A memorable 6-day combination tour of Istanbul and Bursa includes exploring the various historical monuments in Istanbul and discovering the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, including a cable car ride to Mt. Uludag. This Istanbul and Green Bursa travel package includes hotel accommodation, sightseeing tours, an expert guide, meals, a ferry, and airport transport.
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After arriving at Istanbul’s airport, you’re greeted by your driver guide and transferred to the hotel. Check in to your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure in Istanbul.
Overnight → Istanbul
Experience → Bosphorus Dinner Cruise
You will be picked up at your hotel. Join a regular group tour (private guided tours are available on request) to explore some of the most important sights in the historical Sultanahmet area. Visit the Blue Mosque, the St. Sophia Museum, the Byzantine Hippodrome, the Obelisk, and Topkapi Palace (excluding the Harem). The tour will finish with a visit to the dazzling Grand Bazaar, where you’ll hunt for local treasures. Return to the hotel and relax for the evening.
Overnight → Istanbul
Meals Included → Breakfast, lunch
Experience → Watching a Whirling Dervish Ceremony (Sema)
This morning, start the tour with a visit to the bustling spice market, a colorful bazaar heaped with various sweets and spices. Then take a relaxing Bosphorus Cruise between Europe and Asia, where you can see the various historical sites that line its shores. After your cruise, drive through the Bosphorus Bridge and stop at Camlica Hill for panoramic views over Istanbul. Finally, stop at the Dolmabahce Palace for an interior visit. Return to the hotel and relax for the evening.
Overnight → Istanbul
Meals Included → Breakfast, lunch
Experience → Scrub up in a Hammam (Turkish Bath)
Pickup from the hotel Cruise by public ferry to one of the Princes’ Islands, Buyukada (the Big Island). The lavish Ottoman mansions and other beautiful Victorian summer villas can be seen upon arrival on the island. There are colorful fruit trees, beautiful gardens, wooded areas, and exotic flowers to be seen everywhere. Enjoy some free time for lunch in a cozy seaside fish restaurant and relax in a cafe looking back at the domes and minarets among the skyscrapers of modern Istanbul’s skyline. Return to Istanbul and drop you off at your hotel.
Overnight → Istanbul
Meals Included → Breakfast, lunch
A full-day trip to Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, is filled with fascinating relics of the past. Enjoy its many green spaces, visit the ancient Yesil Mosque and Yesil Tombs, snack on roasted chestnuts and Turkish sweets, and wander the silk market. After the tour, you will be driven back to Istanbul.
Overnight → Istanbul
Meals Included → Breakfast, lunch
Experience → Enjoy a cable-car trip to Mt. Uludag
Spend a final morning absorbing Istanbul’s sensual feast before transferring to the airport. Soon you will make your way home, but you can always extend your trip and experience more of Turkey.
Meals Included → Breakfast
