Maxi Benelux & Paris & Alsace Tour with Pegasus Airlines, 7 Nights 8 Days AMS-BSL FL001

1st Day ISTANBUL – AMSTERDAM We meet at the international departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport three hours before the flight. Following baggage, ticket, and boarding procedures, we depart for Amsterdam on Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled flight. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic Amsterdam city tour with our private bus waiting for us at the airport. During our tour, Dam Square and the Royal Palace will be among the places to be seen. Guests who wish may join our optional Rotterdam tour organized by our guide (30 Euro). After the tour, transfer to Amsterdam, free time for dinner and shopping. Accommodation at our hotel. 2nd Day AMSTERDAM – (ZAANSE SCHANS – MARKEN – VOLENDAM) After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join our optional Zaanse Schans & Marken & Volendam tour organized by our guide (75 Euro). We visit Zaanse Schans, the most famous theme park in the Netherlands, known for its windmills. Then we head for our Marken & Volendam tour. We visit Volendam, an old fishing village, and see its historic houses and harbor, then continue to see Marken, a small island. On the way back, we go to central Amsterdam again, visit the famous Diamond Museum, and then give free time. Guests who wish may join our optional Amsterdam Night Tour (25 Euro). After the tour, transfer to Amsterdam, free time for dinner and shopping. Accommodation at our hotel. 3rd Day AMSTERDAM – (BRUGGE) – BRUSSELS – PARIS After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Brussels. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional Brugge tour (35 Euro). We will have the opportunity to see the market square and Belfry Tower of this charming medieval city famous for its lace and tapestries, as well as the magnificent view of Brugge. After the tour, we continue to Brussels. Grand Place, considered one of the most beautiful squares in Europe, is distinguished by the use of three architectural styles together: baroque, gothic, and Louis XIV. During our tour, Grand Place, the Stock Exchange Building, Guild Houses, and chocolate shops will be among the places to be seen. After the tour, transfer to Paris. Guests who wish may join our optional Panoramic Paris Night Tour (25 Euro). We will have the chance to see the city of love, Paris, which has been the subject of films, paintings, songs, and poems, panoramically at night and stroll along Champs Elysees, the world’s most famous avenue. We will also have the opportunity to see the illuminated Eiffel Tower. After the tour, transfer to Paris, free time for dinner and shopping. Accommodation at our hotel. 4th Day PARIS After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join our optional Paris Icons and Seine River tour (85 Euro). On our tour, we go up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris as well as France, where we will have the opportunity to enjoy the city’s breathtaking views. Then we take a boat trip on the Seine River. You will see Paris’s most magnificent buildings up close and have unforgettable moments passing under the bridges of the Seine. Places to be seen during this boat trip include the American Church, National Assembly, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Orsay Museum, Cité Island, Notre Dame Cathedral, Courthouse, Conciergerie Prison, City Hall, Museum of Modern Art, and the Louvre Palace. After the river cruise, we pass through the lively Pigalle district, one of the most interesting centers of the city, and then take the funicular up to Montmartre Hill, known as the Hill of Artists, where bohemian life still continues today. After seeing Sacré-Cœur (the Basilica of the Sacred Heart), you will have free time for portraits and dinner at the Artists’ Square. After the Montmartre tour, we head to the Fragonard Perfume Museum. Guests who wish may join our optional Outlet Tour (30 Euro). After the tour, transfer to Paris, free time for dinner and shopping. Accommodation at our hotel. 5th Day PARIS – (METZ & REIMS) – LUXEMBOURG After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our Luxembourg city tour. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional Metz & Reims tour (50 Euro). We visit Metz, one of the most beautiful medieval cities of France. In this beautiful city with a 3,000-year history, where the Moselle and Seille rivers meet, places to be seen include Place d’Armes, Metz Cathedral, German Gate, and Temple Neuf Church. Then we visit Reims, known as the city where the kings of France were crowned. After the tour, we transfer to Luxembourg. During the Luxembourg city tour, you will have the chance to see the Petrus Valley, the old city center and its narrow streets, the city cathedral, and the Ducal Palace. Free time for dinner and shopping. Accommodation at our hotel. 6th Day LUXEMBOURG – (TRIER – STRASBOURG) – ALSACE After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Alsace. Guests who wish may join our optional Trier & Strasbourg tour (70 Euro). During our tour of Strasbourg, a city that carries French and German shared cultural and architectural characteristics and lies on the Rhine Wine Route, we will see Petite France, Cathedral Square, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Kammerz House. After the tour, Trier is among the places worth discovering with its magnificent structures dating back to the Roman period, large squares, natural areas, museums, and architectural works listed as UNESCO World Heritage. Among the places to be seen are the Roman Catholic church known as Aziz Gangolf Kirche and dedicated to Saint Gangulphus, the Saint Peter Cathedral (Dom), the oldest church and largest religious structure of the city, Porta Nigra, the main gate of the wall built in Roman times, the ruins of Roman baths, old churches, the opera house, train station, the house of Karl Marx, terraced seating areas and cafes along the river. After the tour, transfer to Alsace, free time for dinner and shopping. Accommodation at our hotel. 7th Day ALSACE – (COLMAR – RIQUEWIHR – EGUISHEIM) – ALSACE After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join our optional Colmar & Riquewihr & Eguisheim tour (65 Euro). In this tour, the Old Customs House, Pfister House, and the colorful houses around the Rhine River, as well as the city’s most famous area, Petite Venice (Little Venice), will be among the places to be seen. In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and its canals, you will have the chance to enjoy many delicious foods according to your taste and buy many souvenirs. Then we will visit the charming towns of the Alsace region. Eguisheim, which has been a member of the “Most Beautiful Villages of France” club since 2003, was chosen as the country’s favorite village by the French in 2013. Our next stop will be Riquewihr with its enchanting atmosphere. In this village, which receives 2 million visitors a year and has a harmonious blend of timber and concrete two-story houses, we will have time to spend. After the tour, transfer to Alsace, free time for dinner and shopping. Accommodation at our hotel. 8th Day BASEL – ISTANBUL After breakfast at the hotel, check out of the rooms and transfer to the airport at the time announced by your guide. Flight to Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled service. Upon arrival at Sabiha Gökçen Airport, our tour and services end. PC1251SAW-AMS 09:00 10:45 PC942 BSL-SAW 16:25 – 21:25