Archaeological Museum ,
Islamic & Turkish Museum
A walk to Arasta Bazaar & The Mosaic Museum
Meet with your Private Professional Licensed Guide at Istanbul Port with your name sign and start a new Istanbul experience. Across from the Tiled Kiosk in Topkapi Palace’s outermost court is the magnificent Archaeological Museum. The museum has an excellent collection of Greek and Roman artifacts, including finds from Ephesus and Troy. Also houses over one million objects in a rich chronological collection of locally found artifacts that shed light on the origins and history of the city. Don’t miss the wonderfully preserved Alexander Sarcophagus found in Sidon and the treaty of Kadesh-the first peace treaty ever to be signed in the world! Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, a delightful museum housed in Ibrahim Pasa Sarayi-the home of Suleyman the Magnificent’s Grand Vizier. It is the very first Turkish museum covering the Turkish and Islamic art works wholly. Has works from almost all periods and all types of Islamic era, with its collection exceeding 40,000 works. The museum has been awarded with the Special Jury Award of Museum of the year Competition of the European Council in 1984 and with the prize given by European Council – UNESCO for its studies making the children love the culture inheritance. While walking to visit the Mosaic Museum we will pass the Arasta Bazaar, a very famous bazaar for its many shops selling carpets, kilims, Turkish tiles, apparel and souvenirs. The Great Palace / Mosaic Museum: houses a series of protective shelters above 6th century mosaics that once graced the floors of Constantinople’s Great Palace. Although not the best collection of mosaics in Turkey, visitors can’t help but be enchanted by the various scenes, in vivid color. This museum is representing an earlier artistic era absent of religious motifs, showing instead hunting scenes and scenes from mythology. Drive back to Port due time re-embarkation.
Inclusions :
Pick up services from your port or hotel & return
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Private licensed authorized tour guide
Entry fees to the historical sites
All taxes & service charge
Exclusions :
Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Tipping for driver / guide, etc
Shore Excursions payment policy
To secure your payment you must initially notify the company with your cruise ship schedules for arrival and departure, cabin numbers, guest name & available phone/cell number then the company representative will discuss & finalize with you the final arrangement & send you the details in the final confirmation. You must confirm these details and make the correct, as discussed in your details
Payment Policy:
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired tour, the payment will be made on arrival
Cancellation:
Cancellation should be received by fax or email 7 days before the tour date
For the one-day tour :
For the overnight tours
Transportation:
All the transportation during the tour is based on private air-conditioned modern vehicles
Children Policy:
All our scheduled tour departures are guaranteed subject to a minimum of 2 travelers
Tours are available all over the year
Any tour is subject to be customizable according to your needs
How to confirm a tour:
For confirmation, we need the names of your group & a copy of your passports to confirm the tour, arrival, and departure dates.
Flexibility:
All our tours are private, the vehicles and the tour guide are working only with you and your group, you are free to add or remove any item and match it with your own arrival & departure dates, And accordingly, if there are any changes will accrue in the tour price our guest will be informed with before the tour confirmation
Additional Entry Tickets
All tours don’t include entrance fees to some special archaeological Sites