Dubai and Turkey Economic 09 days – 08 Nights – Hotel ⭐⭐⭐

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ITINERARY

DAY 01: ORIGIN – ISTANBUL L/D

Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Hotel accommodation in Istanbul.

DAY 02: ISTANBUL – FREE DAY (OPTIONAL HISTORICAL VISIT) (L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day for optional activities.

"The Jewels of Constantinople." Optionally, you can take a full-day tour to the magnificent city of Istanbul to explore its historic part. The Hagia Sophia, the pinnacle of Byzantine art and a gem of Istanbul. The famous Topkapi Palace, the residence of Ottoman sultans for four centuries, including the treasury and sacred relics.

At noon, we will enjoy a typical lunch at a local restaurant in the Sultanahmet area. We will then continue our visit to the Blue Mosque, a marvel of harmony, proportion, and elegance, as well as the Hippodrome, which preserves the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpentine Column, the Fountain of Emperor Wilhelm, and the Egyptian Obelisk. In the late afternoon, we will visit the famous Grand Bazaar, where you will have free time to wander through its four thousand shops.

Return to the hotel and accommodation.

DAY 03: ISTANBUL (OPTIONAL DAY VISIT BOSPHORUS AND EYUP) (L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day to get to know the city at your leisure or enjoy some optional activities, such as one of the most famous in Istanbul, a boat trip on the Bosphorus, the channel that separates Europe and Asia. During this journey you can see the palaces of the Sultans, old and typical wooden houses. Enjoy history in a different way.

We will visit one of the must-see places: the Suleiman Mosque or Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent, built between 1550 and 1558 in honor of one of the richest and most powerful Ottoman sultans in history. We will enjoy our day with one of the highlight visits, the spice bazaar, built by the Ottomans five centuries ago and still in use today. Lunch.

Next, we will continue our route to a wonderful place that is El Café de Pierre Loti. It is a magical location in the hills of the Eyüp district of Istanbul. A picturesque place from whose terraces you can contemplate impressive views over the Bosphorus and the city's neighbourhoods. A place that will always remain in the memory of everyone who visits it. Until this curious Café, it can be accessed with a modern cable car installed at the base of the hill.

Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Note: You can modify the order of the visits and the order of the days without affecting the content of the itinerary.

DAY 04: ISTANBUL – DUBAI

Breakfast at the hotel. Airport transfer. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to the chosen hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 05: DUBAI – (CITY TOUR AND BURJ KHALIFA)

Breakfast at the hotel. Appointment in the lobby of your hotel to make the panoramic visit, which gives us the opportunity to get to know the most developed city on the planet, the city of tomorrow, where there are incomparable projects under construction.

We will start with a panoramic stop at the Burj Al Arab, the 7-star hotel, where you will have the opportunity to take some photos. Next, we go to the Jumeirah Mosque, a mixture of Ottoman and Arabic art.

After lunch, we will continue the visit and enter the traditional Bastakya neighborhood. A tour of the past through the neighborhood with its wind towers, where the first natural air conditioning is; the coffee museum and its art galleries.

Next, we pass through the fabric market, where you can browse and purchase an endless selection of silks, cottons, and embroidered fabrics. You're sure to find the exact print and color you're looking for among the hundreds of rolls of fabric. Next, a trip in "Abra" (water taxi) crossing the Creek and being able to experience the exotic aromas of the Souk of spices and the glitter of gold of the largest Gold Souk in the world.

We finish with Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa (OPTIONAL TO CLIMB THE TOWER), the tallest tower in the world, 828 meters. They can enjoy staying at the mall or going back to the hotel.

DAY 06: SAFARI AND DINNER IN THE DUBAI DESERT

Breakfast at the hotel. In the afternoon we will make the most attractive and popular excursion… Safari 4×4 in the desert and dinner. Enjoy the desert and live an authentic adventure with the Safari excursion with dinner. We will pick you up at your hotel in a 4×4 vehicle and we will take you directly to the heart of the desert. In more or less an hour we will arrive at the destination and we will check how the color of the sand changes to a more reddish one.

Then we will leave the highway to enter the desert, where they will deflate the pressure of the tires up to a kilo and a half, when they initially had four. In this way, the 4×4 will adapt better to the ground and you will be able to have fun with the exciting ride through high dunes at the wheel of expert drivers. A real adrenaline rush. We will also make a stop with an impressive view of the desert. Here we will have the opportunity to witness a wonderful sunset. And, of course, to take fantastic photographs that prevent us from forgetting those special moments while we perceive the peace that the desert offers us on this calm landscape of fine, reddish sand. Next, we'll go to the camp with its typical Persian rugs where we can enjoy the contrasts of the night in the desert.

We will get a unique insight into the traditional life of the Bedouins and we will be able to ride a camel. You can dress up in traditional costumes or try the typical freshly made Arab sweets. You can also get henna tattoos, learn about the important role that falcons play in local life and smoke a water pipe (shisha) in their designated area. These are some of the activities that you can do within this camp and that are included.

Also a belly dancer will move her body to the rhythm of Arabic music. Once this almost hour long show is over, you will be taken back to your accommodation in Dubai.

DAY 07: DUBAI – SHARJAH THE CULTURAL OF THE COUNTRY

Sharjah is one of the most interesting Emirates in the country, named by UNESCO in 1998, «Cultural Capital of the Arab World». We will leave Dubai and on a journey of 20 km. soon we will reach Sharjah. We will walk through this pleasant city. We will start with the Plaza Mayor called La Koran Square, where is the Monument to Culture in homage to the holy book of Islam and the > Monument to the Pearl, in homage to “the seven of the union” that make up the country.

From the square we headed towards the Museum of Islamic Art and Culture, located in the historic quarter. This visit will give us a deep understanding of the Islamic civilization, its culture, its history and its religion. We will continue discovering the city by crossing the Sharjah Corniche, seeing the oldest town and port in the country.

We will continue to get to know this Emirate by heading to Souq Al-Jubil, the public market of the city Shargah. There we will visit all its sectors, among them the butcher shops where camel meat is sold, the most typical of the country; fishmongers and shops selling fresh vegetables and fruits. We will pass by the most famous mosque in the city, that of King Faisal, which is next to the blue market. A market that has six buildings and more than 600 stores including jewelry stores, typical carpet stores and souvenirs, known as "Bazar del Patio". It is a traditional market and one of the oldest in the United Arab Emirates, with a varied representation of local crafts. At the end of the tour, in 20 minutes we return to Dubai.

DAY 08: DUBAI – DINNER IN DHOW – OPTIONAL VISIT

Breakfast. Free morning to carry out optional activities according to the tastes of the passenger. For example, visit the CULTURAL CAPITAL SHARJAH and take the opportunity to visit the Dubai frame (DUBAI FRAME). You could also visit the attractive water park AQUAVENTURE OF HOTEL EL ATLANTIS IN THE PALM TREE JUMEIRAH.

In the afternoon at the scheduled time, you will be picked up from your Dubai hotel and taken to the Dubai Creek area, right in the heart of the city. In this traditional area, you will board the wooden Arab dhow, where you will take a night cruise. A wonderful experience to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Dubai Creek and have a beautiful view of the illuminated city, while we sail around the abras (water taxis). Dubai's main monuments will guard your route giving you a glimpse into the city's past and future. In the traditional wooden Arab dhow, converted into a floating restaurant, you will enjoy a buffet dinner during the cruise. Dinner will be made up of local food such as hummus and moutabel. You can continue with pasta, chicken, beef, lamb and fish as main dishes. Finishing with a flan, cake and/or fruit, including water, coffee and tea. After the cruise ends, you will be taken back to your hotel in Dubai.

DAY 09: DUBAI – CITY OF ORIGIN

Breakfast. At the indicated time, transfer to Dubai airport to take a flight to your destination.

Included

In Turkey

• 3 nights Istanbul A/D – Transfers from Istanbul airport and vice versa.
• Professional Spanish-speaking guide.
• Hotel and restaurant tips.

In Dubai

• 5 nights in Dubai on a bed and breakfast basis.
• Dubai airport transfers and vice versa.
• Professional Spanish-speaking guide.
• City tour half day Dubai 4 hours, not including food.
• Safari and dinner at the camp.
• Sharjah tour with tickets.

Not Included

In Turkey

• Visa procedure.
• Personal expenses.
• Guide and driver tips (at will).
• Any service not mentioned in the part included.

In Dubai

• Lunch on tour of Dubai.
• Burj Khalifa.
• Personal expenses.
• Guide and driver tips (at will).
• Any service not mentioned in the itinerary.