ISTANBUL SHORE EXCURSION

ISTANBUL SHORE EXCURSION

Full day dedicated services of ADA VEGAS TRAVEL’s officially licensed, bilingual lecturer/guide will meet you at 09.00 in the arrival gate of the port with a sign your name is written on, then be driven to the sites.

 TOPKAPI PALACE:

You will strat your tour with TOPKAPI PALACE which was the center of Ottoman government and the court, theTurks ruled most of Europe and the Middle East from here. Covering the primeproperty on the peninsula, the court-defined grounds of the Palace express inthe architectural sense the Ottoman ideal of the perfect life balanced betweenits formative components. Explore the HaremSection, breath-taking grounds, domes, porticos, terraces and great hallsof the Palace, marvel at its exhibits of costumes, Chinaware, jewels andmanuscripts, gaze at its marble and tile covered walls, royal chambers andgardens of tulips and roses, its views of the Sea, the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn.

 UNDERGROUND BASILICA CISTERN:

You will continue with the 6th century UNDERGROUND CISTERN- perhaps the most unusual structurein Istanbul- exhibits the engineering marvels that solved water supplyproblems. Originally, Constantine built this vast underground space in theearly-4C as the water reservoir for the Imperial Palace, and it was laterenlarged under Justinian in 532.

 GRAND BAZAAR:

No bazaar, however, ismore dazzling than the Grand Covered Bazaar, built in 1461 and in service eversince.  Along with magnificent mosque complexes, the mother of all bazaarswas a monument to the ‘Rise of Istanbul’- the great master plan of the Turksfor the rejuvenation and reanimation of an old imperial capital. It contains3,500 shops employing more than 20,000 people all under one roof. Everythingimaginable is for sale, gold and silver jewelry, rugs, carpets, antiques, tiles, leather, souvenirs, but just seeing and experiencing this mother of allbazaars is worth the trip.

 GALATA TOWER:

If time permits, GALATA TOWER will be waiting for you. It was builtin 1303 by immigrants from Genoa, Italy. While sipping your Turkish coffee, you will be amazed with the spectacular view of the Golden Horn and the old buildings located on its shores.

 Your chauffeur will escort to drop you off at Cruise pier at ..pm before your cruise departure.

ü  You can contact our OPERATION TEAM 7/24 with this number: +90 505 644 32 95

ü  Please advise us your contact number just in case.

ü  Your guide’s information will be delivered to you before your tour start.