Sightseeing and Pre/post Tours

HALF DAY ISTANBUL SIGHTSEEING TOURS

€30 per person

S1) St. Sophia and the Mosques
Visit the great Süleymaniye Mosque, Sinan’s masterpiece, continue to the Byzantine Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque with its fabled interior blue İznik tiles and six minarets and the 6th century Byzantine Basilica of St. Sophia, now a museum.

S2) The Ottoman Splendors
Visit the Topkapi Palace, once the Ottoman sultans’ residence with its fabulous collections of jewelry, porcelain, clothing and many other treasures. Then continue to the colorful Grand Covered Bazaar with over 4,000 tiny shops selling leather wears, copperware, carpets, antiques, souvenirs and jewelry.

PRE/POST CONFERENCE TOURS

PC1) Two day tour to Cappadocia

(minimum 2 participants) € 450 per person

Includes transfers, sightseeing tour and accommodation for one night, all meals Airfare is extra to be quoted at booking.

Day 1 - Transfer to the airport for morning flight to Kayseri by THY. Drive to Cappadocia and transfer to the hotel. After lunch, visit the Kaymakli underground city, a huge refuge carved by early Christians, which served as a hideout from persecutors. Continue to Uçhisar with a unique view of lunar landscape. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 2 - After breakfast, visit the Göreme Valley, famous with its churches hewn out of rock and decorated with colourful frescoes. The next stop is Zelve and the caves. After lunch in the vicinity continue to Ortahisar fantastic panoramic view of “fairy chimney” formations. The touring will end with visit to Ürgup and Avanos.
Drive to Kayseri to take the evening flight to Istanbul. Transfer to the hotel.

PC2) Full day tour to Ephesus

(minimum 2 participants) € 265 per person

Includes transfers and sightseeing tour and lunch Airfare is extra to be quoted at booking.

Morning transfer to the airport for flight to Izmir. Drive to Ephesus, to see its impressive Theater, Marble Street, Celsus Library, Temple of Hadrian and many more monuments.. After lunch near the ruins, drive up the Mt.Nightingale to see the“ House of Virgin Mary” where she spent her last days. Also visit Basilica of St.John, the Archaeological Museum and Isa Bey Mosque in Seldjuk before returning to İzmir airport for flight to Istanbul.
Arrival transfer to your hotel in Istanbul.