TREND BENELUX & PARIS & ALSACE SUMMER 2027 (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 time. Following the baggage and ticket procedures, flight to Cologne on a scheduled Pegasus Airlines flight. Upon arrival, a Cologne city tour with our private bus waiting for us at the airport. The Cologne Cathedral, the symbol of the city with its twin towers, the Old Town center, and the Hohenzollern Bridge, a popular spot in the city with thousands of padlocks on it, are among the places to be seen on our tour. Following our tour, we set off for Amsterdam. Our guests who wish may join the Düsseldorf Tour (30 Euros), to be organized as an optional extra along our route. On our tour, the Old Town center and the Rhine TV Tower will be seen, as well as Königsallee, the famous shopping street crossed by a canal in the middle and adorned with luxury stores and huge chestnut trees. 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. Our guests who wish may join the Wonderful Holland & Amsterdam Wonders Tour (120 Euros) [Marken & Volendam & Zaanse Schans], to be organized as an optional extra by our guide. You will not 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 buy 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. Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the Flower Market, and the Red-Light District are among the places to be seen on our tour. 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 McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Roermond, one of the largest and most advantageous outlets in the region. After the free time we will provide for shopping here, we continue our journey to Brussels. Following arrival in Brussels, a panoramic city tour. The Royal Palace, the Chinese and Japanese Houses, Grand Place (the city square), the Stock Exchange Building, the Atomium Monument, Heysel Stadium, and Manneken Pis (the statue of the urinating boy) are among the places to be seen on our tour. Following the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 4                 BRUSSELS – PARIS

After breakfast, we depart for Paris. Our guests who wish may join the Bruges City Tour (40 Euros), to be organized as an optional extra by our guide along the route, famous for its picturesque canals, old bridges, UNESCO-protected structures, and chocolate. After arriving at our Paris hotel, free time. Our guests who wish may join the Saint Germain & Luxembourg Gardens (40 Euros) walking tour, to be organized as an optional extra by our guide. Saint-Germain-des-Prés, briefly known as the elite St. Germain district, was a favorite destination of many famous people such as the 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 Café Le Bonaparte, Café de Flore, and Café Les Deux Magots, the world’s oldest café-restaurant, Le Procope (*1686), and jazz music festivals, the Luxembourg Gardens, St. Sulpice Church, where Victor Hugo was married, Place St. Michel, and Paris’s oldest church, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, are among the places we will see panoramically. Following the tour, we return to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 5                 PARIS      

After breakfast, our 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], to be organized as an optional extra by our guide. First, on our panoramic city tour, Champs-Élysées, the Louvre Museum and pyramid featured in The Da Vinci Code, the Musée d’Orsay, the Arc de Triomphe, Place de l’Étoile, Napoleon’s tomb, the Parliament building, Pont Alexandre III, the Grand Palais and Petit Palais built for the 1900 industrial exhibition, and Place de la Concorde, site of the 1789 French Revolution, are among the places to be seen. Afterwards, we will go to the best spots to photograph 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 seeing Paris and its bridges from the river during a one-hour boat cruise on the Seine around the islands. Then we take the funicular up Montmartre, Paris’s oldest and highest hill, and after free time for shopping or having your portrait drawn in Place du Tertre, famous for Sacré-Cœur and its artists and where you can experience the bohemian lifestyle, we go to visit the famous Notre Dame Cathedral, featured in novels, songs, and films. Following the cathedral visit and a photo stop at Paris’s zero point, our tour comes to an end and we return to our hotel. In the evening, our guests who wish may join the Paris by Night Tour (35 Euros), to be organized as an optional extra by our guide. Following the tour, we transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

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

DAY 6                 PARIS – STRASBOURG

After breakfast, we set off for Strasbourg.  Our guests who wish may join the Luxembourg Tour (55 Euros), to be organized as an optional extra by our guide along the route. The Petrus River Valley, the old city center and narrow streets recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, Constitution Square, the city cathedral, and the Ducal Palace are among the places to be seen on our tour. Following our tour, we continue to Strasbourg. Upon arrival, a Strasbourg city tour. In Strasbourg, the European Union’s second most important city after Brussels, we will witness the strong German and French cultures. 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. Construction of this Catholic Cathedral, considered one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture, began in 1015 and was completed in 1439. Today, it is the world’s sixth-tallest church. Following the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 7                 STRASBOURG   

After breakfast, free time. Our 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. This city, known as Le Petit Venise (Little Venice), is also famous for its colorful houses lined along the river, resembling a painting. Following this visit, we depart for Zurich. Upon arrival, we begin our Zurich city 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 on our tour. 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 completion of the baggage and check-in procedures, departure for Istanbul on a scheduled Pegasus Airlines flight. Arrival in Istanbul and the end of our tour.