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We will meet at Cemberlitas with our guests at 09:00 am. Our daily trip will continue till 17:00pm. Grand bazaar was used hans (caravanserais) and bedesten (warehouse) by Ottoman Empire. Nowadays it became an mysteious shopping mall. You can find almost every thing there from turkish delight (lokum) to jewellery shops.  After our dessert and gift shopping we can have lunch break for tasting delicious Turkish cuisine (such as dolma, mantı and kebaps).  After our lunch break we will go to Karaköy by tram. We will visit Galata Tower which famous for its 360 degree view of Istanbul and taste baklava.

We will meet at Sultanahmet Square with our guests at 09:00 am. Our daily trip will continue till 17:00pm.  First of all we will  Topkapi Palace.  This palace was done Fatih Sultan Mehmet after he conquered Istanbul. After Topkapi palace we can have rest at Gulhane Parkı (Gulhane means Houses of Roses in Turkish). We will taste doner kebap at our lunch break.  After our lunch break we will start our cistern part of this trip. We will visit three different cisterns such as Basilica (Yerebatan)Cistern, Filoksenus (Binbirdirek) Cistern and Theodosius (Şerefiye Sarnıcı) Cistern. Across to the Şerefiye Cistern we will see Column of Constantine.  

We will meet at Sultanahmet Square with our guests at 09:00 am. Our daily trip will continue till 17:00pm. Firstly we will visit Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya Mosque).  Hagia Sophia Mosque contains both Byzantine and Ottoman empire’s religious elements. Secondly we will visit Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque) which is famous for its blue İznik tiles.  We will see Alman Çeşmesi (German Fountain) and Milion stone. We will have a lunch break at Sultanahmet Köftecisi which is famous for its special Turkish meatballs. We will continue our trip with Sultanahmet Square and Hippodrome of Constantinople. We will see Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpent Column and Column of Constantine Porphyrogenitus .  Across to the Hippodrome Square we will go to Arasta Bazaar which famous with hand crafts. In this baazar we can visit The Museum of Great Palace Mosaics.