Istanbul & Fethiye Holiday Package

Duration: 07 Days / 06 Nights
Highlights: Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Rustem Pasha Mosque, Golden Horn, Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise, Beylerbeyi Palace, Camlica Hill, Fethiye, Oludeniz, 12 Islands
Departure Dates: Everyday / By Flight
Note: All Istanbul tour packages are modular and you can use these itineraries as a starting point and we can help modify this itineraries to accommodate your personal requirements and desires to find your perfect holiday.

Day 01 Arrival in Istanbul
Upon arrival to Istanbul Ataturk Airport, you will be met by our staff and accompanied during the transfer to your hotel. You have the afternoon and evening free to relax and/or check out the city.

Day 02 Istanbul City Tour
Today we will start the day tour with a visit to the St. Sophia Museum, which was built by the Emperor Justinian and was the largest building in the world for over 1000 years. After seeing its intricate mosaics and huge central dome we will continue to the Topkapi palace, which was used by the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries. We will also see the impressive collection of priceless jewels, crystal, silver and porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and relics of the prophet Mohammed. After lunch we will see the Blue Mosque, built for Sultan Ahmet I, which is a unique piece of architecture with its six minarets and features 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles. Then visit the ancient Hippodrome with Obelisk of Theodosius, Snake Pillar and German Fountain of Wilhelm II. Day will conclude with a visit and free time at the Grand Covered Bazaar.

Day 03 Half Day Bosphorus Cruise Tour / Flight to Dalaman (Fethiye)
Breakfast at hotel, after which we will visit Egyptian Market (Spice Bazaar) built in 1664, the perfect place to shop for herbal medicine, Turkish Delight (lokum), spices, teas, caviar and many other flavours. Then walk to Eminonu harbour to embark the ferry which has become one of the symbols of Istanbul. During the cruise you will see the city from a different perspective, and enjoy this relaxing cruise while your guide explains to you the history of the old wooden villas, Rumeli Fortress (15th century) which is a military architectural master piece, Ortakoy Mosque, both bridges linking Asia & Europe. Then we will be transferred to Istanbul Ataturk Airport for the flight to Fethiye (Dalaman). Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel located in Oludeniz, with your evening at your leisure.

Day 04 12 Islands Boat Cruise
Once you come to Fethiye, you have to go on 12 Islands Boat Cruise. The hundreds of double-Decker boats you see in Fethiye as you wander around the marina and the harbour, are ready to take you to this tour. Each has a capacity from 50 up to 150 people and all of them has toilets and a self-service bar; and most of them are built in the dockyards in Fethiye. They depart between 10:00-11:00 every morning and come back to Fethiye harbour about 18:00 in the evening. The lunch is included in the tours which is usually pasta -meatballs (sometimes chicken or fish)- salad and fruit (water melon) (a good menu if you think that you're on water). If you want to enjoy the sun, then your place is upstairs; but be careful because, the sun burns you a bit too much and you don't feel it since it will be quite windy on the sea. You'll feel it at night after the shower, which usually ends up with the creams and lotions the doctor gives. But if you want to enjoy the tour in the shade and watch around, you'd better stay downstairs drinking your tea, coffee, or a cold drink (maybe playing backgammon with the crew).

Day 05 Free Day in Fethiye
After breakfast at your hotel hotel, remainder of day will be at your leisure to enjoy sandy beaches of Oludeniz.

Day 06 Flight to Istanbul / Free Day in Istanbul
After breakfast & check-out, you will be transferred to Dalaman airport for the flight back to Istanbul. On your arrival to Istanbul, you will be met and transferred to your hotelwith the remainder of day at your leisure.

Day 07 Departure Transfer
Option to extend package with additional night(s) in Istanbul or transfer directly on to Istanbul Airport for return international flight