ISTANBUL – PARIS
After baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures that we will complete 3 hours before the flight at Istanbul Airport International Terminal, we fly to Paris at 07:55 with Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1821. Arrival in Paris at 09:35 local time. With our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport, we depart to organize our Paris city tour. During our panoramic city tour, starting from Paris's magnificent squares, we will visit Trocadero Square, located on the hill directly opposite the Eiffel Tower, where the tower can be seen from its best angle and where many cafes and restaurants are located. The Opera Building, Concorde Square decorated with 365 street lamps, and Champs Elysées Avenue will be seen, and after free time given here, we arrive at our Paris hotel. Room assignment and free time to rest. If you wish, you can consult your guide about the New Year's Eve entertainment program. Happy New Year!
PARIS – (Paris Phenomena Tour and Seine River Boat Tour) – (Paris Icons Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day at leisure. Guests who wish may join our extra Paris Phenomena and Seine River Boat Tour (85 Euro). We start our Paris Phenomena tour with the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris and even France. Built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Paris World Exposition, this structure made of a mixture of steel and iron was initially intended to be dismantled, but because it attracted great attention from tourists during and after the Universal Exposition in 1889, it was spared demolition and has remained standing to this day. We offer free time around the Eiffel Tower for photos and sightseeing. During this free time, guests who wish can go up to the 2nd floor of the tower, which consists of 3 sections (floors) and each section is reached by elevator, and enjoy the unique view of Paris while taking beautiful photos (Optional Eiffel Tower elevator ascent fee is 23€, not included in the extra tour price). After our Eiffel tour, we organize a Seine River boat tour. (Boat tour is included in the extra tour fee) The Seine River, one of the most well-known rivers in the world, is 776 km long and divides the city into two. During the tour we will take on long boats that move gently along the river, we will see many famous buildings of Paris and the 37 bridges over the river from a unique angle. After our Seine River excursion, via the Invalide (Veterans) Square route, we panoramically see Diana Memorial, Palais Royal, the 17th-century royal entertainment center, and Comedie Franceise Square, where many historical buildings including the French State Theater are located, then we arrive at the BENLUX Store, the international center of Paris fashion with its perfumes since 1959, and provide free time for shopping and sightseeing. Guests who wish may visit the Louvre Museum during the free time to be offered after the photo stop we will give at the Louvre Museum, which was built as a defensive castle in the Middle Ages but began to be used as a museum after the French Revolution and was visited by nearly 10 million people in 2012 (Optional Louvre Museum entrance fee is 23€, not included in the extra tour price). After the tour, during the free time to be offered in the city center, guests who wish may join our extra Paris Icons Tour program (65 Euro). In our tour, we will first go to Montmartre Hill, where bohemian life still continues today, known as the "Painters' Hill" thanks to street artists and caricaturists and the fact that many famous painters worked there, and which forms the highest point of Paris. After visiting the Sacré-Coeur Basilica (Church of Vows) rising on top of this 130-meter hill (funicular transportation fee is included in the extra tour price), we will have free time in the painters' square for a portrait and sightseeing. After the tour, we return to our hotel.
PARIS – (Brugge Tour) – BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM
After breakfast and check-out procedures, we depart for Brussels. On the way, guests who wish may join our extra Brugge Tour program (50 Euro). Known as the "Venice of Belgium" because of its houses located in water and its streets made of canals, Brugge is known as a dream city. The city's historical fabric and medieval architecture, which were not damaged by chance during World War II, have survived to the present day. The colorful, single-story, almost cake-like houses with colorful roofs, churches, statues, and cobblestone medieval streets that appear before us in the city square will draw us into a fairy tale. After the city tour we will carry out in Brugge, we continue our journey to Brussels. We depart to the city center of Brussels to carry out our city tour. Brussels, which is considered the European Union and European capital thanks to the many institutions related to both Belgium and the European Union and NATO, is a city that has managed to preserve many historical works it has hosted throughout history. After our city tour in Brussels, where Grand Palace, one of Europe's most famous and lively squares, and places famous for their Gothic historical and architectural texture are located, we depart for Amsterdam. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Amsterdam region, room assignment and free time to rest.
AMSTERDAM – (Amsterdam Icons & Fairy-Tale Villages and Windmills Tour) – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out procedures, we offer a full day at leisure. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra Amsterdam Icons & Fairy-Tale Villages and Windmills Tour program (95 Euro). We first arrive in Volendam on our tour. We complete our program with a walking tour on the streets surrounded by well-kept and beautiful houses in Volendam and along the seaside road full of restaurants and cafes, and head to our next stop, Zaandam. Located in the north of the country on the banks of the Zaan River, Zaandam is among the favorites of Instagram influencers with its combination of modern shopping opportunities and historical traditional green Zaan houses as an open-air museum. After the sightseeing and free time we will offer in Zaandam, which holds the title of being the place where the first McDonalds restaurant in Europe opened, we arrive at Zaanse Schans. With its windmills, museums, nature, and culture, this historic village is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Netherlands. After our Zaanse Schans tour, where we will see shops where souvenir handicrafts such as wooden clogs can be found as well as the mills used today in paint and oil production (site entrance fees are included in the extra tour price. Optionally, the Zaanse Schans museum entrance fee of 15€ is not included), we depart to Amsterdam city center to organize our Amsterdam Icons Tour. Upon our arrival in Amsterdam, Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and Central Station are among the main places to be seen. After our tour, where we will explore the city from different angles by walking through Amsterdam's local neighborhoods and narrow streets, famous for its walking paths and canals, and visit its world-famous streets, we depart for Amsterdam Airport for our return flight to Istanbul after the free time that will be given. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 22:35 with Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1956. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 03:55 local time and the end of our tour.