Discover Istanbul — Where East Meets West

Five days across the only city that sits on two continents. Two full guided days cover Istanbul's old city — the mosques, the palaces, the bazaars — and a third heads out of town to the lake at Sapanca and the green hills of Masukiye, the contrast most visitors say they wish they had planned in. Air Arabia flights, a five-star hotel with breakfast, and every tour and transfer arranged, so nothing needs booking once you land.

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Istanbul earns its clichés. Two continents, three empires’ worth of architecture, and a food culture that rewards wandering a street or two off the obvious route. Five days is enough to see the headline sights without rushing them, which is why this itinerary gives the city two separate guided days rather than one exhausting sprint.

The Sapanca and Masukiye day is the one people are surprised by — an hour and a half out of the city into lake air and green hills, and a reminder that Turkey is a great deal more than its largest city.