ISTANBUL TOURS (Half day or Daily) |
Istanbul Classics
(Half day morning tour)
Tour of "Sultan Ahmet Center", the heart of the "Old City" from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled. Hagia (St.) Sophia, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. Blue Mosque, facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue Iznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. Hippodrome, center of sportive (chariot races, athletics) events and political activities of the old city. Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column, German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments decorating Hippodrome. Grand Covered Bazaar, Most attractive shopping center and biggest "souk" in the world with nearly 4000 shops selling antiques, jewellery, gold, carpets, leatherware and souvenirs. |
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Tour price:
USD 40.- per person |
Ottoman Relics
(Half day afternoon tour)
Topkapi Palace, Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting Chinese porcelain, weapons, calligraphy section etc... Treasury and Harem sections are not included in the program and are due to extra entry. Suleymaniye Mosque, masterpiece of Sinan, the chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, built in the name of Suleyman The Magnificent during the 16th. century, considered as the best amongst the imperial mosques. |
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Tour price:
USD 40.- per person |
Byzantine & Ottoman Relics (Full day, lunch included, air-conditioned buses)
Hagia Sophia - Blue Mosque
Hippodrome -
Obelisk of Theodosius -
Serpentine Column -
German Fountain of Wilhelm II
Grand Covered Bazaar
Lunch
Topkapi Palace -
Suleymaniye Mosque
Tour 3 is a combination of Tour 1 & 2
The tour starts at 08:30 ends approximately at 17:00
Also visioned during the tour: Galata Bridge, Golden Horn, Leander's Tower
Closed: Hagia Sophia on Monday / Replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum,
Topkapi Palace on Tuesday -
Grand Covered Bazaar on Sunday
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Tour price:
USD 65.- per person |
Bosphorus Cruise
(Half Day Tour, Morning or Afternoon)
Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish etc..
Bosphorus Cruise, through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments.
Rumeli Fortress, Historical armament built by the Conquerer to control and protect Bosphorus. A unique example of military architecture. * Rumeli Fortress is closed on Wednesday
In the afternoon Spice Bazaar may be substituted with Bedesten. Bedesten, exhibiting the traditional silk weaving girls at the carpet weaving courses authorised by the Ministry of National Education. Possibility to see jewellery, handicrafts center and leatherware show. Free time provided for shopping.
Also visioned during the tour: Imperial Gardens of Royal Yildiz Palace, Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus Bridge connecting Europe & Asia continents, Beylerbeyi Palace from the sea. |
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Tour price:
USD 45.- per person |
Turkish Hammam Tour (Daily)
Enjoying authentic style of Turkish bath known as Hamam and famous all around the Word.
Remark : Closed on Sunday, different sections for ladies and gentlemans.
Tour Includes : Round trip transportation and Entrance fee
Tour Excludes : Optional services like massage, etc...
Optional Activities : Rubbing Massage, Lunch, Drinks |
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Tour price:
USD 60.- per person |
Orient Entertainment (Night Tour with 4 course dinner & wine)
Drive through illuminated Istanbul and tour on the Bosphorus coastline. Dinner at a first class restaurant with half a bottle of wine or a soft drink included, watching spectacular Floorshow of famous Belly Dancers, typical Anatolian Folklore groups featuring popular musical instruments and Turkish singer. |
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Tour price:
USD 60.- per person |
Princes' Islands
(Full day, lunch included)
Cruise in Marmara Sea to Princes' Islands, stop at Büyükada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery, once the pleasure island of Byzantine Princes.
Tour of the island with horse-drawn carriages before lunch at a fish restaurant. Evening return to Istanbul and transfer to hotels.
Also visioned during the tour: Topkapi Palace, Leander's Tower, Uskudar from the sea.
Operates all year round. |
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Tour price:
USD 60.- per person |
Dinner Cruise
(Night tour, open buffet, barbeque, unlimited local drinks)
An enchanted night cruise starts while you sip your welcome drink as the sun sets on Istanbul. Beneath the Bosphorus Bridge by moonlight, glide past the Ciragan Palace, nowadays Hotel Kempinski, Dolmabahce Palace on European shores and the Beylerbeyi Palace, Kanlica and Anatolian Fortress on Asian shores.
A rich variety of open buffet dishes, specialities of Turkish Cuisine and barbeque, unlimited local drinks. The twinkling lights of the European shores from Tarabya to Kabatas. Transfer to hotels before goodnight Istanbul.
Advance reservation required not later than 15:00
Operates Between 1 June / 30 September |
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Tour price:
USD 110.- per person |
Jewish Heritage
(Private Tour, Full day - lunch included or half day)
Start after breakfast for a full day tour in centuries-old Jewish neighborhood, Galata, with its tower built by the Genoese. Visit Neve Shalom Synagogue & Ashkenaz Synagogue, drive to Balat along the Golden Horn where the Star of David appears on the facades of some buildings.
Visit to Ahrida Synagogue, built in the 15th century. If required, lunch at Jewish Hospital (Or-Ahayim).
Visit to the special "Exhibition of the Quincentennial Foundation" about the Jews in Türkiye, upon private randezvous, and the Jewish Cemetery, where the martyrs of Neve Shalom are buried. Last stop at Ortaköy, first disembark point of Sepharads, welcommed by the Ottoman Sultan, and visit to Etz-Ahayim Synagogue.
* Passports required during the tour / Please ask for group rates |
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Full Day Tour price:
USD 200.- per person
Half Day Tour Price:
USD 150.- per person |
In Trace of Christianity (Private Tour, Full Day, lunch included)
The Ecumenical Patriarchate at Fener, by Golden Horn, is the heart of Orthodox Christianity.After Costantine the Great's declaration of Christianity as the religion of Roman Empire, the capital was moved from Rome to Byzantium. With the conquest (1453) of Ottoman Empire the seat of Patriarchate remained in Istanbul.
The Church commanding a loyalty about 250 million faithful.
Church of Panagia of Blachernae, the best known and most celebrated shrine of the Holy Virgin located near Golden Horn. Famed with the hagiasma (fountain of holy water), good to cure health problems, and the Hagion Lousma (sacred bath) good to clean the soul, where the emperor also came to purify himself.
(Kariye), originally a Byzantine monastery, dedicated to Jesus Christ the Savior, survived with fantastic mosaics and frescoes, portraying scenes from the Bible, the life and miracles of Jesus.
The monastic complex of Christ Pantocrator (Fethiye) was one of the largest and best organized of the Byzantine period, comprising two churches and a funerary chapel, baths, a hospice for the aged, a hospital and a medical school, a hostel for travellers and a library.
Zoodochos Pege at Balikli, dedicated to the Mother of God at Pege, with an underground cistern, full of gold fish related to a well-known miracle, and the fountain of holy water, believed to cure many diseases, is one of the most celebrated shrines.
St. Sergius & Bacchus, a landmark in Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture. Today it is known as the "Little Hagia Sophia" because its general plan is a precursor of the Hagia Sophia.
Hagia Sophia, for many centuries was the largest church of Christendom, dedicated to Divine Wisdom, an attribute of Christ. Hagia Sophia played an important role as emperors were crowned and many victories were celebrated in this remarkable building.
Hagia Eirene, the old patriarchal church with its impressive size stands next to Hagia Sophia.
Church of the St. Mary Pammacaristos (Zeyrek), built in XI. century by John Comnenus, displaying the aesthetic refinement attained to Paleologan age, originally belonged to a convent of nuns. Housed the Patriarchate for a while after the conquest.
* Please ask for group rates |
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Full Day Tour price:
USD 200.- per person |
Miniaturk
(Daily)
The biggest miniature city of Middle East and Balkans which is exhibiting more than 80 architectural wonders of Turkey in 60.000 sqm with full brief details in English, French, Russian, Arabic and German
Remark : Open Everyday
Tour Includes : Private Guide, Private vehicle, Round trip transportation, Entrance fee
Tour Excludes : Personal Expenses, Lunch
Optional Activities : Tea break at Pier Loti Hill, Lunch at Park |
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Tour price:
USD 40.- per person |
Green Bursa
(Day trip, lunch included)
Departure by ferry-boat via Yalova, enjoying the lovely countryside view. Drive to Bursa, former Ottoman Capital and lunch of famous "Kebap of Alexander The Great".
Climb to Uludag, the legendary Mount Olympos, by Teleferik (Cable Car), visit to Ulucami (Grand Mosque), the Green Mosque and the Green Mausoleum, the old Silk Market in the Covered Bazaar. Late evening return to Istanbul and transfer to hotels.
Minimum 6 people |
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Tour price:
USD 90.- per person |
SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS IN ANATOLIA (Roundtrip or Daily) |
Troy & Gallipoli (Anzacs)/
(Long day tour, lunch & dinner included)
Early start to ancient city of Troy, famous with the legendary Trojan Horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, the Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince.
Lunch at Canakkale and ferry across Dardanelles.
Visit to Gallipoli, famous battle-field, Anzac Cove, War Cemeteries (Beach Cemetery, Quinn's Post, The Nek) and the Anzac Memorials (Lone Pine - Australian Memorial, Conk Bair - New Zealand Memorial, Hellespont - English Memorial) of the naval battle (18 March 1915) during World War I.
Dinner on the way and late evening return to Istanbul.
With private car & guide, Operates All year round
Tour Includes:
Private car & guide, museum entrance fees, ferryboat, lunch and dinner. |
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Daily Tour Price:
1 person: USD 425.-
2 persons: USD 495.-
3 persons: USD 565.-
4 persons: USD 635.- |
Seven Churches of Anatolia (Special 3 Days Tour, full board acommodation in 4* or 5* hotels, by plane-bus or private car)
Anatolia has been the centre of Christianity ever since St. Paul, St. Peter, St. John. Many other apostles came here to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This intensive religious effort bore fruit in the building of "Seven Churches of Revelation" in seven major cities throughout western Turkiye.
Day 1 Early morning flight or night bus to Smyrna (Izmir), recipient of a letter from St Paul praising the early believers for their faithfullness. Visiting to St. Polycarp Church and a short tour of the city, drive to Thyateira (Akhisar), and Sardis(Salihli), the ancient Lydian capital. Philadelphia (Alasehir), the youngest of the "Seven Churches of Revelation", visiting the still standing remains of an early church and the city walls. Dinner and overnight at Hierapolis (Pamukkale).
Day 2 Departure after breakfast, tour of Hierapolis. Visit to Laodicea (Denizli), a crossroad of the ancient world, home of Philip the Evangelist. Continue to Ephesus, most important of the "Seven Churches of Asia Minor", where St. John brought Mary in fulfillment of his pledge to Jesus to protect her, she is believed to have taken into heaven. Visit to the last abode of Virgin Mary and St. John Basilica. Dinner and overnight in Izmir.
Day 3 Departure after breakfast for Pergamum (Bergama), the place where, wrote St. John to the church of Pergamum, "Satan's throne is sited". Evening return to Izmir and transfer to the airport for flight, or evening bus to Istanbul. |
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3 Days Tour price:
Per person in double:
By plane: USD 570
By bus: USD 500
By private car: USD 575
Single room:
By plane: USD 990
By bus USD 870
By private car: USD 1030 |
Full day tour to Pamukkale (Day trip, lunch included, by plane or bus)
Early morning flight or night bus to Izmir. Near Denizli is Pamukkale (Cotton Castle), a beautiful and spectacular natural site, unique in the world. Thermal spring waters have been used since Roman times for their therapeutic powers. Situated on the plateau are both the thermal center with its motels, thermal pools and ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis. Monument on this side includes the ancient thermal baths, which have been restored and converted into an archaeological museum. Return to Izmir and flight or bus to Istanbul.
Tour Includes:
Roundtrip tickets, transfers, professional guidance, museum entrance fees and meal. |
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Tour Price Per Person:
By plane: USD 530.-
By bus: USD 370.- |
Nemrut (Commagene) / Throne of Gods (Special 3 Days Tour, full board, by plane)
Day 1 Transfer to the airport for flight to Malatya. Meeting at the airport and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Start after breakfast. Visit to Ulucami (Grand Mosque) and the remains of Seldjouk Caravanserai. Short walk at Copper Market. Lunch and departure to view the world-famous sunset at Nemrut (Commagene) Mountain (2150 m.) around which tributaries of the river Euphrates flow. Return to hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Early departure to watch the most striking view of the sunrise. Visit to the sacred final resting place (Hierothesion) built by King Antiochos I of Commagene, and the mass-stone statue monuments, too heavy and large to be carried to museums, and remain where they are originally erected. See the one and only untouched Tumulus in the world.
Return to Malatya for lunch and transfer to the airport for return flight.
* This tour may continue with "Cappadocia Tours" |
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3 Days Tour Price
Per person in double:
By plane: USD 540.-
Single Room:
By plane: USD 950.- |
Cappadocia Tour 1 (Daily)
Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to paşabağ (Monk"s Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles.Drive to the city of Avanos .In the afternoon visit another beautiful open air museum at Göreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years.Lastly,before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uçhisar.
Prices include: Air Contidioned Mini Bus, Experienced Tour Guide, Admission Tickets, Lunch, Hotel Return |
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Tour Price:
USD 80.- per person |
Cappadocia Tour 2 (Daily)
Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley,and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley. Then visit Çavuşin village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian clegymen. After lunch Drive to the pigeon valley. In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city. Where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar.
Prices include: Air Contidioned Mini Bus, Experienced Tour Guide, Admission Tickets, Lunch, Hotel Return |
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Tour Price:
USD 80.- per person |
Cappadocia Tour 3 (Daily)
Depart from your hotel,for Derinkuyu Underground city to visit the huge refugee settlement carved by early christians,where they could hide from persecutors.From Derinkuyu continue to the beautiful valley of Ihlara,Formerly known as peristerema.Explore the famous rock-cut churches and hike 4 km through the valley.On the way back visit the monastaries ın Selime village and 13 century Caravansary built by Selçuk Turk's on the silk road.
Prices include: Air Contidioned Mini Bus, Experienced Tour Guide, Admission Tickets, Lunch, Hotel Return |
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Tour Price:
USD 90.- per person |
Cappadocia Tour 4 (Daily)
Pick up and transfer from Kayseri airport to Cappadocia . We begin our tour of this wonderful region by visiting the natural rock castle at Uçhisar , Devrent Valley and the beautiful open-air museum at Göreme , where the remains of churces and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years . After a visit to the ancient underground city Kaymaklı, transfer to Kayseri airport. (Lunch included).
Prices include: Air Contidioned Mini Bus, Experienced Tour Guide, Admission Tickets, Lunch, Transfer from airport and to airport. |
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Tour Price:
USD 120.- per person |
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