Benelux & Paris Promo Tour with Pegasus Airlines, 7 Nights: Morning Departure to Brussels – Evening Return from Brussels

ISTANBUL – BRUSSELS – LUXEMBOURG
After being present 3 hours before our flight at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal and completing baggage drop-off, check-in and passport control procedures, we fly to Brussels at 08:55 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC921. Upon our 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, also named Luxembourg after the country, is protected by the UNESCO World Heritage List, and is the only city that has 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 area, we head to our hotel in the Luxembourg region. Upon arrival at our hotel, 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 move towards our hotel in the Metz region. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Metz region, free time until room assignment. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Strasbourg Tour (50 Euro) program. Located on the border 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 a beauty like a painting. During the city tour we will carry out on foot in the car-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 that will 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 and still serving today as a hotel and restaurant. During the free time given after the tour, our guests who wish may join our extra Pearls of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr Tour (80 Euro) program. First, we will go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar and see the Old Customs House, Pfister House, and the city’s most famous district Petite Venise (Little Venice) with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In the unique atmosphere surrounded by the Rhine River and its canals, you will have the opportunity to taste many delicious foods according to your palate as well as buy many souvenirs. The next stop on our tour will be Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards, flower-filled balconies, distinctive row of shops, cobblestone pedestrian streets, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafes; with its tower that also houses the Dolder Museum, which brings the city’s story to the present day with documents, it resembles a Grimm fairy tale. 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 check-out from the hotel, we move to organize our Metz city tour. After our panoramic city tour in Metz, a medieval town established at the junction of the Moselle and Seille rivers in northeastern France, we set off for Paris. Upon arrival in the city center of Paris, during the free time provided, our guests who wish may join our extra Paris Masterpieces Tour (45 Euro) program. We will start our tour from Paris’ magnificent squares and 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 that the evening lights add to the city. After visits to the Opera House, 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, 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 our 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 Exposition, this structure made of a mixture of steel and iron was not demolished after attracting great interest from tourists during and after the 1889 Universal Exposition, and has remained standing until today. We offer free time around the Eiffel Tower for photography and sightseeing. During this free time, guests who wish can go up to the 2nd floor of the tower, which consists of 3 sections (floors) and to each section is accessed by elevator, and enjoy the unique view of Paris and take many beautiful photos (Optional Eiffel Tower elevator ascent fee is 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 Seine River, one of the most well-known rivers in the world, is 776 km long and divides the city in two. During the tour we will carry out on long boats moving slowly along the river, we will see many famous buildings of Paris and the 37 bridges over the river from a unique angle. After our Seine River tour, we will pass via Invalides Square and panoramically see many historic buildings including the Lady Diana Memorial, the Palais Royal, the royal entertainment center of the 17th century, and Comédie Française Square, where the French State Theater is also located, and arrive at the BENLUX Store, the international center of Paris fashion with its perfumes since 1959, and give free time for shopping and sightseeing. Our guests who wish may visit the Louvre Museum, which was built in the Middle Ages as a fortress for defense 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 make at the Louvre Museum, where free time will be provided (Optional Louvre Museum entrance fee is 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 our extra Paris Icons Tour (65 Euro) program. On our tour, we will first go to Montmartre Hill, which still maintains bohemian life today, is known as the “Painters’ Hill” thanks to street painters and caricaturists and many famous painters having worked there, and forms the highest point of Paris. After visiting the Sacré-Coeur Basilica (Church of Vows) rising on top of this 130-meter hill (funicular transportation fee is included in the extra tour price), we will have free time at the painters’ square for a portrait and sightseeing. Transfer to our hotel at the end of the tour.
PARIS – (Bruges Tour) – (Ghent Tour) – AMSTERDAM
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we move to Amsterdam. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Bruges Tour (50 Euro) program. Known as the “Venice of Belgium” thanks to its houses standing in the water and streets made up of canals, Bruges is known as a dream city. The city’s historic structure and medieval architecture, which were not damaged by chance during World War II, have survived to the present day. The colorful-roofed, single-story, almost cake-like houses, churches, statues and cobblestone medieval roads that appear to us in the city square will draw us into a fairy tale. After the city tour we will carry out in Bruges, we continue our journey to Amsterdam. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Ghent Tour (45 Euro) program. We arrive in Ghent, one of Europe’s largest and richest cities since the Middle Ages. The city, whose name comes from the word “Ganda,” meaning “the place where two rivers meet”; with its canals, charming stone streets, houses on both banks of the river and magnificent historical structures, looks like a true open-air museum. After free time provided at the end of the Ghent tour, we complete our tour and continue our journey to Amsterdam. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Amsterdam region, check-in and free time to rest.
AMSTERDAM – (Amsterdam Icons Tour) – (Fairy-Tale Villages & Windmills Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Amsterdam Icons Tour (55 Euro) program. On our tour, Dam Square, the Royal Palace and Central Station are among the main places to see. After our tour in which we discover the local neighborhoods and narrow streets of Amsterdam, famous for its walking paths and canals, from different angles and visit its world-famous streets, we offer free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Fairy-Tale Villages & Windmills Tour (75 Euro) program. We first arrive in Volendam on our tour. We complete our program with a walking tour through the streets of Volendam, a fishing town, surrounded by well-kept and beautiful houses and along the seafront road filled with restaurants and cafes, and we move on to Zaandam. Located in the north of the country on the banks of the Zaan River, Zaandam is among the favorites of Instagram influencers with its characteristic of being an open-air museum that combines modern shopping opportunities and historic traditional green Zaan houses. After the sightseeing and free time we will offer in Zaandam, which holds the title of being the place where the first McDonalds restaurant in Europe was opened, we move to Zaanse Schans, our final stop on the tour. With its windmills, museums, nature and culture, this historic town is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Netherlands. After our visit to Zaanse Schans, where we will see shops where souvenir handicrafts such as wooden clogs can be found, as well as mills currently used in paint and oil production (entrance fees to the ruins site are included in the extra tour fee. Optional Zaanse Schans museum entrance fee is 15€ and 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 check-out from the hotel, we move to Brussels. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Giethoorn Hobbit Village Tour (55 Euro) program. In our tour, we visit Giethoorn, called the “Land of Fairy Tales” for its peaceful atmosphere and canals. Giethoorn, with its pristine nature away from motor vehicles, bridges, canals, and charming houses that are unique architectural wonders, ranks first on the list of the most peaceful places in the world. After the sightseeing tour we will carry out in Giethoorn Hobbit Village, during the free time to be provided, guests who wish may, by paying an additional fee (optional boat tour fee 10 Euro), take a wooden boat tour through the canals of this fairy-tale town and have the chance to view the charming houses resembling the living spaces 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 our extra Outlet Tour (35 Euro) program. We move for our outlet center visit on our tour. After the free time we will offer for enjoyable shopping at affordable prices in the outlet center, which hosts the 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, check-in and free time to rest.
BRUSSELS – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we move to organize our Brussels city tour. Brussels, which is considered the capital of both Europe and the European Union thanks to hosting many institutions related to Belgium as well as the European Union and NATO, is a city that has successfully preserved many historical artifacts it has hosted throughout history. After our city tour in Brussels, which is home to Grand Place, one of Europe’s most famous and lively squares, and places famous for their Gothic-style historical and architectural texture, we move 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 18:00 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC926. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 23:20 local time and the end of our tour.