4-Day Istanbul Tour with Bosphorus Cruise and Old City Highlights

• After landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, your guide will meet you at the airport.

• Before being transferred to your hotel, you will enjoy a full-day Bosphorus Cruise and Spice Market tour. Cruise by boat along the waterway separating the two continents, Asia and Europe, with the chance to take photographs of the marble palaces.

• After returning to the harbour, you will have lunch and then relax.

• In the afternoon, continue with a visit to the Egyptian Market, a large market famous for spices, sweets, Turkish artifacts, and handmade gifts.

• Transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay.

• OPTIONAL: Kumkapı Evening Programme: Dinner, music, and entertainment (on request). We can transfer you to the famous corner of Istanbul, Kumkapı, a place that never sleeps and is full of non-stop entertainment. There are many restaurants here serving some of the best fish menus along with traditional Turkish music.

• After breakfast, meet your guide in the hotel lobby for a full-day Old City tour. The first stop will be the Hippodrome, followed by the Blue Mosque.

• Visit the spectacular Topkapı Palace. Built on one of the seven hills of İstanbul, this huge complex commands views of the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus, and the Golden Horn. It was the seat of government for the Ottoman Empire for many centuries (1453 - 1852), and you will see the extravagant treasure of priceless Chinese porcelain here.

• After lunch, the last stop will be the Grand Bazaar, the biggest souk and one of the most attractive shopping centres in the world, with nearly 4,000 shops selling antiques, jewelry, gold, carpets, and leatherwear.

• Transfer back to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• OPTIONAL: Evening Programme: 1001 Turkish Night, including dinner, music, and entertainment. This includes a welcome dinner along with live music and a spectacular flower show by belly dancers and Anatolian folklore groups.

• After breakfast, spend the day at leisure or request a guide for a Princes' Islands tour with lunch.

• OPTIONAL: Cruise across the Marmara Sea to the Princes' Islands by Maritime Lines boat. Stop at Büyükada (Grand Island), a popular summer resort with pinewood scenery. You can tour the island by horse-drawn carriage before lunch at a fish restaurant, then return in the late afternoon after the cruise ride back to the hotel.

• OPTIONAL: Bosphorus dinner cruise by night (on request), with a rich variety of specialties from Turkish and international cuisine, including unlimited local drinks on board. Watch one of the best silhouettes in the world, with the Blue Mosque, Leander's Tower, and panoramic views of the unique Bosphorus waterway, where Europe and Asia face each other.

Evening Programme: Belly dancers and folklore show.

• After breakfast, meet your guide at the reception, then check out and transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport. We hope you have had a pleasurable holiday in Istanbul and look forward to seeing you again.