UTS Travel A ROMANTIC BOSPHORUS CRUISE at The IMPERIAL CITY of ISTANBUL Bridging the Orient with the Occident

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A Land where religions and cultures met! Feel & Taste all colors of Turkey in a different perspective and purify your soul with the understanding & brotherhood of all religions!

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Each Tour with UTS - Turkey is a kind of Gastronomy Tour as our dedicated guides recommend the best possible option for lunches and dinners for our guests at the traditional turkish and selected world cuisines. Besides, we do organize exclusive experiences for our guests with a combination of cultural tours and restaurants & local home visits for the delicious Turkish Cuisine all over Turkey.

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Istanbul is a world famous city not only with its historical and natural beauty but also with the importance given to the cultural events and & art. There are several art galleries and special venues around Istanbul and you can find selected art collections during your Istanbul visit. Besides, there are also antique shops and stores where you can meet lots of memories and feel the nostalgia amoung those souvenirs.

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We do assist you to find the best product at the best value! UTS - Turkey's dedicated shopping experts guides would be happy to go shopping together with you to seek the not only the hand-crafted traditional products but also the fabricated ones at the best possible value! You may also find the opportunity to meet the artists and the producers at their workshop where are also visited by the world famous celebrities.
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PRIVATE BOSPHORUS CRUISE
You will enjoy the relaxing luxury of your private boat cruise along the Bosphorus, the water strait between the two Continents, against the majestic skyline of Istanbul, as you sip your shilled wine served with fresh fruits. You will pass by picturesque fishing villages, historical summer palaces of Ottomans’ Lady Sultans and private wooden villas (Yalis) of famous Turkish families, as they mingle up in their beautiful gardens, displaying a glimpe of the upscale cultural life style in Istanbul.

TURKISH BATH “Hamam” EXPERIENCE
HURREM SULTAN HAMAM, located between the St. SOPHIA and the BLUE MOSQUE in the Old Town, designed and built by the Imperial Ottoman Architect, SINAN, in the 16th Century. In has undergone a modern restoration from 2008 to 2011, with an investment of 8.5 million US $. The height of the cold room dome is 26 meters, with 1300 square meters of the famous Marmara marble used. The warm room temperature reaches 38 degrees Celcius. Guests are welcomed into the “Hamam”s main section, starting with the world famous Turkish Bath massage by experience “Tellaks” (bath masters) when all knotted stress muscles are relaxed afterwards on the “heated marble sweat stone”.

HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE
If the velocity of the wind will be suitable today, it will be an early bird departure with your lecturer/guide from the hotel for a formidable “Balloon Adventure” over the enchanting “lunar landscape” of Cappadocia, to hail the slowly rising sun, with a glass of champagne. The balloon ride over Cappadocia at sunrise is an experience of a lifetime, with all the excitement of seeing from above, the farthest “fairy chimneys” of the vast region, as a lunar landscape, only possible in one’s fantasies. You will then return to your luxury cave hotel for a leisurely buffet breakfast.

ATV Quad Bike Tours
Make a memorable ATV (Quad – Bike) Tours in Cappadocia to explore the off-the-beaten-paths around Goreme on a sturdy ATV (quad) bike. The 1 - 1.5 hour drive provides an exciting adventure over and through the beautiful hills, valleys, dunes and trails of the extraordinary Cappadocia landscape. All-Terrain Vehicles are extremely easy to use, as they are fully automatic – so no experience is necessary. The tracks you will be riding on are carefully selected to be challenging, but not frightening.
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Private Cooking Class
Start your day to know the "Special Spices" for Turkish Cuisine at the Spice Markety and create your own dish with the instructons and assistance of the celebrated Turkish Chef! Enjoy your meal after the class with the Turkish home-made wine!

Pottery Work Shop
It is worth to visit AVANOS village of Cappadocia where you will meet with one of the most colorful personalities of Cappadocia, the Old Master of Pottery, at his primitive atelier that he built personally in labyrinth like caves of the village, where earth is soft and reddish in color – an ideal raw material for the area’s traditional business of pottery making. The Famous Old master will show you how to use his old fashioned kick-wheel, if you wish to produce your own pottery item then and there, with your name on work of art that you personally just created.

Private Belly Dancing & Folklore Classes
Learn from the master and dance with the best! Facing three seas, straddling important trade routes, Turkey has a complex, sophisticated culture, reflected in the variety of its dances. The dominant dance forms are types of line dance. There are many different types of Folk Dances performed in various ways in Turkey, and these reflect the cultural structure of each region.

Marbling Work Shop
A Traditional Turksh Art - EBRU! A private tutor teaches how to make marbling (Turkish: Ebru - is a method of aqueoussurface design, which can produce patterns similar to marble or other stone,hence the name).The patterns are the result of color floated on either plainwater or a viscous solution known as size, and then carefully transferred to a sheet of paper or other surfaces such as fabric.

A ROMANTIC BOSPHORUS CRUISE at The IMPERIAL CITY of ISTANBUL

UTS-Nurdan’s United Travel Services-Turkey’s bilingual expert guide will assist you throughout the day to start your experience by exploring Europe and Asia in one day, today.

You will enjoy the relaxing luxury of your private boat cruise along the Bosphorus, the water strait between the two Continents, against the majestic skyline of Istanbul, as you sip your shilled wine served with fresh fruits.

You will pass by picturesque fishing villages, historical summer palaces of Ottomans’ Lady Sultans and private wooden villas (Yalis) of famous Turkish families, as they mingle up in their beautiful gardens, displaying a glimpe of the upscale cultural life style in Istanbul.

You will go ashore at a truly impressing small village –KANLICA, on the Asia side, to taste the cafes’ celebrated home-made fresh yoghurt, by the fascinating view at the seaside whereyou will also enjoy the traditional Turkish coffee and have your cup read about your expected fortunes in the future, as a locally celebrated fun experience.

It will be and unforgettable experience to continue cruising to the Europe part to visit the private Lady Sadberk Museum, by the shores of Sariyer village, created by the late wife of the Koç Cultural Foundation at her traditionally structured beautiful wooden family mansion, with her fabolous life time’s collection of Turkish arts and crafts, including jewelry, silverware, Turkish IZNIK tiles of the 16th century and archaeological finds from all over Asia Minor relating to the Greco-Roman heritage of our country.

A delicious lunch will be served at a local seaside restaurant.

You will then return to the city center by a comfortable a/c ride, to visit the historical Pera District, by the Golden Horn at the heart of the city and experience the cosmopolitan energy of Istanbul that is always high, day and night.

View the charm of Istanbul at the terraces of Galata Tower and enjoy a happy hour drink or high-tea at the historical PERA PALACE HOTEL in the district before you are transferred back to your cruise ship.

To book this tour, please contact UTS – Turkey Team

Best Season: 12 Months

Along: 1 Day