19/06/2014
Do you want to explore the Turkish delights by exploring our exclusive 4 DAYS Turkish cooking tour in Istanbul starting at 290 USD:
Istanbul:
Topkapi Palace (closed on Tuesdays) Hippodrome, Blu
e Mosque, and Covered Grand Bazaar (closed on Sunda
ys). Bosphorus Bridge, Camlica Hill and
Spice Bazaar and 2 different Cooking Lesson
COOKING TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day
(Welcome dinner included)
Welcome to Turkey, arrival into Istanbul. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel, you will have a welcome drink and a chat with gourmet experts in Turkish cuisine. Tonight you will have a welcome dinner, be introduced to our friendly crew and other travelers while enjoying traditional Turkish food and enjoy the mystical atmosphere of Istanbul at night
Day 2 - Turkish Cooking Lesson Istanbul (Breakfast included)
After a morning orientation sightseeing tour of Istanbul, you participate in your first Turkish cooking lesson: Preparing lunch which you will enjoy! After the cooking lesson, you will eat what you cooked. After lunch visit to TOPKAPI PALACE. The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of t
he Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE: Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
HIPPODROME:
Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 - Istanbul Cooking Lesson
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast, you will visit Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia, then visit the famous Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar, with elaborate displays of herbs, spices, d
ried fruits, nuts and other snacks and ingredients. Then we will go to one of the city's most famous baklava shops to watch the masters produce this favorite Turkish sweet. This will be a good experience for you. In the afternoon you will go back to the kitchen for
another cooking lesson followed by tea, coffee and goodies.
Day 4 - Istanbul - End of Tour
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast check out from the hotel. We hope your cooking tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Turkey Cooking Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Turkey.
4 DAYS TURKISH COOKING TOUR ISTANBUL INCLUDES:
• Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk Air
port
• 2 different cooking classes
• 3 nights at hotel in Istanbul
• 3 breakfasts and 1 welcome dinner
• All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
• Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smo
king coach
• Professional English-speaking tour guides
• Return airport transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport