Tour Detail
After breakfast around 08:30 am, we will meet you at your hotel and leave for the Bosphorus tour of Istanbul.
We will start to our tour with the Spice Bazaar ;Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar) is mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, etc. At the Spice Bazaar we will give you free time to explore and do some souvenir shopping.
After the Spice Bazaar around 10:00 ; Bosphorus Cruise takes you for approx. 2 hours through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with the possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residential and luxurious apartments.
* Lunch Time
After The Lunch We will drive you to Topkapi Imperıal Palace.
Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı) was the imperial residence and administrative heart of the massive Ottoman Empire, beginning with Fatih Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, in 1453, until 1856. It was converted to a museum in 1924. Parts of the palace such as the Harem, Baghdad Pavilion, Revan Pavilion, Sofa Pavilion, and the Audience Chamber distinguish themselves with their architectural assets. The museum also has collections from the Imperial Treasury, as well as Chinese porcelain, weapons, calligraphy, etc. The Treasury also houses the Topkapi Dagger, the 86-carat “Spoon Maker’s Diamond”, and the jewel-encrusted bones of St. John the Baptist.
After the tour, at approximately 5:00 pm, we will take you back to the hotel.