Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Ride Tour

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Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Ride Tour

Length: Early Morning Tour

Duration: 4 hours

Guide in English, Arabic

Visiting points: Hot Air Balloon Trip over Cappadocia

Pick up from the hotel roughly one hour before the sunrise (App. 05:00 o’clock) and transfer to the base.  After serving tea, coffee, and cookies while waiting for the other participants to proceed to the take-off field designated for that day. After a safety briefing delivered by the pilot, climb into the baskets, and take off. Rise to the altitudes of several hundred meters to have a good view of the area and drift through the valleys and canyons for some 60 minutes. On landing, have a traditional celebration party with champagne and cakes. Thereafter transfer back to the hotel.

INCLUDED

  • Transfer from/to the hotel
  • Hot Air Balloon Trip

EXCLUDED

  • Personal expenses
  • Tips

Full Day Yalova Thermal Tour

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Full Day Yalova Thermal Tour

Length: Full Day

Duration: 8 hours

Guide in English, Arabic

Visiting points: Thermal Baths, Yalova Beach, Yalova Sudüşen Waterfall, Gemilik Delight and Souvenir Shop, Olive and Olive Oil Restaurant, Restaurant, Kırcılar Leatherland

In the morning we take our guests from Bursa and head for Yalova. After 1 hour we arrive to Yalova at 11:00 am. If we have guests from Yalova, first we take them and then start our group tour.

First of all we visit the Sudüşen Waterfall located in the Thermal District. Sudüşen Waterfall and its surroundings offer a magnificent atmosphere for nature lovers. The road to the waterfall is an easy level hiking trail.

When you go out to the waterfall, you can encounter a unique dam lake, Marmara Sea view and a wide variety of forest faunas, this trail is perfect for photo safari, nature walk and for picnic.. We leave here and continue our journey to the thermal baths of Yalova.

Due to its therapeutic water resource, Thermal bath has been the healing center of various civilizations for centuries and they are still being used in the treatment of many diseases.

Hot spring waters are healing rheumatic and metabolic diseases and other diseases which are related to human digestive system, liver, bile duct, kidney and urinary tract , these baths are also used for their healing properties by people who had orthopedic operations, skin diseases, psychological diseases, gynecological diseases and functional disorders. From here we go to the restaurant which is on the Yalova beach for dining.

After lunch we have free time to spend on the beach. After free time we are heading for Bursa and we end our journey in leather stores and shopping mall in Bursa.

INCLUDED

  • Professional English speaking guide
  • All entrance fees of the mentioned visiting places
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
  • Local taxes

EXCLUDED

  • Personal expenses
  • Drinks
  • Tips

Half Day Afternoon Ottoman Relics Tour

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Half Day Afternoon Ottoman Relics Tour

Length: Half day Afternoon Tour

Duration: 4 hours

Guide in English, Spanish  

Visiting points: Topkapı Palace, Sultan Tombs

SULTANS  TOMBS:  there are five tombs of Ottoman Sultans within the graveyard at St. Sophia. The ceramic panels are the most beautiful examples of the 16th century with purple, green, blue, and red flower motives. Prince robes and a small piece from the Kaaba covers are displayed on the sarcophaguses. (Sultans Tombs closed on Monday, replaced with Little Hagia Sophia Mosque)

TOPKAPI PALACE: The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewelry thrones of sultans, costumes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; CHAMBER OF SACRED RELICS.

(Harem is not included in the program and visit is due to extra entrance fee.)

Topkapı Palace is closed on Tuesdays

Sultans Tombs closed on Mondays / replaced with short Hagia Sophia Mosque tour

INCLUDED

  • Hotel pick up & drop off by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches
  • Entrance fees
  • Professional licensed tour guide

EXCLUDED

  •  Personal expenses
  •  Tips and gratitudes
  •  Harem part in Topkapi Palace

This tour is not operated on Tuesdays

Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus Tour

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Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus Tour

Length: Evening Tour (20:00 – 00:00)

Duration: 3-4 hours

Guide in English, Spanish  

Visiting points: Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus Bridge, Ortakoy, Rumeli Forthress, Fatih Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace Maiden’s Tower from the sea

We offer a luxurious dinner cruise night out in Istanbul. Enjoy delicious gourmet foods while you dance with the panoramic view of the Bosphorus that separates the two continents Europe and Asia.

Enjoy as you cruise The Bosphorus and see historical places like Dolmabahce Palace,Bosphorus Bridge, Ortakoy, Rumeli Forthress , Fatih Bridge , Beylerbeyi Palace Maiden’s Tower and also Istanbuls very famous night clubs as you wine and dine the night away.No other Istanbul experience can match this unique combination of romantic ambiance. We combine fresh food with unparalleled views of Istanbul and live entertainment to create Istanbul‘s leading Bosphorus Dinner Cruise.

After dinner you can enjoy the entertaining music provided by professional DJ and traditional show programs or simply relax with a drink and enjoy the view.

SHOW PROGRAM
Katibim Show
Asuk Masuk
Traditional Mixed Folk Dance
Belly Dancer
Caucassian Folk Dance
Professional DJ Performance
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Dinner with Unlimited Non Alcoholic Drinks
Unlimited soft drinks and hot drinks (coke, fanta, juice, tea, coffee)
DINNER MENU & DRINKS
Welcome Cocktail
10 kinds of Cold Mezes (Starters)
Fresh seasonal salad
ENTREE ( Main Dish with 3 options)
Grilled Fish with scallion garden rocket, mashed potatoes and lemon
Grilled Chicken Steak with rice and mashed potatoes
Grilled Meat Ball with rice and mashed potatoes
Dessert
Unlimited soft drinks
Turkish coffee

INCLUDED

  • Hotel Pick-up & drop-off by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches
  • Dinner
  • Unlimited soft drinks

EXCLUDED

  • Tips and gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks

Jewish Heritage Daily Tour in Istanbul

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Jewish Heritage Daily Tour in Istanbul

Length    : Half day Morning or Full day
Duration : 4 /  7 – 8 hours
Guide in  : English

HALF DAY TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Neve Shalom Synagogue or Ashkenaz Synagogue (upon availability)Galata & Balat, the oldest Jewish settlement, Golden Horn

 

FULL DAY TOUR PROGRAM

Start after breakfast for a tour in Galata, the centuries-old Jewish neighborhood with its famous tower built by the Genoese. Visit to Neve Shalom Synagogue or Ashkenaz Synagogue (upon availability) Drive to Balat along the Golden Horn, residential area of the Ottoman Jews where the “Star of David” still appears on the facades of some buildings. Visit to Ahrida Synagogue, built in the15th century and from outside Jewish Hospital (Or-Ahayim).Visit to Zülfaris Jewish Museum of the Quincentennial Foundation and the “Oldies House” at Hasköy.The Jewish Cemetery where the martyrs of Neve Shalom are buried. Stop at Ortaköy, first disembark point of Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain by the religious disturbance of the Spanish King and the Queen, desperate on the ships in the middle of the sea, not being accepted by any European country except the Ottoman Sultan Beyazid Khan The Second who welcomed them offering a safe and peaceful life. Last visit to Etz Ahayim Synagogue in Ortaköy.

What is Included ?

  • Private tour rates include round trip transfers from/to central hotels,
  • private A/C transportation,
  • English speaking professional private guide
    (other languages are available on request),
  • Donations to synagogues, museum entrance fees,
  • Lunch in full day tours ; exclude drinks.
  • You can request Jewish Guides in Istanbul and Izmir upon availablity.
  • SYNAGOGUE VISIT:Some Synagogues may not be accessible at the time of your tour.

* Photocopy of the passport page with photo is needed in advance (4 days) for visit permits.

* Passports required for security during the tour.

8 Days 7 Nights Turkey Tour For Students Group

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8 Days 7 Nights Turkey Tour For Students Group

1.Day: Arrival in Istanbul

(Welcome dinner on the bosphorus cruise)

Today is the first day of your student tour in Turkey. We will meet you and transfer you to your hotel. Check-in to your hotel.

The rest of the day is yours to rest and enjoy and we will meet in the evening for welcome dinner on the bosphorus cruise.

Overnight stay in İstanbul.

2.Day: Full day Istanbul City Tour For Students

(Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)

After Breakfast,your tour guide and your driver are at the lobby to take you for your Istanbul’s Highlights Tour.

Today’s programme will start by visiting the ancient Hippodrome where you will get to know all details of its transformation, obelisks and functions during history.

The Hippodrome is hand by hand with the world famous Blue Mosque so we will be entering Blue Mosque after our Hippodrome Tour.
Sultanahmet is named by it’s visitors as Blue Mosque because of the magnificent tiles and breath-taking decoration inside. You will have a fully guided tour here.

The next stop of your Istanbul Student Tour is Hagia Sophia, which is one of the must-see places in the whole world. The whole story and history of the Hagia Sophia church-mosque-museum will be presented by your guide.

Your guide will take you to lunch in a very good local restaurant. Here you will have the chance to talk and make critics about your tour and some rest for next visiting place The Underground Basilica Cistern which was the water-warehouse for Roman’s & Ottoman’s Istanbul.

The driver will pick you up after your fully guided Cistern Tour and will take you to your hotel.

Overnight stay at hotel in Istanbul.

3.Day: Full day Gallipoli  Tour

(Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

After breakfast we depart very early for our tour in Gallipoli. Gallipoli is called Canakkale in Turkish and that was one of the high points of world war one. One of the biggest tragedies of the humanity happened here and more around half a million people from different cultures-languages-countries all confronted the same end.

Today we will be visiting the main battlefields in Gallipoli area which covers; Chunuk Valley, Anzac Cove, Memorial cemetery and many other battlefields and also a local museum which founded by a farmer living around the harbour.

We are sure that Gallipoli will be one of your bests in your student tour in Turkey

Lunch will be served during your tour and after the tour you will be taken to your hotel. Overnight stay in Canakkale.

4.Day: Full day Troy Tour – Kusadasi

(Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

After breakfast, we will depart for Troy Tour. Troy is one of the famous ancient cities and an important town of Hellenistic Culture. Here you will be visiting the ancient city of troy and also will see the Trojan Horse.

After the tour you will have lunch at a local restaurant and then drive down to Kusadasi for overnight.

Check in to your Hotel…

5.Day: Full day Ephesus & Virgin Mary Tour

(Breakfast – Lunch-Dinner)

Today is the time for a marble white, history long and holy land tour. One of the best preserved ancient cities on the world : Ephesus and it’s most important guest Virgin Mary’s house are the destinations for today’s tour.

This daily Ephesu tour will be one of the highlights of all your travels and also as one of the Ancient World Wonders will get a place in your photo albums.

After the Ephesus tour you will visit the house that Virgin Mary spent her last years in.

Then you will be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi for overnight stay at Kusadası.

6.Day: Pamukkale & Hierapolis Ancient Ruins City

(Breakfast – Lunch- Dinner)

A bright morning for the world’s only cotton castle, Pamukkale which is happened after warm tears of the nature. As if the beauty of the white pearl on Cleopetra’s chest was the inspiration for this art work of the nature.

Today you will see the ancient city of Hierapolis and Cleopetra’s private swimming pool and also walk in calcium rich warm pools of Pamukkale.

After tour, we will drive to Istanbul. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

7.Day: Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour

(Breakfast – Lunch-Dinner )

You have had an amazing time during your tour and now we want you to celebrate it in between two continents on beautiful waters and shores of Boshporus.

Bosphorus is the river which divides Istanbul in two parts : Asian part and European part. This makes Istanbul one of the most important cities on world to be based in two continents.
Bosphorus is actually a panoramic summary of history and art in Istanbul. The houses, palaces, pavilions and gardens on shores will give you a great feeling.

You will be visiting Istanbul’s highest peak Camlica Hill and have your lunch there. After your tour we will take you to your hotel.

8.Day: Transfer to Istanbul Airport for your homebound flight.

(Breakfast)

Thank you for choosing with Nexa Travel. Hope to see you again next time.

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Anzac Tour From Istanbul

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Anzac Tour From Istanbul

23 April Day 1 – Arrive to Istanbul Airport, transfer to Istanbul Hotel. Welcome dinner on the Bosphorus Cruise. Overnight in Istanbul.

24th April Day 2 – Morning departure to the WW1 battlefields of Gallipoli; stopping along the way to stock up on supplies and rations. Once we arrive to the Gallipoli Peninsula, we head straight to Anzac Cove to find a good spot on the grass for the long night ahead.

25th April Day 3 – Waking up before the sun rise for the ANZAC Day Dawn Service. There is this almost deafening silence as the service to commemorate our fallen forefathers on this special day begins. You will then have  chance to attend the Australian or New Zealand Memorial service before a late afternoon drive back to Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

26 th April Day 4 – After breakfast, departure transfer to Istanbul Airport. End of our services.

Istanbul / Gallipoli

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Full Day Bursa Waterfall Tour

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Full Day Bursa Waterfall Tour

Length: Full Day

Duration: 8 hours

Guide in English

Visiting points: Cumalıkızık Ottoman Village, Kestel Waterfall, Zoo, Horse Farm, Hacivat Karagöz Turkish Delight, Honey Farm,  Waterfall Stream Restaurant, Kırcılar  Leatherland,  Paul Mark Shopping Mall

In the morning we take our guests from Bursa and we start our tour from the zoo, after we wander in the zoo, we go horse riding at the horse farm and then we visit the Bursa leather production site. After our visit to Bursa leather production site, we are heading to Cumalıkızık, which is an old Ottoman village established on the northern skirts of Uludağ mountain.

Cumalıkızık was included in UNESCO’s temporary list of World Heritage in 2000 and in 2014 it was registered as World Heritage along with Bursa Province. The village, which has been established as a foundation village, the historical texture of the village has been well preserved and the civilian architectural examples of the early Ottoman period have been successfully preserved up until today..

Due to this feature the village has been a center of attraction and a frequently visited residential area.. It is often a venue for historical films. In this historic village you can walk around old streets, see traditional handmade food and beverages, clothes and more, you can make shopping.

After visiting the village, we are heading to the Saitabat village waterfall from Kestel county of Bursa city of Kestel this water fall presents an incredible nature view.

The Saitabat Waterfall, also known as Güvercinlik, is formed by the water of the melted snow flowing down from Uludağ mountain. The canyon in which the waterfalls from the Uludağ Mountain skirts is the meeting point of adventurers who are interested in outdoor sports..

Around the Saitabat Waterfall there are BBQ restaurants and buffets, the surrounding area is also used as a picnic area and a resting area. . After eating lunch at the restaurant within the area of the waterfall we visit farm where the jam and honey is produced by natural means. Later we finish our tour in the mall..

INCLUDED

  • Professional English speaking guide
  • All entrance fees of the mentioned visiting places
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
  • Local taxes

EXCLUDED

  • Personal expenses
  • Drinks
  • Tips

Full Day Bursa Uludağ Tour

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Full Day Bursa Uludağ Tour

Length: Full Day

Duration: 8 hours

Guide in English

Visiting points: Historical plane tree, Lift (Uludağ Mountain), Green Mosque and Green Shrine  Bazaar, Green Bath, Turkish Delight, Munira Silk Bazaar.

In the morning we take our guests from Bursa and start the tour. We are starting our tour with Green Mosque. Green Mosque is a historical chapel which is one of the most striking examples of the first period Ottoman architecture in Bursa. The fame of the mosque comes from the glazed tiles. The mosque is in the Green neighborhood which has given its name to the mosque..Green shrine; Is the only Ottoman shrine whose all walls are thick with glazed tiles. The walls of the shrine and the marble frame and the sections between the arches are all covered with turquoise colored tiles. After seeing Green Mosque and the shrine, we visit Green Market and then head for the Lift. If the weather conditions are favorable, we travel to Uludağ Mountain by Lift in which you can observe the panoramic view of Bursa. You can ski on the slopes of Uludağ during your free time here and drive around on the paths around the mountain with a snow motorcycle or you can go up to the summit by chairlifts and enjoy the view while drinking your tea or coffee.

After the free time in Uludağ, we are going to see the historical Inkaya Plane Tree in the village of Inkaya on the Uludağ road in Cekirge,. The plane tree takes its name from the Inkaya Village on the Uludağ Road which is one of the first villages of the Ottoman Empire, the tree has 13 main branches. The length of the “Inkaya Plane tree” is 35 meters. The plane tree has a thickness of 3-4 meters and the plane is one of the oldest trees in Turkey with a circumference of 9.2 meters. Here we eat lunch with a great view and in a mesmerizing atmosphere.

From here, we are heading to the Turkish delight store to taste the delicious delights of Bursa and we end our tour in the mall.

INCLUDED

  • Professional English speaking guide
  • All entrance fees of the mentioned visiting places
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
  • Local taxes

EXCLUDED

  • Personal expenses
  • Drinks
  • Tips

Full Day Cappadocia Green Tour

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Full Day Cappadocia Green Tour

Length: Full Day

Duration: 8 hours

Guide in English

Visiting points: Kaymaklı Underground City, Soganli Valley, Sobessos, Taskinpasa Medresesi, Mustafapasa

Pick up from your hotel and you will visit Kaymakli Underground City (See how the people lived in this multi-level city complete with stables, kitchens, storage chambers and wine making rooms), Soganli Valley (Relaxing 3km walk through the valley with Byzantine period rock tombs),Sobesos(A Roman Bath from the 5th century and mosaics and graves from Byzantine Empire Period), Taskinpasa Medresesi (an Ottoman theological school), Mustafapasa (Experience the Ottoman and Greek architecture of this old Greek Village once called Sinasos).

INCLUDED

  • Professional English speaking guide
  • All entrence fees of the mentioned visiting places
  • Lunch at local restaurant
  • Local taxes

EXCLUDED

  • Personal expenses
  • Drinks
  • Tips