One of our representatives will take you from your hotel and bring you together with your tour guide between 07:45 - 08:20 according to your hotel location. The itinerary of this istanbul city tour is;
Dolmabahce Palace – Dolmabahçe Sarayı
(Closed on Mondays - Thursdays & replaced with Chora Museum)
Served as Palace from 1856 till 1923 for Sultans and converted to Museum. It has Biggest hall in Europe’s palaces. Dolmabahce Palace is decorated with Art Nouveau and Baroque style and the palace has cost 5 million Ottoman gold coins which are equal to 40 tons of gold today. 14 tons of gold in the form of gold leaf were used to gild the ceilings of the palace. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk passed away in Dolamabce Palace. (Harem Section is not included in the itinerary because it needs additional time and fee so please check with your tour guide if you would like to spend time over there on your own.)
Bosphorus Bridge – Boğaziçi Köprüsü
The bridge started to build in 1970 and completed in 1973 that took 3 years and connects Europa to Asia.
Camlica Hill – Çamlıca Tepesi
Istanbul known as 7 hilled city and Camlica Hill highest of them which is 260 meters long where you can see spectacular view.
Golden Horn – Haliç (By Bus)
It is called as Horn because of its shape and it is called as Golden that on evening sun gives golden color on water that people called as Golden Horn mostly synagogues and Bulgarian Church as well as Greek orthodox church located.
Fener Greek Patriarchate – Fener Rum Patrikhanesi
Among the most modern Orthodox churches makes it very important place to visit. Since 1586, the Headquarter of Greek Orthodox Patriarchate located in Fener area which gives its name.
Includes;
• Pick up & drop off from/to your hotel (only from Sultanahmet and Taksim Hotels)
• Professional guidance (in English only, please ask for other languages)
• Entrance fees
Excludes;
• Personal expenses
• Customary tip to driver and tour guide
• Anything unless specified being included
* You can combine that tour with all afternoon tours.
* At the end of tour, participants will be dropped off to their hotels. Please inform your tour guide if you prefer to return by yourself or to spend more time at wherever you are.
