ISTANBUL CLASSIC from 229 €

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Istanbul is a city that seems made to leave you speechless. Imagine a place where two worlds meet: Europe and Asia, separated only by the Bosphorus Strait. There, mosques with imposing domes, palaces worthy of sultans, and seemingly endless bazaars coexist, with aromas of spices, Turkish coffee, and sweets that captivate you from afar.

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2 Adults

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Accommodations 3

Day 01: Departure City – Istanbul

Welcome to Türkiye, a country rich in culture, history, and unique experiences, where the contrasts of East and West blend seamlessly. Get ready to enjoy an extraordinary vacation.

Arrival on an international flight at the spectacular Istanbul Airport (IST). Opened in April 2019, it is now the largest airport in Europe and one of the largest in the world. After disembarking, passing through immigration, and collecting your luggage, proceed to our meeting point at Gate 8. After this, you will meet our drivers for the transfer to the hotel. Arrival and accommodation. Free time to rest.

Note: If you do not find our representatives at the meeting point, please contact our emergency number.

Day 02: Istanbul

Breakfast. Free day. Option to take the optional excursion: "Pearls of the Golden Horn and Bosphorus" Departing around 08:00 (time to be confirmed by the guide) (includes lunch at a traditional restaurant): Visit the old Jewish quarter in Balat, the Greek quarter in Fener, and enjoy the magnificent views of the "Golden Horn"; then visit the St. George's Cathedral, the main patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church; continue to the Suleiman the Magnificent Mosque, designed by the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan and featuring the largest dome of all mosques in Istanbul. Head to the Spice Bazaar, a place with a special charm due to its color and aroma, the perfect spot to purchase teas, herbs, nuts, traditional sweets, and, of course, spices; conclude with a boat ride through the Bosphorus, the strait that divides the city between Europe and Asia, where you will appreciate the wonderful views of Ottoman fortresses, palaces, villas, and the bridges connecting both sides of the city. Transfer back to the hotel. Accommodation.

Note: The order of the excursions in Istanbul may be reversed based on operational conditions, such as the number of participants, weather, traffic, or monument closure days.

Day 03: Istanbul

Breakfast. Free day. Option to take the optional excursion “Gems of Constantinople” (includes lunch at a traditional restaurant): Departure around 08:00 (time to be confirmed by the guide) for a tour of the historic center of the city, where you can see the variety of remnants from the different empires that shaped present-day Istanbul: the Roman Hippodrome, the center of social life in Constantinople for thousands of years where you can also see the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Obelisk of Constantine, and the German Fountain; the Blue Mosque, with its over 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles brought from Iznik; enjoy a panoramic view of Hagia Sophia, built in 537 as an architectural marvel that has served as a church, mosque, and museum. From the outside, the structure impresses with its enormous dome, which was a remarkable technical achievement in its time and remains one of the largest domes in the world. Continue to the majestic Topkapi Palace, home of the Ottoman sultans for over 400 years, where you will visit the beautiful royal gardens, the kitchens, and the royal treasury rooms. Discover the mysterious Harem, where the sultan’s wives and children lived, famous for its luxurious decoration.

Continue with the Church of Aya Irini, a Byzantine church that was not converted into a mosque, and end the tour at the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world where bargaining is a tradition. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.

Note: For entry to Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, consult for any additional charges.

Day 04: Istanbul

Breakfast. Transfer to the Airport (IST) and flight back.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Istanbul

Day 2: Istanbul

Day 3: Istanbul

Day 4: Istanbul

Included

3 nights' accommodation in Istanbul in the selected category.
3 breakfasts.
Arrival and departure transfers in an air-conditioned car on a regular basis.
All services are included in the Regular plan.
Medical assistance card up to age 70 with USD 40,000 coverage for illness or accident (people aged 71 to 84 and 85 and older must pay a supplement for medical assistance and cannot purchase the cancellation upgrade. Consult your advisor)

Excluded

Tips for the guide, driver, etc. - suggested USD 5 per person per day.
International flights
Personal expenses
Services not specified in the "Price includes" section.
Optional excursions
Hotel surcharges for early check-in or late check-out.
Beverages with included meals.
Visa, if applicable.
Accommodation tax per person, according to category, payable directly at destination.
Platinum Category - USD 15
Gold Category - USD 25

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Possible accommodations

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Istanbul, Turkey

Clarion Hotel Istanbul Mahmutbey

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Istanbul, Turkey

Crowne Plaza Istanbul - Harbiye by IHG

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IMPORTANT NOTES

RATES:

Triple accommodation will include the addition of an extra portable bed, as hotels in Turkey rarely have rooms with three beds.
For arrivals and/or departures other than those scheduled for the tour, transfers are not included in the package price. The same applies to extra nights. In both cases, for the convenience of passengers, additional transfers may be arranged. Prices are based on Istanbul Airport (IST); transfers from Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) will be charged an additional fee. The above applies even if you arrive on the indicated dates of each tour. For situations other than those mentioned above, please consult us.
If arrival or departure flight information is not received up to 10 days before the tour, transfer service cannot be guaranteed.

CHILDREN'S RATE:

Children share the same room with their parents without an additional bed (maximum two adults + one child)
6 – 11.99 years old, 25% discount, with an extra bed.
FOR DEPARTURES ON THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 31ST, A NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER SUPPLEMENT OF USD 200 APPLIES.

HOTELS:

This is the list of the most frequently used hotels on this tour. This is for information purposes only; passengers may be accommodated in similar or alternative establishments in the same category.

PAYMENT TERMS

Initial deposit $125.00 NON-REFUNDABLE
120 days before the start of the trip: 50% payment of the contracted program value
90 days before the start of the trip: 80% payment of the contracted program value
60 days before the start of the trip: 100% payment of the contracted program value

Does not include:

* Tips.

* Personal expenses.

* No other services not specified in the previous section.

* We inform you that in some countries there is a local tax known as "stay tax", "municipal tax", "tourist tax" (or similar denomination) that is not included in the price of the reservation and must be paid directly by each guest at the corresponding establishment and / or airport. Keep in mind that these taxes can change over time, therefore, it is necessary to check if the country of destination charges this type of tax and the current amount to be paid.

Very important:

* Once the User has designed his trip with Haiku Dinámico, he must formalize the reservation and contract his trip through the intervention of a retail travel agency, so any User interested in confirming his reservation should contact any of the agencies retailer associated with Haiku Dinámico to the document previously generated with the referred tool.

* This document, obtained by the User through Haiku Dinámico, does not constitute a confirmation of reservation or a firm reservation of any of the travel services described therein. Such confirmation will only be obtained when Haiku Dinámico receives the total price of the reservation through the retail agency selected by the User among those associated with Haiku Dinámico.

* The booking of tourist services and product purchases contained in this document will be governed by the specific contractual conditions with which they have been offered and by the General Conditions applicable to travel services and products sold by Haiku Dinámico that are published on this website, a copy of which is attached to this document.

* The confirmation of the reservation obtained by the User through the Haiku Dinámico is also subject to availability at the time the User makes his payment for places in the means of transport, accommodation, or any type of service selected within the tariff selected or used for the offer.

* The final price obtained in the document generated through Haiku Dinámico may be subject to change at the time of requesting and confirming the reservation as a result of the companies' dynamic pricing policy aerial.

* Likewise, the final price is always conditioned to currency fluctuation, fuel price, taxes and tourist surcharges for airports, accommodation, airline tickets, maintenance services, visas and in general all those that apply to the services included in the travel, which may justify a price change, even after the reservation is confirmed under the terms and limits set by law.

* Once the reservation is confirmed, cancellation fees will be applied to the total amount of the reservation.

* This trip may not be suitable for people with reduced mobility. Check with your agency about its suitability based on your personal needs.

* Group reservations are considered to be those reservations or blocks made by the agency of 5 rooms or more under the same or several locators with the same creation date, or made on different dates and the dates of stay of the reservations coincide on several of the days or at all. Therefore, in these situations, the wholesaler reserves the right not to accept said reservations, having to confirm the price and availability of said places expressly by it and after the quotation of places and prices through the department of groups.

INCLUSION INSURANCE IN COMBINED TRAVEL RESERVATIONS

With regard to our inclusion insurance, said insurance exclusively includes those people who have their residence and origin of the trip in Spain or Portugal.

CHAPTER I (Obligations of information and content of the combined travel contract), Article 153 (Pre-contractual information), point 1, section H:

"1. Before the traveler is bound by any package travel contract or corresponding offer, the organizer, and also the retailer, when the package is sold through the latter, will provide the traveler with the form with the standard information regarding to the package trip that appears in annex II, A or B, as well as the following information that is applicable to the package trip:

"h) Information on the subscription of an optional insurance that covers the expenses originated in the event that the traveler decides to terminate the contract or the expenses of assistance, including those of repatriation, in case of accident, illness or death."

Said section refers to the obligation to inform the client of the possibility of contracting insurance, not to the obligation to include insurance on the trip, that is, the client has the power (option) to contract insurance with the agency or not. . The agency has the obligation to inform that it is recommended that the client take out insurance that includes, at least, issues such as repatriation,... which is basically inclusion insurance.

Once the agency informs the client about the recommendation to contract insurance for the trip, it is the client who can contract insurance with the agency, or contract it directly with whoever they want.