Schedule
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Istanbul Tour: Old City
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Comfortable clothes & walking shoes
Old City via Ataturk Bridge, Sirkeci, Divanyolu, Sultanahmet Leave hotel at 9am Visit Topkapi Palace Museum & lunch at Konyali Restaurant Visit Blue Mosque & Hagia Sophia Return to hotel 3-4pm
Hammam & Henna Night
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join us for an authentic Turkish Bath (Hammam) experience and Henna Night; we will all be together for dinner & then women/men will have separate Hammam spaces
Monday, June 26, 2023
Istanbul Tour: Taksim & Galata
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Comfortable clothes & walking shoes
Leave hotel at 9am Walk to Tunel and down to Galata Tower Options to go up the tower, get Turkish coffee & tea at Guney Cafe Lunch at Cicek Pasaji - street food with beer, mini shish kebabs, and stuffed mussels (Bertan's friends' favorite from their trip in 2019!) Shopping / explore area, return to hotel around 3pm
Wedding Reception on the Bosphorus
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
The main event! Join us for a Bosphorus boat cruise for dinner & dancing to celebrate our marriage :) Bus will leave from the hotel at 6pm - boat embarks at 630pm; boat will and bus will take us back to the hotel at 11pm
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Istanbul Tour: Covered Bazaar & Balat
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Comfortable clothes & walking shoes
Leave hotel at 9am Shopping and enjoy the streets of the Covered Bazaar (Kapali Carsi) - we have a great leather vendor if you're on the market for a jacket! Lunch at Asithane Restaurant Visit Chora Museum - a must see for mosaics Drive over to Balat and explore for the afternoon with a guide Return to hotel around 4pm
Final Dinner
7:30 pm
Casual
Dinner at 730pm at Ortakoy Balik Cincaralti Restaurant