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Istanbul
Tours & Travel Packages : Islamic Heritage Istanbul Tour
Duration: Full day (08:30
to 17:30)
Price: 50 Euro (per person)
Run: Everyday
After pick up from hotel or Istanbul cruise port, we
will start the full day guided tour.
Our tour starts visiting the Museum of Turkish and Islamic
Art; the dark stone building that houses the Museum
of Turkish and Islamic Art was built in 1524 by the
Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent, Ibrahim Pasa,
as his residence. It was the grandest private residence
ever built in the Ottoman Empire. Today it holds a superb
collection of ceramics, metalwork, miniatures, calligraphy,
textiles, and woodwork as well as some of the oldest
carpets in the world.
Next spot will the Imperial Sultanahmet Mosque; across
from Hagia Sophia stands with six minarets, built between
1609 and 1616 by the architect Mehmet, the building
is more familiarly known as the Blue Mosque because
of its magnificent interior paneling of blue and white
Iznik tiles.
Drive to Rustem Pasha Mosque: It was designed by Mimar
Sinan ("Sinan the Architect") for Grand Vizier
Rüstem Pasha (who married one of the daughters
of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah). Its
building took place from 1561 to 1563. The mosque is
famous for its exquisite Iznik tiles, set in beautiful
floral and geometric designs, which cover not only the
facade of the porch but also the mihrab, minbar, walls,
and columns. Lunch in a fine Kebap Restaurant near by
Rustem Pasha Mosque.
Drive to Eyup where the first mosque built after the
Ottoman conquest of the city, this greatly venerated
shrine attracts many pilgrims. The great Mosque of Eyup
which lies outside the city walls, near the Golden Horn,
the standard bearer of the Prophet Mohammed, died in
the Islamic assault on Constantinople in A.D. 670 will
be our next spot. Drive to Pierre Loti for a Turkish
Coffee with the birds eye view of the Golden Horn.
We will finish the day with a visit to Miniaturk Cultural
Park, where models of architectural masterpieces representing
the Anatolian and Ottoman civilizations are exhibited,
offers a historical visit to Turkey in one compact area.
Models of more than 100 historical works, including
the Library of Celsus at Ephesus, the Malabadi Bridge,
Bursa's Ulu Mosque, the Tomb of Mevlana, Mescid-i Aksa,
the Church of St. Antoine, the Ottoman galley Bastarda
(circa 1657), Ataturk's boat, the Yerebatan Cistern,
Mardin stone houses, Cappadocian Peri bacaları
(fairy chimneys), Ataturk's mausoleum, Aspendos, Hagia
Sophia and the Maiden's Tower can all be seen in one
single place. Visitors enter Miniaturk after viewing
a 43- meter-long replica of the Bosphorus Bridge, spanning
an artificial lake.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to the
hotel or Istanbul cruise port.
Please take note of the following:
* 30% discount for children below the age 7, free for
the ages 0-2
* Clothing: Entrance to Mosques visited in our tours
is not allowed to gentlemen and ladies with no proper
outfit.
* Friday pray willbe done at Blue Mosque on request
* You are kindly requested to present your self at the
pick up point 15 minutes prior the pre advised pick
up time.
* Smoking is not permitted but all tours make frequent
stops.
What's Included:
* Pick up and drop off at your Hotel or Cruise Port
* Transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking tour
coaches
* Professional Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
* All entrance fees to the archaeological sites and
museums, parking and road tolls
* Lunch at local restaurant (drinks extra)
* Local taxes
What's Included:
* Hotel accommodations in choice of preferred class
* Professional Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
* Noted sightseeing tours on regular group or private guided basis
* Main entrance fees to sights mentioned by the itinerary
* Meals mentioned by the itinerary - Vegeterian meals available
* Required land & or internal flight transportation
* All roundtrip airport transfers with A/C minivans
* Local taxes & handling services
* All tours & travel packages are insuranced by TURSAB (Association of Turkish
Travel Agencies)
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