İSTANBUL – ZURICH – (Lucerne Tour) – MILAN
Arrive at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before the flight, and after completing baggage drop, ticket, and passport control procedures, we fly to Zurich at 11:55 with AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF53. Upon arrival at Zurich Airport at 13:00 local time, we meet our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport and head to Zurich city center to organize our panoramic city tour. In our city tour, which we will carry out upon our arrival in Zurich, among the places to be seen panoramically are Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, Swiss National Museum, Opera House, Lake Zurich, Clock Tower, Old Guild Houses, Zurich Altstadt (Old Town), and Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street), which has a lively and colorful atmosphere surrounded by world-famous shops. After the Zurich tour, following a short free time, we head to our hotel in the Milan region. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Lucerne Tour (50 Euro) program. During the tour we will carry out in Lucerne, one of Switzerland’s most popular tourist centers, famous for its nature and festivals held in every season of the year, we will have the chance to photograph views of Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi, see the Musegg Wall and the Lion Monument in the old town with old houses, and see the city’s symbol, the Chapel Bridge, and the Jesuit Church dating from the 17th century. After the Lucerne Tour, we continue our journey towards Milan. Upon arrival at our hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
MILAN – (Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour) – (Como Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour (85 Euro) program. First, on our tour, we head to Milan city center to carry out our Milan Masterpieces Tour program. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out with its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless works of art such as the fresco of The Last Supper by the great master Leonardo Da Vinci. Although it is Italy’s business and finance capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences; during our city tour, the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galeria where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano are among the places to be seen. After the Milan Masterpieces Tour, we arrive at the outlet center, the second stop of our program. At the outlet center, which houses stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we offer free time for affordable and quality shopping. Within the free time to be offered at the end of the tour, our guests who wish may join our extra Como Tour (50 Euro) program. On our tour, we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxury lifestyle and natural beauty, home to the summer houses of Hollywood celebrities, European rich, and the world jet set, and we will take a photo break accompanied by the unique view of the lake. After the tour, we return to our hotel in the Milan region and offer free time to rest.
MILAN – BERNINA EXPRESS & RED TRAIN – ST. MORITZ – ALSACE / BASEL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we arrive at Tirano train station for the unforgettable and dreamlike train journey we will experience with Bernina Express & Red Train. During the fairy-tale journey we will take with the world-famous Bernina Train, built between 1898 and 1904 and today included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, which adorns the dreams of many travel lovers, we will have the chance to watch and photograph extraordinary scenery. After approximately a 2-hour enjoyable train ride, we arrive in St. Moritz. After our arrival in St. Moritz, the homeland of our cute hero Heidi, who left a smile-filled memory in all of our childhoods and lives with her grandfather and best friend Peter in the Alps, and after a sightseeing tour and a short free time to be offered, we head towards our hotel in the Alsace/Basel region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
ALSACE / BASEL – (Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour) – (Strasbourg Tour)
After breakfast, full day free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour (95 Euro) program. First on our tour, we will go to the fairy-tale land of Colmar and see the Old Customs House, the Pfister House, and Petite Venise (Little Venice), the city’s most famous area with its colorful houses around the Rhine River. In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and canals, you will find the opportunity to enjoy many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as buy many souvenirs. The next stop on our tour will be Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards, flower-filled balconies, unique row of shops, cobblestone streets closed to car traffic, buildings that somehow survived World War II without a scratch, and charming cafes; with its tower that also houses the Dolder Museum, which carries the story of the town to the present day with documents, it will not fall short of Grimm fairy tales. After our visit in Riquewihr, we set off towards Obernai. In Obernai, where charming buildings reminiscent of cookies rather than houses will welcome us, during our tour, the town’s most famous square, Place de Marche, the statue of St. Odile, the patron saint of the Alsace region, and the fountain built as a tribute, and Place de l’Etoile, the square where we will see the most cookie-like structures, are among the main places we will see. After the sightseeing tour in Obernai, within the free time to be offered, our guests who wish may join our extra Strasbourg Tour (40 Euro) program. The first stop of our tour will be Strasbourg. Located on the borders of Germany, Switzerland, and France, and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg will welcome us like a painting, as if straight out of a fairy tale. During our city tour on foot in the car-free center and streets of Strasbourg, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 and has hosted the European Parliament since 1992; Petite France, famous for its Alsace Houses, which will make us feel in the very heart of a fairy-tale land, Gutenberg Square and Statue, Notre Dame Cathedral, the city’s most important structure located in the very heart of the city, and Kammerzell House, the oldest house in the city and which continues to serve as a hotel and restaurant today, are among the places we will see. After the Strasbourg city tour, following the free time to be offered, we return to our hotel in the Alsace region.
ALSACE / BASEL – ZURICH – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we head to Zurich Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 14:00 with AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF54. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 18:55 local time and end of the tour.