Details of tour

Day One:

Departure from Skopje Airport.
The client must be in the airport 3 hours before the plane's departure.
Flight to Istanbul.
Arrival in Istanbul.
Visiting Taksim Square, Istiklal Street and Galata Tower.
Transfers and hotel accommodation.

Day Two:

Breakfast at the Hotel.
Departure by bus to Dolma Bahce.
The Dolma Bahce Palace, or the Sultan's Summer Palace, or the Palace of Covered Gardens was built between 1843 and 1856 and cost about 35 tons of gold, equivalent to about 1.5 billion USD. It was built by 31. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdulmecid I to surpass the luxury and comfort of that time that the kingdoms in Europe had.
Stay 1 hour. Entrance fee.
Continue to the Asian side of Istanbul, visiting the Uskudar Square, Meyden Tower and Kuzguncuk street, known for colorful houses. Vasiting the Camlaca Hill with the best view on Istanbul.
Return to the Hotel.
In the evening, Departure for the Bosphorus Cruise for a Night Cruise, Dinner with Unlimited Drinks and Traditional and Modern Turkish Shows.
Entrance 45 Euros – Stay 3 hours.Return to the Hotel
Overnight at the hotel.

Day Three:

Breakfast at the hotel
Departure to Eminonu, the ship and yacht station for the Bosphorus.
1.5 hour boat cruise on the Bosphorus Strait towards the Black Sea to visit the coastal part of Istanbul, Europe and Asia.
Entrance 15 Euros - Stay 2 hours
Continue to Topkapı, the Sultan's Winter Palace.
Topkapı Palace served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans in the 15th and 16th centuries. Construction, ordered by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, began in 1459, six years after the
conquest of Constantinople. Topkapı was originally called the "New Palace" (Yeni Saray) to distinguish it from the "Old Palace" (Eski Saray) in Beyazıt Square. The palace complex consists of four main courtyards and many
smaller buildings. Female members of the Sultan's family lived in the harem, and the main state officials, including the Grand Vizier, held meetings in the Imperial Council building.
Stay 2 hours.
Continue to visit the Blue Mosque.
The Sultan Ahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, designed by Albanian architect Sinani, is an Ottoman-era mosque built between 1609 and 1616 during the reign of Ahmet I. The Blue Mosque combines many Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period.
Free Entry – 30 Minute Stay
Continues Visit to Hagia Sophia – Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia, officially the Great Mosque of Hagia Sophia and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, was built in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial capital of Constantinople, was the largest Christian church of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, except during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it became the city's Roman Catholic cathedral. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, the secular Republic of Turkey established it as a museum. In 2020, it reopened as a mosque.
Paid admission.
Hippodrome Tour Continues.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was the sporting and social center of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydani, with some fragments of the original structure surviving.
Bus transfer to the Pierre Loti Hill and Balat district, than to the Grand Bazaar (Kapali Carsi), free time for shopping.
Transfer back and overnight in the Hotel. 

Day Four:

Breakfast at the Hotel.
Departure by Bus to the Aquarium.
The Istanbul Aquarium opened in April 2011 and is one of the largest in the world in terms of volume, variety of water species and activities.
Entrance 30 Euros - Stay 2 hours.
Free at the Trade Center.
Transfer to the Airport.
Flight to Skopje. 

* The program may have changes in the order of visits to attractions, but in any case everything mentioned above in the description will be visited.

Attention:

The price does not include luggage, only a 3kg backpack. If you wish, you can add luggage during the reservation.

All customers traveling to Turkey must have a passport valid for 6 months starting from the first day of entry into Istanbul.

Entrances to Dollmabahce, Topkapi are subject to payment. Payment is made in Turkish lira at the counter and since the price is constantly changing, for this reason the value is not displayed in the description.

City tax is not included. Customers pay it at the reception. The value is 2.5 euros per person per night.

The price includes:

-Round-trip plane ticket.

-Accommodation in a hotel in the center of the European part of Istanbul

-Breakfasts for all days of stay.

-Bus tours in Istanbul (according to the program)

-Guide for all days of stay

-Transfers Airport - Hotel - Airport

The price does not include:

- Everything not mentioned in this Program

- Travel Insurance

- Entrance Fees to Monuments and Museums

- Istanbul City Tax, 2.5 euros per person per night.

- It is suggested to be given a tip of no less than €1 per day per adult.

OPTIONAL:

1. Boat Cruise on the Bosphorus 1.5 – 2 hours to see Europe and Asia €15.

2. Cruise with Show and Dinner €45, includes: Round-trip transportation from the Hotel, Show with Dancers and DJ, Special Dinner, Unlimited non-alcoholic drinks. Lasts 3 hours.

3. Visit to the Aquarium €30.

ATTENTION: ATHS does not bear any responsibility if you are not allowed to travel for various reasons, such as expulsion or if your passport is valid for less than 180 days.

Flight time:

Departure from Skopje 10:50, Arrival in Istanbul 14:15

Departure from Istanbul 16:15, Arrival in Skopje 15:45