8N/9D Istanbul-Abant-Bursa-Yalova
08 Nights / 09 Days Istanbul-Abant-Bursa-Yalova
Destinations Covered
Istanbul, Abant, Bursa, Yalova
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Istanbul
Meeting at Istanbul airport and transfer to the hotel. Overnight at hotel in Istanbul.
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 the hotel. Free for leisure. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 04: Istanbul – Abant
After breakfast transfer from Istanbul to Abant. Overnight at Abant.
Day 05: Leisure
Free day for leisure.
Day 06: Abant to Bursa
After breakfast transfer from Abant to Bursa. Overnight at hotel in Bursa.
Day 07: 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 08: Bursa – Yalova
After breakfast departure from Bursa to Yalova and overnight at Yalova.
Day 08: Departure
After breakfast, departure from Yalova hotel to Istanbul Airport for final departure.
