Istanbul between Two Continents — 4 days
Mosques, bazaars and the Bosphorus in 4 days. Day-by-day itinerary: Sultanahmet; Palaces & bazaars; Bosphorus & Beyoğlu; Dolmabahçe Palace & Departure.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Sultanahmet
- 10:00 — Arrival in Istanbul (IST)
- 11:30 — Metro + tram → Sultanahmet — IST → Sultanahmet
- 13:00 — Hotel check-in — Sultanahmet
- 15:00 — Hagia Sophia — Sultanahmet
- 17:00 — Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed) — Sultanahmet
- 20:00 — Traditional kebab dinner — Sultanahmet
Day 2 — Palaces & bazaars
- 09:00 — Topkapı Palace — Sultanahmet
- 13:00 — Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan) — Sultanahmet
- 14:30 — Lunch — Sultanahmet
- Tram to the Grand Bazaar — Sultanahmet → Beyazıt
- 16:00 — Grand Bazaar — Beyazıt
- Walk to the Spice Bazaar — Beyazıt → Eminönü
- 18:30 — Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar) — Eminönü
- 20:30 — Meyhane dinner — Eminönü
Day 3 — Bosphorus & Beyoğlu
- 10:00 — Bosphorus cruise — Eminönü
- Head to Ortaköy — Eminönü → Ortaköy
- 13:00 — Fish lunch in Ortaköy — Ortaköy
- Taxi to Galata Tower — Ortaköy → Galata
- 15:30 — Galata Tower — Galata
- Walk to Istiklal — Galata → Beyoğlu
- 17:00 — Istiklal Avenue — Beyoğlu
- Walk to Karaköy — Beyoğlu → Karaköy
- 20:00 — Meze dinner — Karaköy
Day 4 — Dolmabahçe Palace & Departure
- 09:30 — Dolmabahçe Palace — Beşiktaş
- Taxi to Dolmabahçe — Beşiktaş → Cağaloğlu Hamamı
- 12:00 — Traditional Turkish hammam — Cağaloğlu Hamamı
- Walk to lunch — Cağaloğlu Hamamı → Sultanahmet
- 14:30 — Farewell lunch — Sultanahmet
- 16:30 — Metro → IST airport
- 19:30 — Return flight