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

ANKARA – COLOGNE
At Ankara Esenboğa Airport International Terminal, after completing our baggage drop-off, check-in and passport control procedures 3 hours before the flight, we fly to Cologne at 22:10 on AJET Airlines’ direct scheduled flight VF517. Following our arrival at Cologne Airport at 00:55 local time, transfer to our hotel by our private bus waiting for us. Free time to collect rooms and rest.
COLOGNE – (Amsterdam Icons Tour) – AMSTERDAM
Following breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Amsterdam. Upon our arrival in Amsterdam, during the free time we will have in the city center, guests who wish may join our Amsterdam Icons Tour (55 Euros), organized as an optional extra. During our tour, Dam Square, the Royal Palace and Central Station are among the main places to be seen. Following our tour, during which we will explore the city from different perspectives by walking through Amsterdam’s local neighborhoods and narrow streets, famous for their walking paths and canals, and visit its world-famous streets, we transfer to our hotel in the Amsterdam area after the free time. Free time to collect rooms and rest.
AMSTERDAM – (Fairytale Villages & Windmills Tour) – (Giethoorn Hobbit Village Tour)
Following breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our Fairytale Villages & Windmills Tour (80 Euros), organized as an optional extra. On our tour, we first arrive in Volendam. A fishing town, Volendam is among the favorite destinations of Instagram influencers, with its streets surrounded by well-maintained and beautiful houses and its waterfront lined with restaurants and cafés. We complete our walking tour and 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, with its open-air museum combining modern shopping opportunities with historic traditional green Zaan houses. In Zaandam, which is known as the place where the first McDonald’s restaurant in Europe opened, we offer a sightseeing tour and free time before heading to Zaanse Schans, the final visit point of our tour. With its windmills, museums, nature and culture, this historic town is one of the Netherlands’ most popular tourist attractions. Following our visit to Zaanse Schans, where we will see mills still used today for producing paint and oil, as well as shops offering examples of handicrafts such as wooden clogs (entrance fees to the archaeological site are included in the extra tour fee. The entrance fee to the Zaanse Schans Museum, optionally, 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 Giethoorn Hobbit Village Tour (65 Euros), organized as an optional extra. On our tour, we visit Giethoorn, known as “Fairyland” for its peaceful atmosphere and canals. With its pristine nature free from motor vehicles, bridges, canals and charming houses that are architectural marvels in their own right, Giethoorn ranks first on the list of the most peaceful places in the world. During the free time following our sightseeing tour in Giethoorn Hobbit Village, guests who wish may pay an additional fee (optional Boat Tour fee: 10 Euros) to take a wooden boat ride through the canals of this fairytale town and view the charming houses, reminiscent of the living spaces of Hobbits, from a different perspective. Following our tour in Giethoorn, we return to our hotel in the Amsterdam area.
AMSTERDAM – BRUSSELS – (Bruges Tour) – PARIS
Following breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Brussels. Brussels, also regarded as the capital of Europe and the European Union due to hosting many institutions related to both Belgium and the European Union and NATO, is a city that has managed to preserve many historical monuments throughout 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 historical and architectural character, we set off for Paris. Along the way, guests who wish may join our Bruges Tour (50 Euros), organized as an optional extra. Known as “the Venice of Belgium” thanks to its houses built over the water and streets formed by canals, Bruges is known as a true dream city. The city’s historic structure and medieval architecture, which fortunately escaped damage during World War II, have survived to the present day. The colorful, single-story houses with cake-like roofs appearing in the city square, churches, statues and cobblestone medieval streets will draw us into a fairy tale. Following our city tour in Bruges, we continue our journey toward Paris. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Paris area, free time to collect rooms and rest.
PARIS – (Paris Highlights Tour and Seine River Boat Tour) – (Paris Icons Tour)
Following breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. Guests who wish may join our optional Paris Highlights and Seine River Boat Tour (85 Euros). We begin our Paris Highlights Tour with the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris and indeed France. This steel-and-iron structure, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Paris III Universal Exhibition, attracted great interest from tourists during and after the Universal Exhibition, so its demolition was abandoned and it has survived to the present day. We offer 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, consisting of three sections (levels), each accessible by elevator, enjoy the unique view of Paris and take beautiful photographs (the optional elevator entrance fee for the Eiffel Tower is 23€, not included in the extra tour price). Following our Eiffel Tower visit, we organize a boat tour on the Seine River (Seine). (The boat tour is included in the extra tour fee.) The 776-kilometer-long Seine, one of the best-known rivers in the world, divides the city in two. During our cruise on the long boats gliding gently along the river, we will see many of Paris’ famous buildings and the 37 bridges over the river from a unique perspective. Following our Seine River tour, we pass via Invalides Square and panoramically view the Lady Diana Memorial, the 17th-century royal entertainment center Palais Royal, and Comédie-Française Square, home to many historic buildings including the French State Theater. We then visit a perfume museum displaying the development of both the city and its perfume industry, as well as valuable perfumes featuring French essences and fragrances presented in original bottles with aesthetically impressive designs. Finally, we arrive at the BENLUX Store, where free time is provided for shopping and sightseeing, including souvenirs, cosmetics, bags, watches and accessories. Following a photo stop at the Louvre Museum, built as a fortress for defensive purposes during the Middle Ages and later used as a museum after the French Revolution, and visited by nearly 10 million people in 2012, guests who wish may visit the museum during the free time that follows (the optional Louvre Museum entrance fee is 33€, not included in the extra tour price). Free time in the city center after the tour. In the evening, guests who wish may join our Paris Icons Tour (65 Euros), organized as an optional extra. On our tour, we will first visit Montmartre Hill, known as “Artists’ Hill” because bohemian life still continues there today and because street painters, caricaturists and many famous painters have worked there; it is also the highest point in Paris. After visiting the Sacré-Coeur Basilica (Church of the Sacred Heart) rising atop this 130-meter hill (funicular transportation fee is included in the extra tour fee), we will have free time in Artists’ Square to have our portraits drawn and explore the surroundings. Transfer to our hotel at the end of the tour.
PARIS – OUTLET – (Disneyland Tour or Paris Local Neighborhoods & Luxembourg Gardens Tour) – METZ
Following breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart to organize our outlet tour program. Along the way, guests who wish may join our Paris Local Neighborhoods & Luxembourg Gardens Tour (35 Euros), organized as an optional extra. On our tour, we first offer free time for shopping and sightseeing following a walking tour and visits to passages in St. Michel and St. Germain, lively and vibrant at all hours with luxury shops, cafés and restaurants, where Parisians mostly prefer to spend their daily lives and where we can therefore observe the authentic Parisian atmosphere. Continuing our tour, we visit Saint-Sulpice Church, known 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 artists with their colorful flowers, impressive lake views, enchanting 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 elegant 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 Euros & Two Park Ticket 150 Euros – ticket prices may vary depending on availability. Advance reservation is recommended.) During our tour, you can enjoy a full day of unlimited fun in the fairytale entertainment 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 either from the outlet center near Disneyland or from the Disneyland Park entrance, according to their preference. 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. Following our visit to the outlet, we depart for our hotel in the Metz area. Upon arrival at the hotel, free time to collect rooms and rest.
METZ – (Strasbourg Tour) – COLMAR – LUXEMBOURG
Following breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart to organize our Metz city tour. Following 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 Strasbourg Tour (50 Euros), organized as an optional extra. 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 stepped out of a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. During our panoramic city tour, walking through the vehicle-free center and streets of Strasbourg, which was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 and has hosted the European Parliament since 1992, the places we will see include 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. Following the Strasbourg tour, we continue our journey toward 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 district, with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In this unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will have the opportunity to find many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as numerous souvenirs. At the end of the Colmar tour, we depart for Luxembourg. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Luxembourg area, free time to collect rooms and rest.
LUXEMBOURG – COLOGNE – ANKARA
Following breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we organize our Luxembourg city tour. According to IMF and World Bank data, Luxembourg is the world leader in terms of per capita income. Luxembourg City, the capital bearing the same name as the country, is protected under the UNESCO World Heritage List and is the only city to have successfully become European Capital of Culture twice, in 1995 and 2007. Following our city tour in Luxembourg, one of Europe’s smallest countries in terms of area, we depart for Cologne. Located around the Rhine River and maintaining its importance as a major trading center since the Middle Ages, Cologne is an important German city known for its chocolates, Roman-era remains, Roman walls surrounding the city, medieval churches and many historic structures.  Cologne Gothic Cathedral, Hohenzollern Bridge and the Kaiser Wilhelm II Monument are among the main places to be seen during our city tour. Following the free time offered after our visit to Cologne, 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 01:55 on AJET Airlines’ direct scheduled flight VF518. Arrival at Ankara Esenboğa Airport at 06:20 Turkish time and the end of our tour.