DAY 1 ISTANBUL – BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM
Meeting with our valued guests in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport, 3 hours before the flight time. Following baggage and ticket procedures, flight to Brussels with a scheduled Pegasus Airlines flight. Upon arrival, departure for Amsterdam by our private bus waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival, panoramic Amsterdam city tour. Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the Flower Market and the Red Light District are among the places to be seen on our tour. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
DAY 2 AMSTERDAM
Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish may join our guide’s optional Magnificent Holland Tour (95 Euros) [Amsterdam Canal Cruise & Marken & Volendam & Zaanse Schans]. The towns of Marken and Volendam, Zaanse Schans, Amsterdam’s canals by boat and a jewelry factory are among the places to be seen. During our canal tour, we will see the canals and bridges of Amsterdam, known as the Venice of the North, accompanied by scenic views. We will then visit the world-famous diamond factory. You will not get enough of the time spent in the harbor district of Volendam, an old fishing village that inspired the song “Those who want to see the true beauty of Holland should go to Volendam.” Our next stop is the town of Marken. During our visit to the town, you can observe the lives of fishermen in charming small houses and also have the opportunity to buy inexpensive souvenirs. We then have the opportunity to see Zaanse Schans, a magical town with windmills. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
DAY 3 AMSTERDAM – LUXEMBOURG
After breakfast, we depart for Luxembourg. En route, we will visit McArthur Glenn Designer Outlet Roermond, one of the largest and most advantageous outlets in the region. After the free time we will provide here for shopping, we continue our journey to Luxembourg. Upon arrival, we take a panoramic evening city tour of Luxembourg. The Petrus River Valley, the old city center and its narrow streets, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Constitution Square, the city cathedral and the Palace of the Dukes are among the places to be seen on our tour. After the tour, we go to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
DAY 4 LUXEMBOURG – PARIS
After breakfast, we depart for Paris. Guests who wish may join the optional Reims (Champagne) Tour (40 Euros), which will be organized along our route. During this magnificent tour in Reims, the most important and largest city in the Champagne region, whose history dates back to the Roman Empire and whose unique Gothic architecture witnessed the coronation ceremonies of many French kings, Reims Cathedral, the Palace of Tau, Saint Remi Basilica and La Porte de Mars are among the places to be seen. We then continue our journey to Paris. Upon arrival, panoramic city tour. The Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, the Louvre Museum and pyramid featured in The Da Vinci Code, the Musée d’Orsay, the Arc de Triomphe, Place de l’Étoile, Napoleon’s tomb, the parliament building, Pont Alexandre III, the Grand Palais and Petit Palais built for the 1990 industrial fair, and Concorde Guillotine Square, associated with the French Revolution of 1789, are among the places to be seen on our tour. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
DAY 5 PARIS
After breakfast, guests who wish may join our guide’s optional Paris Combo Tour (105 Euros) [Eiffel Tower & Seine River Cruise & Montmartre Artists’ Hill & Sacré-Cœur Basilica & Notre Dame Cathedral & Fragonard Perfume Museum]. On our tour, you will have the chance to explore this magical city from above by ascending to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower. Afterwards, you will enjoy seeing Paris and its bridges from the river during a one-hour boat tour around the islands on the Seine. We then take the funicular to Montmartre, Paris’s oldest and highest hill. After free time for shopping or having your portrait drawn in Place du Tertre, famous for its painters and bohemian lifestyle, next to Sacré-Cœur, we visit the famous Notre Dame Cathedral, featured in novels, songs and films. After visiting the cathedral, we conclude our tour with a photo break at Paris’s kilometer zero and return to our hotel. In the evening, guests who wish may join our guide’s optional Paris by Night Tour (35 Euros). After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
DAY 6 PARIS
Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish may join our guide’s optional Magnificent Normandy & St. Germain Tour (95 Euros). Our first stop is Rouen, a medieval city. Its historic monuments and architectural works dating from the Middle Ages will take you on a brief journey through time. The magnificent Gothic Rouen Notre Dame Cathedral, whose foundations were laid during the reign of Norman William, who would later be known as William the Conqueror, and where Joan of Arc was tried, Gros-Horloge (the Renaissance Clock), the Palace of Justice and Vieux Marché (the symbolic cross where Joan of Arc was executed and the Joan of Arc Church located there today) are among the places to be seen on our tour. After free time, we return to Paris. Our final stop is the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, briefly known as the elite St. Germain neighborhood, frequented by many famous figures such as renowned American writer Ernest Hemingway and existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. During our tour of the vibrant St. Germain district, home to world-famous cafés such as Café Le Bonaparte, Café de Flore and Café Les Deux Magots, the world’s oldest café-restaurant, Le Procope (*1686), and host to jazz music festivals, we will see the Luxembourg Gardens, St. Sulpice Church, where Victor Hugo married, Place St. Michel and Paris’s oldest church, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, panoramically. After the tour, we return to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
*Guests who wish may spend our free day in Paris by visiting Disneyland. Our guide will assist you with Disneyland tickets. Transportation to and from the park will be arranged individually.
DAY 7 PARIS – BRUSSELS
After breakfast, we depart for Brussels. Along the route, guests who wish may join our guide’s optional Bruges City Tour (40 Euros), famous for its picturesque canals, old bridges, UNESCO-protected buildings and chocolate. After the tour, we continue our journey toward Brussels. Panoramic city tour upon arrival in Brussels. The Royal Palace, Chinese and Japanese houses, Grand Place (city square), the Stock Exchange Building, the Atomium Monument, Heysel Stadium and Manneken Pis (the urinating boy statue) are among the places to be seen on our tour. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
DAY 8 BRUSSELS – ISTANBUL
After breakfast, transfer to Brussels Airport depending on the flight time. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, departure for Istanbul on a scheduled Pegasus Airlines flight. Arrival in Istanbul and end of our tour.