Itinerary
Meeting with Aflatoon DMC staff at Istanbul airport and transfer to the hotel for your first night in Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
- Open buffet breakfast is included. At 08:30am, pick up from the hotel for a full day tour of old Istanbul city.
- The tour starts at Hippodrome Square, which was a public arena mainly for chariot races and other events. The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpentine Column, and the Column of Constantine are other monuments at the square.
- Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque, built in the 17th century, is known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
- St. Sophia, an 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 (exterior visit).
- Grand Bazaar (Covered Market) has more than 4000 shops in a labyrinth of streets and passages, featuring goldsmiths’ street, carpet sellers, and various Turkish arts and crafts.
- Little Hagia Sophia Mosque is one of the oldest standing churches in Istanbul, dating back to the 6th century, and has been used as a mosque since 1497.
- Topkapi Palace, the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries, houses an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewelry, thrones, sultans’ robes, miniatures, and the Chamber of Sacred Relics.
- After the old city tour, transfer back to the hotel. Free evening or optional Istanbul night shows or Bosporus dinner cruise including traditional Turkish entertainment and dinner. Overnight in Istanbul.
Open buffet breakfast is included. After breakfast, check out from the hotel and transfer to the airport.