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The Bosphorus, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean in one journey.
Fifteen days across three seas of the country: Istanbul by Mercedes Vito with a lunch in a well-known restaurant, the Bosphorus dinner cruise, the Princes’ Islands, Sapanca and Bursa; Trabzon with Sümela Monastery, Uzungöl and Sera Lake; and Antalya with Kaleiçi, a Kemer boat day, Aspendos and Side.
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A Mercedes Vito waits for you at the airport.
Arrive at Istanbul Airport, where your driver meets you with a Mercedes Vito and takes you to your hotel.
The rest of the day is yours. Take an evening walk, or have your first dinner by the water: the city is at its best after dark.
Hospitium: Istanbul
Both shores by day, then a dinner cruise with an Arabic live show.
Today is for the strait that divides two continents. By day you drive along the European and Asian shores, with panoramic stops at the waterfront mosque of Ortaköy, the bridges, and a hilltop view over the city.
In the evening you board a ship for a Bosphorus dinner cruise: an open buffet dinner with a live Arabic music night, while the palaces and bridges light up on both sides.
A waterfront stop for photographs and a short walk.
A wide view of the city and both continents.
Open buffet dinner on board, with live music.
Nota: The stops can change with traffic and weather. Drinks on board other than the dinner buffet are not included.
Hospitium: Istanbul
Sultanahmet, the covered bazaars and lunch in a well-known Istanbul restaurant.
A full day around the heart of historic Istanbul in your Mercedes Vito. You start in Sultanahmet Square and the old Hippodrome, then see the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia, the two domes that define the skyline.
Lunch is included at one of Istanbul’s well-known restaurants. The afternoon is for the Grand Bazaar, with its thousands of shops, and the Spice Bazaar, where the scent of spices, dried fruit and Turkish delight fills the lanes.
Obelisks and fountains where chariots once raced.
The two great domes of the old city.
Included in this programme.
Gifts, leather, ceramics, spices and sweets.
Nota: Entrance fees are not included. Mosques close to visitors during prayer times, and the Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays, so the order of the stops can change.
Hospitium: Istanbul
A small-group day at the lake and in the forest village.
A small-group day trip east of Istanbul to Sapanca, a lake town set among green hills. You walk along the lake shore, then continue to Masukiye, a forest village of tea gardens and wooden terraces above a stream.
Several adventure activities are on offer in the area, such as safari rides, quad bikes and zip lines. They are paid extras that you choose on the day.
Nota: Safari rides, quad bikes, zip lines and other games are not included.
Hospitium: Istanbul
A ferry across the Marmara Sea to Büyükada, the island without cars.
A day at sea. You take the ferry across the Sea of Marmara to Büyükada, the largest of the Princes’ Islands, where wooden Ottoman mansions line quiet streets and there are almost no cars.
Walk to the viewpoints, the pine woods and the seafront cafés, and stay for a seafood lunch before the ferry back to the city.
Nota: Horse carriages and bicycle hire are paid extras. Ferry times and sea conditions can change the schedule.
Hospitium: Istanbul
The Grand Mosque, the silk bazaar and the green tombs.
After breakfast you leave for Bursa, a green city at the foot of Mount Uludağ, about three hours from Istanbul by the Marmara crossing. This was the first capital of the Ottomans.
You visit the Grand Mosque with its twenty domes, the Koza Han silk bazaar, and the Green Mosque and Green Tomb, famous for their blue-green tiles. Bursa is also the home of the İskender kebab, a good choice for lunch.
Nota: The Uludağ cable car and entrance fees are not included. The return to Istanbul is in the evening.
Hospitium: Istanbul
From Istanbul to the green Black Sea coast, with a sunset on Boztepe.
After breakfast you go to the airport for the domestic flight to Trabzon. Your driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel.
In the afternoon you drive up Boztepe, the hill above the city, for a view of the harbour and the Black Sea over a glass of Turkish tea in a hilltop garden.
Hospitium: Trabzon
A monastery carved into the rock, above a forest valley.
After breakfast you drive about an hour into the Altındere Valley, a green national park. High on a sheer cliff face stands Sümela Monastery, built into the rock more than a thousand years ago, with frescoes still visible on its chapel walls.
A path climbs through the forest to the monastery, and the view back across the valley is the reward. On the way back you stop in Trabzon’s old centre.
A forest valley with a mountain stream.
A monastery built into a sheer cliff.
Nota: Entrance fees are not included. Access to the monastery can change with weather and conservation work.
Hospitium: Trabzon
Two mountain lakes among the tea hills and pine forests.
A day in the Black Sea mountains. You drive about two hours east through tea plantations and river valleys to Uzungöl, a lake at the foot of the forest, with a mosque on its shore, wooden houses and cafés on the water.
The road continues to Sera Lake, a quiet nature-park lake ringed by spruce trees, then returns to Trabzon in the evening.
Nota: Entrance fees, cable cars, rides and games are not included. The schedule can change with traffic, weather and opening hours.
Hospitium: Trabzon
From the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.
After breakfast you go to Trabzon airport for the flight to Antalya. Your driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours: the beach, the pool, or an evening walk by the sea.
Nota: Non-stop flights between Trabzon and Antalya do not run every day. On other days the flight connects through Istanbul, and your offer shows the exact times.
Hospitium: Antalya
The Roman old town and a waterfall that falls into the sea.
A day through the best of the city. You start in Kaleiçi, the old walled town, with Hadrian’s Gate, the fluted minaret, and the old harbour below the cliffs.
Then you drive to the Düden Waterfalls, where the lower falls drop from a cliff straight into the Mediterranean, with a park and walking paths around them.
Narrow lanes, Ottoman houses and a Roman triumphal arch.
Boats and cafés below the cliffs.
A waterfall that plunges into the sea.
Nota: The Tünektepe cable car and entrance fees are not included.
Hospitium: Antalya
A boat trip with swimming stops in clear water, below the Taurus Mountains.
A day on the water. You board a boat for a trip along the Kemer coast, where pine-covered mountains drop straight into the sea and the water is clear and turquoise.
The boat stops in coves for swimming and sunbathing, and you take in the coastline from the water.
Nota: The route and stops are set by the captain according to the sea. Lunch and drinks on board are not included.
Hospitium: Antalya
A Roman theatre, a temple by the sea and a waterfall.
A day east of Antalya through the ancient coast. You start at Aspendos, whose Roman theatre is one of the best preserved in the world and still hosts performances.
Then you visit Side, an ancient harbour town with the columns of the Temple of Apollo standing right by the sea, and finish at the Manavgat Waterfall, a wide cascade with riverside cafés.
A theatre with excellent acoustics, still in use.
Columns beside the sea at the old harbour.
A wide cascade with cafés on the river.
Nota: Entrance fees, cable cars, rides and games are not included. The schedule can change with traffic, weather and opening hours.
Hospitium: Antalya
Back to the city, with the evening free.
After breakfast you go to the airport for the domestic flight to Istanbul. Your driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free.
Hospitium: Istanbul
Your driver takes you to the airport.
After breakfast your driver takes you to Istanbul Airport for your flight home. We look forward to welcoming you again.
Finis itineris
Sirkeci, by the old city · 6 noctes
Genus hospitii: Double room
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Kasustu, Yomra · 3 noctes
Genus hospitii: Double room
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Lara, Muratpaşa · 4 noctes
Genus hospitii: Double room
Imagines huius deversorii mox addentur cum ius utendi habebitur.
Sirkeci, by the old city · 1 nox
Genus hospitii: Double room
Imagines huius deversorii mox addentur cum ius utendi habebitur.
The domestic flights of the route are included: Istanbul → Trabzon on day 7, Trabzon → Antalya on day 10, and Antalya → Istanbul on day 14.
Non-stop flights between Trabzon and Antalya do not run every day. On other days that leg connects through Istanbul.
The airline, flight times, seat class and baggage allowance are shown in your offer before you pay. International flight tickets are not included.
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