GAZIANTEP – ISTANBUL – ZURICH – (Lucerne Tour) – MILAN
We arrive at Gaziantep Airport 3 hours before departure and, after completing ticketing, baggage drop, 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, flying to Zurich at 11:55. After arriving 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 conduct our panoramic city tour. In our city tour, which we will carry out upon arrival in Zurich, Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the Clock Tower, Old Guild Houses, Zurich Altstadt (Old Town), and Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street), which has a lively and colorful atmosphere surrounded by world-famous shops, are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the Zurich tour, following a short free time, we head to our hotel in the Milan region. On the way, guests who wish may join our extra 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 Pilatus and Mount Rigi, see the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument in the old town with its historic houses, and see the city’s symbol, the Chapel Bridge, as well as the Jesuit Church dating from the 17th century. After the Lucerne Tour, we continue our journey toward Milan. Upon arrival at our hotel, room assignment and free time for rest.
MILAN – (Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour) – (Como Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour program (85 Euro). First, on our tour, we head to Milan city center to organize our Milan Masterpieces Tour program. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out with its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless works of art such as the Last Supper fresco by the great master Leonardo Da Vinci. 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, 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 places to be seen. After the Milan Masterpieces Tour, we arrive at the outlet center, our program’s second visit point. We offer free time at the outlet center, which hosts the stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, for affordable and quality shopping. At the end of the tour, during the free time offered, guests who wish may join our extra Como Tour program (50 Euro). On our tour, we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxury lifestyle and natural beauty, home to summer houses 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, 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 with the world-famous Bernina Train, built between 1898 and 1904 and now listed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, which adorns the dreams of many travel lovers, we will have the opportunity to watch and photograph extraordinary views. After an enjoyable approximately 2-hour train journey, we arrive in St. Moritz. Following our arrival in St. Moritz, the homeland of our lovable hero Heidi, who left a smile-filled memory in all our childhoods and lived in the Alps with her grandfather and best friend Peter, and after a short free time and a sightseeing tour to be offered, we head toward our hotel in the Alsace/Basel region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time for rest.
ALSACE / BASEL – (Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour) – (Strasbourg Tour)
After breakfast, full day free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour program (95 Euro). First on our tour, we go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar, where we will see the Old Customs House, the Pfister House, and the city’s most famous area, Petite Venise (Little Venice), with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will find the opportunity to both taste many delicious foods and buy many souvenirs. The next visit point of our tour will be Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards, flower-filled balconies, distinctive row of shops, pedestrian cobblestone streets, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafes; with its tower, which also houses the Dolder Museum that brings the city’s story to the present day with documents, it resembles a Grimm fairy tale. After our tour in Riquewihr, we set off for Obernai. In Obernai, where charming buildings reminiscent of cookies rather than houses will welcome us, during the tour we will see the town’s most famous square, Place de Marche, the statue of St. Odile, the protective saint of the Alsace region, and the fountain built as a tribute, as well as Place de l’Etoile, the square most resembling a cookie, among the main places to be seen. After the sightseeing tour in Obernai, during the free time to be offered, guests who wish may join our extra Strasbourg Tour program (40 Euro). The first stop of our tour will be Strasbourg. Located on the borders of Germany, Switzerland, and France, and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg will welcome us like a painting, as if straight out of a fairy tale. During the city tour we will carry out by walking in the pedestrian-free center and streets of Strasbourg, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 and has hosted the European Parliament since 1992, we will see Little France (Petite France), famous for its Alsace Houses and making us feel as if we are right in the middle of a fairy-tale land, Gutenberg Square and 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, which continues to serve as a hotel and restaurant today. 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 – GAZIANTEP
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Zurich Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop, 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, on AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF3230, we fly to Gaziantep at 20:45. Arrival at Gaziantep Airport at 22:25 local time and the end of our tour.