

Hippodrome, was the center of sporting (Chariot races, athletics) events and political activities in the old Byzantine city.
Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column and German Fountain of Wilhelm II adorn the Hippodrome.
Lunch Break
Shopping (Grand Bazaar)

Optional sights: Yerebatan Cistern, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Süleymaniye Mosque, St. Saviour in Chora Monastery, City Walls, Spice Bazaar.
Full Day Two Continents: Europe and Asia

Bosphorus Cruise, through the strait separating Asia from Europe, offers you the chance to take pictures of marble palaces, old wooden seafront villas and pavilions of the Ottoman Era, beside modern residential and luxury apartments and to enjoy the beauty of this waterway between two continents.


Shopping (Asiatic Bazaar) opportunity to shop at jewellery, leatherware and souvenir shops in Beylerbeyi, a typical town on the Bosphorus.
Full Day Jewish Heritage


Kuzguncuk Synagogue resembles the Ahrida Synagogue in its architectural style.


Full Day Pera

After a visit at the Galata Tower, walking at the Pera Street, now officially Beyoğlu or Istiklal (Independence) Street visit of several catholic and orthodox churches with their portraits and ikonas.


Cruise in the Marmara Sea towards the Princes Islands, visit Büyükada, the popular summer resort with its sandy beaches, pinewood scenery and beautiful townhouses, once the island on which Byzantine Princes were exiled.
Tour of the island by horse-drawn carriages.
Visit the Byzantine monastery on the island..
Full Day Bursa
This tour starts very early in the morning. Departure with the ferry-boat to Yalova.
One hour drive to Bursa, the former capital city of the Ottoman Empire, before Istanbul was conquered. Opportunity to see the lovely countryside.
Visit Ulucami, The Green Complex and early Ottoman mosques and eat lunch at a very famous restaurant:"The Kebab House of Alexander the Great."
Shopping in "Koza Hanı", the famous silk bazaar of Bursa.Return to Istanbul late in the evening.
We can also organize dinner cruises, Turkish cabaret shows with belly dancers and folklore dance groups.
