From Gaziantep to Christmas Markets by Bernina Express, 4 Nights with AJet Airlines AJet Airlines’ scheduled flight from Gaziantep with a connection in Istanbul…

Tour details
GAZIANTEP – ISTANBUL – ZURICH – (Lucerne Tour) – MILAN
After arriving at Gaziantep Airport 3 hours before the flight and 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 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 for our panoramic city tour. During our city tour in Zurich, which we will carry out upon arrival, 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), which has a lively and colorful atmosphere surrounded by world-famous shops, are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the Zurich tour and a short free time, 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 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 the views of Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi, see the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument in the old town with its historic houses, and visit the city’s symbol, the Chapel Bridge, 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 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 optional Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour program (85 Euro). First, we head to Milan city center to carry out our Milan Masterpieces Tour program. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out for its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless works of art 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. During our city tour, the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galleria, where you can enjoy shopping among many famous brands, and Porta Romano are among the places to see. After the Milan Masterpieces Tour, we arrive at the outlet center, our program’s second stop. At the outlet center, home to 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, during the free time provided, 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, home to the summer residences of Hollywood celebrities, European elites, 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 check-out procedures, we arrive at Tirano train station for the unforgettable and enchanting 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 as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, which adorns the dreams of many travel lovers, we will have the opportunity to watch and photograph extraordinary views. After about a 2-hour enjoyable train ride, we arrive in St. Moritz. After our excursion in Switzerland, the homeland of our beloved hero Heidi, who left a smile-filled memory in all our childhoods and lives in the Alps with her grandfather and best friend Peter, and the nature wonder and favorite destination of the jet set St. Moritz, and after a short free time, we move towards 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 optional Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour program (95 Euro). First, we go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar, where we will see the Old Customs House, Pfister House, and the most famous area of the city, Petite Venise (Little Venice), with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In the unique atmosphere 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, flower-filled balconies, unique row of shops, cobblestone streets where cars are not allowed, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafes; with its tower, which houses the Dolder Museum that carries the city’s story to the present day through documents, it resembles Grimm fairy tales. After our visit in Riquewihr, we head to Obernai. In Obernai, where charming buildings that resemble cookies more than houses will welcome us, during our walk we will see 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 in her honor, as well as Place de l’Etoile, the square most reminiscent of a cookie. After the excursion in Obernai, during the free time provided, guests who wish may join our optional Strasbourg Tour program (40 Euro). Our first stop on the tour will be Strasbourg. Located on the border of Germany, Switzerland, and France, and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg will welcome us like a painting, as if it had come straight out of a fairy tale. 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 and making 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 right in the heart of the city, and the Kammerzell House, the city’s oldest house, which continues to serve today as a hotel and restaurant. After the Strasbourg city tour and the free time provided, we return to our hotel in the Alsace region.
ALSACE / BASEL – ZURICH – ISTANBUL – GAZIANTEP
After breakfast and check-out procedures, we head to Zurich Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. After arriving at the airport and 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 end of our tour.
What's included
  • Round-trip flight ticket on the AJet Airlines scheduled flights on the Gaziantep AP (GZT) – S.Gökçen AP (SAW) – Zurich AP (ZRH) – S.Gökçen AP (SAW) – Gaziantep AP (GZT) route,
  • Airport taxes and service fees,
  • 4 nights total accommodation with bed and breakfast at a 3-star out-of-town hotel,
  • Airport / Hotel / Airport transfers and intercity transfer,
  • Panoramic city tours and/or surrounding excursions in Zurich and St. Moritz,
  • Train journey with BERNINA EXPRESS / RED TRAIN,
  • Turkish-speaking guidance services,
  • TURSAB Professional Liability Insurance,
Not included
  • Visa fee and service charge,
  • Exit tax fee,
  • All kinds of hotel extras and personal expenses,
  • Domestic connecting flight ticket,
  • Lunch and dinner,
  • Extra tours and excursions specified/not specified in the program,
  • (Optional) Driver tips (10 Euro)
  • (Mandatory) Hotel city accommodation and city entry taxes (Adult/child per person 50 Euro***)
          ***On the first day of the tour, it is paid in cash by the guest to the local agency tour leader.