1. DAY ISTANBUL – BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM
Meeting with our valued guests 3 hours before the flight time at the Pegasus Airlines counter in the international departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage drop and ticket procedures, we fly to Brussels with Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, we depart for Amsterdam by our private coach waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival, we enjoy a panoramic Amsterdam city tour. During our tour, Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the Flower Market, and the Red Light Street will be among the places seen. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
2. DAY AMSTERDAM
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the “Magnificent Holland Tour” (95 Euro) [Amsterdam Canal Boat Tour & Marken & Volendam & Zaanse Schans], organized as an extra by our guide. Marken and Volendam towns, Zaanse Schans, a boat ride through Amsterdam canals, and a jewelry factory are among the places to be seen. On our canal tour, we will see the canals and bridges while enjoying the scenery in Amsterdam, known as the Venice of the North. Then we will visit the world-famous diamond factory. You will not be able to get enough of the time you spend in the harbor area of Volendam, an old fishing village inspired by the song “If you want to see the real beauty of Holland, you should go to Volendam.” Our next stop is Marken town. During our visit to the town, you can observe the fishermen’s life in charming small houses and also have the chance to buy inexpensive souvenirs. Then we have the opportunity to see Zaanse Schans, a magical town with windmills. After the tour, we transfer back to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
3. DAY AMSTERDAM – LUXEMBOURG
After breakfast, we depart for Luxembourg. Along our route, we will visit one of the region’s largest and most advantageous outlets, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Roermond. After free time for shopping, we continue our journey to Luxembourg. Upon arrival, we enjoy a panoramic evening city tour of Luxembourg. During our tour, the Petrus River Valley, the old city center and narrow streets recognized as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, Constitution Square, the city cathedral, and the Duke’s Palace will be among the places seen. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
4. DAY LUXEMBOURG – PARIS
After breakfast, we depart for Paris. Guests who wish may join the extra “Reims (Champagne) Tour” (40 Euro) on our route. In Reims, the most important and largest city of the Champagne region, which witnessed the coronation ceremonies of many French kings and is known for its historical significance dating back to the Roman Empire and its unique Gothic architecture, we will visit the Reims Cathedral, The Palace of Tau, Saint Remi Basilica, and La Porte de Mars. Then we continue our journey to Paris. Upon arrival, we enjoy a panoramic city tour. During our tour, the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, the Louvre Museum and pyramid featured in The Da Vinci Code, D’Orsay Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, Etoile Square, Napoleon’s tomb, the Parliament building, the 3rd Alexander Bridge, the Grand Palace and Petite Palace built for the 1990 industrial fair, and Concorde Guillotine Square, known from the French Revolution of 1789, will be among the places seen. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
5. DAY PARIS
After breakfast, guests who wish may join the “Paris Combo Tour” (105 Euro) organized as an extra by our guide [Eiffel Tower & Seine River boat trip & Montmartre Artists’ Hill & Sacre Coeur Basilica & Notre Dame Cathedral & Fragonard Perfume Museum]. During our tour, you will have the chance to discover this magical city from above by going up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower. Afterwards, with a 1-hour boat tour on the Seine River, you will sail around the islands and enjoy seeing Paris and its bridges from the river. Then we go up by funicular to Montmartre, Paris’s oldest and highest hill, and after free time in Tertre Square, famous for its artists and bohemian lifestyle, where you can shop or have your portrait drawn, we visit the famous Notre Dame Cathedral, which has inspired novels, songs, and films. After the cathedral visit, we end our tour with a photo stop at the zero point of Paris and return to our hotel. In the evening, guests who wish may join the extra “Paris by Night Tour” (35 Euro). After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
6. DAY PARIS
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the “Magnificent Normandy & St. Germain Tour” (95 Euro) organized as an extra by our guide. Our first stop is Rouen, a medieval city. Its historical monuments and architectural works from the Middle Ages will take you on a short journey through time. During our tour, we will see the magnificent Gothic Rouen Notre Dame Cathedral, whose foundations were laid during the Norman William period, who would later be known as William the Conqueror, and where Joan of Arc was tried, Gros-Horloge (Renaissance Clock), the Palace of Justice, and Vieux Marché (the symbolic cross where Joan of Arc was executed and the Joan of Arc Church standing there today). After some free time, we return to Paris. Our final stop is the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, once frequented by many famous names such as American writer Ernest Hemingway and existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. In this lively St. Germain district, where world-famous cafés such as Cafe Le Bonaparte, Cafe de Flore, and Cafe Les Deux Magots are located, and where the world’s oldest café-restaurant (*1686), Le Procope, stands, we will see, on a panoramic basis, the Luxembourg Gardens, St. Sulpice Church where Victor Hugo was married, St. Michel Square, and Paris’s oldest church, St. Germain-des-Prés. After the tour, we return to the hotel. Accommodation 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/from the park will be on an individual basis.
7. DAY PARIS – BRUSSELS
After breakfast, we depart for Brussels. On the way, guests who wish may join the extra “Bruges City Tour” (40 Euro), known for its picture-postcard canals, old bridges, UNESCO-protected structures, and chocolate. After the tour, we continue our journey to Brussels. Upon arrival in Brussels, we enjoy a panoramic city tour. During our tour, the Royal Palace, Chinese and Japanese Houses, Grand Place (city square), the Stock Exchange Building, Atomium Monument, Heysel Stadium, and Manneken Pis (the peeing baby statue) will be among the places seen. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
8. DAY BRUSSELS – ISTANBUL
After breakfast, transfer to Brussels Airport depending on the flight time. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, we depart for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. Arrival in Istanbul and end of our tour.