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Two Countries, One Symphony “Switzerland and France” with AJet, 4 nights (GVA-BSL) Geneva (2) – Zurich – Mulhouse – Belfort (2) – Basel
Two Countries, One Symphony “Switzerland and France” (GVA-BSL) with AJet
Geneva (2 nights) – Zurich – Mulhouse – Belfort (2 nights) – Basel
4 nights 5 days
Day 1 | Istanbul – Geneva | Wednesday
Meeting at 08:45 in front of the AJet Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After ticket, baggage, and passport procedures, flight to Geneva at 11:45 with AJet Airlines flight number VF329. Landing at Geneva Airport at 13:05 local time. After passport and baggage procedures, we depart from the airport by our vehicle for a panoramic Geneva city tour . On our city tour, which we will partly do on foot, Mont Blanc Bridge, Jean Jacques Rousseau Island, Flower Clock, Grand Cathedral, Peace Park, and the United Nations Building are among the sights to be seen. After our tour, transfer to our hotel. We complete check-in and settle into our rooms. Guests who wish may join the optional Lake Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux tour organized by our guide. Overnight at our hotel in Geneva.
→ Lake Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux tour | 30 EUR adult - 20 EUR child (04-11.99 years)
After about a 1-hour journey, our first stop will be the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva, which we know from the treaty that formed the international legal basis of our Republic. After a panoramic Lausanne tour, after a short journey we arrive in Montreux, remembered in our history with the straits agreement. After our panoramic Montreux tour in this beautiful city, also located on the shores of Lake Geneva, we return to our hotel.
Day 2 | Geneva | Thursday [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Annecy tour (France) organized by our guide. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Traditional Fondue menu with music dinner tour organized by our guide. Overnight at our hotel in Geneva.
→ Annecy tour (France) | 90 EUR adult - 65 EUR child (04-11.99 years)
We head to Annecy, which Geographer Raoul Blanchard described as the “Pearl of the French Alps” because of its appearance squeezed between Lake Annecy and the mountains. On our tour, after exploring this highly romantic city with its Venice-like canals, charming narrow streets, attractive restaurants and cafes, and flowers bursting from everywhere, we will give some free time. After gathering at the place and time announced by our guide, we return by our vehicle to Geneva, about one hour away, and to our hotel.
→ Traditional Fondue menu with music dinner tour | 90 EUR adult and child (No child discount)
We will experience Fondue, the Alpine dish presented as the national food by the Swiss Cheese Union in 1930, in an authentic restaurant accompanied by live music. Return to our hotel after this unique entertainment and experience.
Day 3 | Geneva – Zurich – Basel – Mulhouse – Belfort | Friday [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete check-out and head towards Belfort. After a journey of approximately 3.5 hours through the nature of Switzerland, the paradise on earth, we begin our panoramic Zurich city tour upon arrival. On our city tour, sights to be seen include Grossmünster Abbey, one of the city's impressive structures with its twin towers; Fraumünster Church, famous for its 19th-century stained glass; Bahnhofstrasse, the shopping street decorated with the windows of famous Swiss brands; the Limmat River, which flows through the city into Lake Zurich; the beautiful bridges connecting the two sides of the city over this river; and St. Peterskirche Church, which has the largest clock in Europe. After our tour, we continue on our way. After a journey of about 1.5 hours, we begin a panoramic Basel city tour. On our tour on foot, the city’s oldest settlement center Altstadt, the city hall Rathaus famous for its Renaissance-era windows and golden bell, the iconic and historic red building Marktplatz, the Mittlere Brücke built over the Rhine River that divides the city in two, Basel Cathedral Basler Münster, and the most magnificent of the three city gates remaining from the city walls dating back to the 1400s, Basel Spalentor, will be the main places we see. After this visit, after a short journey we arrive at our final stop, Mulhouse. On our panoramic Mulhouse city tour on foot, starting from Rue du Sauvage and continuing through the streets leading to Place de la Reunion, we will witness traces of history. The European Tower, one of the city’s iconic structures, and the Bollwerk Tower, one of the oldest remains of the city walls built in 1390, and St. Etienne Cathedral, with its Gothic architecture enlivened by the market set up in front of it during the Christmas period, will be among the places we see. After the tour, we head to Belfort and our hotel. Upon arrival, we complete check-in and settle into our rooms. Overnight at our hotel in Belfort.
Day 4 | Belfort | Saturday [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Strasbourg, Riquewihr, Colmar and Eguisheim tour organized by our guide. Overnight at our hotel in Belfort.
→ Strasbourg, Riquewihr, Colmar and Eguisheim tour | 100 EUR adult - 75 EUR child (04-11.99 years)
We will begin our tour, where we will visit France's most fairy-tale-like cities, with Strasbourg, which we will reach after about a 2-hour journey. Grande Ile (the city center), an island located in the historical center of the city and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Strasbourg Notre Dame Cathedral, where we can see Romanesque and Gothic architecture together, and the houses from the 16th and 17th centuries in Petite France will be among the main places to see. Our next stop will be Riquewihr. Riquewihr today enchants visitors as a village that has remained as it was in the 16th century. Riquewihr is also famous for its Riesling and other excellent wines produced in the village. After our walking tour here, we head to Colmar. The city, which stands out with its well-preserved old buildings, also attracts visitors to the region with many architectural works and museums of different characteristics. Built on the banks of the Rhine River, the city will fascinate us with its streets and historical buildings. On our tour, Colmar Old Town, St Martin's Church, Phister House, one of Colmar's iconic architectures, the Old Customs House Koifhus, and the Tanner's District, which today fascinates visitors with its wooden houses, will be among the main places we see. After our visit here, we head to Eguisheim, the final visit of the day, which we will do on foot and which was chosen as the favorite French village in 2013. Eguisheim, a warm and charming medieval village surrounded by vineyards, is also famous for producing high-quality Alsace wines. At the end of the tour, return to Belfort and to our hotel.
Day 5 | Belfort – Basel – Istanbul | Sunday [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete check-out and head to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport at the transfer time announced by our guide. After ticket, baggage, and passport procedures, flight to Istanbul at 14:55 with AJet Airlines flight number VF106. Landing at Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 20:00 local time and the end of our tour. We say goodbye until we meet again on our next distinguished and enjoyable trip.
Abbreviations: [B] = Breakfast, [L] = Lunch, [D] = Dinner
What's Included
- Round-trip economy class airline ticket on scheduled AJet Airlines flights on the SAW-GVA and BSL-SAW route
- Airport taxes
- 4 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in the specified or similar hotels
- Panoramic city tours specified in the program
- Airport – hotel – airport transfers
- Turkish-speaking guide service
- Professional liability insurance (pursuant to Law No. 1618)
Not Included
- Schengen visa fee
- Departure tax
- Hotel city tax
- All museum and site entrance fees not stated as included
- Meals not stated as included and drinks with meals
- Tours specified as optional
- Personal expenses
- Tour assurance and travel health insurance
- All services not clearly stated as included in the tour program
- Tips for local guide, hotel staff, driver (Optional 3 EUR per person per day will be collected by the guide)