İSTANBUL – LJUBLJANA – (Bled Lake Tour) – VENICE
After the baggage drop, ticket, and passport control procedures you will complete 3 hours before departure at Istanbul Airport International Terminal, we fly to Ljubljana at 07:30 on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1061. With our arrival at Ljubljana Airport at 08:45 local time, we depart to organize our Ljubljana city tour. In Ljubljana, which is the capital and largest city of Slovenia and also has great cultural and architectural richness because it is at the crossroads of Alpine, Central European, and Mediterranean cultures, the places to be seen during our tour include Vodnik Square, Ljubljana Castle, St. Nikolaja Cathedral, Zmajska Most, Old Square, the Historic Fountain, and People’s Square. At the end of the city tour, during the free time to be offered, our guests who wish can join the extra Bled Lake Tour program (50 Euro). After our peaceful excursion to Bled, famous for its namesake emerald-green mountain lake with an island in the middle, its island church, and Bled Castle on the high hills, we complete our tour and head to our hotel in the Venice region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room allocation and free time to rest.
VENICE – (Venetian Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – (Venice Colorful Islands Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish can join the extra Venetian Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour program (80 Euro – “Transportation fees by Vaporetto included”). During our tour in Venice, we will see major iconic structures such as San Marco Square, built from stone and marble with its columns brought from Istanbul, San Marco Basilica, the Doge’s Palace designed and used as a symbol of magnificence and power, the Clock Tower, the Bridge of Sighs, and the historic Campanile Bell Tower, then we will take a pleasant walk through the streets of Venice, connected by bridges and extending along narrow canals. During the free time to be offered at the end of the tour, our guests who wish can join the extra Venice Colorful Islands Tour program (65 Euro) (can be arranged for our guests who purchased the Venetian Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour). In this tour, where we will have the chance to observe Venice Island from different angles by passing through the lagoons, we will see the islands of Lido and Murano from the sea and visit Burano Island, the fishing village famous for its lacework, known as one of the 10 most colorful places in the world. After free time for sightseeing and shopping, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Venice region and offer free time to rest.
VENICE – (Sirmione & Lake Garda and Verona Tour) – VENICE
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish can join the extra Sirmione & Lake Garda and Verona Tour program (80 Euro). First in our tour, during the panoramic visit we will make in Sirmione, the pearl of Lake Garda, which welcomes us with Scaligero Castle dating back to the 13th century, we will see the bougainvillea-covered buildings and houses of the town that has become a focus of tourist interest with its medieval streets, and we will enjoy a pleasant excursion accompanied by the scent of the surrounding lemon trees. After the free time we will provide for a pleasant sightseeing tour, we reach Verona, the second visit point of our tour. Verona, listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, also hosts Italy’s second largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and the home of Shakespeare’s famous work Romeo and Juliet, which tells the greatest love story known in the world today. After our panoramic sightseeing tour, which we will carry out on foot along Via Mazzini (the main square) and Erbe Square, surrounded by many shops, cafes, and stores, and where we can also see Verona Cathedral, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Venice region, offering free time to rest.
VENICE – (Outlet Shopping Tour) – TRIESTE – LJUBLJANA – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out procedures, we depart for Trieste. On the way, our guests who wish can join the Outlet Shopping Tour program (35 Euro). After the pleasant free time to be offered for quality and affordable shopping at the outlet center, which hosts stylish stores of world-famous prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we complete our tour and continue our journey to Trieste, where we organize our city tour upon arrival. Located in the northeast of Italy on the Adriatic coast, Trieste is an important port city that has been a meeting point of different cultures throughout history. It remained under the Habsburg Monarchy for a long time, and therefore the Central European influence can be clearly felt in its architecture and city layout. Today, the city is within Italy’s borders, stands out for its proximity to Slovenia, and preserves its multicultural structure. In our panoramic city tour, which we will carry out by heading to Piazza Unità d’Italia, considered the heart of the city, the Teatro Romano di Trieste, which bears traces from the Roman period, and historic buildings reflecting Austrian influence in the narrow streets will be among the main places to be seen. After the city tour, during the free time to be offered where we can observe the Adriatic coast, the harbor, and the city fabric panoramically together, we head to Ljubljana Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. After the baggage drop, check-in, and passport control procedures we will complete upon arrival at the airport, we fly to Istanbul at 20:15 on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1064. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 23:40 local time and the end of our tour.