Upon arrival into Istanbul, the traveler will be met by a local Yampu representative who will transfer the traveler to the hotel.

Go on a guided tour exploring the ancient city of Istanbul. The tour includes a visit to the Topkapi Palace, the main residence of Ottoman Sultans. See the Saint Sophia Basilica, an ancient seat of the Byzantine Church. Marvel over the Blue Mosque, still a functioning mosque and one of Istanbul biggest attractions. Walk through the Roman Hippodrome that was once used for chariot races. Finish the day wandering through the seemingly never-ending Grand Bazaar. The Grand Bazaar is filled with many small shops offering the best in Turkish goods including jewelry, carpets, and ceramics.

In the evening, go a walking food tour. Start the tour from a Spice Market area learning about spices which dominated Ottoman cuisine. Try sherbet (spice juice), Turkish Delight and nuts. Experience the smells and the colors of Istanbul. Then walk through Galata Bridge to Galata area. Stop to taste ethnic dishes from all regions of Anatolia. Galata district is becoming a cultural center with design shops, cultural designers, wine cellars, and boutique hotels. Taste Turkish coffee cooked on charcoal, maybe a sesame pretzel and roasted chestnuts on the way to Beyoglu. Beyoglu has little labyrinth like streets with hidden tastes of different Greek mezes, Black Sea style Turkish pizza, fried mussels, pickles, tripe soup etc. Conclude the tour with desert, either mastic rice pudding or elastic ice cream or Beyoglu chocolate. Taste all of them if the traveler has a sweet tooth. ...read less

Begin the day with a 2-hour cruise on the Bosphorus by private boat, taking in panoramic views of the city and the surrounding area.

The Bosphorus Strait, which joins the Sea of Marmara and Istanbul with the Black Sea, is some 16 miles long and averages around just over half a mile in width. The shores are today, and have been for many centuries, favorite dwelling places of Istanbul's wealthier community. Disembarkation on the Asian Side. Visit Beylerbeyi Palace on the Asian side of the city. Then drive to Camlica hill.

After that, cross over the Bosphprus Bridge and drive back to the European Side for the Fener -Balat Neighborhood which is another Hidden gem of Istanbul with its life and history. The last visit will be to the Suleymaniye Mosque, one of the key landmarks on the skyline of the old city of Istanbul: the classic building by the classic architect of the classical Ottoman age. Few visitors realize that the mosque, a lofty structure of space and geometry, is just one part of a vast complex of buildings designed by Sinan in the 1550s for the sultan whose name it bears.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. ...read less

Boat trip across the Marmara Sea to Buyukada.

A very colorful and charming summer resort, where the beauties of nature and traces of history are harmonized. Have lunch in a local restaurant. After the lunch, take a chariot tour. Use the rest of the time on the island for leisure. Finally take a ferry back to the hotel.

At the appropriate time, you will be met at the hotel approximately 4 hours before your departure flight time for your private transfer to the Istanbul airport to take your international flight home.