Istanbul Love Story Luxury Tour

Day 1: We welcome our valued guests with our welcome gifts at the airport with vip vehicles and transfer you to the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel. After settling in our hotel, our trip begins. Our first stop is Dolmabahce Palace, one of the most magnificent buildings of the city. The Dolmabahce Mosque, located in the palace, was started by Sultan Abdülmecit’s mother Bezmialem Valide Sultan and completed by Sultan Abdülmecit upon his death and designed by Garabet Balyan. The mosque is a tall, domed mass on a square substructure. The geometry-dominated design of this building is one of the last but most holistic examples of neo-classicism in the mid-19th century. After completing our narration and tour in the mosque, we continue the day with the Clock Tower narration. Located between the mosque and the Sultanate Gate of Dolmabahce Palace, the clock tower was built by Sultan Abdülhamid II between 1890-1895. After completing our photo shoots and outdoor narration, we go inside for the Palace narration. The splendor of the palace welcomes us and we complete our palace tour with the guide’s information. Our next stop is Ortakoy, one of Istanbul’s points of attraction. The narrow organic street texture around Ortakoy Square; the lack of gardens in the buildings; bay windows and facade harmonies make the appearance of the environment different. The houses also show a difference arising from the social structure. The square and its surroundings are a lively meeting center day and night with cafes, nightclubs, bars, restaurants, art workshops, antique and souvenir shops, and a handicraft and art market on weekends. We taste “Kumpir” unique to Ortakoy and enjoy the view of the Bosphorus. As it gets dark, we move to a restaurant where we will taste local flavors with a view of Istanbul for dinner. After our enjoyable dinner, we transfer to the hotel.

Day 2: After having breakfast at the facility, we set off for Topkapi Palace with our car at 10:00. Today, we will visit the historical peninsula and walk to the important attractions close to each other in order to better understand the texture of Istanbul and to live the city. The Palace, which the whole world is familiar with from the Turkish TV series, was used as the administrative center of the state for 400 years of the 600-year history of the Ottoman Empire and hosted the Ottoman sultans. In 1985, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. After visiting the sections of the palace with our guide, our second stop is Hagia Sophia. We reach Hagia Sophia after a short 5-minute walk. Hagia Sofia, meaning Sacred Wisdom, formerly known as the Church of Holy Wisdom and the Hagia Sophia Museum or now officially known as Hagia Sophia is a mosque and former basilica, cathedral and museum in Istanbul. It was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I between 532-537. Hagia Sophia is a domed basilica type building that combines a central plan in terms of architecture, and is considered as an important turning point in the history of architecture with its dome transition and carrier system features. In addition to its symbolic and axis meaning for Christians, it is a touristic and spiritual attraction center. After listening to the details of Hagia Sophia from our guide, we take a 5-minute walk to the Basilica Cistern and have a Turkish Coffee break at the Four Seasons Hotel Sultanahmet, which has the impressive atmosphere of the Historical Peninsula. After a rest, we continue our tour with the Basilica Cistern. This large underground cistern, built by the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I (527-565), was popularly called “Basilica Palace” because of the numerous marble columns rising from the water. It is also referred to as the “Basilica Cistern” by some because there used to be a Stoa Basilica on the site of the structure, which is called “Cisterna Basilica” in Latin. With its 80,000 tons of water storage capacity, the Basilica Cistern is the largest indoor cistern in the city and is notable for having more reclaimed structural elements than other indoor cisterns. Covering an area of approximately 10,000 m2, it is a huge rectangular structure with a length of 140 meters and a width of 70 meters. After the Basilica Cistern, we take a short 5- minute walk to the Blue Mosque. It is called “Blue Mosque” by Europeans because it is decorated with blue, green and white colored Iznik tiles and its half domes and the inside of the large dome are also decorated with blue pen works. After our mosque narration and tour, we will have lunch. After our enjoyable lunch, we visit the world’s oldest shopping center Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar with the narration of our guide. While walking towards Eminonu Mosque, we do not neglect to taste the Traditional Pickle Juice. At the end of the day, we meet our vehicle again and head towards our facility. After checking in to our facility, we have our Romantic Dinner at 21:00 in the Historical Ciragan Palace.

Day 3: After breakfast at our facility, we set off to Galataport, which embraces everyone with its docks, squares and streets, provides physical and visual access to the unique view of the Bosphorus for everyone, and includes 230 retail and food and beverage points. After 2 hours of free shopping time, we will have lunch. For dessert, after tasting “Turkish Baklava and Tea “at Karakoy Güllüoglu, one of the centuries-old flavors of Istanbul, we set off for Galata Tower, the uniqueness of Istanbul, which is first put forward when we imagine the Istanbul silhouette. They say that you marry whoever you climb the Galata Tower with first. After listening to the details of Galata Tower from our guide and watching its unique view, we take a walk towards Istiklal Street, the heart of Istanbul. We take a pleasant walk on the street, which is the subject of Turkish songs, movies and TV series with its nostalgic tram passing through the middle, shops on the left and right, and never-ending energy. We do not neglect to enter the St. Antuan Catholic Church, which welcomes us with its majesty on the street, and then we continue our street tour. After reaching Taksim Square, we get the details of this place from our guide and set off towards Karakoy Pier with our vehicle. We have our dinner with a violin concert specially decorated for us. Your love is written on the Bosphorus with laser writing, and our photographer, who is specially for you, immortalizes your love. After our two-hour romantic dinner in the cool waters of the Bosphorus, we welcome you back at the pier and transfer you to the hotel with our vehicle.

Day 4: After breakfast and check-out procedures, we transfer you to the airport with our goodbye gifts. We hope to meet again on our next trip.