7-Day Istanbul Adventure: Explore the Heart of Turkey

Total price From €1,297

Created: Monday 10 November 2025 - Departure: Monday 24 November 2025

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Family Shopping History Adventure City Activities Active Holidays Turkey

Discover Istanbul: 6-Night Adventure for 3 Adults

Accommodation: 6 nights at Özer Palace Hotel, Istanbul (Turkey)
Included Tours & Tickets:Private Istanbul Day Tour – Car & English Driver
Full Day Bursa Tour with Cable Car & Lunch from Istanbul
Private Tour of Istanbul
Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Show and Private Table
Transfers:From Istanbul Airport to Özer Palace Hotel in a VAN
From Özer Palace Hotel to Istanbul Airport in a VAN
Trip Themes: Family, Shopping, History, Adventure, City, Activities, Holidays & Experiences, Turkey
Travellers: 3 Adults, 0 Children

Before your journey, I highly recommend diving into a few guides and books to enrich your experience in Istanbul and Bursa. For a comprehensive overview, "Lonely Planet Istanbul" is an excellent guide, offering practical tips and insider knowledge. If you're interested in history, "Strolling Through Istanbul: The Classic Guide to the City" by Hilary Sumner-Boyd & John Freely combines scholarly detail with approachable storytelling. For culinary adventures, "Istanbul: Recipes from the Heart of Turkey" by Rebecca Seal brings the flavours of the city to your table. If you prefer something visual, the "DK Eyewitness Istanbul" guidebook is packed with maps and photographs. These resources will help you make the most of your holiday and ensure you arrive well-prepared to explore Turkey’s vibrant culture, rich history, and bustling city life. Happy travels!

About the destination

Istanbul owes its historical significance and its incredible cultural and architectural heritage to its perfect strategic location, straddling the Bosphorus straits which separate Europe and Asia Minor. Throughout most of its 2,500-year-long history, the city (first known as Byzantium, then as Constantinople and since 1930 as Istanbul) was a cultural melting pot. Today, its population of over 13 million is almost exclusively Turkish, and many of its people are recent migrants from provincial Turkey, drawn by the promise of jobs and careers in this vibrant, rapidly growing city. Istanbul is no longer the nation's capital, but is Turkey's economic and cultural powerhouse - a status emphasised by its role as a European City of Culture in 2010 and the award of UNESCO World Heritage listing to many of its most important landmarks, which range from stunning Ottoman mosques and Byzantine churches and catacombs to the columns of Hellenistic temples and the remains of massive medieval city walls. But there's more to Istanbul than Byzantine and Ottoman heritage. A rapidly growing economy has contributed to a thriving arts and music scene, with a wealth of new bars, clubs, private art galleries, restaurants and designer fashion outlets.

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Included services

24 Nov

Transfer

Transfer from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Özer Palace Hotel

Pick-up time: 13:00 Maximum wait time: 60 minutes Journey time: 40 minutes Private - Standard Van

Private

Standard Van

Maximum wait time: 60 minutes
Journey time: 40 minutes

24 Nov

Hotel

6 Nights

Özer Palace Hotel

Istanbul - to 0.4 miles from the centreBED AND BREAKFASTTiryaki Hasan Paşa Sokak No:12, Istanbul 34096

Standard Triple Room

Located in Istanbul, 2 km from Suleymaniye Mosque, Özer Palace Hotel features a bar and views of the city. With a terrace, the 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. The accommodation provides airport transfers, while a bicycle rental service is also available. All units are equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, minibar, a kettle, a shower, free toiletries and a wardrobe. Every room comes with a safety deposit box, while some rooms here will provide you with a balcony. Speaking Arabic, Azerbaijani, English and Farsi at the reception, staff are always at hand to help. Spice Bazaar is 3.2 km from the hotel, while Galata Tower is 3.9 km away. Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport is 37 km from the property.

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