Miami & Orlando Tour Coastal Routes V2

Tour details

SAMPLE HOTELS

ORLANDO

Holiday Inn South West Celebration Area etc..

MIAMI

Hilton Garden Inn Miami Airport West

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT

This trip is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people.  If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.

VISA

Ordinary Passport  -   Visa required                      

Green Passport    -    Visa required

Service Passport  -   Visa required

You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years.

HEALTH

We do not expect to encounter any issue that would threaten your health with meals to be taken at the region's good restaurants and hotels. Nevertheless, when you are not with the group, we recommend that you be careful about food and drink, definitely consume bottled water, avoid ice, milk and dairy products, eat meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked, and for fruit, eat fruits that can be peeled such as bananas and pineapples. Current vaccination/PCR rules must be followed at country entry points and upon return home.

FLIGHT DURATIONS

Istanbul   -    Miami        12 hr 15 min

Miami   -   Istanbul         11 hr 10 min

OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency from which we receive service with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, the trips cannot be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicle to be used for optional tours/activities may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums, historical sites, or venues at the destinations to be visited and according to weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified km. 

Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed offered to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding or coach beds, participants making reservations for a 3rd person and/or child are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible congestion in the rooms and the type of bed. 

Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section. 

Breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are offered according to the breakfast culture of the country being visited and generally as a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.

CURRENCY

It is advisable to have US Dollars (USD) with you.

TIME ZONE

The Eastern America Region is 8 hours behind Turkey in time zone.

For example, when it is 16:30 in Turkey, it is 08:30 in Eastern America.

CLOTHING AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS

If traveling during the summer season, we recommend bringing T-shirts that can be easily put on and taken off, short- and long-sleeved shirts, cotton pants, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket for evenings, and a thin sweater. In addition, you may also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, a camera, a video camera and their chargers, and spare memory cards. In the winter season, we recommend clothing that allows comfortable movement and keeps you warm.

FOOD CULTURE

The country does not have a distinctive cuisine, and a fast-food-oriented culture is dominant. However, you can see many culinary cultures in the states. Although Chinese cuisine is widespread, you can find Turkish cuisine dishes in many states. Even though there is no singular food culture, its cuisine encompasses many cultures.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for destinations/passports requiring a visa) does not mean that entry into the country will be permitted. The passport police have the authority to deny you entry into the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.  

The agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or times may change before the current trip and flight. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport services fees. 

Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours organized for the general introduction of the cities and carried out panoramically from within the vehicle with guide narration, without museum or archaeological site entrances. Panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, if they cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to local authorities not permitting visits or entry, or due to closed roads because of any event, and likewise when the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions, the agency is not responsible for the inability to carry out the aforementioned tours. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot where possible at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.

What's included
  • Round-trip economy class flight ticket with Turkish Airlines from Istanbul (IST) – Miami (MIA) – Istanbul (IST)
  • Airport taxes
  • 5 nights accommodation with bed and breakfast in chain hotels
  • Airport-hotel-airport transfers
  • All transfers by private bus
  • Professional Turkish-speaking guide services (meeting at Miami Airport)
  • Hotel and tourist city taxes
  • TURSAB mandatory professional liability insurance
  • Travel and health insurance (an additional surcharge applies for those over 65 years old).
Not included
  • Visa fee and service charge
  • Lunch and dinner
  • All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
  • International departure tax fee
  • Entrance fees to museums and historical sites not specified in the services included in the price
  • Driver tips and gratuities are excluded
Tour Program
Istanbul - Miami
After meeting your guide at Istanbul Airport International Terminal, you will complete your baggage and ticket procedures at the Turkish Airlines counter and depart for Miami on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight. Upon our arrival in Miami in the morning, we leave the airport by private vehicle and head to our hotel for transfer. The rest of the day is free at leisure. Guests who wish may join the optional Miami city tour (100 USD), organized for those who would like to get to know this beautiful vacation paradise of the USA more closely. We begin our tour with Miami Beach, America’s famous holiday and entertainment center. Our first stop will be South Beach, where we will see the endless Miami Beach shoreline. By walking along Ocean Drive, we will have the opportunity to see the Art Deco buildings and the mansion of the famous designer Versace, one of the symbols of Miami Beach, and take photos. After some free time for walking and shopping on Lincoln Road, which we can describe as Miami’s Istiklal Avenue, we visit the Wynwood district, where famous graffiti artists work together to turn it into a massive work of art. During our visit to Little Havana, where Cuban immigrants live, we will have the chance to try the famous Cuban coffee, “Colada.” At the end of the tour, we head to our hotel to rest after the day’s fatigue. Overnight at our hotel.
Miami
All day free time. Our guests may optionally join the Key West tour (170 USD), an excursion to the southernmost point of the USA. Key West, reached with views of the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other, is actually a chain of many small islands. It is a beautiful town with lovely houses featuring large verandas and ceiling fans on the verandas. During our tour, we will see the home of American Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway, Duval Street with its shops, cafes, restaurants, and art galleries on both sides, Southernmost Point at the other end of this street, marked by a stone indicating you are at the southernmost point of the USA and stating that Cuba is 90 miles away, and the winter home of former President Harry S. Truman. We end our tour by stopping at Isla Morada to watch the sunset accompanied by live music. We gather at the time determined by our guide and return to our hotel to rest. Overnight at our hotel.
Miami
The whole day is free time. Those who wish may join the Everglades National Park - Alligator (80 USD) and/or Miami Boat Tour (80 USD) excursions organized at an extra cost. At our first stop, Everglades National Park, we will have the opportunity to get to know alligators up close and even take photos with baby alligators. Afterwards, we will have the chance to see the alligators in their natural habitat on airboat rides called hovercrafts. After our Everglades tour, we will head to Miami for another boat tour. On our Miami boat tour, we will have the chance to see the city’s most magnificent mansions located along the waterfront. At the end of the tour, we return to our hotel to unwind after the day’s fatigue. Overnight at our hotel.
Miami - Orlando
In the morning, after checking out of our rooms, we board our vehicle for our trip to Orlando. After a pleasant journey, we arrive in Orlando. Upon arrival, we will be transferred to our hotel (hotel check-in time is 3:00 PM and later). Guests who wish may join the optional Winter Park town, boat tour, and Mall & Disney Springs Night Tour ($100). First, in the Winter Park area, we take a boat tour of the lakes Virginia, Osceola, and Mizell, which are connected to each other by canals. We will see the lakeside summer homes of the wealthy in East America, the famous Rollins University, and the natural beauty and lake life of the region, and we will have free time on Park Avenue, which is famous for its boutique restaurants, cafes, and shops. Our next stop is Disney Springs, a world of entertainment and pleasure where many special concept stores, bars, and restaurants are located, and where entertainment events are organized 365 days a year. At the end of our tour, we will transfer to our hotel to rest. Overnight at our hotel.
city breaks
All day is free at leisure. Guests who wish may join the optional Universal Studios tour (220 USD). In these studios, where many films such as Harry Potter and Fast & Furious were shot, and where there are also many theme parks, you may feel as if you are inside Jurassic Park in one area or in Harry Potter’s magical room in another. You may come across Spider-Man or Hulk and feel like you are in a movie scene with the special effects. At the end of our tour, we will be transferred to our hotel to rest. Overnight at our hotel.
Orlando - Miami - Istanbul
We are departing our hotel in Orlando and heading towards Miami. Guests who wish may join the additional Outlet Mall tour (50 USD). During the tour, you can shop at very affordable prices from factory outlet stores of famous brands at the region’s largest outlet. After the tour, we arrive at Miami International Airport in the evening for our flight to Istanbul. After baggage, ticket, and customs procedures, we fly to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines’ scheduled service. We will spend the night on the plane.
Istanbul
We will arrive at Istanbul airport in the evening. See you on our next tour.