19/11/2014
FAMTRIP THO NHI KY Cung G7 Travel Group.
ITINERARY:
Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day - Friday
(Dinner included)
Welcome to Turkey Istanbul Airport. Meet with Tour Guide, transfer from airport & check in to your hotel. You can take a rest at the hotel and in the evening you will enjoy the welcome cocktail and get information about Turkey and or programs at the presentation. You will get an idea what we are offering. After the presentation, we will have a welcome dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour - Saturday
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
This morning after breakfast we will depart for our hotel inspections.
After the inspection we will visit to ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.
TOPKAPI PALACE 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 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.
Murtis Tour will then take you to the SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar) The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Please Note: Hagia Sophia is closed on mondays, Topkapi Palace closed on tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on sundays. If your tour is on one of these days we would offer you to visit Underground Cistern instead of Hagia Sophia and Topkapi palace museum, instead of Grand Baazar you will visit Spice Bazaar.
Day 3 - Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping Tour - Sunday
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
This morning after breakfast we will depart for our hotel inspections. After the hotels inspection we depart for the Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping Tour.
BOSPHORUS BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will see the magnificent sights of the following attractions from your boat. See Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavilions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of its marble facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.
RUMELI FORTRESS Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul was completed in only four months to control and protect the infamous Bosphorus passage. It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world.
BEYLERBEYI PALAS (PALACE) The summer residence of Ottoman sultans exists in its original renovated glory featuring original antique furniture and magnificent gardens with the Harem on the Asian side of Istanbul.
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE enjoy a unique chance to step from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe).
CAMLICA HILL the highest point in Istanbul. At the top of it you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and the Bosporus from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional Turkish Ottoman style.
SHOPPING TOUR:Visit the GRAND COVERED 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 hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4 - Istanbul - End of FAM Trip - Monday
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast check out from the hotel. We hope your FAM trip was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future. Have a safe trip back home
INCLUDES:
Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk Airport
3 nights hotel in Istanbul
3 open buffet breakfasts
2 lunches
3 dinners
Guided Istanbul City Tour
Guided Istanbul Bosphorus cruise and shopping tour
All entrance fees mentioned in the itineraryv
Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
Professional English-speaking tour guides
Return transfer to Istanbul Ataturk
NOT INCLUDE:
International flights
Insurance: All types
Turkey entry visa
Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section
