Itinerary
7
Day 1: Arrive in Istanbul
Day 2: Full Day Istanbul Old City
Day 3: Half Day Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise
Day 4: Flight to Cairo
Day 5: Full Day Pyramids
Day 6: Half Day Egyptian Museum
Day 7: Departure
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1
Arrive in Istanbul
Arrive in Istanbul Airport and proceed to meeting point. Transfer to your hotel.
Time at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
* No meal is included.
2
Full Day Istanbul Old City
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and join group. First visit is to Hagia Sophia, a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque and now a museum. Continue the tour with Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development.
Visit Hippodrome of Constantinople, once the sporting and social center of Constantinople. Then, have some free time in Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the World.
After lunch, visit Topkapi Palace, the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman sultans for approximately 400 years. Finally, visit Rustem Pasha Mosque, which is famous for its large quantities of exquisite Iznik tiles.
Drive back to the hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
3
Half Day Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and join group. Before embarkation on the boat, visit the Spice Bazaar (or Egyptian Bazaar), the second largest covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. Filled with spices, dried fruits, nuts and seeds, lokum (Turkish delight) and other edibles, Spice Bazaar have a smell of the fragrance of the exotic East.
Then, embark on a ferryboat for an excursion on the Bosphorus. Enjoy viewing Ottoman palaces, citadels, centuries-old mansions and old and new faces of Istanbul on the European and Asian shorelines at the same time.
After the tour, transfer back to your hotel.
Free afternoon. Overnight in Istanbul.
* Breakfast is included.
4
Flight to Cairo
Transfer to airport and take the flight to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo and transfer to your hotel.
Time at leisure. Stay overnight in Cairo.
* Breakfast is included.
5
Full Day Pyramids
Meet your guide at lobby. Visit the vast Necropolis of Saqqara, including tombs from all periods of Egyptian history. The highlight of the tour is undoubtedly the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the first stone structure to appear in the world. In the afternoon, we continue with our visit to the three Pyramids, Valley Temple and Sphinx of Giza, the world’s oldest tourist attractions.
At the end of the day you will be transferred to your hotel.
Time at leisure. Stay overnight in Cairo.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
6
Half Day Egyptian Museum Tour
Meet your guide at the lobby after breakfast. Visit the Egyptian Museum, one of the main historical spots of thousands of the ancient Egyptian pieces. During the tour in the museum, we will visit the treasures of King Tut.
Transfer back to your hotel.
Free afternoon. Overnight in Cairo.
* Breakfast is included.
7
Departure
Transfer to Cairo Airport according to your departure flight time. End of services.
* Breakfast is included.
Services
Included
- Airport meetings and transfers with deluxe A/C vehicle.
- Accommodation at hotels for 6 nights.
- Sightseeing tours, including professional English speaking guide, entrance fees and transportation in air conditioned vehicles.
- Meal plan as stated in the itinerary.
- International flight tickets; Istanbul-Cairo.
- Local taxes.
Excluded
- Tips to staff, items of a personal nature.
- Drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
- International flight tickets (except Istanbul-Cairo flight).
- Entry Visas (if needed).
Dates
** You can customize the tour by adding extra days at the beginning or end.
Pricing
Notes
** Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday