Elegant Benelux Paris Alsace Ajet Airlines 7 Nights 8 Days CGN - BSL
Tour Detail
Day 1 ISTANBUL – COLOGNE – AMSTERDAM
We meet at Sabiha Gökçen Airport’s international departures terminal three hours before the flight. After baggage, ticket, and boarding procedures, we depart for Cologne on a scheduled flight with AJet Airlines. Upon arrival, we begin our Cologne city tour with our private bus waiting for us at the airport. During our Cologne city tour, the Gothic Cathedral, shopping streets, and the Rhine River are among the places to be seen. After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Amsterdam and free time for rest. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 AMSTERDAM – VOLENDAM – MARKEN – ZAANSE SCHANS – AMSTERDAM
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for our Marken & Volendam tour. We visit Volendam, an old fishing town, seeing its historic houses and harbor, and then head to see Marken, a small island. Next, we visit Zaanse Schans, the famous Dutch village known for its windmills and often described as one of the country’s most famous theme parks. Then we depart for our Amsterdam city tour. During the tour, Dam Square and the Royal Palace are among the places to be seen. After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Amsterdam and free time for rest. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 AMSTERDAM – BRUGES – BRUSSELS
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for Bruges. In this charming medieval city famous for its chocolate, lace, and tapestries, we will have the opportunity to see the market square, Belfry Tower, and the splendid view of Bruges. Then we head to Brussels city center. Free time for dinner and shopping. During your free time, you may have the chance to try waffle, one of the first things that comes to mind when it comes to food and drink in Belgium, as well as the region’s famous French fries. After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Brussels. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 BRUSSELS – PARIS
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for our Brussels tour. Grand Place, considered one of Europe’s most beautiful squares, stands out for the combination of three architectural styles: Baroque, Gothic, and Louis XIV. On our tour, the Royal Palace, Chinese and Japanese Houses, the Stock Exchange Building, Atomium, and Heysel Stadium are among the places to be seen. After the tour, depart for Paris. Paris, the city of love that has inspired films, paintings, songs, and poems, and the Eiffel Tower will be among the places we see panoramically. After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Paris and free time for rest. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5 PARIS
After breakfast at the hotel, Paris city tour. On our full-day tour, we go up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris and France, where we can enjoy the city’s incomparable views. Then we take a Seine River cruise. You will see Paris’s most magnificent buildings up close and experience unforgettable moments passing under the bridges of the Seine River. During this boat tour, the places to be seen include the American Church, the National Assembly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Orsay Museum, Cité Island, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Palace of Justice, the Conciergerie Prison, the City Hall, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Louvre Palace. At the end of the tour, we will walk up Montmartre, also known as the Artists’ Hill, where bohemian life still continues today, through narrow streets and an atmosphere full of art. After seeing the Sacré-Coeur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart) here, you will have free time at the Artists’ Square to have your portrait drawn and for lunch. After the Montmartre visit, we head to the Fragonard Perfume Museum. Then free time on Champs-Élysées Boulevard. After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Paris and free time for rest. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 PARIS – METZ – LUXEMBOURG
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for our Luxembourg city tour. On the way, we visit Metz, one of France’s most beautiful medieval cities. In this beautiful city with a 3,000-year history, where the Moselle and Seille rivers meet, places to be seen include Arsenal Square, Metz Cathedral, German Gate, and Temple Neuf Church. After our Metz tour, on the Luxembourg city tour you will have the opportunity to see the Petrus Valley, the old town center and its narrow streets, the city cathedral, and the Duke’s Palace. After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Luxembourg and free time for rest. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7 LUXEMBOURG – STRASBOURG – COLMAR – ALSACE
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for Strasbourg. In Strasbourg, a city on the Rhine Wine Route with French and German cultural and architectural features, our tour will include Petite France, Cathedral Square, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Kammerz House. Then depart for the fairy-tale city of Colmar. On our tour, the Old Customs House, Pfister House, and the colorful houses around the Rhine River, as well as the city’s most famous area, Petite Venice (Little Venice), are among the places to be seen. In this unique environment surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will have the opportunity to enjoy many delicious foods and buy many souvenirs. After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Alsace and free time for rest. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8 BASEL – ISTANBUL
After breakfast at the hotel, check out of the rooms and transfer to the airport at the time announced by your guide. Flight to Istanbul on AJet Airlines’ scheduled service. With arrival at Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the tour and our services end.
NOTE
MARKEN, LOCAL GUIDES, ZAANSE SCHANS ENTRY, SEINE RIVER TOUR, EIFFEL TOWER, TOURIST CITY TAXES ARE MANDATORY AND MUST BE PAID TO THE GUIDE DURING THE TOUR IN THE AMOUNT OF 190€ PER PERSON
ACCOMMODATION AND FLIGHT NOTES
Hotel check-in time is between 15:00–17:00 / check-out time is between 10:00–12:00.
Departure and arrival times are local times.
Flights marked with * arrive at the destination on the calendar day following the departure date.
Prices are not valid for groups; please ask for our special prices.
Accommodation in Luxembourg is provided in one of the Saarbrücken, Thionville, or Metz regions.
The participant hereby accepts in advance that they will join the tours specified in the tour program and will not disrupt the program, and accordingly agrees to pay separately during the trip to the tour representative the amount previously stated in the tour program for expenses such as local guide, museum & archaeological site entrance fees, city taxes, and, if applicable, audio system with headphones. The participant has been fully and completely informed on this matter.
VF 089 SAWCGN 1325 1500
VF 106 BSLSAW 1455 2000
04 April & 16, 30 May & June & July & August & September & 17 October
VF 089 SAWCGN 08:30 11:05
VF 106 BSLSAW 11:45 15:45
SAMPLE HOTELS
AMSTERDAM (outside the city)
4**** Hotel Brukelen
3*** Ibis Hotels
BRUSSELS (outside the city)
4**** NH Brussels Airport
3*** Thon Hotels
PARIS (outside the city)
3*** Best Western Hotels
3*** Ibis Hotels
LUXEMBOURG (outside the city)
3*** Campanile Hotels
3*** Ibis Hotels
ALSACE (outside the city)
3* Appart’City Mulhouse
3* Ibis Styles Basel City
What's Included
— Round-trip economy class airfare on AJet scheduled flights: Istanbul (SAW) – Cologne (CGN) outbound, Basel (BSL) – Istanbul (SAW) return
— Airport taxes
— 7 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation in 3* and 4* hotels outside the city center
— Airport-hotel-airport transfers
— All city transfers by our private coaches
— Cologne City Tour
— Marken – Volendam Tour
— Amsterdam City Tour
— Bruges Tour
— Brussels City Tour
— Paris City Tour
— Metz Tour
— Luxembourg Tour
— Strasbourg Tour
— Colmar Tour
— Professional Turkish-speaking guide services
— TURSAB professional liability insurance
Not Included
— Visa fee, service charge
— Travel health insurance
— Lunch and dinner
— All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
— Exit tax fee
— Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
— Driver tip 10 Euro per person (optional)
— Tourist city taxes