Welcome to Istanbul! Where the continents meet.
Meet at Istanbul Airport: Once you arrive at Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport, after the luggage claim, you will be greeted by a Romos Travel Representative at the meeting area.
Transfer to the hotel: You will be taken to your Hotel and after check-in, you will have time for leisure and rest of the day is yours.
Overnight stay in Istanbul.
After breakfast, your pick up will be scheduled for 8:30am from the hotel to start the Istanbul Old City tour. Our professional tour guide will be introducing the ancient sights of Istanbul.
Today you will explore the following highlights of Istanbul.
Hippodrome: An ancient Roman and Ottoman square where the chariot races were held. Within the square are some Roman remains, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpent Column and Constantine Column.
The Blue Mosque: An Ottoman Imperial mosque which was built by the Sultan Ahmet I in 1609-1616 CE, famous for the blue Ottoman tiles.
Hagia Sophia: Once the largest cathedral of Christianity when it was built in 532-537 CE by the Roman Emperor Justinian; later converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.
Topkapi Palace: The palace was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II after the conquest of Constantinople. Topkapi Palace was the home of the royal family and the headquarters for the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire.
Grand Bazaar (Covered Market): The largest and the oldest functioning shopping center in the world. The Grand Bazaar was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in the 15th century. The market consists of 5,000 stores, 66 streets, 24 gates and many more eye pleasing architecture. Within the bazaar are many Turkish handicraft stores such as: rugs, carpets, kilims and beautiful Turkish tiles. Upon your request ,our guide will be more than happy in assisting you to find your masterpiece of Turkish art.
After the Istanbul Old City sightseeing tour, you will be driven back to the hotel. Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Note: Breakfast at hotel and lunch at local restaurant are included
After breakfast and check-out you will be picked up from your hotel and we shall head on our journey to Bursa.
Firstly we will visit the Grand Mosque, the symbolic Mosque of Bursa which was built by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid in 1399 CE. The Grand Mosque is the largest central mosque amongst others in Bursa. The Grand Mosque houses one of the most unique Ottoman Calligraphies which were written by Sefik Bey. In the inner walls, there are 192 calligraphies in total.
For the next visit, we will head towards The Green Mosque which was commissioned by the Sultan Çelebi Mehmet and was built by the architect Haci Ivaz Pasha in 1419 CE. The portal at the entrance of the mosque is the most beautiful sample of Turkish stone carving and has taken many peoples breath away.
We will then visit The Green Tomb, The tomb is octagonal, pointed dome and specific characteristic style. The tomb consists of cross vaults which have windows in every corner and sarcophaguses on the floor. The tiles of the tomb are mostly green colour and they are one of the most beautiful samples of Ottoman art.
Next on the list is Cumalıkızık Village, which is one of the oldest villages in Turkey. The village is located in the South of Bursa and is 700 years old. According to Ottoman archives, Cumalikizik was founded by the Ottoman Sultan Orhan in 1200 CE. The village is keeping the traditional Ottoman architecture and culture alive. Cumalikizik Village was taken under control by Turkish government to protect its atmosphere in 1980.
After the Bursa sightseeing tour, we will make our way back to Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
Note: Breakfast & Dinner at hotel, Lunch at local restaurant.
Breakfast at hotel, Pick up from hotel and transfer to Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport for your flight.
After completed amazing “4 Days Istanbul and Bursa Tour”, Romos Travel wishes all guests very healty and wonderful life ahead…
During “4 Days Istanbul and Bursa Tour”, you will see the below highlights, please click one of each to read more information;
