SERVICES INCLUDED
• Airfare RIYADH – SABIHA GÖKCEN – RIYADH with Atlas Global in economy class
• 20 kgs luggage allowance.
• All airport taxes and duties.
• Welcoming and Assistance at the airport by Arabic-speaking (English-speaking) representative/guide.
• Licensed, governmentally approved Arabic-speaking (English-speaking) guide services.
• All transfers by air-conditioned modern coaches.
• 10 Nights Accommodation at the indicated Hotels in Standard Rooms and ROH (Run of the House) on
Bed & Breakfast basis.
Day 1 / September 18, 2015
Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport and transfer to the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 2 / September 19, 2015
Full Day Forestanbul Tour
This day will allow you to let go of your excessive energy. Forestanbul is an Adventure Park, lain out on an area of
65,000 m2 of forest land.
It offers small and bid ‘children’ an extensive variety of acitivities, such as wall-climbing, paintpall, horse-back riding,
bunjy-jumping, archery, orientation tracks and a lot more.
Dinner and overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 3 / September 20, 2015
Half Day Istanbul City Tour
TOPKAPI PALACE
The great Palace of the Ottoman Sultans from 15th until 19th centuries, one of the greatest effects of the Ottoman civilization, when this place was the main residence of the Sultan and his Court, also contains the textile crystal, silver, gold and Islamic artefacts & relics, rare weapons transferred from Mecca as well as from the Ottoman Empire.
HAGIA SOFIA
The Hagia Sofia is a former Orthodox-Patriarchal Basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.
BLUE MOSQUE
is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.
It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction.
HIPPODROME
Was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultan Ahmet Meydanı (Sultan Ahmet Square) in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with only a few fragments of the original structure surviving. It is sometimes also called At Meydanı (Horse Square) in Turkish.
GRAND BAZAAR
in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and
over 4,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and half a million visitors daily.
IMPORTANT:
St Sophia will be replaced with the Underground Cistern on Mondays
Topkapi Place will be replaced with the Beylerbeyi Palace on Tuesdays
Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays
Dinner and overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 4 / September 21, 2015
Early pick-up from the Ritz Carlton Hotel in order to catch the car-ferry to Yalova. Drive to Bursa by air-conditioned modern coaches.
YALOVA + WATERFALLS (OPTIONAL)
Upon arrival in Bursa, check-in at the Sheraton Bursa Hotel.
Remaining day at leisure.
Dinner and overnight stay in Bursa.
Day 5 / September 22, 2015
Half Day City Tour – The Greens of Bursa
Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman Empire State between 1326 and 1365. The city was referred to as "Hüdavendigar" (meaning "God's Gift") during the Ottoman Empire times, while a more recent nickname is "Yeşil Bursa" (meaning "Green Bursa") in reference to the parks and gardens located across its urban tissue, as well as to the vast forests in rich variety that extend to the surrounding region. The city is synonymous with Mount Uludag, which towers behind its core and which is also a famous ski resort. The Mausoleums of the early Ottoman Sultans are located in Bursa, whereas the numerous edifices built throughout the Ottoman Empire Times constitute the city's main landmarks. The surrounding fertile plain, its thermal baths, several interesting museums, notably a rich museum of archaeology, and a rather orderly urban growth are further principal elements that complete Bursa's overall picture.
First we will climb up the Uludag Mountain by cable-car, and will give you time at leisure to take photos, or else, you can visit the winter area and enjoy some snow sport like jet-ski or snowboard in the winter.
Thereafter, we will visit the famous waterfalls in Bursa and take you out for lunch along the river. We will also visit the Apiaries honey fields. After lunch, we will visit famous historical places such as ULUCAMI (Grand Mosque) and Green Mosque, and of course, the famous COVERED BAZAAR, SILK MARKET and TOWEL MARKET.
ULUCAMI (Grand Mosque)
Ulucami is the biggest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture, which carried many elements from the Seljuk architecture. Ordered by Sultan Bayezid I, the mosque was designed and built by architect Ali Neccar in 1396–1400. It is a large and rectangular building, with a total of twenty domes that are arranged in four rows of five, and are supported by twelve columns. Supposedly the twenty domes were built instead of the twenty separate mosques, which Sultan Bayezid I had promised for winning the Battle of Necropolis in 1396. The mosque has two minarets.
YESIL MOSQUE (GREEN MOSQUE)
Yesil Mosque, also known as Mosque of Mehmed I, is a part of the larger complex (a kulliye) located on the east side of Bursa. The complex consists of a mosque, turbe, madrasah, kitchen and bath.
The Yesil Mosque can be shown as the perfect blend between architecture and embellishment, the proof that
such works of art were produced in a country where the battles between siblings had come to an end and peace
had returned. It was commissioned by Sultan Mehmed I Çelebi and completed in December 1419 or January
1420. The mosque was built between 1419–1421 by architect vezir Hacı İvaz Pasha. The artists of painted
decorations were Ali bin Ilyas and Mehmed el Mecnun. Following the earthquake in 1855, the building underwent
an extensive renovation led by architect Léon Parvillée, as Ahmet Vefik Pasha, the Vali (governor) of Bursa, was
unable to find a qualified Turkish architect. Parvillée managed to save the mosque but he lacked experience of
the Seljukian and early Ottoman architecture. He was also hampered by shortages of money and skilled labour.
The original decorations of the vaults and the walls were not restored. But his whitewash was perhaps to be
preferred over botched attempts at reproducing old paintwork.
Later, Shopping possibility at the Ozdilek Shopping Mall.
Dinner at the Sheraton Bursa Hotel and overnight stay in Bursa.
Day 6 / September 23, 2015
After breakfast, we will visit the Old Silk Market and the Covered Bazaar. For lunch, we will climb the Uludag Mountain
by (Mount Olypmos) by cable-car (teleferik).
Dinner and overnight stay in Bursa.
Day 7 / September 24, 2015
The day will start early. After check-out of the Sheraton Bursa Hotel, we will drive back to Istanbul.
Before crossing the Bosphorus Bridge, we will stop on the Camlica Hill: the highest peak in the Asian side of Istanbul and
all through it you see the bridge , the Bosphorus straits . and exposing a panoramic view of Istanbul and Bosphorus
from the best point of view. After spending some time in Camlica Hill, we pass to the seaport and take small boat to visit
the Maiden Tower and treat Turkish tea with snacks.
Maiden Tower: also known in the ancient Greek and medieval Byzantine periods as the Leander Tower (Tower of
Leandros), sits on a small islet located at the southern entrance of Bosphorus strait 200 m off the coast of Üsküdar in
Istanbul, Turkey.
Thereafter, we will cross the Bosphorus by boat to European side, the bus will be waiting for you at the seaport to take
you the Miniaturk Museum & Eyup Mosque. The Miniaturk Museum is a miniature park located at the north-eastern
shore of Golden Horn in Istanbul. It opened on May 2, 2003. Miniaturk covers a total area of 60,000 m2 of land. It is
one of the world's largest miniature parks with 15,000 m2 model area. Miniaturk offers 40,000 m2 of open space,
3,500 m2 of covered area, 2,000 m2 of pools and waterways, as well as a parking lot for 500 vehicles.
The Eyup Mosque is situated in the District of Eyup, on the European side of Istanbul, near the Golden Horn, outside the
Walls of ancient Constantinople. Built in 1458, it was the first mosque constructed by the Ottoman Turks following their
conquest of Constantinople in 1453.
Our tour will further take us to the Pierre Loti Cafe by cable-car. Pierre Loti Cafe is one of the highest points on the
European side and offers a wonderful view over the Golden Horn River and parts of Istanbul City.
After visiting the Pierre Loti we will go to a leather market, where you will find excellent quality of jackets, coats, bags
and all types of accessories made of real leather.
Check-in at the St. Regis Istanbul Hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 8 / September 25, 2015
Day at Leisure with Shopping possibility at the Zorlu Shopping Mall.
Dinner and overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 9 / September 26, 2015
- To be completed –
Dinner and overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 10 / September 27, 2015
Full Prince’s Islands Tour
We cruise on the Marmara Sea and stop at Buyuk Ada (Grand Island), famous for its sandy beaches, pinewood trees and
wooden summer houses. The tour continues with a horse carriage around the island, before lunch is taken at a local
sea-side restaurant. In the afternoon, time at leisure for activities on the island.
In the later afternoon, we will drive to the Akasya Shopping Mall.
Dinner and overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 11 / September 28, 2015
Check-out from the St. Regist Istanbul Hotel for transfer to the Sabiha Gökçen Airport for homebound flight.
* THE RITZ CARLTON ISTANBUL (3 nights)
* SHERATON BURSA HOTEL (3 nights)
* ST. REGIS HOTEL ISTANBUL (4 nights)
* Entrance Fees
* Personal Expenditures
* Lunch(es)
* Dinner(s)
* • Optional Tours / Excursions
PRICE PER PERSON, IN DOUBLE ROOM = 13,699.00 SAR
SINGLE = 22,699.00 SAR
3RD PERSON = 9,699.00 SAR
CHILDREN
0,1 TO 2 YEARS = 600.00 SAR
2,1 TO 6 YEARS = 5,699.00 SAR
6,1 TO 11,9 YEARS = 8,699.00 SAR
