3 Day Istanbul Student Tour Package – History, Culture & Bosphorus Cruise
Highlights
- ✓Evening walking tour of Taksim, Galata Tower & Spice Bazaar
- ✓Visit Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome & Topkapi Palace
- ✓Guided exploration of Istanbul’s vibrant Old Town
- ✓Grand Bazaar & local street life experience
- ✓Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with belly dance & folk shows
- ✓Professional English-speaking student-friendly guides
- ✓Educational and cultural experiences designed for student groups
Overview
This 3-Day Istanbul Student Tour is specially designed for students and youth groups to explore the cultural treasures and vibrant lifestyle of Turkey’s largest city. Starting with a lively evening walk through Taksim and Galata, the program combines visits to world-famous monuments such as Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace with a unique Bosphorus Dinner Cruise full of entertainment. Ideal for student groups seeking both education and fun, this package offers the perfect introduction to Istanbul’s history, culture, and nightlife.
Route
Itinerary
(Dinner included)
Upon arrival at Istanbul International Airport, you will be greeted by your
TravelShopBooking representative and transferred to your hotel. After check-in
and a short rest, your first taste of Istanbul begins.
Evening
Program:
- Begin with a relaxing stroll
along Taksim Street (Istiklal Avenue), the vibrant heart of modern
Istanbul, full of shops, cafés, and street performers.
- Continue to the Galata Tower
area, where you can admire the tower’s illuminated silhouette and take in
breathtaking views from outside.
- Walk down the Kamondo Stairs,
an iconic 19th-century architectural gem connecting Galata’s lively
neighborhoods.
- Cross the historic Galata
Bridge, where you’ll see fishermen casting lines as boats glide across
the Golden Horn.
- Explore the Spice Bazaar,
one of the city’s oldest markets, where the air is filled with the aromas
of colorful spices, dried fruits, teas, and Turkish delights.
- Conclude the evening with a welcome
dinner at a local restaurant, sampling authentic Turkish cuisine.
At the end
of the evening, you will be transferred back to your hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul.
Note : The Spice Bazaar closes at 19:30. If your visit coincides with closing time, you can see it from the outside.
(Breakfast, Lunch, and Bosphorus Dinner
Cruise included)
You will be picked up from your hotel in the
morning at 08:15 am and depart for th tour :Visit the St. (Haghia) Sophia, which was built by the Emperor Justinian. It was the
largest building in the world for over 1000 years. See its intricate mosaics
and huge central dome. (St Sophia is closed on Monday) Continue to the Topkapi Palace, which was used by the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to 19th
centuries. We will also see the impressive collection of priceless jewels,
crystal, silver and porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and relics of the
prophet Mohammed. (Entrance to the Harem is extra). After lunch we will see the Blue Mosque, built for Sultan Ahmet I, which is a unique piece of
architecture with its six minarets and features 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles.
Visit the ancient Hippodrome with Obelisk of Theodosius, Snake Pillar and German Fountain of Wilhelm II. Walk through the back streets of Old
Istanbul and visit the elegant little Sokullu Pasa mosque and See the Grand Covered Bazaar. After the tour you will be transferred to your Hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Bosphorus
Dinner Cruise.
Between 19:00 and 20:00 – We’ll
pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to our yacht for a night of dining
and entertainment.
Entertainment Program:
Turkish Classic Dinner Music
Belly Dancing Show
Anatolian Folk Dances
Turkish Romany Dance
DJ Music
12:00 AM – After the dinner and show cruise, return to your hotel with
wonderful memories.
If you
would like to visit with entrance below sites;
Topkapi Palace Museum Entrance Fee.
You pay the door price.
Please Note:
Please do not forget to carry Scarf with you because of visiting to Blue Mosque
& Haghia Sophia Mosque.
Please Note: Hagia Sophia is closed
on mondays, Topkapi Palace closed on tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on sundays.
If your tour is on one of these days we would offer you to visit Underground
Cistern instead of Hagia Sophia and Topkapi palace museum, instead of Grand
Baazar you will visit Spice Bazaar
(Open
buffet breakfast included)
After breakfast check out from
the hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing
you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Have a safe trip back
home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.
What's included
- ✓Accommodation
- ✓Guide
- ✓Meals
- ✓Transport
- ✓Other included
- ✓Hygiene protocol
Not included
- ✕Flights
- ✕Insurance
- ✕Other not included
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