BENELUX & PARIS 2027 SUMMER (CRL-CRL) PC

DAY 1                 ISTANBUL – BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM

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

DAY 2                 AMSTERDAM

Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish may join the Magnificent Holland Tour (95 Euros) [Marken & Volendam & Zaanse Schans], which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. You will not be able to get enough of the time you spend in the harbor area of Volendam, an old fishing village 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 small houses and also have the opportunity to buy inexpensive souvenirs. Afterwards, we have the opportunity to see Zaanse Schans, a magical town with windmills. After the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 3                 AMSTERDAM – LUXEMBOURG

After breakfast, we depart for Luxembourg. En route, we will visit McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Roermond, one of the largest and most advantageous outlets in the region. Following the free time provided here for shopping, we continue our journey to Luxembourg. Following our 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 Heritage Site, Constitution Square, the city cathedral and the Palace of the Dukes are among the places to be seen during our tour. After the tour, we transfer 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 as an optional excursion along our route. During this magnificent tour in Reims, the most important and largest city in the Champagne region, which 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 places to be seen. Afterwards, we continue our journey to Paris. Upon arrival, panoramic city tour. The Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, the Louvre Museum and pyramid featured in The Da Vinci Code, the D’orsay Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, Place de l’Étoile, Napoleon’s tomb, the Parliament building, Pont Alexandre III, Grand Palace and Petite Palace, built for the 1990 industrial fair, and Concorde Guillotine Square, associated with the French Revolution of 1789, are among the places 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 Trip & Montmartre Artists’ Hill & Sacré-Cœur Basilica & Notre Dame Cathedral & Fragonard Perfume Museum], which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. During our tour, we will go to the best viewpoints for photographing the Eiffel Tower, and during the free time provided here, you can take unforgettable photographs 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 trip on the Seine around the islands. Then, we take the funicular up Montmartre, Paris’s oldest and highest hill. Following our free time at Place du Tertre, famous for Sacré-Cœur and its artists, where you can experience the bohemian lifestyle, shop or have your portrait drawn, we visit the famous Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been the subject of novels, songs and films. Following our visit to the cathedral and a photo stop 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 as an optional excursion 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 arranged individually.  

DAY 6                 PARIS

Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish may join the Magnificent Normandy & St. Germain Tour (95 Euros), which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. Our first stop is Rouen, a medieval city. With its historical monuments and architectural works dating from the Middle Ages, it will take you on a brief journey through time. During our tour, the magnificent Gothic Rouen Notre Dame Cathedral, whose foundations were laid during the reign of Norman William, who would later be known as William the Conqueror, and where Joan of Arc was tried; Gros-Horloge (the Renaissance Clock); the Palace of Justice; and Vieux Marché (the symbolic cross where Joan of Arc was executed and the Joan of Arc Church located there today) are among the places 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 frequent destination for many famous figures such as the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway and existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. During our tour of the vibrant St. Germain district, home to world-famous cafés such as Café Le Bonaparte, Café de Flore and Café Les Deux Magots, the world’s oldest café-restaurant (*1686), Le Procope, and jazz music festivals, we will see the Luxembourg Gardens, 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 make use of our free day in Paris by visiting Disneyland. Our guide will assist you with Disneyland tickets. Transportation to and from the park will be arranged individually.

DAY 7                 PARIS – BRUSSELS   

After breakfast, we depart for Brussels. Guests who wish may join the Bruges City Tour (40 Euros), which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide along our route. Bruges is famous for its picture-perfect canals, old bridges, UNESCO-protected buildings and chocolate. After the tour, we continue our journey towards Brussels. Following our arrival in Brussels, panoramic city tour. The Royal Palace, Chinese and Japanese houses, Grand Place (the city square), the Stock Exchange building, the Atomium Monument, Heysel Stadium and Manneken Pis (the statue of a urinating boy) are among the places 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, departure for Istanbul with Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled service. Arrival in Istanbul and end of our tour.