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Christmas Markets with the Bernina Express and AJET Airlines, 4 Nights, Morning departure to Zurich and afternoon return from Zurich
İSTANBUL – ZÜRİCH – (Lucerne Tour) – MILAN
After arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport’s International Terminal 3 hours before the flight and completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures, we fly to Zurich at 11:55 on AJet Airlines’ scheduled flight VF53. After arriving 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 undertake upon arrival in Zurich, Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the 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, are among the panoramic sights to be seen. After the Zurich tour, following a short free time, we depart for our hotel in the Milan region. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional Lucerne Tour program (50 Euro). During the tour we will carry out in Lucerne, one of Switzerland’s most popular tourist centers, famous for its nature and festivals held throughout 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 where the old houses are located, 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 toward 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, guests who wish may join our optional Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour program (85 Euro). 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 we will see the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galleria, where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano. After the Milan Masterpieces Tour, we arrive at the outlet center, our program’s second stop. At the outlet center, which hosts stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we offer free time for affordable and quality shopping. During the free time offered at the end of the tour, guests who wish may join our optional Como Tour program (50 Euro). On our tour, we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxury lifestyle and natural beauty, home to summer residences of Hollywood celebrities, European elites, and the world jet set, and we will have a photo break accompanied by the lake’s unique view. 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 hotel check-out, we arrive at Tirano train station for the unforgettable and dreamlike train journey we will take with Bernina Express & Red Train. During this fairy-tale journey on the world-famous Bernina Train, built between 1898 and 1904 and today listed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, which adorns the dreams of many travel enthusiasts, we will witness extraordinary scenery and have the chance to photograph them. After an enjoyable train journey of approximately 2 hours, we arrive in St. Moritz. After our arrival in St. Moritz, the homeland of our lovable hero Heidi, who left a smile-filled memory in all our childhoods and lives in the Alps with her grandfather and best friend Peter, and after a short panoramic tour and free time, we head to 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, guests who wish may join our optional Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour program (95 Euro). First, on our tour, we go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar, where we will see the Old Customs House, the Pfister House, and the colorful houses around the Rhine River, as well as the city’s most famous district, Petite Venise (Little Venice). In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and its canals, you will have the opportunity to find many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as many souvenirs. The next stop on our tour will be Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards surrounded by the Alsace region, flower-filled balconies, its unique row of shops, car-free cobblestone streets, buildings that somehow survived World War II unharmed, and charming cafes; with its tower, which also houses the Dolder Museum that preserves the city’s story through documents to this day, it resembles a Grimm fairy tale. After our trip in Riquewihr, we set off for Obernai. In Obernai, where charming buildings resembling cookies rather than buildings will greet us, during the tour we will carry out, the town’s most famous square, Place de Marche, the statue of St. Odile, the protective saint of the Alsace region, and the fountain built as a representation, and Place de l’Etoile, the square we will most often see with its cookie-like appearance, are among the main places we will see. After the panoramic tour in Obernai, during the free time to be offered, guests who wish may join our optional Strasbourg Tour program (40 Euro). The first stop on 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 something straight out of a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. During the city tour we will conduct by walking in the car-free center and streets of Strasbourg, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 and has hosted the European Parliament since 1992; Little France (Petite France), famous for its Alsace Houses that will make us feel in the very middle of a fairy tale land, Gutenberg Square and Statue, Notre Dame Cathedral, the city’s most important structure located at its very heart, and the Kammerzell House, the city’s oldest house and still operating today as a hotel and restaurant, 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 – ZÜRICH – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Zurich Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, 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 the end of our tour.
After arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport’s International Terminal 3 hours before the flight and completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures, we fly to Zurich at 11:55 on AJet Airlines’ scheduled flight VF53. After arriving 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 undertake upon arrival in Zurich, Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the 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, are among the panoramic sights to be seen. After the Zurich tour, following a short free time, we depart for our hotel in the Milan region. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional Lucerne Tour program (50 Euro). During the tour we will carry out in Lucerne, one of Switzerland’s most popular tourist centers, famous for its nature and festivals held throughout 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 where the old houses are located, 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 toward 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, guests who wish may join our optional Milan Masterpieces and Outlet Tour program (85 Euro). 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 we will see the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galleria, where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano. After the Milan Masterpieces Tour, we arrive at the outlet center, our program’s second stop. At the outlet center, which hosts stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we offer free time for affordable and quality shopping. During the free time offered at the end of the tour, guests who wish may join our optional Como Tour program (50 Euro). On our tour, we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxury lifestyle and natural beauty, home to summer residences of Hollywood celebrities, European elites, and the world jet set, and we will have a photo break accompanied by the lake’s unique view. 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 hotel check-out, we arrive at Tirano train station for the unforgettable and dreamlike train journey we will take with Bernina Express & Red Train. During this fairy-tale journey on the world-famous Bernina Train, built between 1898 and 1904 and today listed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, which adorns the dreams of many travel enthusiasts, we will witness extraordinary scenery and have the chance to photograph them. After an enjoyable train journey of approximately 2 hours, we arrive in St. Moritz. After our arrival in St. Moritz, the homeland of our lovable hero Heidi, who left a smile-filled memory in all our childhoods and lives in the Alps with her grandfather and best friend Peter, and after a short panoramic tour and free time, we head to 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, guests who wish may join our optional Alsace Icons: Colmar & Riquewihr & Obernai Tour program (95 Euro). First, on our tour, we go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar, where we will see the Old Customs House, the Pfister House, and the colorful houses around the Rhine River, as well as the city’s most famous district, Petite Venise (Little Venice). In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and its canals, you will have the opportunity to find many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as many souvenirs. The next stop on our tour will be Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards surrounded by the Alsace region, flower-filled balconies, its unique row of shops, car-free cobblestone streets, buildings that somehow survived World War II unharmed, and charming cafes; with its tower, which also houses the Dolder Museum that preserves the city’s story through documents to this day, it resembles a Grimm fairy tale. After our trip in Riquewihr, we set off for Obernai. In Obernai, where charming buildings resembling cookies rather than buildings will greet us, during the tour we will carry out, the town’s most famous square, Place de Marche, the statue of St. Odile, the protective saint of the Alsace region, and the fountain built as a representation, and Place de l’Etoile, the square we will most often see with its cookie-like appearance, are among the main places we will see. After the panoramic tour in Obernai, during the free time to be offered, guests who wish may join our optional Strasbourg Tour program (40 Euro). The first stop on 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 something straight out of a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. During the city tour we will conduct by walking in the car-free center and streets of Strasbourg, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 and has hosted the European Parliament since 1992; Little France (Petite France), famous for its Alsace Houses that will make us feel in the very middle of a fairy tale land, Gutenberg Square and Statue, Notre Dame Cathedral, the city’s most important structure located at its very heart, and the Kammerzell House, the city’s oldest house and still operating today as a hotel and restaurant, 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 – ZÜRICH – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Zurich Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, 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 the end of our tour.
What's Included
- Round-trip flight ticket on scheduled AJet Airlines flights on the S.Gökçen Airport (SAW) – Zurich Airport (ZRH) – S.Gökçen Airport (SAW) route,
- Airport taxes and service fees,
- 3 nights’ accommodation with breakfast in total at a 3-star hotel outside the city,
- Airport / Hotel / Airport transfers and intercity transfer,
- Panoramic city tours and/or sightseeing excursions in Zurich and St. Moritz,
- Train journey with BERNINA EXPRESS / RED TRAIN,
- Turkish guide services,
- TURSAB Professional Liability Insurance,
Not Included
- Visa fee and service charge,
- Overseas exit tax fee,
- All hotel extras and personal expenses,
- Domestic connecting flight ticket,
- Lunch and dinner,
- Extra tours and excursions specified or not specified in the program,
- (Optional) Driver tips (10 Euro)
- (Mandatory) Hotel city accommodation and city entrance taxes (Adult/child per person 50 Euro***)