Istanbul and Bursa Tours: legendary travel to 2 of the most historically rich and vibrant cities in Turkey. First, Istanbul, where you will admire the beautiful Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace, and then embrace the cultures that surround them. Then comes the relaxing Bursa, the City of Ottoman Architecture, under the dynamic sight of nature and relaxing thermal baths. From the majestic Ulu Mosque to the historic Grand Bazaar, the Turkey Classic Tours combine cultural, architectural, and natural marvels to offer a glimpse of the past and the present in Turkey.
Arrival to Istanbul Ataturk airport in the morning and meet with your guide from Next Holiday; transfer to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, start exploring Istanbul, visiting the Ancient Hippodrome, which was one of the largest chariot race grounds of the Byzantine Empire. You will take a short walk to the Blue Mosque, completed in 1616. It is a triumph of harmony, proportion, and elegance. Then outside, as panaromic, we can see St. Sophia, the Church of Divine Wisdom, and a testament to the sophistication of the 6th century. Lunch will be served. Than you will visit the magnificient Topkapi Palace, the winter residence of Ottoman Sultans for almost 300 years. It is located on the promontory jutting out between the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. overnight stay in the hotel.
Meals: breakfast
We will start to visit Camlica Hill. Highest point of Istanbul. Than we will go Boat Cruise along the Bosphorus channel. Rumeli Fortress will be visited from the outside as a panorama. Getting off the boat. Lunch will be served. Than visit to leather factory. overnight in the hotel.
Meals: breakfast
Full Day Green Bursa.We will drive to Eskihisar town and cruise the Sea of Marmara by ferry stop at Yalova town. Our journey will continue on through Bursa by watching Yalova town as panoramic by the coach and reach the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, which is called Bursa. Visit Ulucami (Grand Mosque), the largest mosque in Bursa with the most striking example of Ottoman Turkish art and impressive calligraphic wall decorations from 1399 AD. Next, Green mosque and Koza Han, which means the “silk market." Koza Han was built in 1491 by Sultan Beyazit II. It was both used as a caravanserai and a silk market because Bursa was the last stop on the great Silk Road from China. Since 1491, the Koza Han has remained the center of the silk industry and trade. Lunch break. After lunch, go to Old Tree. It is one of Turkey’s oldest trees with a 600-year-old tree, 35 meters long and 9 meters wide. Then drive to the city center at the Turkish delight factory for possible shopping before we depart for Istanbul. Late evening, arrive in Istanbul. overnight stay in the hotel.
Meals: breakfast
You will have a free and easy day before you return to your home. Transfer to the Atatürk international airport and have a safe flight to your country with the beautiful memories from Turkey.
Meals: breakfast
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