• Begin with comprehensive city touring in Istanbul with flexible touring tailored to your interests — be they art, cuisine, history, architecture, religion, or shopping.
  
  
• Visit the city's beautiful palaces, mosques, and ancient underground cisterns.
  
  
• Take in Istanbul's café culture, and browse for carpets, jewelry, textiles, and culinary delights in the Grand Covered Bazaar.
  
  
• Cruise the Bosphorus, the mighty waterway that divides the city and separates Asia from Europe, and old Istanbul from modern Istanbul.
  
  
• Retreat at night to the exclusive Four Seasons Istanbul, located just steps from the city's main attractions.

• Next, fly to Bodrum, an ancient coastal town that now attracts Turkey's elite in the summer months.
  
  
• Spend three days experiencing the town and its yacht harbor and whitewashed buildings.
  
  
• Explore the nearby ruins, including an amphitheatre, the Castle of St. Peter, and the remains of the Mausoleum at Helicarnassus — one of the original Seven Wonders of the World.
  
  
• Relax in one of Bodrum's finest accommodations: The Marmara Bodrum.
  
  
• Return to Istanbul for a stay at the prestigious Ciragan Palace Hotel in an elegant room overlooking the Bosphorus.

Day 01	Arrive Istanbul Arrival transfer to Four Seasons Istanbul for 3 nights.
Day 02	Istanbul Full-day private tour: Aya Sofya, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Suleymaniye Mosque, Yerebatan Saray, and the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. (B,L)
Day 03	Istanbul Continue touring: Spice Market, Bosphorus cruise, and Rumeli Fortress. Afternoon visit to the Grand Covered Bazaar. (B,L)
Day 04	Istanbul - Bodrum Transfer and flight to The Marmara Bodrum for 3 nights. Afternoon introductory tour of Bodrum town and nearby ruins. (B)
Days 05 & 06	Bodrum At leisure in Bodrum. (B)
Day 07	Bodrum - Istanbul Transfer and flight back to Istanbul, arrival transfer to Ciragan Palace Hotel for 2 nights.
Day 08	Istanbul Half-day touring: Topkapi Palace, Taksim Square, Galata Tower, and Ortakoy. (B)
Day 09	Depart Istanbul At leisure until airport transfer. (B)

Cost

Per Person Cost (double occupancy): $5,655

* Optional surcharge for regional business class flights (when available): From $40 per person

To request the complete itinerary for the above tour, or to begin customizing your own itinerary, please contact an Artisans of Leisure travel expert.