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TOUR PROGRAM/ITINERARY  -  

PRINCES ISLANDS TOUR (Full Day)

OVERVIEW: - 

Around 08:15 am you will be picked up from your hotel and go on this wonderful day tour.

Sites you'll see today;

An hour's boat ride from the city center, this group of islands take their name from Byzantine times when the princesses were sent there on exile. There are nine islands, five small and four relatively large. No motorboat is permitted, transport being provided by horse-drawn carriages. On the islands there are many glorious 19th century mansions with characteristic overhanging balconies, most of which are inhabited only during the summer.

The tour starts with a drive to the pier. Upon arrival on the largest of the islands, Buyuk Ada, horse-drawn carriages take the guests on a tour of the island through the pine forest, riding next to picturesque bays and along the old villas. Lunch is served at a seaside restaurant. Time is left to enjoy the cheerful local life on the village square. 

During the Byzantine period, princesses and other royalty were exiled on the islands, and later members of the Ottoman sultans family were exiled there too, giving the islands their present name. They were taken by the Ottoman fleet during the siege of Constantinople in 1453. During the nineteenth century, the islands became a popular resort for Istanbul's wealthy, and Victorian-era cottages and houses are still preserved on the largest of the Princess Islands.

The islands are an interesting anomaly because they allow for a very rare, albeit incomplete, insight into a multicultural society in modern Turkey, possibly alike to the multicultural society that once existed during the Ottoman Empire in places such as nearby Istanbul/Constantinople. Prior to 1950s, each of the inhabited islands had significant communities of ethnic minorities of Turkey, which is only the case to a much smaller extent. Since the vast majority of the residents and visitors are Turkish, today their legacy is of cultural rather than of demographic importance.

After the tour you will be transferred to your hotel at approximately 17.00pm.

PRIVATE PRINCES ISLANDS TOUR (Full Day)




 

DURATION: 
• Depending on Arrival and Departure Flight Times

MEETING POINT: 

• Neww Istanbul Airport ISL)
• Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST)
• Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW)
• Cruise Port
• Hotel Lobby

HOTELS: 

• Duration: 4-8 Hours

INCLUDE SERVICES: 

• Private Licensed Tour Guide fee
• Public Transportation (Minivan or Minibus)
• Experienced Driver
• Private Airport Transfer
• Pick Up-Drop Off
• Parking Fees and road charges
• Local taxes and service charges
• Lunch (drinks are extra)
• Lunch at a tradational Local restaurant (Sea food Fish/Meat-Chicken)
• All Entrance fees (museum tickets, archaeological sites)
• Airport transfer service in two ways (Airport to Airport)
• Horse carriage Tour on the Büyük Ada (Biggest Ada)
• Boat Trip to Grand Island/Princes Islands Bosphorus Boat Ticket​




EXCLUDE SERVICES: 

• Drinks during the meal
• Food/Lunch and drinks
• All Entrance fees
• Entrance fees for Miniatürk and Galata Tower
• Entrance fees for Dolmabahçe Palace

HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Bosphorus Cruise
• Büyük Ada (Grand Islands)
• Horse carriage Phaton Tour
• Pine forest
 

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: 

• Süleymaniye Msoque
• Turkish Bath Experience
• Basilica Cistern
• Blue Mosque
• Hagia Sophia
• Topkapi Palace
• Grand Bazaar

 

CLOSE: 

• St.Sophia Museum : Closed every Monday, it is replaced with Underground Cistern (Roman Reservoir)
• Blue Mosque : Closed every Friday
• Grand Bazaar : closed every Sunday and public holidays
• Topkapi Palace Museum : closed every Tuesday

 

TOUR PRICE  - 
Per Pax               :  60 €uro 
Sgl Supplement :  %50
Add Bed             : - %30
CHD (00-05)       : FREE
CHD (06-11)       : 35,00 €uro

The cost per trip per person: 60 €uro
Children from 6 to 11 years old:  35 €uro
Children from 0 to 5 years old: free of charge
Prices include (Guiding and Transfer Services, Lunch, Entrance Tickets)
Prices exclude (Tips).
Cancellation Laws: 24 Hours before the date of the trip

TOUR RATES: 

PAYMENTS: 

• Credit Card or Cash

EXTRA TOURS: 

• Notice: Costs are per Person/Per Tour.
• The tours are Private for you and your small group.
• The tour is free for Children 00-02 years of age
• 30% discount for children below the age of 6 years old
• This is a Private Istanbul City Tour
• The Regular Group Tour has Shopping stop included in the Tour
• We also recommend a Turkish Night Show a with this Tour

PAYMENT POLICY: 

• Tour fee depends on number of Travelers and Tour duration
• No Payment is Required to Secure Bookings, but only E-Mail Confirmations is sufficent.

 


Cancellation Policy: 

• 48 Hours before the Tour starts.
• The rates are subject to availability and therefore to final confirmation.
• The offer includes VAT and all service and reservation charges as known date of quotation.
•  We reserve the right to amend the rates in case of governmental interference beyond our control.

IMPORTANT NOTICE - 
*The times on this itinerary are subject to change without notification.
*Our firm is not respnsible for last minute delays or change of the schedules. Our company agrees only to partial compensation in an afford to cover particular unprovided service in case of any failure and refuses to pay full refund or full compensation for any disappointment and any extra.
*Our firm is not responsible for theft or loss of any belongings of clients.
*Travel insurance is professionally advised to (F.I.T.) travelers for unpredictable incidents.
*Minimum-participants: 1 Person to  7 Paxes.  Cancellation through the organizer at the latest 48 hours before beginning.
*Head please: The sequence of the sightseeing follows that openning hour and Days of the sightseeing place.
*We can arrange for pre/or post-tours or hotels accommodation for this of you who want to see more of Turkey.
*We can also arrange for a special tours in Istanbul.
*........ USD/EURO per person is due at the time of booking, which is non-refundable. This balance is due one month prior to tour departure. No refund will be given for unused tour service after commencement of tour any reason. We recommend trip insurance.
*Please add 8% for any amount paid by credit card, except for intial deposit.
 

Note: 

•This Tarif Tour Programm calculaded for Private: 1 Pax to Small Group of 1-4 Pax participant.


NOTES / INFORMATIONS - 

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