Departure to Istanbul at 07.05 with Turkish Airlines flight TK1830. Arrival in Istanbul at 12.45 (local time.)
Upon arrival, greeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Free time after check-in. Dinner at a local restaurant and accommodation in your hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel full day tour of Bosphorus with public boat.
Tour starts with Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices.
Shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers etc.
Bosphorus Cruise, through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with a
possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments. Rumeli Fortress (from the boat – no interior visit), historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect the Bosphorus.
After the Bosphorus Tour, free time for lunch and continue with Dolmabahçe Palace, recent residence for Ottoman Sultans built by two Ottoman architects Karabet and Nikogos Balyan on a 110.000 m² area and served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire. Famous with great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons chandelier, the palace has 285 rooms and 46 halls.
After the tour, back to the hotel. Dinner & overnight.

Full-day Masonic Program after breakfast at the hotel. (Transfer will be provided to and from the meeting area) overnight at your hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel Full day tour of “Sultan Ahmet ”, the heart of the “Old City” from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled.
Hagia Sophia, the Church of Divine Wisdom, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian.
Blue Mosque, facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue İznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. Topkapi Palace, where the imperial treasury is exhibited, Harem, residence of the Ottoman sultans, Hz. Muhammad’s sacred Islamic artifacts, cuisine, Chinese porcelain, weapons, calligraphy, etc. visiting departments.
Free time for lunch.
Hippodrome, center of sportive events (chariot races, athletics) and political activities of the old city.
Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments
decorating the Hippodrome.
Transfer to our hotel at the end of the tour.
(Masonic Program / Tenue Blanche of ATLAS L.)
overnight at your hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel full day tour of Golden Horn region.
Suleymaniye Mosque will be the first stop. Suleymaniye Mosque is the largest imperial mosque and one of the best-known sights of İstanbul. Built by the Court Architect Master Sinan on the order of Süleyman The Magnificent. The mosque crowns İstanbul on a hilltop dominating Golden Horn. In the garden, there are two mausoleums: Tomb of Sultan Süleyman I and his wife Hürrem Sultan (Roxelana). Outside the walls is the Tomb of Master Architect Sinan.
Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Metal Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian, Jewish Hospital (Or-Ahayim), Fener Orthodox Patriarchate and 22 kms. long Byzantine City Walls, the strongest fortification of the middle age.
The last stop will be Eyüp Sultan Mosque. Eyüp Sultan Mosque and his Tomb are the most sacred sites in İstanbul after Mecca and Jerusalem where thousands of faithful people visit everday.
Eyüp El-Ensari was the flagbearer of Prophet Mohammed and died here during the Arabic siege of the cityin the 7th century. The old trees, pigeons, praying believers and the visiting crowd create a mystical and colorful atmosphere around the mosque.
After the tour, transfer to the restaurant for dinner.

Free time after breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport at the specified time. Departing for Paris at 20.30 with Turkish Airlines flight number TK1829. Arrival in Paris at 22.20 local time.

Included Services
Flights with Turkish Airlines
5 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
Historical Peninsula tour with lunch
Bosphorus tour with lunch
Halic tour with lunch
1 dinners in your hotel (with one soft drink)
2 dinners in local restaurants (with two soft or alcoholic local drinks)
Private guide
Transfers with private bus
Entrance fees according to your programme