Overview
Explore exotic Istanbul on this 6 day get away. You will have the chance to enjoy a half day city tour and then explore on your own or choose from other optional tours where you’ll be able to venture outside the city limits and visit such places as the Bosphorus, Princes’ Islands, Cappadocia, Ephesus and St. Mary’s House
Itinerary
Istanbul / Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing.
Buffet breakfast at hotel then a full day sightseeing tour of Istanbul. You will enjoy visiting the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome and Obelisk underground Cistern and the Grand Bazaar.
Buffet Breakfast at hotel. Day at leisure or you can choose from optional excursions that are available.
Buffet Breakfast at hotel. Day at leisure or you can choose from optional excursions that are available.
Buffet Breakfast at hotel. Day at leisure or you can choose from optional excursions that are available.
Buffet Breakfast at hotel. Return – Transfer / Morning transfer to airport for your departure home.
Includes:
- Arrival transfer from airport to hotel
- 5 Night hotel accommodation in standard rooms
- Buffet breakfast daily
- Local taxes and service charges
- A half day city tour* of Istanbul, visiting the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome and Obelisk.
- Professional tour director throughout the tour
- Services of Sunny Land Tours local reps
*NOTE: The half day city tour operates everyday of the week except Tuesdays.
Hotels Used or Similar:
Recital Hotel
With its panoramic rooftop terrace overlooking Istanbul, this family-friendly city hotel was built in 2011 and comprises a total of 31 rooms. The air-conditioned hotel welcomes guests in the lobby, which offers 24-hour reception and 24-hour check-out service as well as hotel safe, currency exchange facilities and lift access to upper floors. Guests can enjoy a drink at the café, bar and pub. There is complimentary wireless Internet access while room and laundry services are available for an additional fee.
Recital Hotel which is in a very central part of the historical peninsula Sultanahmet, offers luxury and hospitality to its’ guests. Most of the historical attractions of Istanbul are either within a five minute walk or can be easily reached by different means of transportation. Some of the most famous ones in the environs of Recital Hotel are St.Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Underground Cistern, Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar, Ancient Hippodrome and Obelisk.
All foreigners must obtain a Turkish visa.
Visas obtained at a Turkish Embassy or Consulate have different validity periods: $60 for single entry visas valid for one year and $200 for multiple entry visas valid for five years. For all tourism and commerce-related entries the traveler is allowed to remain in Turkey for 90 days within a 180 day period. More information can be found at the Turkish Consular Information website and at the Frequently Asked Questions page of the website. U.S. citizens can contact the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey at 2525 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, telephone: (202) 612-6700, or the Turkish consulates general in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, or New York. Information may also be found atTurkish Embassy in Washington, DC. Overseas, travelers may contact a Turkish embassy or consulate.
