GAZİANTEP – ISTANBUL – ZURICH – (Lucerne Tour) – MILAN
We arrive at Gaziantep Airport 3 hours before departure and, after completing ticketing, baggage drop-off, and passport procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 05:45 on AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF3233. We arrive at Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 07:30 local time, and then continue with AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF53 to Zurich at 11:55. After our arrival in Zurich at 13:00 local time, we meet our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport and go to Zurich city center to arrange our panoramic city tour. On our city tour, which we will carry out upon our arrival in Zurich, Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the Clock Tower, the Old Guild Houses, Zurich Altstadt (Old Town), and Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street), with its lively and colorful atmosphere surrounded by world-famous shops, will be among the panoramic sights to see. After the Zurich tour and a short free time to be offered, we depart for our hotel in the Milan region. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional Lucerne Tour program (50 Euro). During the tour we will carry out in Lucerne, one of Switzerland’s most popular tourist centers, famous for its nature and festivals held throughout the year, we will have the chance to photograph views of Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi, see the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument in the old town where historic houses are located, and see the Chapel Bridge, the city’s symbol, and the Jesuit Church dating from the 17th century. After the Lucerne Tour, we continue our journey to Milan. Upon arrival at our hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
MILAN – (Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour) – (Como Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour program (85 Euro). First, we depart to Milan city center to arrange our Milan Masterpieces Tour program. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out with its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless artworks such as the fresco of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper. Although it is Italy’s business and financial capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences. During our city tour in Milan, the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galleria where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano are among the sights to see. After the Milan Masterpieces Tour, we arrive at the outlet center, our program’s second stop. At the outlet center, which hosts stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we offer free time for affordable and quality shopping. After the tour, within the free time offered, guests who wish may join our optional Como Tour program (50 Euro). On our tour, we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxury lifestyle and natural beauty and home to vacation houses ranging from Hollywood celebrities to Europe’s wealthy and the world jet set, and we will take a photo break accompanied by the lake’s unique view. After the tour, we return to our hotel in the Milan region and offer free time to rest.
MILAN – BERNINA EXPRESS & RED TRAIN – ST. MORITZ – ALSACE / BASEL
After breakfast and hotel check-out procedures, we arrive at Tirano train station for the unforgettable and dreamlike train journey we will take with the Bernina Express & Red Train. During the fairy-tale journey we will take on the world-famous Bernina Train, built between 1898 and 1904 and now listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which adorns the dreams of many travel lovers, we will have the chance to watch and photograph extraordinary views. After an enjoyable train journey of approximately 2 hours, we arrive in St. Moritz. After our arrival in St. Moritz, the homeland of our lovable hero Heidi, who leaves a smile-filled memory in all our childhoods and lives in the Alps with her grandfather and best friend Peter, and after a sightseeing tour and a short free time to be offered in this natural wonder and favorite destination of the jet set, we depart for our hotel in the Alsace/Basel region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
ALSACE / BASEL – (Icons of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour) – (Strasbourg Tour)
After breakfast, full day free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Icons of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour program (95 Euro). First on our tour, we head to the fairy-tale town of Colmar and see the Old Customs House, the Pfister House, and the colorful houses around the Rhine River, as well as the city’s most famous area, Petite Venise (Little Venice). In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and its canals, you will find many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as many souvenir shopping opportunities. Our next stop on the tour is Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards, flower-filled balconies, unique row of shops, cobblestone streets closed to cars, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafes; with its tower, which houses the museum that preserves the story of the town to the present day through documents, it resembles a Grimm fairy tale. After our visit in Riquewihr, we set off for Obernai. In Obernai, where cute buildings resembling cookies rather than houses will greet us, during our sightseeing tour, the town’s most famous square, Place de Marche, the statue of St. Odile, the patron saint of the Alsace region, and the fountain built as a representation, and Place de l’Etoile, the square where the cookie-like structures are most visible, are among the main places we will see. After the sightseeing tour in Obernai, within the free time to be offered, guests who wish may join our optional Strasbourg Tour program (40 Euro). Strasbourg will be the first stop of our tour. Located on the borders of Germany, Switzerland, and France, and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg will welcome us like something out of a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. During the city tour we will carry out on foot in Strasbourg’s car-free center and streets, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 and has been hosting the European Parliament since 1992; Little France (Petite France), famous for its Alsace Houses and which will make us feel right in the middle of a fairy-tale land, Gutenberg Square and its Statue, Notre Dame Cathedral, the city’s most important structure located in the very heart of the city, and Kammerzell House, the city’s oldest house and still serving as a hotel and restaurant today, are among the places we will see. After the Strasbourg city tour and the free time to be offered, we return to our hotel in the Alsace region.
ALSACE / BASEL – ZURICH – ISTANBUL – GAZİANTEP
After breakfast and hotel check-out procedures, we depart for Zurich Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 14:00 on AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF54. We arrive at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 18:55 local time. Then we fly to Gaziantep at 20:45 on AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF3230. Arrival at Gaziantep Airport at 22:25 local time and the end of our tour.