Kings and Sultans
Tour Detail
DAY 01 MEXICO – ISTANBUL
Present at Mexico City airport 3 hours before the departure of the transatlantic flight bound for Istanbul. Overnight on board.
DAY 02 ISTANBUL
Arrival at Istanbul airport, reception and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day free. Accommodation.
DAY 03 ISTANBUL – MOSCOW
Breakfast. At the indicated time take the flight to the city of Moscow. transfer to make our brief "Panoramic Tour of Moscow". During this tour, we will visit Red Square, the historic center that has been the scene of political and social unrest; St. Basil's Cathedral, with its vibrant onion-shaped domes; the Kremlin, the Bolshoi Theatre, Tverskaya Street, Gorky Park, Novodevichy Convent, Swan Lake, Luzhniki Stadium, Lenin Hill and Moscow University. At the end of the tour, transfer to the hotel and free time for personal activities or take an optional activity. Accommodation
DAY 09 SAINT PETERSBURG – ISTANBUL
Boarding your flight to the city of Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul. Transfer to the hotel, rest of the day free for personal activities or take an optional excursion. Accommodation.
DAY 10 ISTANBUL
Breakfast. Free day for personal activities or take an optional activity. Accommodation. Optional excursion WE MARK THE DESTINATION www.megatravel.com.mx Tel.: 55 5241 0333 Pearls of the Golden Horn and Bosphorus Departure approx. at 08:00 (time to be confirmed by the guide) (includes lunch at a typical food restaurant): Visit the old Jewish quarter in Balat, the Greek quarter in Fener and contemplate the magnificent views of the “Golden Horn”; then visit the Cathedral of St. George, main patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church; continue to the Suleiman the Magnificent Mosque, designed by the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan and featuring the largest dome of all the mosques in Istanbul. We head to the Spice Bazaar, a place with special charm for its color and aroma, the ideal place to buy teas, herbs, dried fruits, typical sweets and of course spices; Culmination with a boat ride through the Bosphorus, the strait that divides the city between Europe and Asia, we will appreciate the wonderful views of the Ottoman fortresses, palaces, villas and the bridges that connect both sides of this city.
DAY 11 ISTANBUL
Breakfast. Free day for personal activities or take an optional activity. Accommodation. Optional excursion Jewels of Constantinople Departure approx. at 08:00 (time to be confirmed by the guide) for a tour in the historic center of the city, where you can observe the variety of vestiges of the different empires that shaped present-day Istanbul: the Roman Hippodrome, center of social life in Constantinople for thousands of years where you can also see the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Obelisk of Constantine and the German Fountain; the Blue Mosque, with its more than 20,000 hand-made ceramic tiles brought from Iznik; enjoy a panoramic view of Hagia Sophia, built in the year 537 as an architectural marvel that has served as a church, mosque and also museum. From the outside, the structure impresses with its enormous dome, which was an astonishing technical achievement in its time and remains one of the largest domes in the world. We continue with the majestic Topkapi Palace, home of the Ottoman sultans for more than 400 years, we will visit the beautiful royal gardens, the kitchens, the royal treasure rooms. Discover the mysterious Harem, where the sultan's wives and children lived, famous for its luxurious decoration. We continue with the church of Aya Irini, a Byzantine church that was not converted into a mosque and we will end our tour at the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world where bargaining is a tradition.
DAY 12 ISTANBUL
Breakfast Morning and afternoon free for personal activities. Check out (12:00 pm) and luggage stored at the hotel, at the indicated time transfer to the airport to take the flight to Mexico City
DAY 13 ISTANBUL – MEXICO
At the indicated time transfer to Istanbul airport to board the flight bound for Mexico City.