Istanbul · 1 dayIstanbul,to taste.

Length

One day, at an easy pace

Where

The old city, the Spice Bazaar, the Asian shore

Suits

Food lovers, families, a return visit

With children

Small plates, sweets, short walks

A sample itinerary

One day, three moments.

1. I

   Part I

   Morning: a Turkish breakfast

   A long breakfast in the old way: cheeses, olives, honey with clotted cream, eggs in the pan and tea that keeps coming.

   

2. II

   Part II

   Midday: the Spice Bazaar and lunch

   The Spice Bazaar with a guide who knows the stalls, then a kebab lunch at a table chosen for the family.

   

3. III

   Part III

   Afternoon: baklava and coffee

   Baklava and Turkish delight from the old sweet makers, and a Turkish coffee on the Asian shore, reached by boat.

   

A sample only. Every plan is made to measure.

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  1 dayIstanbul

  Istanbul with children

  Miniatürk, a picnic at Emirgan and an ice cream by the Bosphorus. A city day for the young.

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  1 dayFrom Istanbul

  Sapanca and Maşukiye

  Lake Sapanca in the morning, lunch by the stream at Maşukiye, an afternoon in the forest.

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  1 full dayFrom Istanbul

  Bursa and Uludağ

  The first Ottoman capital in the morning, the cable car up Uludağ for lunch in the pines.