Europe / Turkey

Istanbul & Trabzon & Bursa 14 Days Holiday Package

  • 14 Day(s)
  • Culture & Historical Tours

    Istanbul Classics: Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace (exterior) & Basilica Cistern (exterior)

Tour Overview

A perfectly paced 14-day journey combining Istanbul’s Byzantine and Ottoman marvels with the rugged beauty of Turkey’s Black Sea coast and the historic heart of Bursa. Begin with three nights in Istanbul—exploring Hippodrome monuments, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace (exterior) and a Bosphorus cruise with shopping tour—before flying to verdant Trabzon for four nights of city sightseeing, Ayder Plateau waterfalls and the emerald Uzungöl Lake. Return to Bursa for two nights to ascend Uludağ by cable car, wander Silk Market and discover Ottoman heritage, then finish with more Istanbul leisure, Princes’ Islands and Sapanca & Maşukiye nature excursions.

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Included

7 Nights Istanbul Hotel Accommodation - Central Palace Hotel
4 Nights Trabzon Hotel Accommodation - City Port Hotel
2 Nights Bursa Hotel Accommodation - Tiara Termal Hotel
PS: If This hotel list not available at the time of your booking then we will arrange smilar other hotel for your group. If you prefer a Different category hotel, there might be an additional cost


International flight tickets
Domestic flight (Trabzon → Istanbul) – Trabzon to Istanbul

Professional English speaking tour guide during the tour 

All Tour Transportation
Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach

Guided Istanbul City Tour
Guided Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping Tour
Guided Full Day Trabzon Tour
Guided Full Day Ayder Tour
Guided Full Day Uzungol Tour
Guided Full Day Bursa Cable Car & Uludag Tour
Guided Full Day Princess Islands Tour
Guided Full Day Sapanca & Masukiye Tour
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
Hotel Room Taxes
Ferry Ticket

Excluded

Travel Insurance

Personal expenses (souvenirs, drinks, etc.)
Dinner meals (unless mentioned)
Optional entrance tickets (Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern)
Tips for guide and driver

Activities

  • Explorer
  • Photography
  • Historical
  • Discovery
  • In-depth Cultural
  • Sightseeing
  • Solo Travel

Tour Plan

Welcome to Turkey Istanbul Airport. Meet with TravelShop Turkey staff and transfer to your hotel, Transfer from airport & check in to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

(Open buffet breakfast included)
After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour. Our first visit will be HIPPODROME. Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Than we will visit SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE. Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Our next see will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE. The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics. Today it is a mosque. You can see it from outside.  After that see TOPKAPI PALACE, the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. You can see it from outside.    The Basilica Cistern Museum is one of the most important cultural assets where we can trace the traces of glorious Istanbul history. With its 80,000-ton water storage capacity, Yerebatan Cistern is the largest covered cistern in the city and stands out with more reclaimed supporting elements compared to other covered cisterns. Covering an area of approximately 10,000 square meters, this colossal structure has a rectangular shape with a length of 140 meters and a width of 70 meters. You can see it from outside.  After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Dinner at restaurant and Overnight in Istanbul.

 

If you would like to visit with entrance below sites;

Topkapi Palace Museum Entrance Fee. You pay the door price.

The Basilica Cistern Museum Entrance You pay the door price.

Please Note: Please do not forget to carry Scarf with you because of visiting to Blue Mosque & Haghia Sophia Mosque

(Open buffet breakfast included)
Pick up at 08:30am from the hotel and depart for the Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping Tour. BOSPHORUS BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will see the magnificent sights of the following attractions from your boat. See Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavilions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of its marble facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.
RUMELI FORTRESS Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul was completed in only four months to control and protect the infamous Bosphorus passage. It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world. BEYLERBEYI PALAS (PALACE) The summer residence of Ottoman sultans exists in its original renovated glory featuring original antique furniture and magnificent gardens with the Harem on the Asian side of Istanbul.
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE enjoy a unique chance to step from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe) 
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 Turkish Ottoman style. SHOPPING TOUR (after cruise) Experience the traditional silk weaving skills of Turkish women at the carpet weaving courses provided by The Ministry of National Education. You will get the opportunity to see jewellery, handcrafts centre and a modern leatherwear show. Enjoy the experience of shopping whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen, with Murti's Tour's local escort full of knowledge about how to haggle the streets of Istanbul. The rest of the evening is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

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After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel to Istanbul Airport for your Trabzon flight. After flight, transfer from Trabzon airport to your city center hotel Overnight in Trabzon

(Breakfast Included)
* Visited Sights:  Ortahisar Neighbourhood –  Historical Kanuni House – Ataturk Mansion – Ayasofya Mansion – Akçaabat Village – Sera Lake – Boztepe Park & Hill
After breakfast,  we will start the tour by visiting the Ortahisar neighborhood and the Kanuni House, where the best sultans of the Ottoman Empire have been raised.  Then we visit Atatürk Köşkü (Ataturk Mansion) which is located among the pine trees. After completing our visit, we continue our tour with the Ayasofya Museum, one of the World’s leading monuments in terms of art and architecture. You will find peace and quiet in the nature with the magnificent greenery of the Black Sea, located in the town of Akçaabat in Trabzon. We will then move towards the Sera Lake and take a break there. After visiting the Boztepe which is located right on the city and where you can see all the beauties of Trabzon from a single point of view, we end our tour.

(Breakfast Included)
* Visited Sights:  Rize Fabric Shop – Ayder Plateau – Ayder Rafting School – Ottoman Stone Bridge – Fırtına Stream
Breakfast at the hotel. On the way we visit Rize fabric weaving artisanship which introduces Lazie Culture. We arrive to Firtina Stream following tea gardens along Blacksea Coast. After that we will continue our way to Ayder and our next stop will be Rafting School. We will explore unique waterfalls which are at the summit of Ayder highland. Then our visitors will have their free time for lunch and discover Ayder highland. At the end of the day, will return from the same point to Trabzon. We will also have a break near the Old Ottoman Stone Bridge and on the Fırtına Stream during the way to Trabzon. We return to the hotel. Overnight in Trabzon.

(Breakfast Included)
*  Visited Sights:  Historic Sürmene Knife Shop – Blacksea Tea Factory – Uzungol region – Uzungol Lake
After breakfast,  first stop will be famous Sürmene Knife Shop which is located in Sürmene. Then we will visit Tea Factory which is on our way.  We listen the adventure of tea collected from tea gardens and coming to our tables from the masters. After visit we will go on our journey and reach to Uzungol region and photograph the natural beauties. Then we will have free time for lunch and sightseeing in our premises right next to the lake.  After free time, we go back to Trabzon. We take a break on the Wooden Tiled Bridge then wewill move to Trabzon. We return to the hotel. Overnight in Trabzon

(Breakfast Included)
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel to Trabzon Airport for your Istanbul flight. After flight, transfer to Bursa by ferry from Istanbul. Arrival Ferry port and than transfer to hotel.  Overnight in Bursa.

(Breakfast, Lunch Included)
* Visited Sights: Uludag (Mount Olympos) – Grand Mosque – Green Mosque – Green Mausoleum – Silk Market – Inkaya Tree
Pick up from your city center hotel. Departure by ferryboat via Yalova, enjoying the lovely countryside view. Drive to Bursa, former Ottoman Capital and lunch of famous “Kebap of Alexander The Great“.Climb to Uludağ, the legendary Mount Olympos, by Teleferik (cable car), visit to Ulucami (Grand Mosque), the Green Mosque and the Green Mausoleum, the old Silk Market in the Covered Bazaar.The tour includes a visit to Inkaya tree: a huge plane tree of more than 600 years with an openair café sheltering in it´s shadow where we can enjoy a traditional Turkish tea in the shade. After tour back to hotels. Overnight in Bursa.

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After breakfast, transfer to Istanbul by ferry. Overnight in Istanbul.

(Breakfast, Lunch Included)
Experience the serenity of the biggest Princes’ Island in Turkey, Büyükada (Big Island). After traversing the Sea of Marmara by boat, arrive on the quaint island Buyukada which is a quiet sea front town and summer holiday escape from the city. Upon arrival to the island, you will see the lavish Ottoman mansions, charming old Ottoman houses and other beautiful Victorian summer villas around the island. Learn the island’s history  and enjoy ample time to lounge on its beautiful beaches with enjoying seaside fish and local restaurants

(Breakfast, Lunch Included)
* Visited Sights: Masukiye Village – Sapanca Lake – Kartepe (winter time) – Ormania Natural Habitat and Zoor (spring time)
After breakfast,  enjoy a full-day scenic tour to discover Sapanca Lake & Masukiye Village feel the nature. After our lunch, we will visit Ormania Natural Habitat Park and Zoo (Between March – November). Ormania Zoo is replaced with Kartepe Snow Resort during the winter season (between December – February) to enjoy snow games. Masukiye is well known for its nature and green forests. For guest who wishes to join the activities, optional Zipline and optional ATV Ride are available in Masukiye, ATV Rides are the best way to discover the green nature of Masukiye. Our last visit will be Sapanca Lake and we will spend some time in the coast. Return to Istanbul. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

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After breakfast, you have free day for shopping & exploring Istanbul  by yourself. Overnight in Istanbul.

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After breakfast, transfer to Istanbul airport for your international departure. Hope your trip will be a memorable one!

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