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Religious
Tours & Travel Packages: Jewish
Heritage with Istanbul (08 Days)
Duration:
08 Days / 07
Nights
Highlights: Istanbul
Historical Sites, Bosphorus Cruise, Jewish Relics in
Istanbul
Run: Everyday
Note: All
Turkey tour packages are modular and you can use these
itineraries as a starting point and we can help modify
this itineraries to accommodate your personal requirements
and desires to find your perfect holiday.
DAY 01 - Arrival
to Istanbul
Upon arrival to Istanbul Ataturk Airport and clearing
customs, you will be met by one of our staff at the
exit gate of arrivals hall & transfer your hotel.
On the way, a brief stop by the 1700-year-old ancient
city walls will be a great photo opportunity. There
will be time to relax and rest before meeting the guide
in the evening for an orientation walk with your guide
around Sultanahmet.
DAY 02 - Splendors of Empire Sightseeing
Tour
After breakfast at hotel, your guide will take you to
visit some of Istanbul’s most fascinating sights
such as the Blue Mosque; unique with its 6 Minarets,
St Sophia Museum; the jewel of Byzantine architecture
in Istanbul, a 6th Century Church dedicated to Divine
Wisdom. We walk around the Hippodrome where once chariot
races & other activities took place during the Roman
period. We’ll have lunch at a local restaurant
serving Turkish Cuisine before heading to the Grand
Bazaar; worlds oldest & biggest covered bazaar with
more than 4000 shops which are still in business today.
Finally we visit Topkapi Palace; the home of the Ottoman
Sultans & their families for over 400 years, a city
within a city with 3000 residents. We will also see
the Harem section & rooms which have become a myth
in the West due to the discrete life of the Sultans
living here. The day will finish with the visit to the
Mosque of Suleymaniye the Magnificent. At the end of
the tour the guide will take you back to your hotel,
evening at leisure.
DAY 04 - Bosphorous Cruise and Asia Sightseeing
Tour
Breakfast at hotel, then meeting your guide at hotel
lobby short drive down to Eminonu to visit Spice Bazaar
with mystical smells of different aromas of variousspices.
Shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers,etc.
Then walk to the harbour to embark on the Bosphorus
Ferry for a cruise on the Bosphorus. We believe a visit
to Istanbul is never complete if you haven't joined
the Bosphorus Cruise. During the cruise you will see
the city from a different perspective, the old wooden
villas, Rumeli Fortress, Ortakoy Mosque, both bridges
linking Asia & Europe, (our banner is a glimps of
what you will see) & much more. After lunch, continue
on land to visit Camlica Hill for 360° panoramic
views over the city & driving back to Europe over
the Bosphorus Bridge we visit Dolmabahce Palace, with
more than 340 rooms & 8 Turkish Baths the Imperial
Residence of the last 6 Sultans, is sure to fascinate
its visitors. At the end of the tour the guide will
take you back to your hotel, evening at leisure.
DAY 05 - Jewish Sights in Istanbul
Breakfast then on to explore the Jewish Heritage of
Istanbul visiting the Galata neighborhood, Neve Shalom
Synagogue, Ashkenazy Synagogue, the Balat area, the
Ahrida Synagogue and the Jewish Hospital in Haskoy.
At the end of the tour the guide will take you back
to your hotel, evening at leisure.
DAY 06 - Flight to Izmir for Synagogues
and Sardes
Breakfast at hotel, check out and transfer to Istanbul
Airport for departure on the domestic flight to Izmir.
On your arrival to Izmir Airport you will be met with
your new guide depart to visit Bikur Halim and Beth
Israel Synagogues then drive to Sardis, capital of Ancient
Lydia. Visit the famous Synagogue and Temple of Diana
before heading on to Kusadasi with the evening at leisure.
Overnight in Kusadasi.
DAY 07 - Ancient Ephesus Tour and flight
to Istanbul
Breakfast at hotel and then depart to visit the remains
of Artemis Temple. Then on to Ephesus Ancient City,
the best preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Here
you will explore the Agora, Odeon, Curetes Street, Celsius
Library, Roman baths, Grand Theatre, Marble Street.
After a lunch break depart for the House of Virgin Mary
and visit the chapel where she is said to have spent
her last days. At the end of the tour you will be transferred
to Izmir Airport for the domestic flight to Istanbul.
On your arrival to Istanbul Airport, you will be met
at the Airport for the transfer to your hotel in Istanbul.
Evening at lesiure. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 08 - Transfer to Istanbul Airport
Breakfast, check-out and meeting your transfer staff
for drive to Istanbul International Airport.
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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