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Best Tour of in Turkey and Bulgaria 5 Day

İstanbul, Rila Monastery, Plovdiv, Sofia,
Duration

5 day(s)

Tour type

Private

Group size

1-40 people

Physical Level

easy

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Tour Overview

Turkey & Bulgaria Tour First class service and guided transportation through the historical and picturesque sites of Istanbul and historical sites to visit in Sofia, Bulgaria that gloriously depict the country's past.  


Activities
Discovery Historical In-depth Cultural Explorer Museum Solo Travel Combined Country

Tour Features

Duration
5 day(s)

Max Group Size
1-40 people

Tour Code
5DTBT

Departure Type
scheduled

Tour Category
Combined Country

Guiding Method
Fully guided

Operated In

Age Requirement
11 - 99

İstanbul

Pickup Time:

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Sofia

Dropoff Time:

Highlights
Istanbul City Tour , Hagia Sophia , Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque

Itinerary

Day 1

Upon our arrival at Istanbul International Airport, your guide will meet, assist and transfer you to the hotel. Istanbul’s original name is Byzantium then Constantinople. It is a most fascinating city, which actually crosses two continents Europe and Asia. It is a city of amalgamation of bazaars, minarets, mosques, churches, palaces, and restaurants catering to every one’s taste, museums, customs and twelve million people. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2

(Breakfast and Lunch included)

After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour. Our first visit will be HIPPODROME. Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Than we will visit SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE. Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Our next visit will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE. The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics. Today it is a mosque. Lunch break at 13:00 pm. After the lunch, TravelShop Group will take you to the ASIL EFENDI which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping. Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores. After the tour, we depart for Istanbul Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then to Sofia.  Arrive Sofia Airport and meet and greet with our office's English speaking representative who will transfer you to your Hotel. Free time in the city center and main shopping area around Vitosha Boulevard. Optional evening panoramic tour “Sofia by night” and dinner at a traditional restaurant with folklore music and dances. Overnight in Sofia.

 

Please Note: Please do not forget to carry headscarf with you for the visit of religious places as Blue Mosque & Haghia Sophia Mosque.

Day 3

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
After the breakfast, we depart for Rila Monastery - the most exquisite example of the monastery art and architecture in Bulgaria. Guided tour of the monastery complex. Visit to Nativity of the Virgin Church with its miracle icon of the Virgin and splendid gilded iconostasis. The old kitchen, the monastery museum where you can learn about the long and heroic history of the monastery, the wood carved cross made for a period of twelve years by a monk called Rafael, Hrelyo’s Tower and many spectacular views from the mountain and the surrounding nature. Tour duration - approx. 8 hours. Arrival in Plovdiv. Overnight in Plovdiv.

Day 4

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
Sightseeing tour in the Old Town including a visit to the Roman Ancient Theatre, which was built in the 2nd century AD under the rule of the Roman Emperor Trajan and is nowadays considered to be the largest surviving Roman construction in Bulgaria. Visit to the Ethnographic Museum, Roman Stadium, St. Constantine and Helena Church, etc. Departure for Hissarya. Sightseeing tour, including the Roman Fortress, the Tomb, etc. The archaeological reserve Hissar Fortress is an excellent example of early fortification art and perhaps the best monument of this kind in Bulgaria. Visit of Starosel and walk around the latest excavations of the Thracian tombs at Starosel. The village is known for its abundance of ancient Thracian sites, with finds dating back to the 5-6 millennium BC. Drive to Sofia. Overnight in Sofia.
Optional evening panoramic tour “Sofia by night” and dinner at a traditional restaurant with folklore music and dances. Overnight in Sofia. . Optional evening panoramic tour “Sofia by night” and dinner at a traditional restaurant with folklore music and dances. Overnight in Sofia.


If
you love folk culture, you’ll adore this guided evening tour—particularly as Sofia is at its most beautiful by night. Soak up the illuminated sights on a scenic drive, then savor a hearty Bulgarian dinner as you enjoy a folklore show with songs, dance, music, and traditional costumes. Tour includes door-to-door round-trip transfers for maximum ease.Feast on a Bulgarian buffet dinner as you watch a folklore show

Discover the beauty of Sofia by night on a panoramic tour

Learn about Sofia landmarks and Bulgarian folk culture from your guide

What's Included

·        Hotel pickup and drop-off (if the privately-guided option is chosen)

·        Professional guide (if the privately-guided option is chosen)

·        Transportation (if the privately-guided option is chosen)

·        4-course dinner with drinks at folklore restaurant with folklore music

·        All information in an electronic leaflet

Day 5

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast, we depart for Sofia Airport for our return flight back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing Travel Shop Booking.

Optional one-day tour to Boyana Church and National History Museum Tour (for late departures only)

After the breakfast, visit to the National History Museum. Most interesting are the collections of Thracian and Old Bulgarian gold and silver treasures, rich collection of icons, church plates and cloths, numismatics, manuscripts and early printed books, ethnographic exhibits. Visit to Boyana Church (included in the list of UNESCO), located at the foot of Vitosha Mountain in the suburb of Boyana. Tour duration - approx. 3 hours. After the tour, we depart for Sofia Airport for our return flight back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing Travel Shop Turkey.

Included

1 nights’ hotel accommodation in Istanbul  5 Star La Quinta by Wyndham Istanbul
2 nights’ hotel accommodation in Sofia - Ramada Sofia Hotel
1 night accommodation in Plovdiv - Imperial Hotel

 PS: If This hotel list not available at the time of your booking then we will arrange similar other hotel for your group. If you prefer a Different category hotel, there might be an additional cost 

Professional English-speaking tour guides

4 breakfasts
3 lunches at restaurants during to tours
3 dinners 

All Tour & Airport transportation 
Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach

Guided Istanbul City Tour
Guided Visit of Rila Monastery
Guided Sightseeing Tour in the Old town of Plovdiv
Guided Sightseeing Tour of Hissarya and Starosel
Guided Sightseeing Tour of Sofia
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary

Excluded

International flights Istanbul to Sofia

Insurance: All types

City Tax
Turkey entry visa
Bulgaria entry visa
Visit to Boyana Church and the National History Museum
Evening panoramic tour “Sofia by night” and dinner at a traditional restaurant with folklore music and dances.
Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section.
Hotel room taxes
Tipping

Tour Booking

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