Wednesday Saturday: 03:00 - 23:30

Program

• Transfer of tourists from hotels
• Departure to Antalya airport and departure for an excursion to Istanbul from Side
• Arrival in Istanbul and meeting with the guide at the airport
• Poisoning to the Sultanahmet area, a tour of the square and a visit to the mosque
• The largest Hippodrome and the German fountain
• Lunch at one of the local restaurants
• Visit the famous Aya Sofya Mosque
• Free time for tourists at the Egyptian Grand Bazaar.
• Boat trip on the Bosphorus
• Dinner at the restaurant
• Departure to Istanbul airport and flight to Antalya
• Transfer of tour participants from Antalya to Side to hotels.

*Includes: Round-Trip Transfer, Round Trip Air Tickets, Insurance, Guide Service, Lunch, Entrance Tickets To Attractions,

*Excludes: Drinks, Dinner, Boat Trip, Topkapi Harem Entrance (Optional)

*Recommend taking with you: PASSPORT, comfortable clothes and shoes, light sweaters, a camera, and money for personal expenses.

Tour content

Tour to Istanbul from Side - a one-day historical excursion with a guide and a flight from Antalya to the heart of Turkey, the largest city in the country, rich in such historical and cultural attractions as: the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultanahmet, Topkapi Palace.

Istanbul is considered the center of the Turkish economy and one of the main cities in terms of historical sights and architectural structures of different times. This city is the largest in the country and is located on two continents at once, uniting them with the largest bridge in the country. Before the conquest of the city, it had a different name - Constantinople, and after the conquest by the Turks, it was renamed Istanbul. This city was the capital of the largest empires in different centuries. For tourists vacationing in Turkey on the Mediterranean coast, a tour to Istanbul is a fundamental option to get to know the culture and plunge into the history of the great Ottoman Empire. For tourists vacationing in Side, there is an excellent opportunity to go on a one-day tour to Istanbul from Side with a flight through the airport in Antalya. The travel agency IDVA Travel organizes this excursion program several times a week with a English-speaking group and a historian guide. The official license from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Turkey, membership in the community of legal excursion companies - TURSAB and full physical insurance during the tour for all participants, are our guarantee of the safety of each participant in the tour.

Excursion to Istanbul from Side

The excursion to Istanbul from Side takes 24 hours and begins with the gathering of participants late at night, closer to the morning, from all the hotels in Side and its villages on comfortable air-conditioned buses. After collection, the transfer bus goes to Antalya Airport, from where the flight of the excursion participants on charter flights is organized.

Upon arrival in Istanbul, an experienced guide meets guests at the airport and arranges boarding for a sightseeing bus and departs for the Sultanahmet area. Here, participants will have an interesting tour of the square and a visit to the Sultanahmet Mosque.

In addition, the group goes to the famous Hippodrome in Istanbul. Here you can see the German fountain and many other historical and architectural buildings.

Closer to lunch, the group goes to one of the local restaurants in the city where you can taste very delicious Turkish cuisine and relax before the second part of the tour.

In the continuation of the program, the group, accompanied by a historian guide, arrives at the famous Topkapi Sarai and get into the very palace of the Turkish sultans and the Topkapi harem. Also a guided tour to the Hagia Sophia or the Hagia Sophia Mosque.

In Istanbul, there is the largest bazaar - the Egyptian Market, where after a short walk with a guide, tourists are given free time.

Toward evening, the group arrives at the city port, where the final part of the Istanbul sightseeing tour takes place and go on a yacht tour of the Bosphorus. Sailing through the bay, you can see fantastic panoramas of the city of contrasts and take many memorable photos.

At the end of the boat trip on the Bosphorus, the group goes to dinner at a restaurant and is given an hour of time to rest. After that, the guide takes tourists to Istanbul Airport for a flight back to Antalya.

Upon arrival in Antalya, the tour participants are met by the accompanying bus driver, who checks the presence of all students and takes everyone back to their hotels in Side.

A tour to Istanbul from Side with a non-airplane flight can be booked online. To do this, just leave a request for booking by filling out a questionnaire form. To order an excursion, a mandatory requirement is passport data for booking air tickets. More detailed information and answers to your questions can be obtained through the chat on the website or by calling the specified phone number from online managers