BOSPHORUS ON PRIVATE YACHT

Starting from EMINONU, crossing Bosporus by boat, arrival to Tarabya. It takes 1,5hrs from EMINONU to Tarabya.

DOLMABAHCE PALACE

Dolmabahçe Palace on the Bosphorus shore in İstanbul is a fitting symbol of the magnificence and decadence of the 19th-century Ottoman Empire.

It's just as a sultan's palace should be: huge and sumptuous, with 285 rooms, 43 large salons, a 4000 kg (4-1/2-ton) Bohemian glass chandelier, and a Bosphorus-shore facade nearly a quarter mile (1/2 km) long. It's the grandest of Ottoman imperial palaces.

The palace was designed by Ottoman Armenian architects Karabet and Nikogos Balian for Sultan Abdulmecit (1839-61). When it was finished in 1856, the imperial family moved out of medieval Topkapi Palace to live in European-style opulence.

Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), founder of the Turkish Republic, died here on November 10, 1938 during a visit to the city.

MINIATURK

As of early spring 2003 it is possible to find a miniature version of the historic sites of İstanbul, Anatolia and former Ottoman provinces in one spot in Istanbul, namely Miniatürk. Coupled with the distinction of being most rapidly completed miniature park in the world, it boasts of a record number of visitors since it opened in March. Located along the nostalgic Golden Horn, Minitürk is expected to contribute to the rehabilitation of the historic neighborhood in which it sprawls across an area of 60 thousand square meters, larger than any other miniature city in the world. The exhibition area itself is 15 thousand square meters.

BYZANTINE RELICS

• TOPKAPI PALACE :The great palace of the ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing and exquisite collection of crystal, silver and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the prophet Mohammed.
  
  

  

  

  

  

  
• SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE :Across from St. Sophia built in the 17th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
  
  

  

  
• ST. SOPHIA : This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.
  
  

  

  

TURKISH NIGHT

Dinner with small bottle of wine or two domestic drinks included, watching spectacular floorshow of famous belly-dancers, typical Anatolian folklore groups featuring popular musical instruments and Turkish singer.

Panaromic Sightseeing Tour (half day)

Panoramic city tour around Istanbul by bus.Galata Bridge,Golden Horn,visiting Asia side,Çamlica hill.Back to European side,factory for leather and free time for Grand Bazaar.