We organize private cultural tours to Turkey. The tours start on the 15th day of each month. We organize tours every month.
We offer private cultural tour packages to Turkey. We organize tours every month. The tours start on the 15th DAY OF EACH MONTH. Our quality tours led only by the best guides in Turkey. On these private tours, travelers will interact with local Turkish people, visiting schools and villages, museums and historical sites. They will have superb photo opportunities, enjoy gourmet meals and listen to Turkish music.
If you want to sign up for one of our tours, please email us at [email protected] or call us at +1-201-925-4206.
Please note that you will have to arrange your own flight to and from ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT and obtain your own travel insurance for the tour.
PRIVATE CULTURAL TOUR PACKAGES TO TURKEY:
THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE CULTURAL TOURS ARE ORGANIZED ON THE 15TH DAY OF EACH MONTH. THE AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE. YOU WILL HAVE TO ARRANGE YOUR FLIGHT TO AND FROM ISTANBUL SO THAT YOU WILL LAND TO ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT ON 15TH DAY OF THE MONTH AND DEPART FROM ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT AT THE LAST DAY OF THE TOUR.
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3 NIGHTS 4 DAYS ISTANBUL CULTURAL TOUR PACKAGE --$1199.00
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DAY 1:
Arrival and Overnight in Istanbul
Arrive in Istanbul
Pick up from airport and transfer to hotel in Old City part of Istanbul
Free day and overnight in Istanbul
DAY 2:
Bosphorus & Dolmabahce Full Day Tour and Overnight in Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel
Pick up from hotel and Departure for full day Bosphorus Tour
Highlights will be such as:
Dolmabahce Palace, Spice Bazaar, Camlica Hill, Cruise on Bosphorus, Golden horn
Transfer back to hotel by the end of tour
Overnight in Istanbul
DAY 3:
Byzantium and Ottoman Traces Full Day Tour and Overnight in Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel
Pick up from hotel around 08.30.
Places to Visit: Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Cafer Aga Madrasah.
Transfer back to hotel by the end of tour
Overnight in Istanbul
DAY 4:
Free day in Istanbul and Transfer to the Airport
Breakfast at the hotel
Free day in Istanbul
Pick up from hotel and transfer back to airport.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
• Private tour with guide/driver/mini-van or car
• All hotel accommodations throughout the tours
• Breakfast
• Dinner (except on Day 4 in Istanbul)
• All scheduled lectures, shows and performances
• All entrance fees to museums, ancient cities and sightseeing excursions as set forth in the itinerary
• All baggage handling for check-ins and check-outs in hotels and in the airports
• All hotel tips to hotel services
• All local and hotel taxes
• One show with all drinks included
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
• Lunch
• Tips for guides and driver
• Wine and beverages on most meal menus
• Visa ($20 to get a visa to Turkey - required for all U.S. citizens)
• Tour cancellation insurance
• Room service, laundry, telephone call and personal items
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5 NIGHTS 6 DAYS ISTANBUL & CAPPADOCIA CULTURAL TOUR PACKAGE -- $1799.00
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DAY 1 - ARRIVE IN ISTANBUL
Upon arrival in Istanbul, you will be met by a driver, who will then take you to your 5-star hotel to check-in. You will have the rest of the day to relax before dinner at the hotel.
DAY 2 – ISTANBUL
In Istanbul, we will start the day in the morning and visit several of Turkey's most famous museums and mosques. Topkapi Palace was first built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453 and was the home of the sultan until the 19th century. St. Sophia was built by Roman Emperor Justinian and was completed in 537 A.D. It was the greatest Christian church in the world for more than 1000 years. The Blue Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Ahmet in 1603 and was constructed with the deliberate intention of rivaling the St. Sophia. In addition, we will visit theUnderground Cistern, the Hippodrome and the Rüstem Pasha Mosque with its exceptional tiles. In the afternoon, the guide can take you to the location of your choice such as the Spice Market or theGrand Bazaar. Our stay will again be at the hotel. Dinner will be at a seafood restaurant with lots of live music and entertainment by a gypsy orchestra.
DAY 3, 4 - CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast, we will take a morning flight from Istanbul to the Kayseri Airport. While in Cappadocia (one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World), we will enjoy the unique landscapes of wind and rain-eroded volcanic rock formations. Also amazing is the incredible underground cities of Cappadocia. We will go to Derinkuyu where ancient people from 3 to 4,000 years ago started carving layers of living quarters into the bedrock connected by catacombs. In the region of Cappadocia, a 10,000 square mile area, there are 1,000 churches carved by early and later Christians. About 100 of them still have frescoes from the Old and the New Testament at the Open Air Museum in Goreme (Less than a mile from our hotel). We will visit this site with churches, living quarters, refectories, storage areas, etc. It is a very impressive site.
We will also visit ancient handicraft shops and see a caravanserai, an ancient caravan motel. Going off the “tourist track”, we will have wonderful strolls where we visit small villages and discover the unknown Cappadocia. We will also enjoy an excellent lecture-demonstration on Turkish kilims and carpets. On one evening, we will attend a whirling dervish demonstration in a 12th century caravanserai.
Your stay will be staying at a 5-star hotel.
OPTIONAL: Hot air balloon rides over Cappadocia at reduced rates. A balloon ride in Cappadocia (for people of all ages) is safe and nothing less than spectacular.
DAY 5 - ISTANBUL
We will begin the day with breakfast in the hotel. This morning you will then be taken to the Kayseri airport for your return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival, a driver will take you to the Hotel to check-in.
The remainder of the day will be free to explore the city on your own. Dinner will also be on your own.
DAY 6 - DEPART
Today, a driver will take you to the airport for your departing flight.
Please Note: The order of events may vary and if time permits we will do much more.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
• Private tour with guide/driver/mini-van or car
• All hotel accommodations throughout the tours
• Breakfast
• Dinner (except on Day 5 in Istanbul)
• All scheduled lectures, shows and performances
• All entrance fees to museums, ancient cities and sightseeing excursions as set forth in the itinerary
• Domestic air from Istanbul to Cappadocia
• All baggage handling for check-ins and check-outs in hotels and in the airports
• All hotel tips to hotel services
• All local and hotel taxes
• One show with all drinks included
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:
• Lunch
• Tips for guides and driver
• Wine and beverages on most meal menus
• Visa ($20 to get a visa to Turkey - required for all U.S. citizens)
• Tour cancellation insurance
• Room service, laundry, telephone call and personal items
