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DAY 1 - Arrival to Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. You are on your own in the afternoon to spend the day on your own and have a walk in the city after C / IN. Overnight in Hotel Tashkonak or Hotel HALI ( BB ) DAY 2 - Topkapi Palace Museum, a palace which served residence of the Ottoman Sultans for about 400 years, with its fabulous collections of jewels and other artifacts. After lunch in a nice restaurant in the Old city, visit to Hagia Sophia Museum, originally built as a church by Constantine The Great in the 4th Century, then used as a mosque from 1453 until 1935. Today it is a museum encompassing both Christianity and Islam. Blue Mosque, famous for the beautiful blue tiles decorating its interior walls. It was built in the 17th century and both it and Hagia Sophia are considered as masterpieces of their periods. Basilica Cistern Museum, the best known and the largest of the undergroud cisterns built under the Justinian basilica in the 6th century. Explore the ancient Hippodrome; seeing the Egyptian Obelisk, the Serpentine Column and other sights. Overnight. DAY 3 – You are on your own full day. Overnight. DAY 4 – Again you are on your own full day. You will be transferred to the airport in accordance with your flight departure.
Includes :
- 3 nights accommodations at a small, clean, Bed and Breakfast - Ottoman house hotel
- 1 full day professional guiding
- Transfers on arrival and departure
- All the museum fees as stated on Higlights day of Istanbul tour
Excludes:
- Lunch on the Higlights of Istanbul Tour
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