Capitals Amsterdam, Paris and London Tour

We meet in front of the Türk Hava Yolları counter at the Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal 3 hours before the flight. After completing baggage, ticket and passport formalities, we depart for Amsterdam at 10.30 on Türk Hava Yolları flight TK 1957. Upon arrival at 12.55 local time, we begin our Amsterdam city tour in the vehicle waiting for us at the airport. Sights on the tour include Dam Square, Central Station, the National Monument, the Royal Palace and the Flower Market. After the city tour, guests who wish can join the optional Amsterdam Canals tour at an extra charge. (40 Euro) On this boat tour, we view Amsterdam and its architecture from the canals. As we travel through the canal network, which extends over 100 km and consists of 165 canals, we see the city from a different perspective. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel. We stay overnight at our hotels in or around Amsterdam.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish may join the optional Fairytale Villages and Waterways (Zaanse Schans & Volendam & Giethoorn Hobbit Village) tour at an extra charge. (110 Euro) Our tour begins in the town of Zaanse Schans in the Netherlands. Known for its historic windmills dating back to the 17th century that are still in operation, the town resembles an open-air museum with its natural surroundings and wooden houses. Stop number 2 on our tour is Marken. After exploring Marken, once an island and later connected to the mainland through land reclamation, we head to Volendam. Volendam is known for its harbour, traditional Dutch houses and people in traditional clothing. Here you can taste seafood and cheeses and buy reasonably priced souvenirs. After our visit, we continue to our final stop, Giethoorn Hobbit Village. Giethoorn is a European settlement that attracts interest for its village character and is considered one of the world's beautiful places. The village began to gain recognition through the film Fanfare, made here in 1958, and has attracted increasing numbers of visitors over time, now welcoming more than 800.000 tourists a year.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish can join the optional Discoveries (Rotterdam & Delft & The Hague) tour at an extra charge. (80 Euro) The first stop is Rotterdam, the second-largest city in the Netherlands. Rebuilt after World War 2, the city is home to Europe's largest port. Sights on the city tour include Euromast Tower, the Old Harbour area, Erasmus Bridge (Erasmusbrug), nicknamed the Swan, and the Cube Houses. After visiting Rotterdam, we depart for Delft. We complete our tour of this city, known for its historic canals, workshops renowned for their ceramic art, and streets that retain their medieval character, before continuing to The Hague. The Netherlands' 3rd-largest city by population density, The Hague is also the country's administrative centre. Home to institutions such as the Parliament Building (Binnenhof) and the International Court of Justice, the city is sometimes referred to as an unofficial capital. After our visit to The Hague, we transfer to our hotel and have free time. Overnight in Amsterdam or the surrounding area.

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Paris. Upon arrival, our tour takes us past Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, the Louvre Museum and Pyramid, Etoile Square, the Grand Palais and Petit Palais exhibition halls, Concorde Square and the Obelisk, the French Parliament Building, the Alexandre 3 Bridge, the Seine River, Napoleon's Tomb and the Eiffel Tower. After the tour, you will have free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Paris by Night tour at an extra cost. (35 Euro) On this tour, you can see Champs Elysees, Concorde Square, the Louvre Museum and various boulevards, buildings and squares illuminated at night. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel. Overnight accommodation will be at a hotel in Paris or the surrounding area.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish may join the optional Paris Masterpieces & Seine River Boat Tour (Eiffel Tower & Seine River Boat Trip & Montmarte Artists' Hill & Sacre Coeur Basilica & Notre Dame Cathedral), available at an extra charge. (110 Euro) The first stop will be the Eiffel Tower, one of the city's landmarks, visited by millions of tourists every year. We will go up to floor 2 of the Eiffel Tower to see Paris from above. We will then take a boat trip on the Seine River, which divides Paris in two. After viewing the historic buildings on both banks, we will take a cable car up to Montmarte Hill, the highest hill in Paris. On this hill, which bears the traces of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henry Toulouse Lautrec, Dalida, Vincent Van Gogh and Jean Marais, we will first see Sacre Coeur (Votive Church). We will then stop at Tertre Square for shopping and the chance to have your portrait drawn. After the break, we will visit Notre Dame Cathedral, a symbol of France's history and one of the buildings that shape the Paris skyline.

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Paris Station to take the train to London. After a journey of approximately 3 hours, we arrive in London and begin our city tour in the vehicle waiting for us. During our tour of London, visited by millions of tourists every year, we see Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Piccadilly Circus, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, the Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, Westminster Bridge, the shopping streets of Oxford Street and Regent Street, and the River Thames. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel. We stay overnight at our hotels in London or the surrounding area.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish may join the optional Icons of London (London Eye & Westminster & Thames River Boat Tour) tour at an extra cost. (150 Euro) Opened to visitors in 2000, the London Eye stands 135 metres tall and has 32 passenger capsules. These 32 capsules represent London's 32 boroughs. At 135 metres tall, the London Eye is Europe's largest observation wheel and offers views of London and the River Thames. The 2nd stop on our tour will be the Westminster area. Here, the sights we will see include Westminster Abbey (St. Peter's Church), where the British Royal Family's traditional coronation and burial ceremonies take place, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace and the West End. After these visits, we will take a boat tour on the River Thames, one of London's landmarks, which divides the city in two. After the boat tour, we will transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, we complete check-out. We depart for the airport at the time announced by our guide. After baggage, ticket and passport procedures, we depart for Istanbul at 17.35 on Türk Dubai Hava Yolları flight TK1998. Our tour ends upon arrival at 23.30 local time.