Capitals Amsterdam, Paris and London Tour

We meet in front of the Türk Hava Yolları counter at the International Departures Terminal of Istanbul Airport 3 hours before departure. After completing baggage, ticket and passport procedures, we depart for Amsterdam at 07.15 on Türk Hava Yolları flight TK 1951. Upon arrival at 09.50 local time, we board our waiting vehicle at the airport and begin our Amsterdam city tour. 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, you can view Amsterdam and its architecture from the water as we travel along a network of 165 canals with a total length of over 100 km. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel. We spend the night at our hotels in or around Amsterdam.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish can join the optional Fairy-Tale Villages and Waterways tour (Zaanse Schans & Volendam & Giethoorn Hobbit Village) 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 still operate today, wooden houses and natural surroundings, the town resembles an open-air museum. The 2nd stop on our tour is Marken. After exploring Marken, once an island and later connected to the mainland by filling in the intervening area, we head to Volendam. Volendam is known for its harbour, traditional Dutch houses and people in traditional clothing. Here you can sample seafood and cheeses and buy reasonably priced souvenirs. After our visit to Volendam, we continue to our final stop, Giethoorn Hobbit Village. Giethoorn became known through the 1958 film Fanfare, which was filmed here, and visitor interest steadily increased after its release. The village welcomes more than 800.000 tourists a year. After the tour, we transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotels in Amsterdam or the surrounding area.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish can join the optional Discoveries (Rotterdam & Delft & The Hague) tour at an extra cost. (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 District, Erasmus Bridge (Erasmusbrug), nicknamed “the Swan,” and the Cube Houses. After the tour, we depart for Delft. We explore the 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 serves in a sense as an unofficial capital. After the tour of The Hague, we transfer to the hotel for free time. Overnight in Amsterdam or the surrounding area.

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Paris. Upon arrival, our city 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, Alexandre 3 Bridge, the Seine River, Napoleon’s Tomb and the Eiffel Tower. After the tour, you have free time. Later, guests who wish can join the optional Paris by Night tour at an extra charge. (35 Euro) On this tour, we 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 at a hotel in or around Paris.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish can join the optional Paris Masterpieces & Seine River Boat Tour (Eiffel Tower & Seine River Boat Trip & Montmarte Artists’ Hill & Sacre Coeur Basilica & Notre Dame Cathedral) at an extra charge. The tour costs 110 Euro. Our first stop is the Eiffel Tower, one of the city’s landmarks, visited by millions of tourists every year. We go up to the tower’s 2nd floor to see Paris from above. We then take a boat trip on the Seine River, which divides Paris in two, and see the historic buildings along both banks. After the boat trip, we take the funicular up Montmarte Hill, the highest hill in Paris. On this hill, which bears traces of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henry Toulouse Lautrec, Dalida, Vincent Van Gogh and Jean Marais, we first see Sacre Coeur (Church of Vows). We then stop at Tertre Square for shopping and to have your portrait drawn. After the break, we visit Notre Dame Cathedral, a symbol of France’s history and a distinctive feature of the Paris skyline. Notre Dame Cathedral was built on the orders of King Louis VII, who reigned from 1137 - 1180, to show the world the political, economic and cultural power of Paris.

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Paris Station for our train journey to London. After a journey of approximately 3 hours, we arrive in London and begin our city tour in the vehicle waiting for us. On our tour of London, which welcomes millions of tourists every year, we see Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Piccadilly Circus, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, St Peter’s Church in 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 spend the night at our hotels in or around London.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish may join the optional Icons of London (London Eye & Westminster & Thames River Boat Tour) excursion at an extra charge. (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 district. Here we will see Westminster Abbey (St. Peter’s Church), where the British Royal Family’s traditional coronations and burial ceremonies take place, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace and the West End. We will then take a boat tour on the River Thames, one of London’s landmarks, which divides the city in two. At the end of the boat tour, we will be transferred to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, we check out. We leave for the airport at the time specified by our guide. After completing baggage, ticket and passport procedures, we depart for Istanbul at 14.05 on Türk Dubai Hava Yolları flight TK1964. We arrive in Istanbul at 20.00 local time, and our tour ends.