7N/8D Istanbul-Bursa

07 Nights / 08 Days Istanbul – Bursa

Destinations Covered

Istanbul, Bursa

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Istanbul

Meeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel by A/C coach. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 02: City Tour

Open buffet breakfast at the hotel. Full day city tour starting with Sultan Ahmet Square, the heart of Istanbul from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled. You will visit Hippodrome, center of sportive events and political activities of old Istanbul.

Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and German Fountain are the monuments decorating Hippodrome. Then tour will continue with visiting Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with famous blue Iznik tiles with unique 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. Before you have lunch you will visit Topkapi Place. It’s imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting sacred Islamic relics, Chinese porcelain, weapons and calligraphy. Lunch will be taken in luxury restaurant.

After have lunch you will be visiting St. Sophia, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. Istanbul city tour ends with Grand Covered Bazaar for shopping. Nearly 4000 shops are selling carpets, antiques, leather, jewellery, gold and souvenir in Grand Covered Bazaar.

Day 03: Leisure

Open buffet breakfast at hotel. Free day for leisure. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04: Suleymaniye Mosque / Bosphorus Tour

Tour starting with Suleymaniye Mosque, masterpiece of Sinan, the chief architect of Ottoman Empire, built in the name of Suleyman The Magnificent. After that, transfer to pier for Bosphorus tour. Bosphorus Tour, through waterway seperating the two continents, Europe and Asia with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments.

Lunch at restaurant with a perfect view of Istanbul and Bosphorus. Tour ends with visit the Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish etc. Transfer back to the hotel.

Day 05: Bursa

After breakfast transfer from Istanbul to Bursa.

Day 06: Bursa City Tour

After breakfast, Bursa city tour starting with Muradiye Complex which is located in a large park in the 15th century, consists of a mosque, a theological school and 12 extraordinary tombs among which the most important ones are of Murat II and Cem Sultan. Then the tour goes on with a visit to the Great Mosque (Ulucami) that was built by Yildirim Beyazit in the 14th century.

Having a shopping tour, while visiting the Grand Covered Bazaar and Kozahan which is an old silk market on the last station of the famous Silk Road. Lunch at the most famous restaurants of Bursa to taste Iskender Kebab. You will visit Green Tomb and Green Mosque, their decorated with blue tiles which were built by Sultan Celebi Mehmet. Then you will visit Emirsultan Mosque. Tour ends with tea break under the 700 years old tree on the way of Uludag.

Day 07: Leisure

Free day for leisure.

Day 08: Departure

After breakfast, departure from Bursa hotel to Istanbul Airport for finale departure.