Benelux & Paris & Alsace & Switzerland Tour with Ajet Airlines, 7 Nights, Paris–Geneva transport by high-speed train, Brussels outbound – Brussels return || 17092||22685

ISTANBUL – BRUSSELS – LUXEMBOURG
Arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport’s International Terminal 3 hours before our flight, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control, we depart for Brussels at 11:05 on AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF65. After arriving at Brussels Airport at 12:45 local time, we set off with our vehicle waiting for us at the airport to organize our Luxembourg city tour. Luxembourg is the world leader in terms of per capita income according to IMF and World Bank data. The capital, also named Luxembourg, is protected under the UNESCO World Heritage List, and it is the only city that has succeeded in becoming the European Capital of Culture twice, in 1995 and 2007. After the city tour we will arrange in Luxembourg, one of Europe’s smallest countries in terms of land area, we head to our hotel in the Luxembourg region. Upon arrival at our hotel, room check-in and free time to rest.
LUXEMBOURG – (Strasbourg Tour) – (Pearls of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr Tour) – ALSACE
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart for our hotel in the Alsace region. En route, our guests who wish may join the optional Strasbourg program (50 Euro). Located on the border of Germany, Switzerland, and France, and also the largest city in the Alsace region, Strasbourg will welcome us like something out of a fairy tale, with the beauty of a painting. Added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 and hosting the European Parliament since 1992, during our city tour on foot in Strasbourg’s vehicle-free center and streets; Little France (Petite France), famous for its Alsace Houses that will make us feel right in the middle of a fairy-tale land, Gutenberg Square and Statue, the Notre Dame Cathedral located in the very heart of the city and its most important structure, and Kammerzell House, the oldest house in the city and still serving as a hotel and restaurant today, are among the places we will see. After the tour, during the free time given, our guests who wish may join the optional Pearls of Alsace: Colmar & Riquewihr Tour (80 Euro). On this tour, we first go to the fairy-tale town of Colmar and see the Old Customs House, Pfister House, and the colorful houses around the Rhine River, as well as the city’s most famous area, Petite Venise (Little Venice). In the unique setting surrounded by the Rhine River and its canals, you will have the chance to find many delicious foods to suit your taste as well as many souvenir items. The next stop on our tour will be Riquewihr, famous for its vineyards, flower-filled balconies, unique rows of shops, cobblestone streets closed to traffic, buildings that somehow survived World War II without damage, and charming cafes; with its tower that houses the Dolder Museum, which carries the city’s story to the present day with documents, it is a town that does not fall short of Grimm’s fairy tales. After the tour and the free time given afterwards, we continue our journey to our hotel in the Alsace region. Upon arrival at our hotel, room check-in and free time to rest.
ALSACE – (Bern & Gruyeres Tour) – LAUSANNE – GENEVA
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we set off for Lausanne. En route, our guests who wish may join the optional Bern & Gruyeres Tour (70 Euro). We first arrive in Bern on our tour. Bern is one of the few cities in Europe that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. Due to this historical texture, it is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. Located within Switzerland and with German as its official language, Bern also shows the influence of German culture in its architecture. After our city tour in Bern, which is built around the Aare River, we head to Gruyeres. Chosen as Switzerland’s most beautiful village in 2014 and the birthplace of the world-famous Gruyère cheese, Gruyères is a fairytale village that has preserved its medieval character intact to this day, giving its name to the region and the region’s world-famous cheese, with its flower-decorated houses and streets. Located in the upper valley of the Saane River, on a hill at 800 meters elevation and without vehicle traffic, this village is known not only for its cheese but also for Switzerland’s famous dish fondue. After the surrounding sightseeing we will provide in Gruyères, we complete our tour and continue our journey to Lausanne. Upon arrival in Lausanne, we arrange our city tour. Lausanne, which has a very important place in our national history because it hosted the Treaty of Lausanne signed on 24 July 1923, is also one of the important episcopal centers of the Middle Ages. After the sightseeing we will carry out in Lausanne, with its medieval castles, the D’Ouchy Castle, palaces, cathedrals, and museum buildings that take visitors into the depths of history and whose appeal increases thanks to its location on the shores of Lake Geneva, we set off to arrange our Geneva city tour. Known as “the French side of Switzerland” and located on the shores of Lake Geneva, Geneva is an extraordinary city where history, culture, science, and nature come together. The presence of the headquarters of international organizations (CERN, World Health Organization, UEFA, FIFA, United Nations) in Geneva places the city in a central cultural and administrative position. During our tour in Geneva, where museums, parks, historic monuments and streets, and clean air come together, St. Pierre Cathedral, the Jet d’Eau fountain, which has become the symbol of Geneva and rises up to 140 meters, and the Reformation Monument are among the main sights. After the city tour we will carry out in Geneva, we head to our hotel in the Alsace region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room check-in and free time to rest.
GENEVA – (Paris Fast Train Outlet Tour) – PARIS
After breakfast and hotel check-out, transfer to our hotel in the Paris region. Our guests who wish may join the optional Geneva – Paris Fast Train Outlet Tour (95 Euro). In this program, we first reach Paris from Geneva by fast train in a comfortable journey of about 3 hours. Upon arrival at the train station in Paris, we start our tour accompanied by our guide. (On this tour, which will be organized depending on sufficient participation, the tour guide will accompany the guests who purchase the Fast Train Outlet Tour program and travel with them to Paris by fast train.) We offer free time at the outlet center, which provides visitors with the opportunity to enjoy and experience pleasant and affordable shopping, with its stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas. After the free time we will provide, we complete our tour and head to our hotel in the Paris region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room check-in and free time to rest.
PARIS – (Paris Icons Tour and Seine River Boat Tour) – (Paris Icons Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. Our guests who wish may join the optional Paris Icons and Seine River Boat Tour (85 Euro). We start our Paris Icons tour with the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris and even France. This structure of steel and iron, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Paris III Universal Exposition, drew great interest from tourists during and after the 1889 Universal Exposition, and was therefore spared demolition and has remained standing to this day. We offer free time around the Eiffel Tower for photography and sightseeing. During this free time, guests who wish may go up to the 2nd floor of the tower, which consists of 3 sections (levels) and is reached by elevator to each section, and enjoy the unique view of Paris and take beautiful photos (Optional Eiffel Tower elevator ascent fee 23€, not included in the extra tour price). After our Eiffel tour, we arrange a Seine River boat tour. (Boat tour is included in the extra tour fee) The 776 km long Seine River, one of the best-known rivers in the world, divides the city into two. During the tour we will take on long boats moving slowly along the river, we will see many famous buildings of Paris and the 37 bridges over the river from a unique angle. After our Seine River excursion, we will see the Lady Diana Memorial, the 17th-century royal entertainment center Palais Royal, and the Comedie Francaise Square, which includes many historic buildings including the French State Theater, panoramically via the Invalide (Veterans) Square road, then arrive at the BENLUX Store, which has been the international center of Paris fashion with its perfumes since 1959, and we give free time for shopping and sightseeing. Our guests who wish may visit the Louvre Museum, which was built as a defensive castle in the Middle Ages but began to be used as a museum after the French Revolution, after the photo stop we will make at the Louvre Museum, which was visited by nearly 10 million people in 2012, during the free time to be provided (Optional Louvre Museum entrance fee 33€, not included in the extra tour price). Free time in the city center after the tour. In the evening, our guests who wish may join the optional Paris Icons Tour (65 Euro). On our tour, we first go to Montmartre Hill, known as the “Hill of the Painters,” where bohemian life continues to this day, street painters and caricaturists work, and many famous painters have worked, and which forms the highest point of Paris. After visiting the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (Basilica of the Sacred Heart), rising atop this 130-meter hill (fünicular transport fee included in the extra tour price), we will have free time at the painters’ square to have your portrait drawn and for sightseeing. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel.
PARIS – (Brugge Tour) – BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart for Brussels. En route, our guests who wish may join the optional Brugge Tour (50 Euro). Known as “Belgium’s Venice” thanks to its houses in the water and streets made up of canals, Brugge is known as a dream city. The city’s historical structure and medieval architecture, which were not damaged by chance during World War II, have survived to the present day. The colorful, one-story, cake-like roofed houses, churches, statues, and cobblestone medieval streets that appear in the city square will draw us into a fairy tale. After our city tour in Brugge, we continue our journey to Brussels. Upon arrival in Brussels, we arrange our city tour. Brussels, which is considered both the European Union and European capital thanks to hosting many institutions related to Belgium as well as the European Union and NATO, is a city that has succeeded in preserving many historical works throughout history. After our city tour in Brussels, where Grand Palace, one of Europe’s most famous and lively squares, and places famous for their Gothic historical and architectural texture are located, we set off for Amsterdam. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Amsterdam region, room check-in and free time to rest.
AMSTERDAM – (Amsterdam Icons Tour) – (Fairy-Tale Villages & Windmills Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the optional Amsterdam Icons Tour (55 Euro). On our tour, Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and Central Station are among the main sights. We offer free time after our tour, where we will discover the city from different angles by walking through Amsterdam’s local neighborhoods and narrow streets, famous for its walking paths and canals, and visit its world-famous streets. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the optional Fairy-Tale Villages & Windmills Tour (75 Euro). We first arrive in Volendam on our tour. Volendam is a fishing town, and we complete our program with a walking tour along the streets surrounded by well-kept beautiful houses and the waterfront road filled with restaurants and cafes, then head to Zaandam. Located in the north of the country along the Zaan River, Zaandam is among the favorites of Instagram phenomena thanks to its open-air museum character, where modern shopping opportunities and historic traditional green Zaan houses come together. After the sightseeing and free time we will offer in Zaandam, which carries the distinction of being the place where the first McDonald’s restaurant in Europe opened, we move to Zaanse Schans, the final stop of our tour. With its windmills, museums, nature, and culture, this historic town is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Netherlands. After our visit to Zaanse Schans, where we will see shops where we can find souvenir handicrafts such as wooden clogs as well as mills used today in paint and oil production, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Amsterdam region. (Entrance fees to the ruins are included in the extra tour fee. Optional Zaanse Schans museum entrance fee of 15€ is not included.)
AMSTERDAM – BRUSSELS – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Brussels Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control, we fly to Istanbul at 13:45 on AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF66. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 19:10 Turkish time and end of the tour.