TREND BENELUX & PARIS & ALSACE 2027 SUMMER (CGN-BSL) PC

DAY 1                 ISTANBUL – COLOGNE – 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 baggage and ticket procedures, we fly to Cologne on a scheduled Pegasus Airlines flight. Upon arrival, a Cologne city tour with our private bus waiting for us at the airport. During our tour, Cologne Cathedral, the symbol of the city with its twin towers, the Old City Center, and Hohenzollern Bridge, a popular spot in the city featuring thousands of padlocks, are among the places to be seen. Following our tour, we depart for Amsterdam. Guests who wish may join the Düsseldorf Tour (30 Euros), which will be organized as an optional excursion along our route. During our tour, the Old City Center, the Rhine TV Tower, and Königsallee, the famous shopping street adorned with luxury stores and huge chestnut trees and crossed by a canal, are among the places to be seen. Following our tour, we continue to Amsterdam. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 2                 AMSTERDAM

After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the Magnificent Holland & Amsterdam Wonders Tour (120 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 spent in the harbor area of Volendam, an old fishing town that inspired the song “Those who want to see the true beauty of the Netherlands 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 purchase inexpensive souvenirs. Afterwards, we have the opportunity to see Zaanse Schans, a magical town with windmills. Following the tour, we depart for Amsterdam city center. During our tour, Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the Flower Market, and the Red-Light District are among the places to be seen. Following the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 3                 AMSTERDAM – BRUSSELS

After breakfast, we depart for Brussels. Along our route, we will visit Mc Arthurt Glenn 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 Brussels. After arriving in Brussels, a panoramic city tour. During our tour, the Royal Palace, Chinese and Japanese houses, Grand Place (city square), the Stock Exchange Building, the Atomium Monument, Heysel Stadium, and Mannequin Pis (the urinating boy statue) are among the places to be seen. Following the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 4                 BRUSSELS – PARIS

After breakfast, we depart for Paris. Along the route, guests who wish may join the Bruges City Tour (40 Euros), which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide and is famous for its picturesque canals, old bridges, UNESCO-protected buildings, and chocolate. Upon arrival at our Paris hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Saint Germain & Luxembourg Gardens (40 Euros) walking tour, which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. Saint-Germain-des-Prés, briefly known as the elite St. Germain district, was a popular destination for many famous figures such as the renowned 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 Cafe Le Bonaparte, Cafe de Flore, and Cafe Les Deux Magots, Le Procope, the world’s oldest café restaurant (*1686), and host to jazz music festivals, we will see the Luxembourg Gardens panoramically, St. Sulpice Church, where Victor Hugo was married, St. Michel Square, and St. Germain-des-Prés, the oldest church in Paris. Following the tour, we return 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 & Sacré-Cœur Basilica & Notre Dame Cathedral & Fragonard Perfume Museum], which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. First, during our panoramic city tour, the Champs-Élysées, 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, the Grand Palace and Petite Palace built for the 1990 industrial fair, and Place de la Concorde, the Guillotine Square associated with the 1789 French Revolution, are among the places to be seen. Afterwards, we will go to the best spots for photographing the Eiffel Tower, where you will have free time to take unforgettable photos and, if you wish, visit the Eiffel Tower. Afterwards, you will enjoy a 1-hour boat cruise on the Seine River, touring around the islands and viewing Paris and its bridges from the river. Then we take the funicular up to Montmartre, Paris’s oldest and highest hill. Following our free time in Place du Tertre, famous for Sacré-Cœur and its artists, where you can shop or have your portrait drawn while experiencing the bohemian lifestyle, we visit the famous Notre Dame Cathedral, featured in 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 as an optional excursion by our guide. Following the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

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

DAY 6                 PARIS – STRASBOURG

After breakfast, we depart for Strasbourg.  Along the route, guests who wish may join the Luxembourg Tour (55 Euros), which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. During our tour, the Petrus River Valley, the old city center and narrow streets recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Constitution Square, the city cathedral, and the Ducal Palace are among the places to be seen. Following our tour, we continue to Strasbourg. Upon arrival, a Strasbourg city tour. In Strasbourg, the second most important city of the European Union after Brussels, we will witness the strong German and French cultural influences. During our panoramic city tour, we will see Place Kléber, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, Rohan Palace, the Alsatian Museum, and then Strasbourg Notre Dame Cathedral. Considered one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture, construction of this Catholic cathedral began in 1015 and was completed in 1439. Today, it is the sixth-tallest church in the world. Following the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 7                 STRASBOURG   

After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the Colmar, the Pearl of Alsace & Zurich (95 Euros) Tour. We begin our tour with Colmar, a fairytale city bearing the characteristic features of the Alsace region. Known as Le Petit Venise (Little Venice), this city is also famous for its colorful houses lined along the riverbank, resembling a painting. Following this visit, we depart for Zurich. Upon arrival, we begin our Zurich city tour. During our tour, Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the Clock Tower, the Old Guild Houses, Zurich Altstadt (Old Town), and Bahnhofstrasse, a lively and colorful street surrounded by world-famous stores, are among the places to be seen. Following our tour, we depart for Strasbourg. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 8                 BASEL – ISTANBUL   

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