Description
This tour is specially designed for people with physical disabilities to travel comfortably and discover Istanbul. All tour routes are designed to be accessible to the disabled and the necessary facilities are provided for the disabled. During the tour, you will visit historical and cultural places with your special guide, taste unique flavors and experience the beauties of Istanbul without any obstacles. The accommodation facilities are also disabled-friendly and the necessary precautions have been taken for your comfort. Discover the charming atmosphere of Istanbul with this specially designed tour.
Highlights
- Hippodrome
- Blue Mosque
- Topkapı Palace
- Hagia Sophia
- Grand Bazaar
- Spice Market
- Basilica Cistern
- Bosphorus Boat Tour
- Dolmabahce Palace
- Çamlıca Hill
- Kadıköy Town
Itinerary
Your private guide and driver will pick you from airport with special designed van for wheelchair users and take you to your hotel.
The rest of the day is on your own.
Overnight in İstanbul.
Your private guide meet you in the lobby and you will begin your walking tour with wheelchair with the Ancient Hippodrome which was the chariot racing place of Byzantine tghtout the ages. There you will see Egyptian Obelisk, Serpent Column and The Column of Constantine.
Topkapı Palace, The grand palace of the Ottoman Empire ,ruling place of the Ottoman Empire and the seat of the Ottoman sultans about 4oo years. İt covers almost 700.000 square meters an area.
Blue Mosque, It was built between the years 1609-1616 by Sultan Ahmet. İt is known as Blue Mosque because its beautiful İznik tiles on interior walls.. Its breathtaking design is the synthesis of 200-year-old of Ottoman mosque architecture with Byzantine church architecture. The mosque is reflecting majesty and grandeur concepts through its architectural features and its green, white Iznik tiles are fascinating with the blue ornaments of the dome.
Lunch at accessible local restaurant.
Grand Bazaar, we will stop by the Grand Bazaar for free time for shopping. This is one of the oldest bazaar in the world dates back to the 15th century.
Overnight in İstanbul.
Today we will start our walking tour by vising Hagia Sophia. The oldest historical building in İstanbul which was used 1000 years as a grand cathedral of Byzantine Empire and 500 years as a grand mosque of the Ottoman Empire.
Then we will continue walking to visit 1500 years old Underground Cistern which was the water reservour of Constantinopolis. You will be amazed how multi-layered old city İstanbul is.
After seeing the Byzantine Cistern we will keep walking down to the seaside Golden Horn.
Lunch at accessible local restaurant by the seaside.
After Lunch we will board the ferry for our Bosphorus tour which takes about 1.5 hours to enjoy the beauty of İstanbul. You will have chance to see the European continent on one side, the Asian continent on the other and the beautiful mansions of İstanbul from the 18th century together with Bosphorus Bridges.
After the cruise we return to our hotel from the port.
Overnight in İstanbul.
Your private guide and driver will meet you at the hotel.
Our first visit is Dolmabahçe Palace the second palace of the Ottoman Empire, built on the edge of the Bosphorus. This is an 19 th century palace built for the Ottoman Sultans on the seaside in İstanbul. İt was built by the Saultan Abdulmecit in 1856.
After visiting the palace we are driving across the Bosphorus Bridge and going to the Asian side of İstanbul. Our first stop here is Çamlıca Hill which is the highest point of the Bosphorus. From here you can watch the beauty of the Bosphorus from a bird’s eye view.
Later we drive to Kadıkoy district, which is the largest town on the Asian part of İstanbul. After a short walk by the sea, we will visit the old market of Kadıkoy. Here you can see Turkish Street delicacies such as Kokorec (grilled lamb’s intestine), Midye Dolma (Stuffed Mussels), Midye tava ( Grilled Mussels), Çiğ Kofte( Raw Meatballs), Ayran (traditional Turkish drink made by yoghurt). You can experience Turkish coffee or Turkish tea with Turks in a cafe.
Lunch in a Local Restaurant.
After lunch, we drive over the Bosphorus Bridge and come back to the European side.
Today our last stop will be the Spice Bazaar. This is one of the oldest market in İstanbul after the Grand Bazaar.
Our tour ends after visiting the Spice Market / Egyptian Bazaar full of spices, herbs and coffee scents and return to the hotel.
Overnight in İstanbul.
Your private driver will pick you up at your hotel and take you to the Istanbul airport for your return international flight.
End of the tour ..
Included / Excluded
**Coordination and attentive customer service throughout the tour by PİBA WINGS TRAVEL staff
- Accesible Tours Experinced Professional English Speaking guiding
- Transportation with A/C vehicles specially prepared for the physically disabled and for their companions
- Accomodation in the suitable hotels for wheelchair users and disabled people
- Lunches at accessible restaurants
- Admission to the museums and sights
- Parking, portage, toll roads
- Coordination and attentive customer service throughout the tour by PİBA WINGS TRAVEL staff
- Personal expenses
- Dinners
- Beverages at lunches
- Gratuities for the guide and driver
- Wheelchair Rental
- Optional programmes listed in the itinerary
- If you require, we can provide all type of walkers, scooters, electric or manuel wheelchair with an additional cost to support you on your visit.