MEGA BENELUX & PARIS & COLOGNE & COLMAR TOUR FROM ANKARA with AJet, 7 nights, departing Düsseldorf at noon and returning from Düsseldorf in the evening

ANKARA – DÜSSELDORF – COLOGNE
Three hours before the flight, after completing our baggage drop-off, check-in and passport control procedures at the International Terminal of Ankara Esenboğa Airport, we fly to Düsseldorf at 14:25 on AJET Airlines’ direct, scheduled VF05 flight. Upon arrival at Düsseldorf Airport at 17:05 local time, we transfer to our hotel in the Cologne area by our private bus waiting for us. Check-in and free time to rest.
COLOGNE – (Amsterdam Icons Tour) – AMSTERDAM
After breakfast and check-out, we depart for Cologne city center to take our city tour. Located around the Rhine River and maintaining its importance as a major trading center since the Middle Ages, Cologne is an important German city renowned for its chocolates, Roman-era monuments, Roman walls surrounding the city, medieval churches and numerous historic structures. Cologne Gothic Cathedral, Hohenzollern Bridge, and the Kaiser Wilhelm II Monument are among the main sights we will see during our city tour. After our visit to Cologne and the free time provided, we conclude our tour and depart for Amsterdam. Upon arrival in Amsterdam, during the free time we will provide in the city center, guests who wish may join our optional Amsterdam Icons Tour (55 Euro). Dam Square, the Royal Palace and Central Station are among the main sights on our tour. After our tour, during which we will explore the city from different perspectives by walking through the local neighborhoods and narrow streets of Amsterdam, famous for its walkways and canals, and visit its world-famous streets, we transfer to our hotel in the Amsterdam area. Check-in and free time to rest.
AMSTERDAM – (Fairytale Villages & Windmills Tour) – (Giethoorn Hobbit Village Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Fairytale Villages & Windmills Tour (80 Euro). On our tour, we first arrive in Volendam. A fishing village, Volendam is known for its well-maintained and beautiful houses, streets and waterfront promenade lined with restaurants and cafés. After completing our walking tour, we depart for Zaandam. Located on the banks of the Zaan River in the north of the country, Zaandam is among the favorite destinations of Instagram influencers thanks to its open-air museum character, where modern shopping facilities merge with historic traditional green Zaan houses. Carrying the distinction of being the place where the first McDonald’s restaurant in Europe opened, Zaandam offers a sightseeing tour and free time, after which we depart for Zaanse Schans, the final stop of our tour. With its windmills, museums, nature and culture, this historic town is one of the Netherlands’ most popular tourist attractions. After our visit to Zaanse Schans, where we will see mills still used today for the production of paint and oil, as well as shops selling handmade souvenirs such as wooden clogs (site entrance fees are included in the optional tour price; the optional entrance fee to the Zaanse Schans Museum is 15€ and is not included in the price), we complete our tour and offer free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Giethoorn Hobbit Village Tour (65 Euro). On our tour, we visit Giethoorn, known as the “Land of Fairy Tales” for its peaceful atmosphere and canals. With its pristine nature free of motor vehicles, bridges, canals and charming houses with distinctive architectural designs, Giethoorn ranks first among the most peaceful places in the world. After our sightseeing tour in Giethoorn Hobbit Village, during the free time provided, guests may pay an additional fee (optional Boat Tour fee: 10 Euro) to take a wooden boat ride through the canals of this fairytale town and view the charming houses reminiscent of the Hobbits’ living spaces from a different perspective. After our tour in Giethoorn, we return to our hotel in the Amsterdam area.
AMSTERDAM – BRUSSELS – (Bruges Tour) – PARIS
After breakfast and check-out, we depart for Brussels. Brussels, which is also regarded as the capital of the European Union and Europe because it hosts many institutions related to both Belgium and the European Union and NATO, is a city that has managed to preserve many historic monuments throughout its history. After our city tour in Brussels, home to Grand Place, one of Europe’s most famous and lively squares, as well as venues renowned for their Gothic-style historic and architectural character, we set off for Paris. Along the way, guests who wish may join our optional Bruges Tour (50 Euro). Known as the “Venice of Belgium” thanks to its houses built over the water and streets consisting of canals, Bruges is regarded as a dream city. The city’s historic fabric and medieval architecture, which fortunately escaped damage during World War II, have survived to the present day. The colorful, single-story houses with roofs resembling cakes that we encounter in the city square, along with churches, statues and cobblestone medieval streets, will transport us into a fairy tale. After our city tour in Bruges, we continue our journey toward Paris. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Paris area, check-in and free time to rest.
PARIS – (Paris Highlights Tour and Seine River Cruise) – (Paris Icons Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. Guests who wish may join our optional Paris Highlights and Seine River Cruise (85 Euro). We begin our Paris Highlights Tour with the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris and even of France. This steel-and-iron structure, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Paris World’s Fair, attracted great interest from tourists during and after the 1889 World’s Fair, so its demolition was abandoned and it has survived to the present day. We provide free time around the Eiffel Tower for photography and sightseeing. During this free time, guests who wish may ascend to the tower’s second floor, which consists of three levels accessible by elevator, enjoy the unique view of Paris and take beautiful photographs (the optional elevator fee for the Eiffel Tower is 23€ and is not included in the optional tour price). Following our Eiffel Tower visit, we organize a Seine River cruise. (The boat tour is included in the optional tour price.) The 776-kilometer-long Seine, one of the best-known rivers in the world, divides the city in two. During our cruise aboard long boats moving gently along the river, we will see many of Paris’s famous buildings and the 37 bridges over the river from a unique perspective. After our Seine River cruise, we panoramically view, via the route through Invalides Square, the Lady Diana Memorial, Palais Royal, the 17th-century royal entertainment center, and Comédie-Française Square, home to many historic buildings including the French national theater. We then visit a perfume museum displaying the development of the city and its perfume industry, as well as valuable perfumes with scents and essences unique to France, exhibited in original bottles with aesthetically impressive designs. Finally, we arrive at the BENLUX Store, where free time is provided for shopping and sightseeing among products such as souvenirs, cosmetics, bags, watches and accessories. Guests who wish may visit the Louvre Museum during the free time provided after our photo stop at the museum, which was built as a defensive castle during the Middle Ages and began to be used as a museum after the French Revolution, attracting nearly 10 million visitors in 2012 (the optional entrance fee to the Louvre Museum is 33€ and is not included in the optional tour price). Free time in the city center after the tour. In the evening, guests who wish may join our optional Paris Icons Tour (65 Euro). On our tour, we first visit Montmartre Hill, known as “Artists’ Hill” because bohemian life still continues there today, street painters and caricaturists work there, and many famous painters created their works there; it is also the highest point in Paris. After visiting the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (Church of the Sacred Heart) rising atop this 130-meter hill (the funicular transportation fee is included in the optional tour price), we will have free time to have our portraits drawn in Artists’ Square and explore the area. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel.
PARIS – OUTLET – (Disneyland Tour or Paris Local Neighborhoods & Luxembourg Gardens Tour) – METZ
After breakfast and check-out, we depart to carry out our outlet tour program. Along the way, guests who wish may join our optional Paris Local Neighborhoods & Luxembourg Gardens Tour (35 Euro). On our tour, we first take a walking tour and visit passages in St. Michel and St. Germain, lively and bustling at all hours with luxury shops, cafés and restaurants, where Parisians mostly prefer to continue their daily lives, allowing us to observe the truly Parisian atmosphere. Afterwards, we offer free time for shopping and sightseeing. Continuing our tour, we visit Saint-Sulpice Church, described as the jewel of artistic architecture in Paris and host to the weddings of many world-famous figures, followed by the Luxembourg Gardens, which inspire painters with their colorful flowers, impressive lake views, fascinating statues and historic monuments. At the end of the tour, we arrive at the outlet center. We will offer free time at the outlet center, home to stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafés and restaurants, and personal activity areas. Guests who wish may instead join our optional Disneyland Tour (Single Park Ticket 130 Euro & Double Park Ticket 150 Euro – ticket prices may vary depending on availability. Advance reservation is recommended.). On our tour, you can enjoy a full day of unlimited entertainment in the fairytale world of the world-famous Disneyland. Note: Guests joining the Disneyland Tour will be dropped off at the RER train station on the way there and, on the return, will be picked up according to their preference either from the outlet center near Disneyland or from the entrance to Disneyland Park. Guests joining the Disneyland Tour are responsible for their own transportation from the RER Train Station to Disneyland Park and from Disneyland Park to the outlet center. After our outlet visit, we set off for our hotel in the Metz area. Upon arrival at the hotel, check-in and free time to rest.
METZ – (Strasbourg Tour) – COLMAR – LUXEMBOURG
After breakfast and check-out, we depart to conduct our Metz city tour. After our panoramic city tour in Metz, a medieval city founded in northeastern France at the confluence of the Moselle and Seille rivers, we set off for Colmar. Along the way, guests who wish may join our optional Strasbourg Tour (50 Euro). Located on the borders of Germany, Switzerland and France and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg will welcome us as if it had emerged from a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. During our panoramic city tour on foot through the pedestrianized center and streets of Strasbourg, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 and has hosted the European Parliament since 1992, we will see Gutenberg Square and its statue, Notre-Dame Cathedral, located in the very heart of the city and its most important structure, and the Kammerzell House, the city’s oldest house, which continues to serve as a hotel and restaurant today. After the Strasbourg tour, we continue our journey to Colmar. During our tour of fairytale-like Colmar, we will see the Old Customs House, Pfister House and Petite Venise (Little Venice), the city’s most famous area, with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will have the opportunity to enjoy many delicious foods to suit your taste and purchase numerous souvenirs. At the end of the Colmar tour, we depart for Luxembourg. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Luxembourg area, check-in and free time to rest.
LUXEMBOURG – DÜSSELDORF – ANKARA
After breakfast and check-out, we organize our Luxembourg city tour. According to IMF and World Bank data, Luxembourg is the world leader in terms of per capita income. The capital, Luxembourg City, which bears the same name as the country, is protected under the UNESCO World Heritage List and is the only city to have successfully been named European Capital of Culture twice, in 1995 and 2007. After our city tour in Luxembourg, one of Europe’s smallest countries in terms of area, we set off for Cologne Airport for our return flight to Ankara. Upon arrival at the airport and after completing our baggage drop-off, check-in and passport control procedures, we fly to Ankara at 17:55 on AJET Airlines’ direct, scheduled VF06 flight. Arrival at Ankara Esenboğa Airport at 22:20 local time and the end of our tour.