Istanbul on Your Own

Istanbul Tour, Honeymoon tour

Want to see Istanbul at your own speed, when and as you like? With this Friends Abroad(tm) program, we'll make the basic arrangements for a 7-day (6-night) stay, and you can explore the city on your own terms.

Friends Abroad(tm). It's like having your own good friends in Turkey. Friends who know their way around, and who can get the best prices on the hotel, breakfast and transportation services you need. It's just another good way to Nubian Cruises!

Here's how Friends Abroad (tm) works:

Extendn your sty in Turkey & Combine with a Turksih Cruise
Extend your sty in Turkey & Combine with a Turkish Cruise

	Before you depart, we'll send you a complimentary copy of Lonely Planet Publications' full-color, 300-page Istanbul City Guide by best-selling guidebook author Tom Brosnahan, packed with information about what to see, what to do, where to dine, and how to get around the city, as well as details on excursions and short trips out of Istanbul, and 13 full-color maps. We'll also send you the Lonely Planet Turkish Phrasebook and a 90-minute pronunciation audio cassette so you can learn a bit of Turkish before you go.
	You can plan your arrival for any date, any day of the week
	We'll reserve your hotel room for seven days (six nights) at a carefully-selected deluxe, first class or tourist class hotel, whichever you prefer
	When you arrive, we'll meet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel
	Your hotel will provide you with breakfast daily
	On your first morning in Istanbul, we'll take you on a half-day city sightseeing tour to show you the city's layout and get you started on sightseeing
	If you'd like to come along on one of our many organized tours within the city or to other places in Turkey--Ephesus or Cappadocia, for instance--just let us know and we'll arrange it. You pay only for the extra tours that you request.
	If you need help or have questions during your stay, just call our Istanbul office and the helpful English-speaking personnel--all of whom live in Istanbul--will provide answers and assistance
	At the end of your stay, we'll escort you back to the airport for your flight home.

Rates per person

	Special Deluxe*	Deluxe	First Class	Tourist Class
In Triple Occupancy	US$ 1715	US$ 1407	US$ 1273	US$ 1095
Double Occupancy	US$ 1880	US$ 1585	US$ 1300	US$ 1120
Single Occupancy	US$ 2670	US$ 2095	US$ 1650	US$ 0410

International airfare to Turkey is not included in the rates. If you need air tickets, please call us about our very competitive fares made available through special arrangements with Turkish Airlines . British Airways and Air France.

The per-person rates above include one copy of the Lonely Planet Istanbul City Guide, Turkish Phrasebook and audio cassette for each hotel room reserved; round-trip airport transfers; six nights' hotel accommodation in the hotel class of your choice, breakfast included; a half-day city sightseeing tour; The books & cassette will be mailed to you after full payment is received.

*Special Deluxe hotels include the Çiragan Palace Kempinski Hotel Istanbul, the Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul, and the Ceylan Inter-Continental Hotel. We will do our best to accommodate requests for Bosphorus-view rooms at the Çiragan Palace Kempinski and Inter-Continental hotels, but such rooms are subject to availability at the time of booking.

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Amusing airplane/train/bus or end-of-the-day reading? Turkey: Bright
Sun, Strong Tea, my humorous travel memoir:
http://www.brightsunstrongtea.com/