Bernina Express and Christmas Markets with Pegasus Airlines, 4 Nights. Morning Zurich departure – Afternoon Zurich return || 16966||22565

ISTANBUL – ZURICH – (Lucerne Tour) – MILAN
After arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport’s International Terminal 3 hours before departure and completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures, we fly to Zurich at 08:40 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC947. Upon arrival at Zurich Airport at 09:45 local time, we meet our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport and head to Zurich city center to enjoy our panoramic city tour. During our Zurich city tour, the sights to be seen panoramically include Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the Clock Tower, the Old Guild Houses, Zurich Altstadt (Old Town), and the lively and colorful Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street), surrounded by world-famous shops. After the Zurich tour and a short free time, we head to our hotel in the Milan region. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Lucerne Tour (50 Euro). During the tour in Lucerne, one of Switzerland’s most popular tourist centers, famous for its nature and festivals held throughout the year, we will have the chance to photograph the views of Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi, see the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument in the old town with its old houses, and visit the city’s symbol, the Chapel Bridge, as well as the Jesuit Church dating from the 17th century. After the Lucerne Tour, we continue our journey to Milan. Upon arrival at our hotel, room assignment and free time for rest.
MILAN – (Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour) – (Como Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day at leisure. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour (85 Euro). First, we depart for Milan city center to carry out our Milan Masterpieces Tour. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out for its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless works of art such as the fresco of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Although it is the business and financial capital of Italy, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences. During our city tour, the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galleria, where many famous brands can be found and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romana are among the places to be seen. After the Milan Masterpieces Tour, we reach the outlet center, our second stop on the program. At the outlet center, which is home to stylish stores of many prestigious brands, as well as cafes, restaurants, and personal activity areas, we offer free time for affordable and quality shopping. After the tour, during the free time provided, guests who wish may join our optional Como Tour (50 Euro). On this tour, we visit Lake Como, famous for its luxurious lifestyle and natural beauty, home to summer houses of Hollywood celebrities, European elites, and the world jet set, and we take a photo break with the unique view of the lake. After the tour, we return to our hotel in the Milan region and offer free time for rest.
MILAN – BERNINA EXPRESS & RED TRAIN – ST. MORITZ – ALSACE / BASEL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we arrive at Tirano train station for our unforgettable and dreamlike train journey on the Bernina Express & Red Train. During the fairy-tale journey on the world-famous Bernina Train, built between 1898 and 1904 and now listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, which is one of the dreams of many travel enthusiasts, we will enjoy extraordinary views and have the chance to photograph them. After an approximately 2-hour pleasant train ride, we arrive in St. Moritz. After our sightseeing tour and a short free time in St. Moritz, Switzerland’s natural wonder and a favorite destination of the jet set, which is also the homeland of our lovable childhood hero Heidi, who lived in the Alps with her grandfather and her best friend Peter, we head to our hotel in the Alsace/Basel region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time for rest.
ALSACE / BASEL – (Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour) – (Strasbourg Tour)
After breakfast, a full day at leisure. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour (95 Euro). On our tour, we first go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar and see the Old Customs House, the Pfister House, and Petite Venise (Little Venice), the most famous part of the city with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In the unique atmosphere surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will have the opportunity to find many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as buy many souvenirs. Our next stop is Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards, flower-filled balconies, distinctive rows of shops, cobbled streets free of cars, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafes, including its tower that houses the Dolder Museum, which preserves the city’s history through documents and evokes a Grimm fairy tale. After our visit to Riquewihr, we head to Obernai. In Obernai, where charming buildings that resemble cookies rather than structures welcome us, we will see the town’s most famous square, Place de Marche, the statue of St. Odile, the patron saint of the Alsace region, and the fountain built as a representation, as well as Place de l’Etoile, the square where we will most often see the cookie-like buildings. After our sightseeing tour in Obernai, during the free time provided, guests who wish may join our optional Strasbourg Tour (40 Euro). Our first stop on this tour is Strasbourg. Located on the borders of Germany, Switzerland, and France, and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg welcomes us like something straight out of a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. During our walking city tour through the pedestrianized center and streets of Strasbourg, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 and has been home to the European Parliament since 1992, we will see Petite France, famous for its Alsace Houses and which makes us feel in the middle of a fairy-tale world; Gutenberg Square and its statue; Notre Dame Cathedral, the city’s most important structure located in the heart of the city; and the Kammerzell House, the city’s oldest house, which continues to serve as a hotel and restaurant today. After the Strasbourg city tour and the free time provided, we return to our hotel in the Alsace region.
ALSACE / BASEL – ZURICH – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Zurich Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 14:50 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC950. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport at 19:40 Istanbul time and the end of our tour.