as per your preference. We can offer a new package tour price without including cost of hotel accommodation. If Option 2 is preferred, all services as part of the package tour will be provided except for hotel accommodation.

Please let us know the option you prefer at the time the tour request is made so that we can price the tour accordingly. If no change in hotels is needed and you wish to proceed with the hotels highlighted in our package tour at the quoted tour price then you may book the tour directly online.