8 Days / 7 Nights Solo Tour of Turkey

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If you are a solo traveller and want to travel with other people to make new friends, enjoy Turkish hospitality, see spectacular sights, taste delicious Turkish food, take part in fruit wine tasting and have a belly & folklore dance lesson, then this tour ticks all the boxes. There are no long bus rides, just short domestic flights getting you to your destination.

Day 1: arrival day and welcome dinner.
Welcome to Turkey, arrival into Istanbul. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel. Enjoy a welcome drink and a chat with gourmet experts in Turkish cuisine. Tonight you will have a welcome dinner, be introduced to our friendly crew and other travellers while enjoying traditional Turkish food and enjoying the mystical atmosphere of Istanbul at night. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2: Istanbul City tour and Turkish cooking lesson (breakfast included).
After a morning orientation sightseeing tour of Istanbul, you participate in your first Turkish cooking lesson, preparing lunch and getting to taste the various delicious flavours of Turkey’s cuisine from different regions. After lunch we visit Topkpai Palace, the great palace of the Ottoman sultans between the 15th and 19th centuries and 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. Moving on to the Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, it is known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. After this we visit the Hippodrome, scene of chariot races, with the three monuments, the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Ending at approximately 5pm we return to the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 3: Istanbul City tour, belly dancing and folklore class (breakfast included).
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for a day tour of old Istanbul city. Visit to ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century AD and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. Visit the SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar), where the air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice. After the tour return to hotel for a rest. In the evening at approximately 6pm we depart for your Belly dancing and folklore class. This will be a very memorable class learning belly dancing techniques and folklore dance. You will learn the special moves and how to get the attention of the audience. We have dinner at the Restaurant and return to the hotel at approximately 11pm. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 4: Istanbul to Izmir and Kusadasi (breakfast and local dinner included).
After breakfast at 08:30 depart for Bosphorus Cruise tour. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat as you sail along this important waterway separating Europe and Asia. After the tour we depart for Istanbul Ataturk airport for the domestic flight to Izmir (1 hour flight). Arrive Izmir airport and transfer to Kusadasi less than one hour’s drive away. Check into hotel. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.



Meeting/pick-up point: Istanbul Airport.
Duration: 8 days.
Start/opening time: 1st day and the closing time on the last day according to the customer's flight time. Each day tour starts approximately at 8:30am.
Languages: English.
Others: Included: all airport transfer services mentioned in the itinerary, domestic flight from Istanbul to Izmir, domestic flight from Denizli to Istanbul, 1 welcome dinner, belly dancing and folklore class, textiles and fruit wine tasting, 3 nights hotel in Istanbul, 3 nights hotel in Kusadasi and 1 night hotel in Pamukkale (accommodation in 4* hotels), 7 open buffet breakfasts, 4 local dinners at hotels, all entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary, transportation in a fully air - conditioned and non - smoking coach.
Not included: international flights, all types of insurance, Turkey entry visa, items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, or laundrya, ny others expenses which are not mentioned at the “included” section.
Arrivals and departures from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport incur an extra charge.
Maximum size of group is 20 people.