New Year's Eve 2028 in Istanbul – 5 days

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New Year's Eve 2028 in Istanbul – 5 days

Duration: 5 days
Price from: 298 €~1,625 RON
Period: December 2027 – January 2028
Meeting point: Piața Victoriei car park, Bucharest

Itinerary

Day 1

Bucharest – Istanbul 🚌 We meet at 20:00 in the Piața Victoriei car park, where the coach awaits us with the accompanying guide. We depart for Istanbul, with a stop of approximately 30 minutes at Duty Free, at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, outbound only. We travel overnight by coach.

Day 2

Arrival in Istanbul. Optional excursion: the historic city and Bosphorus cruise 🕌⛴️ We arrive in the morning in Istanbul, at the Marmaray Yenikapi 4* hotel or similar. We check in, if the hotel has the rooms ready, or leave our luggage at reception and set off to discover the city. The optional excursion begins with a Bosphorus cruise, with Europe on one shore and Asia on the other. We then return to the old city, to Sultanahmet Square, to the Hagia Sophia mosque. Those who wish may also visit the Cisterns and Topkapi Palace, the residence of the Ottoman sultans. Estimated price: 30 €/person. Includes local transport, local guide, Romanian guide and Bosphorus cruise. Minimum 15 participants. Entrance fees to sites are not included. Those not participating have a free day.

Day 3

Optional excursion: Istanbul, on the Asian side 🌉 Breakfast. We begin the day with a visit to the Emelda leather factory, where a fashion show awaits us with their own products: leather and fur garments. For purchases made there, Emelda offers a 2-year warranty. Next is a Turkish sweets factory, where you can taste and buy Turkish delight, baklava and many other kinds of sweets. Then we cross the Bosphorus, to the Asian side. We climb Çamlıca Hill, to Çamlıca Mosque and Çamlıca Tower, from where you can see the whole city, on both continents. We have lunch on the Asian continent, at a restaurant with Turkish food. Estimated price: 60 €/person. Includes transport by coach or minibus, local guide, Romanian guide and Turkish lunch. Minimum 15 participants. Entrance to Çamlıca Tower is not included (optional). New Year's Eve at a restaurant 🎆 Festive New Year's Eve dinner, with drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and entertainment programme with traditional Turkish and Romanian dances (optional), at: Option 1: Restaurant GAR – 140 €/person Option 2: Restaurant AKSU – 140 €/person

Day 4

Optional excursion: Fener, İstiklal Avenue and Galata Tower ⛪🗼 Breakfast. We go by coach to Fener, to St George's Cathedral, the current seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. From here we cross to the other side of the Golden Horn, to İstiklal Avenue, to the Museum of Illusions. Those not entering the museum have free time in the area. After the visit we walk down İstiklal, among shops and cafés. On the way we enter the Church of St Anthony of Padua, the largest Catholic church in Istanbul, built in Venetian neo-Gothic style. We then reach Galata Tower, one of the city's landmarks. From Galata Tower we return to the hotel by local transport or go to the Grand Bazaar, for shopping. Estimated price: 40 €/person. Includes coach transport, local transport, local guide and Romanian guide. Minimum 15 participants. Entrance to the Museum of Illusions and Galata Tower are optional and not included. Evening of 1 January: cruise with dinner and show on the Bosphorus 🌙 In the evening we cruise by boat on the Bosphorus and admire the illuminated bridges, at a dinner with drinks (limited alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and an entertainment programme with traditional Turkish and Romanian dances. Estimated price: 70 €/person. Includes coach transport from the hotel and back, cruise, dinner with drinks and show. Organised regardless of the number of participants and includes transfer from hotel to port and port to hotel.

Day 5

Istanbul – Bucharest 🚌 Breakfast. We depart Istanbul for home, with a stop at a market with Turkish products. We arrive in Bucharest in the evening, depending on traffic.

✓ The price includes

✓🚌 Transport by coach classified for tourism
✓🏨 Accommodation for 3 nights with breakfast at Marmaray Yenikapi 4* hotel/similar
✓🕵️‍♂️ Accompanying guide from the agency throughout the journey
✓🛡️ Travel and luggage insurance during transport
✓🧳 One hold luggage of 32 kg/person and one on-board rucksack

✗ Not included

✗🏰 Optional excursions and entrance fees to sites (entrance fees are paid by each tourist on site)
✗🏥 Medical and cancellation insurance (not mandatory, but we recommend it)
✗💰 City tax 8 EURO/person/stay
✗🧳 One additional hold luggage 30 €/item

🛂 Travel documents

Türkiye: passport, or identity card (with chip or classic) for tourism ONLY. No visa, up to 90 days.

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🚌 Boarding

1.Coach seats are allocated starting from the 4th row, in the order the deposit is paid. For rows 1-3 an extra fee may be paid (specific to each trip).

🚍 Coach rules

🚭 No smoking (including e-cigarettes, vapes, IQOS) — not even with the window open
🍷 No alcohol for the whole duration of the journey
🍪 No food on the coach (seeds, crisps, etc.) — only drinks in containers with a lid are allowed
🎧 Audio only with headphones (no phone speakers)
💺 Seat belt mandatory for the whole journey

📄 The full set of rules (10+ rules and sanctions) is in Annex 4 of the contract (in Romanian).

📍 During the trip

2.The order of the visits may be changed by the guide without affecting the structure of the programme. Sights may be replaced with similar ones for objective reasons (roads, weather, etc).
3.Entrance fees for tourist sights and optional excursions are paid in local currency to the guide and may vary by season.
4.Guiding services in museums or cities may only be provided by local guides, paid on the spot.
5.For lost/stolen luggage, documents or personal belongings, the agency is not liable. Complaints are filed personally with the competent authorities.

💰 Price details

6.The single supplement is paid at least 7 days before departure if the agency cannot find a room partner.
7.Children get a discount only when sharing a room with 2 adults.
8.For tourist packages and holidays in Romania we accept payment with Romanian holiday vouchers: Pluxee, Edenred and Up Romania.

📄 The full legal terms (penalties, insurance, GDPR, passenger conduct) are in the travel services contract (issued in Romanian), which is sent to you by email when you book.

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