BENELUX & PARIS 2027 SUMMER (CRL-CRL) PC

DAY 1                 ISTANBUL – BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM

Meeting with our valued guests in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport 3 hours before the flight departure time. Following the baggage and ticket procedures, we fly to Brussels on a scheduled Pegasus Airlines flight. Following our arrival, we depart for Amsterdam by our private bus waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival, we take a panoramic city tour of Amsterdam. Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the Flower Market and the Red Light District are among the sights to be seen during our tour. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 2                 AMSTERDAM

After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the Magnificent Holland Tour (95 Euros) [Marken & Volendam & Zaanse Schans], which will be organized optionally by our guide. You will not be able to get enough of the time spent in the harbor area of Volendam, an old fishing town that inspired the song “Those who want to see the true beauty of Holland should go to Volendam.” Our next stop is the town of Marken. During our visit to the town, you can observe the fishermen’s lives in charming little houses and also have the opportunity to buy inexpensive souvenirs. Then, we have the opportunity to see Zaanse Schans, a magical town famous for its windmills. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 3                 AMSTERDAM – LUXEMBOURG

After breakfast, we depart for Luxembourg. On our route, we will visit McArthur Glenn Designer Outlet Roermond, one of the largest and most advantageous outlets in the region. Following the free time we will provide for shopping here, we continue our journey to Luxembourg. Upon arrival, we take a panoramic evening city tour of Luxembourg. The Petrus River Valley, the old city center and its narrow streets recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, Constitution Square, the city cathedral and the Dukes’ Palace are among the sights to be seen during our tour. After the tour, we go to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 4                 LUXEMBOURG – PARIS

After breakfast, we depart for Paris. Guests who wish may join the Reims (Champagne) Tour (40 Euros), which will be organized optionally along our route. During this magnificent tour in Reims, the most important and largest city in the Champagne region, which has witnessed the coronation ceremonies of many French kings with its history dating back to the Roman Empire and its unique Gothic architecture, Reims Cathedral, The Palace of Tau, Saint Remi Basilica and La Porte de Mars are among the sights to be seen. Then, we continue our journey to Paris. Upon arrival, we take a panoramic city tour. The Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, the Louvre Museum and its pyramid featured in The Da Vinci Code, the D’orsay Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, Place de l’Etoile, Napoleon’s tomb, the Assembly building, the Alexander III Bridge, the Grand Palace and Petite Palace built for the 1990 industrial fair, and Concorde Guillotine Square, which was associated with the French Revolution of 1789, are among the sights to be seen during our tour. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 5                  PARIS      

After breakfast, guests who wish may join the Paris Combined Tour (95 Euros) [Seine River Boat Cruise & Montmartre Artists’ Hill & Sacre Coeur Basilica & Notre Dame Cathedral & Fragonard Perfume Museum], which will be organized optionally by our guide. During our tour, we will visit the best spots for photographing the Eiffel Tower, and during the free time we provide here, you will be able to take unforgettable photos and, if you wish, visit the Eiffel Tower. Afterwards, you will enjoy seeing Paris and its bridges from the river during a one-hour boat cruise on the Seine River around the islands. Then, we take the funicular up Montmartre, Paris’s oldest and highest hill. Following our free time in Place du Tertre, where you can shop or have your portrait painted, and which is famous for the Sacre Coeur and its artists as well as its bohemian lifestyle, we go to visit the famous Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been the subject of novels, songs and films. Following the cathedral visit and a photo break at the zero point of Paris, our tour comes to an end and we return to our hotel. In the evening, guests who wish may join the Paris by Night Tour (35 Euros), which will be organized optionally by our guide. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

*The optional tours offered today are our optional tours operated jointly. If purchased separately, transportation to and from the tour starting / ending points will be provided individually.  

DAY 6                 PARIS

After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the Magnificent Normandy & St. Germain Tour (95 Euros), which will be organized optionally by our guide. Our first stop is Rouen, a medieval city. Its historical monuments and architectural works dating from the Middle Ages will take you on a brief journey through time. During our tour, Rouen Notre Dame Cathedral, a magnificent Gothic cathedral whose foundations were laid during the reign of Norman William, who would later be known as the Conqueror, and where Joan of Arc was tried; Gros-Horloge (Renaissance Clock); the Palace of Justice; and Vieux Marché (the symbolic cross where Joan of Arc’s life was ended and the Joan of Arc Church located there today) are among the sights to be seen. After free time, we return to Paris. Our final stop is Saint-Germain-des-Prés, briefly known as the elite St. Germain district, a destination for many famous figures such as renowned American writer Ernest Hemingway and existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. During our tour in the vibrant St. Germain district, home to world-famous cafés such as Cafe Le Bonaparte, Cafe de Flore and Cafe Les Deux Magots, the world’s oldest café restaurant (*1686), Le Procope, and host to jazz music festivals, we will see the Luxembourg Gardens, the St. Sulpice Church where Victor Hugo was married, Place St. Michel and Paris’s oldest church, St. Germain-des-Prés, panoramically. After the tour, we return to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

*Guests who wish may spend their free day in Paris by visiting Disneyland. Our guide will assist you with Disneyland tickets. Transportation to and from the park will be provided individually.

DAY 7                 PARIS – BRUSSELS   

After breakfast, we depart for Brussels. Along the route, guests who wish may join the Bruges City Tour (40 Euros), which will be organized optionally by our guide and is famous for its picturesque canals, old bridges, UNESCO-protected structures and chocolate. After the tour, we continue our journey towards Brussels. Upon arrival in Brussels, we take a panoramic city tour. The Royal Palace, Chinese and Japanese houses, Grand Place (city square), the Stock Exchange building, the Atomium Monument, Heysel Stadium and Manneken Pis (statue of a urinating boy) are among the sights to be seen during our tour. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 8                 BRUSSELS – ISTANBUL   

After breakfast, transfer to Brussels Airport depending on the flight time. Following completion of the baggage and check-in procedures, we depart for Istanbul on a scheduled Pegasus Airlines flight. Arrival in Istanbul and the end of our tour.