1.Day: Istanbul – Arrival

Meeting with the guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

2.Day: Sahabahs of Istanbul and Islamıc Tour

After breakfast, departure from the hotel. First, visit to the grand mosque Eyup Sultan which was built in 1458. And then we visit the tombs of the Sahabes which are very well-known 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 sahabe cemetery we visit The Suleymaniye Mosque which was built by the most famous architech Sinan in the 16th century. The masterpiece 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 Evran Celebi Mosque. Then we go on a great Bosphorous tour viewing palaces, manors along the coast. Overnight in Istanbul.

3.Day: Historical Istanbul Culture and City Tour
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. Topkapı 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, it has 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 with each trade 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.
 

Day 4 – Istanbul
After breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to the airport hoping to welcome you again soon on one of our excursions.