Benelux, France, Germany & Switzerland Tour

Meet in front of the Turkish Airlines counter in the International Departures Terminal at Istanbul Airport 3 hours before the flight. After baggage, ticket and passport procedures, departure for Düsseldorf at 08.00 on Turkish Airlines flight TK 1523. Following our arrival at 09.20 local time, we board the vehicle waiting for us at the airport and begin our city tour of Düsseldorf, one of Germany's most important cities for culture, art and industry. The sights will include the revolving restaurant Rheinturm, Schloss Benrath, where some of Germany's most important thinkers were educated, the Königsallee shopping street and Horfgarten with its lush green spaces. After our tour, we set off for Amsterdam. During our city tour of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, which borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, the sights will include Dam Square, Central Station, the National Monument, the Royal Palace and the Flower Market. After our tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotels in Amsterdam or the surrounding area.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish may join the optional, extra Magnificent Fairytale Villages and Canals (Zaanse Schans & Volendam & Giethoorn Hobbit Village) tour. (110 Euro) Our tour begins in the town of Zaanse Schans. One of the Netherlands' hidden paradises, Zaanse Schans is a famous Dutch town known for its unspoiled nature and old historic windmills dating back to the 17th century that are still in operation. In the Dutch town of Zaanse Schans, whose historic windmills and wooden houses create beauty unlike anywhere else in the world, you will feel as though you are walking through an open-air museum. The 2nd stop on our tour is Marken. After exploring this wonderful former island, which was later connected to the mainland by filling in the water between them, we depart for Volendam. With its harbor, characteristic Dutch houses and people in traditional clothing, Volendam captivates visitors at first sight. After an enjoyable time in this town, where you can taste delicious seafood and cheeses and buy inexpensive souvenirs, we continue to our final stop, Giethoorn Hobbit Village.

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Brussels. En route, guests who wish may join the optional, extra Magnificent Cities Brugge & Gent tour. (90 Euro) Our first stop is Brugge, renowned for its magnificent beauty. Today, Brugge is one of Europe's leading tourist destinations and was placed under Unesco protection in 1991. With its medieval architecture, canals, narrow streets, bridges, historic buildings and squares, it has become one of Europe's most treasured cities. After exploring this beautiful city, we travel to Gent, another city where time seems to have stopped. With a history spanning 1400 years, Gent was founded at the confluence of the Schelde and Lys rivers and was one of the largest and wealthiest cities of the Middle Ages. After our tour of this city, famous for its medieval monuments and university, we depart for Brussels. One of the most striking stops on Benelux tours, Brussels stands out for its versatility. Thanks to its cosmopolitan character, the city offers travelers many different opportunities, and we will visit a variety of valuable landmarks.

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Paris, one of the world's most romantic cities. Upon our arrival in Paris, the sights we will see include 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, 3. Alexandre Bridge, the Seine River, Napoleon's Tomb and the Eiffel Tower. After our tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotels in Paris or the surrounding area.

After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish may join the optional, extra Magnificent Paris Masterpieces & Seine River Boat (Eiffel Tower & Seine River Boat Trip & Montmarte Artists' Hill & Sacre Coeur Basilica & Notre Dame Cathedral) tour. (110 Euro) Our first stop is the Eiffel Tower, the city's iconic landmark visited by millions of tourists every year. By ascending to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower, you will have the opportunity to see Paris from above. We then take a boat tour on the Seine River, which divides Paris in two. After seeing the historic landmarks on both banks of the river during the boat tour, we take the cable car up Montmarte Hill, the highest hill in Paris. Sacre Coeur (Church of Vows) will be the first sight on this hill, which bears the traces of important artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henry Toulouse Lautrec, Dalida, Vincent Van Gogh and Jean Marais. After seeing this building up close, we take a break at Tertre Square, where you can shop and have your portrait drawn, before visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, regarded as both a symbol of French history and an indispensable part of the Paris skyline.

After breakfast at the hotel, we set off for Luxembourg. Upon arrival, our Luxembourg city tour begins. Notre Dame Cathedral, the Grand Ducal Palace, City Hall and Constitution Square are among the sights we will see. After our tour, guests who wish may join the optional, extra Magnificent History and Mosaics (Trier & Remich & Schengen) tour. (65 Euro) The first stop on our tour will be Trier, founded by the Romans in 15 BC and known as Germany's oldest city. During our city tour of Trier, located in the Moselle Wine Region on the banks of the Moselle River, a tributary of the Rhine River, amid low, vine-covered red sandstone hills, the sights will include Porta Nigra, the largest surviving Roman city gate north of the Alps, the Roman Monuments within the Unesco World Heritage Site, St. Peter Cathedral and the Church of Our Lady, the Basilica of Constantine, and the house where Karl Marx, the revolutionary thinker known as the father of scientific socialism, was born. After our visit to Trier, we head to the tax-haven town of Remich, where you can enjoy the least expensive shopping of our entire tour.

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Strasbourg, one of France's most beautiful cities and the pearl of the Alsace region. As you explore Strasbourg, you will feel as though you are traveling through history in Europe's largest cobblestoned medieval neighborhoods. With its fairytale-like natural scenery and historic buildings, wooden houses, medieval churches and cathedrals, and numerous works of art, it is a place well worth seeing. Strasbourg also has historical importance as the place where the French national anthem "La Marseillaise" was written, and it blends Alsace culture with French architecture. During our city tour, the sights will also include Strasbourg Cathedral, Rohan Palace, Kleber Square and the Petit France district, adorned with traditional Alsace Houses. After our tour, guests who wish may join the Magnificent Fairytale Villages of Alsace (Eguisheim & Colmar & Kaysersberg & Riquewihr) tour. (110 Euro) On this tour, where we will want to take photographs at every opportunity from beginning to end, our first destination is Egusheim. Awarded the title of ''Favorite French Village'' in 2013, Egusheim is a village where history and nature dance together.

After breakfast at the hotel, we check out of our rooms and depart for Freiburg. Freiburg, Germany's fourth-largest city, is a historic medieval city near the Black Forest that enchants visitors with its natural beauty. During our city tour, the sights will include Münster Cathedral, the symbol of the city and one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture, Markthalle (Covered Market), Münsterplatz (Grand Square), Rathausplatz, Kaiser Joseph Street, Augustiner Platz, Adelhauser Platz and Gerberau. After our tour, we depart for Basel. Upon arrival, our city tour begins. Basel, Switzerland's third most populous city after Zurich and Geneva, is a magnificent city that combines modern and historic character and holds many treasures despite its small area. During our city tour, the sights will include Basel Cathedral, where the famous Dutch Renaissance writer Erasmus is buried, Marktplatz, the city's main square, the Government Building and Hotel Les Trois Roi. After our tour, we depart for Basel Airport. After baggage, ticket and passport procedures, departure for Istanbul at 18.05 on Turkish Airlines flight TK1926. Arrival at 23.15 local time and the end of our tour.