BENELUX & PARIS PROMO TOUR WITH PEGASUS AIRLINES 7 NIGHTS Brussels Departure – Brussels Return || 17076||22658

ISTANBUL – BRUSSELS – LUXEMBOURG
After arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before our flight and completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control, we fly to Brussels at 08:55 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC921. Upon arrival at Brussels Charleroi Airport at 10:25 local time, we set off with our vehicle waiting for us at the airport to arrange our Luxembourg city tour. Luxembourg is the world leader in terms of per capita income according to IMF and World Bank data. The capital city, which bears the same name as the country, Luxembourg, is protected by the UNESCO World Heritage List, and is the only city to have succeeded in becoming the European Capital of Culture twice, in 1995 and 2007. After the city tour we will arrange in Luxembourg, one of the smallest countries in Europe in terms of land area, we head to our hotel in the Luxembourg region. Upon arrival at our hotel, room check-in and free time to rest.
LUXEMBOURG – (Strasbourg Tour) – (Pearls of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr Tour) – METZ
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for our hotel in the Metz region. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Metz region, free time until room check-in. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Strasbourg program (50 Euro). Located on the border of Germany, Switzerland, and France, and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg will greet 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 the pedestrian center and streets of Strasbourg, which was included on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 and has hosted the European Parliament since 1992, we will see Petite France, famous for its Alsace Houses that make us feel 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 oldest house in the city that continues to operate today as a hotel and restaurant. During the free time given after the tour, our guests who wish may join the extra Pearls of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr Tour program (80 Euro). On our tour, we will first go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar, where we will see the Old Customs House, Pfister House, and Petite Venise (Little Venice), the city’s most famous area with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will have the opportunity to find many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as many souvenirs. The next stop on our tour will be Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards surrounded by the Alsace region, flower-filled balconies, unique rows of shops, cobblestone streets where cars cannot enter, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafes; with its tower that includes the Dolder Museum, which carries the city’s story to the present day with its documents, it will not fall short of Grimm fairy tales. After the free time given after the tour, we return to our hotel in the Metz region. Upon arrival at our hotel, free time to rest.
METZ – PARIS – (Paris Masterpieces Tour)
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart to arrange our Metz city tour. After our panoramic city tour in Metz, a medieval city established at the confluence of the Moselle and Seille rivers in northeastern France, we head towards Paris. Upon arrival in central Paris, during the free time offered, our guests who wish may join the extra Paris Masterpieces Tour (45 Euro). Starting from Paris's magnificent squares, we will visit Trocadero Square, built on the hill directly opposite the Eiffel Tower and offering the best view of the tower, with many cafes and restaurants, accompanied by the elegance the evening lights add to the city. After visiting the Opera Building, Concorde Square adorned with 365 street lamps, and Champs Elysées Avenue, we complete our tour and arrive at our hotel in the Paris region. After arrival at the hotel, room check-in and free time to rest.
PARIS – (Paris Phenomena Tour and Seine River Boat Tour) – (Paris Icons Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. Our guests who wish may join the extra Paris Phenomena and Seine River Boat Tour (85 Euro). We start our Paris Phenomena tour with the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris and indeed France. Built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Paris III Universal Exhibition, this structure made of a combination of steel and iron was spared demolition after attracting great interest from tourists during and after the Universal Exhibition in 1889, and has remained standing to this day. We offer free time around the Eiffel Tower for photos and sightseeing. During this free time, guests who wish may go up to the 2nd floor of the tower, which consists of 3 sections (floors), each reached by elevator, and enjoy the unique view of Paris and take beautiful photos (optional Eiffel Tower elevator ascent fee 23€, not included in the extra tour price). After our Eiffel tour, we organize a Seine River boat tour. (Boat tour is included in the extra tour fee.) The 776 km long Seine River, one of the most well-known rivers in the world, divides the city into two. During the tour we will take on long boats moving slowly along the river, we will see many famous buildings of Paris and the 37 bridges on the river from a unique angle. After our Seine River excursion, via the Invalides (Veterans) Square road, we panoramically see the Lady Diana Monument, the 17th-century royal entertainment center Palais Royal, and Comedie Franceise Square, home to many historical buildings including the French State Theater, and reach the BENLUX Store, which has been the international center of Paris fashion with its perfumes since 1959, where we provide free time for shopping and sightseeing. Our guests who wish may visit the Louvre Museum, which was built as a defensive fortress in the Middle Ages but began to be used as a museum after the French Revolution, and which was visited by nearly 10 million people in 2012, after the photo stop we will take; they may visit the museum during the free time offered (optional Louvre Museum entrance fee 33€, not included in the extra tour price). Free time in the city center after the tour. In the evening, our guests who wish may join the extra Paris Icons Tour (65 Euro) program. On our tour, we will first go to Montmartre Hill, known as the "Painters' Hill," where bohemian life still continues today, where street painters and caricaturists and many famous painters have done their work, and which forms the highest point of Paris. After visiting the Sacré-Coeur Basilica (Vow Church) rising on top of this 130-meter hill (transport by funicular fee is included in the extra tour price), we will have free time for portraits at the painters' square and sightseeing. Transfer to our hotel at the end of the tour.
PARIS – (Brugge Tour) – BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart for Brussels. On the way, our guests who wish may join the extra Brugge Tour (50 Euro). Brugge, known as the “Venice of Belgium” thanks to its houses in the water and streets made up of canals, is known as a dream city. The city’s historical fabric and medieval architecture, which were not damaged by chance during World War II, have survived to this day. The colorful one-story, cake-like houses, churches, statues, and cobblestone medieval streets we encounter in the city square will draw us into a fairy tale. After the city tour we will carry out in Brugge, we continue our journey to Brussels. Upon arrival in Brussels, we arrange our city tour. Brussels, accepted as the European Union and European capital as it hosts many institutions related to both Belgium and the European Union and NATO, is a city that has managed to preserve many historical artifacts throughout history. After our city tour in Brussels, where Grand Palace, one of Europe’s most famous and lively squares, and places famous for their Gothic historical and architectural texture are located, we set off for Amsterdam. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Amsterdam region, room check-in and free time to rest.
AMSTERDAM – (Amsterdam Icons Tour) – (Fairytale Villages & Windmills Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the extra Amsterdam Icons Tour (55 Euro). On our tour, Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and Central Station are among the main places to see. After our tour, where we explore Amsterdam’s local neighborhoods and narrow streets, famous for its walking paths and canals, and visit its world-famous streets from different angles, we offer free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the extra Fairytale Villages & Windmills Tour (75 Euro). On our tour, we first arrive in Volendam. In this fishing town, we complete our program with a walking tour through streets surrounded by well-kept and beautiful houses and along the seafront road full of restaurants and cafes, and we head to Zaandam. Located in the north of the country by the Zaan River, Zaandam is among the favorites of Instagram influencers with its open-air museum quality, combining modern shopping opportunities and historic traditional green Zaan houses. After sightseeing and free time in Zaandam, which holds the title of being the location where the first McDonald's restaurant in Europe opened, we move to Zaanse Schans, our tour’s final stop. With its windmills, museums, nature, and culture, this historic town is one of the Netherlands’ most popular tourist attractions. After our Zaanse Schans visit, where we will see shops where we can find souvenir handicrafts such as wooden clogs as well as mills currently used in paint and oil production (entrance fees to the archaeological site are included in the extra tour fee; the optional Zaanse Schans museum entrance fee of 15€ is not included), we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Amsterdam region.
AMSTERDAM – (Giethoorn Hobbit Village Tour) – (Outlet Tour) – BRUSSELS
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart for Brussels. On the way, our guests who wish may join the extra Giethoorn Hobbit Village Tour (55 Euro). On our tour, we visit Giethoorn, called the “Land of Fairy Tales” for its peaceful atmosphere and canals. Away from motor vehicles, with its pristine nature, bridges, canals, and charming houses that are architectural wonders of their own, Giethoorn ranks first on the list of the world’s most peaceful places. After the sightseeing tour we will carry out in Giethoorn Hobbit Village, during the free time to be given, guests who wish can pay an additional fee (optional boat tour fee 10 Euro) to take a boat ride on the canals of this fairy-tale town and also have the chance to see the charming houses resembling the living areas of Hobbits from a different angle. After our tour in Giethoorn, we continue our journey to Brussels. On the way, our guests who wish may join the extra Outlet Tour (35 Euro). We depart for our outlet center visit on this tour. After the free time we will provide for quality shopping at affordable prices in the outlet center, which hosts stylish stores of world-famous prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we set off for our hotel in the Brussels region. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Brussels region, room check-in and free time to rest.
BRUSSELS – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Brussels Charleroi Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. After the baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures we will complete upon arrival at the airport, we fly to Istanbul at 15:00 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC924. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 20:20 local time and end of the tour.