Istanbul Turkey Two Continents Tour (Eur

TWO CONTINENTS (Asia & Europe)
Half Day Afternoon

 

Pick up from your hotel between 13:00-13:30 in the afternoon. We will across to Asian side of Istanbul with our minibus by passing from the Bosphorus bridge. Which is the seventh longest suspension bridge in the world and which ties two continents. After that we will stop at Camlica hill which is the highest hill in Istanbul. We will see Bosphorus from different angle. We have free time there so you can take very nice pictures and you spend some free time in caffeterias. Then we will drive down to shore front and we will have interior visit to Beylerbeyi palace. From there we will transfer you back to your hotel. Our tour will finish about 17:00 – 17:30

- Pick-up and Drop off from your hotel;
- Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Monday & Thursday, replace with “Chora Church”
- Free for ages of 0 - 2
- %30 discount for children below the age of 7 years old
- Tour fees includes ground transportation, guidance, entrance fees.

About Placeses

Bosphorus Bridge; The Bosporus or Bosphorus also known as the Istanbul Strait (Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı), is a strait that forms the boundary between the European part (Thrace) of Turkey and its Asian part (Anatolia). It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with the Dardanelles. The world's narrowest strait used for international navigation, it connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara (which is connected by the Dardanelles to the Aegean Sea, and thereby to the Mediterranean Sea). An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPA and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas and mansions up to the Rumeli Fortress near the Black Sea.

Beylerbeyi Place; The summer residence of Ottoman Sultans with its original furniture and magnificent gardens with the HAREM on the ASIAN SIDE.

Camlica Hill; The highest point in Istanbul. At the top of it you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and the Bosphorus from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional style.

Shopping; Exhibits the traditional silk weaving girls at the carpet weaving courses authorized by the Ministry of National Education Possibility to see jewellery, handicraft center and leatherware show. Free time provided for shopping.

Chora Church; The Church of St. Savior in Chora is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. The church is situated in the western, Edirnekapı district of Istanbul. In the 16th century, the church was converted into a mosque by the Ottoman rulers, and it became a secularised museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes