The best family holidays

The best family holidays
YOU WILL BE IN SAFE HANDS WITH
THE ALLURE TRAVEL SERVICES
Warmest greetings from THE ALLURE TRAVEL, Istanbul – Turkey, as one of the leading Turkey Destination
Management Company and a distinguished member
of Türsab (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies).
Company Partners
Ghassan Khraim &
Aysin Sezmis Kellekci
The Allure Travel was established in 2010, ready
to meet the fast growing
demand for Turkey providing services in Istanbul and all other major
destinations in Turkey.
Our client profile consists of some of the pre-
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Hotel and Resort Reservations
Domestic & International Airline Tickets
Group tours to TURKEY
Student tours
Private transportation arrangements, car rentals
Daily Tour Programs & Tour Guides
Nature & Outdoor Activities
Medical & patient treatment programs
Weight Loss Programs
Congresses & Business Meetings
VIP Services
Luxury vehicle, helicopter and Yacht rentals
Private yacth cruises
Consultancy services for Real Estate
mier brands in a variety of industries and individual
V.I.P guests especially from Middle East countries.
We provide a high level of commitment to our guests
concentrating on flexibility, detail, sensitivity and above
all, a very personal service. From hotel sourcing to transfer services, from special events to private concierge
services, from family trips to corporate initiatives, from
student groups to all type of activities, The Allure Travel Turkey is your personal destination expert in Turkey.
We have special rate agreements with major hotels across Turkey and provide travel solutions
for FIT programs, Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions. Our target regions include
the Middle East, Africa, Europe and US markets.
With us, no request is left without a comprehensive reply latest within the following 24 hours.
We also know that excellence in service essentially means excellence of the people employed: we
are minutely choosy for our team members to be
qualified, knowledgeable and highly motivated.
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We would like to take this opportunity to extend
our appreciation to our Esteemed guests and partners all over the world for their continued support and looking forward to new success stories.
HOTEL & RESORT RESERVATIONS
M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Invectives, Conventions, Exhibitions)
AIRLINE & FERRY TICKETS
FIT & GROUP TOUR PROGRAMS,
DAILY TOURS & TOUR GUIDES
TRANSPORTATION
VIP SERVICES
HEALTH TOURISM
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES & SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS
RENT A CAR, BUS RENTAL FOR GROUPS
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
FOR BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE
EXCURSIONS FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS
HELICOPTER & YACHT RENTAL
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I S T A N B U L
There is no other metropolis in the
world that is founded on two continents.
Istanbul The Capital of 3 great empires,the host for
the cultures of the communities that have been living
in ANATOLIA for thousands of years. Having served
as the capital of Roman, Byztian and Ottoman Empire respectively, Istanbul is hopeful with its modern
future preserving the heritage of the past proudly.
* * * Must See in Istanbul * * *
THE BOSPHORUS: Take a cruise along the strait
that separates Europe and Asia passing stunning
buildings
such
as
the
Dolmabahce
Palace, as you head towards the Black Sea.
The city of Istanbul is really fascinating with its
museums, churches, palaces, mosques, naturel
parks, restaurants, shopping malls. It was selected the culturel capital of Europe in 2010.
ÇAMLICA HILL: Big Çamlica Hill is one of the seven
hills of Istanbul. Due to its beauty, the hill has inspired
many writers to compose songs and poems about it.
ORTAKOY: Located just under the Bosphorus suspension bridge. Open area nice view with restaurants.
TAKSIM SQUARE: Taksim is one of the most important center in Istanbul. Also became a popular
Sisli, Nisantasi, Osmanbey and Pera as neighbourhood. The best known street in Taksim
is Istiklal Street where you can find, window
shops, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, bookshops.
EMIRGAN PARK: Park has cover 325.000 quaremeters that has many pine, lime trees also historical
pavilions.
PRINCESS ISLAND: Famous with pine wood
trees, summer houses and horse drawn carriages.
CAFE PIERRE LOTI: Located on the Europian side
and wonderfull view overlooking to Golden Horn
Harbour.
ULUS PARK: Located in Ulus Area .Wonderful view
overlooking the Bosphorus scene.
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HISTORICAL SITES
IN ISTANBUL
SULTANAHMET
MOSQUE
(BLUE
MOSQUE)
More familiarly known as the Blue Mosque due to
its interior panelling of blue and white Iznik tiles, it
was built for Sultan Ahmet I between 1609 - 1616.
HIPPODROME (Sultanahmet, Old town)
The Hippodrome was a circus that was the sporting
and social centre of capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Today it is a square named Sultan Ahmet Square with
a few fragments of the original structure surviving.
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HAGIA
SOPHIA
(Sultanahmet,
Old
town)
Hagia Sophia is a great architectural beauty and
an important monument both for Byzantine and for
Ottoman Empires. Once a church, later a mosque,
and now a museum at the Turkish Republic, Hagia
Sophia has always been the precious of its time.
TOPKAPI PALACE (Sultanahmet, Old town)
The opulent home of the Ottoman Sultans from
the 15th-19th centuries, highlights include the
Harem, the treasury with the famous Spoonmaker’s Diamond and the Topkapi Dagger.
CISTERN BASILICA (Sultanahmet, Old town)
The Basilica Cistern, located in Eminönü district of Istanbul next to Hagia Sophia, was built
to provide water for Istanbul during the reign
of Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century CE.
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GRAND BAZAAR (Sultanahmet, Old town)
One of the oldest and largest covered markets
in the world, this is the perfect place to hunt for
your holiday souvenirs in the labyrinth of streets
and passages which house over 4000 shops.
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE (Sultanahmet, Old town)
The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the largest mosque in the city
EGYPT BAZAAR (SPICE MARKET) (Sultanahmet, Old
town)
One of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in Fatih,
in the neighborhood of Eminönü, it is the second largest covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar.
DOLMABAHÇE PALACE (Besiktas)
Dolmabahçe Palace located in the Besiktas district
of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coastline of the
Bosphorus strait, served as the main administrative
center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922.
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EYÜP SULTAN MOSQUE (Eyüp)
The Eyüp Sultan Mosque is situated in the district of Eyüp, near the Golden Horn, outside the
Walls of Constantinople. Built in 1458, it was the
first mosque constructed by the Ottoman Turks following the Conquest of Constantinople in 1453.
The mosque rises next to the place where Abu Ayyub
al-Ansari, the standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad, is said to have been buried during the
Arab assault on Constantinople in 670. His tomb is
greatly venerated by Muslims, attracting many pilgrims. Some of the personal belongings of Muhammad
are preserved in the building that houses the tomb.
MUSEUMS
IN ISTANBUL
GALATA TOWER (Galata, Taksim)
The Galata Tower is a medieval stone tower in
the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, just to
the north of the Golden Horn’s junction with the
Bosphorus. One of the city’s most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and offers a panoramic vista
of Istanbul’s Historic Peninsula and its environs.
MINIATURK (Eyüp)
Minimized theme park of a great country. The
park contains 122 models done in 1/25th
scale. 58 of the structures are from Istanbul, 52
are from Anatolia, and 12 are from the Ottoman territories that today lie outside of Turkey.
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PANORAMA 1453 HISTORY MUSEUM (Topkapi)
The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is located
across from the spot on the Topkapi Edirnekapi ramparts. The museum is a panorama painting about the
conquest of Constantinople. Here the visitor will witness a scene of the Fall of Constantinople, in particularly the moment the Ottoman troops broke the Byzantine defences of the city. After the fall, the Ottoman
Sultan Mehmet II, gained the title of Fatih (conqueror).
The painting surrounding measures 38 meters in diameter and covers an area of 2,350 square meters.
ISTANBUL MODERN
The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey’s first
private museum to organize modern and contemporary art exhibitions, was founded in 2004
and occupies an 8,000 square meter site on the
shores of the Bosphorus. Istanbul Modern embraces a global vision to collect, preserve, exhibit
and document works of modern and contemporary art and make them accessible to art lovers.
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Being the most selected hotel
within the Marmara region, Hotel Almira has begun
offering “THERMAL” service
A heavenly Bursa landscape
Renewed concept Suits and Superior Rooms
Irresistable tastes and perfect service
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| +90 224 250 20 20 |
www.almira.com.tr
THEMED PARKS &
ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS
IN ISTANBUL
VIALAND (Eyüp)
Vialand, presenting Turkey’s first international mega
theme park, exhibition center and shopping center with
a unique concept located in Eyüp, the heart of Istanbul.
The Vialand Chateau meets the visitors at the gate.
The Game World, Legends World and Adventure
World are the main themes and areas in Vialand
and there are more than 50 amusement units.
ISTANBUL AQUARIUM (Florya)
Istanbul Aquarium holds a leading position among
worldwide aquariums thanks to its volume, variety of
fish species, and the activities on travel routes. Visitors follow a geographical route that includes 16
themes and 1 rainforest going from the Black Sea
towards the Pacific. The aquarium was designed by
public aquarium design consultants OCEAN Projects.
ISTANBUL DOLPINARIUM (Eyüp)
Are you ready for the journey to the exciting world of marine mammals? Istanbul Dolphinarium invites the visitors
of all ages to meet in person merry dolphins, playful fur
seals, massive walruses and the gorgeous white whale.
FUN LAB ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
(Cevahir Mall, Sisli)
Europe’s
biggest
entertainment
center
inside Cevahir Shopping Mall. Total of 16.000
square metres and located in 4 floors.
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TURKUAZOO AQUARIUM (Bayrampasa, Forum
Istanbul Shopping Mall)
Turkuazoo, Turkey’s first aquarium, opened its doors
to visitors in October 2009 It is situated in Europe’s
largest shopping mall, Forum Istanbul Bayrampasa.
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VIAPORT AMUSEMENT PARK (Pendik)
The most entertaining outlet of Turkey, Via Port
Outlet Shopping offers joyful moments for its customers with amazing giant toys. You may relive your childhood with bumper cars, push your
adrenalin level with Rocket and spend joyful moments with your children on the choo choo train.
JURASSIC LAND DINOSOUR PARK (Bayrampasa,
Forum Istanbul Shopping Mall)
Europe’s biggest dinosour themed park in 10,000
square metres area.
KIDZMONDO (Mecidiyeköy, Trump Towers)
KidzMondo is more than just a theme park. It is a fullblown city scaled down to the size of a kid’s world.
With more than 50 establishments and 80 activities, kids can experience every detail of an adult
life in an educational and entertaining environment.
DARICA FARUK YALÇIN ZOO
& BOTANICAL GARDEN (Tuzla)
AQUA MARINE AQUA PARK (Buyukcekmece)
SNOWPARK TORIUM (Haramidere)
Turkey’s first snow entertainment center, Snowpark,
brings to you the 4-season winter sports and games.
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AQUA CLUB DOLPHIN (Bahcesehir)
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SHOPPING MALLS
IN ISTANBUL
FORUM ISTANBUL (Bayrampasa)
It features many entertainment facilities, including a
bowling alley, an ice rink, and an Ice Museum. There
are also plans to open a Ferris wheel as tall as the
Bosphorous Bridge. However, the star attraction here
is Turkuazoo, an aquarium with 10,000 species of
aquatic life. Forum also features public spaces that
are used for festivals, and cultural and sporting .
CEVAHIR SHOPPING MALL (Sisli)
Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Centre is a modern shopping mall located in the Sisli district. Opened on 15 October 2005, Istanbul
Cevahir was the largest shopping mall in Europe
in terms of gross leasable area between 2005
and 2011, and is one of the largest in the world.
ZORLU SHOPPING MALL (Zincirlikuyu)
The 105,000 square meter Zorlu Center Mall artfully combines indoor and outdoor space nestled in green areas flanked by sparkling pools in
a shopping emporium featuring 200 exclusive
brands, some coming to Turkey for the first time.
VIAPORT OUTLET SHOPPING MALL (Pendik)
It is an open-air concept shopping mall with treets,
squares, green areas, even a large pond in which
ducks swim.
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ISTINYE PARK SHOPPING MALL (Istinye)
Istinye Park is a shopping center in the Istinye quarter
of Istanbul, Turkey with 291 stores, 85,250 sqm of
retail area, and four levels of underground parking.
The center features both enclosed and open air sections. The open air section has a green central park
and offers street side shopping. The center includes
an authentic Turkish food bazaar- a traditional market place, inspired by Turkish architecture and history.
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ISTANBUL
DAILY TOURS
Tour 5 - Princess Island Tour (Full day tour with lunch) EUR 65.-per person
Tour 6 - Daily Green Bursa Tour with lunch
EUR 90.-per person
Tour 7 - Dinner Cruise (Bosphorus by night)
EUR 85.-per person
Tour 1 - Half day morning city tour :
ST.SOPHIA, SULTANAHMET MOSQUE, HIPPODROME, GRAND BAZAAR
EUR
35.-per person
Tour 2 - Half day afternoon / Ottoman Relics:
Topkapi Palace, Little Hagia Sophia Mosque EUR
35.-per person
Tour 8 - Kervansaray Turkish Night EUR 47.- (Tulip menu, limited drinks + show)
EUR 65.- (Golden Tulip menu, limited drinks + show)
EUR 71.- (A la carte menu, limited drinks + show)
Tour 3 - Full Day Tour (Combination of morning &
afternoon, with lunch):
EUR 65.-per person
Tour 4 - Bosphorus Cruise (Half day morning):
Golden Horn (from the bus), Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise, Rumeli Fortress (no interior visits) EUR
40.-per person
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BURSA
GREAT MOUNTAIN (ULUDAG)
Known as “Green Bursa”, this province stands on
the lower slopes of Uludag (Mount Olympos of
Mysia, 2543 m) in the Marmara region of Anatolia. The title “Green” of Bursa comes from its
gardens and parks and of course from its being in
the middle of an important fruit growing region.
The Eski Kaplica (Old Spring) of Cekirge district is the
oldest in the province. The Karamustafa Pasa Baths
are famous, and boast the best hot, mineral waters.
The Ancient Mysian Olympus is a mountain in Bursa province with an altitute of 2543 m (8,343 ft)
GRAND MOSQUE
Bursa Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami is a mosque in Bursa, Turkey. Built in the Seljuk style, it was ordered by
the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and built between 1396
and 1399. The mosque has 20 domes and 2 minarets.
It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing
and a national park of rich flora. Summer activities such
us trekking, camping are very popular for students.
GREEN MOSQUE & TOMB
Visible from across Bursa, the mausoleum sits atop a hill
and is covered in monochrome tiles of a unique lightgreen color. reen is definitely the color of Bursa. Its most
famous mosque complex is decorated in green tiles
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YALOVA
Province Yalova is a province in northwestern Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces are Bursa to the south, and Kocaeli to the west.
The provincial capital is the city of Yalova. Prior to 1995,
Yalova constituted a district of Istanbul Province. The city
has a number of tourist attractions such as the Atatürk
Pavilion and of course, its famous hot springs in Termal.
BURSA & YALOVA DAILY TOURS (From Bursa City)
Tour 9 - Daily Bursa tour with lunch:
Big tree, Green Mosque & Tomb, Great Mountain
EUR 40.-per person
Tour 10 - Waterfall tour with lunch:
Waterfall, Cumalikizlik Village, Horse ranch:
EUR 40.-per person
Tour 11 - Oylat Cave tour with lunch:
Oylat Cave, Water skiing park, fruit garden:
EUR 50.-per person
At Yalova Thermal, you can enjoy the beautiful flowers, visit the museum, have food - drink in one of the
restaurants - cafes and more importantly you can enter
swimming pool – hamam - sauna to take a bath. Yalova
Thermal has many visitors and it is a very cosmopolite
place. You can observe many types of people, tourist
local people both rich and poor, village or city people.
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Tour 12 - M. Kemalpasa tour with lunch: Bird paradise, Big Waterfall, Crying Tree and the lake:
EUR 50.-per person
Tour 13 - Yalova Tour: Thermal baths, sea side, waterfall EUR 50.- per person
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SAPANCA
Lake Sapanca is one of the few lakes in Turkey,
which provides drinking water, but it is exposed to
heavy urbanization because of its natural beauty and its proximity to the metropolitan Istanbul.
ABANT
Bolu is approximately 200 km from Istanbul and is famous for its verdant black pine and scots pine trees Forests (also oak, willow, hazelnut trees) and hot springs.
Lake Abant is located about 40 km from Bolu center and is at an altitude of around 1320 meters. The
lake is a fresh water lake with an area of about 1.28
square kilometers formed as a result of a great landslide. The lake is under environmental protection.
Another place of interest in the Bolu/Abant area
is the Yedigoller (Seven Lakes) National Park,
and Golcuk, an artifi cial lake 11 kms south of
this. You may also visit Kartalkaya in the Koroglu
Mountains which is a winter ski resort in Turkey, but
also beautiful in the summer. 53 kilometers from Bolu
is a place called Konuralp, which was an ancient city,
where you can see Roman and Byzantine art and ruins.
KARTEPE (literally Snowy hill referring to mountains to the south) is situated in the east of Kocaeli Gulf. Kartepe Mountains are to the south
and Sapanca Lake is to the east of Kartepe.
ABANT & SAPANCA DAILY TOURS
Tour 14 - Daily Sapanca Tour from Istanbul (Private
tour- 140 kilometres, 1 hours 30 minutes) :
EUR 190.- (1-12 pax)
Tour 15 - Daily Sapanca + MaSukiye Tour from Istanbul (Private tour : EUR 225.- (1-12 pax)
Tour 16 - Daily Abant Private from Istanbul (Private)
(3 hours / 280 kilometres from Istanbul):
EUR 370.- (1-12 pax )
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TRABZON
DAILY TOURS IN TRABZON & UZUNGÖL
Tour 17 - Daily Trabzon city tour with lunch: Atatürk
Mansion, St. Sophia Mosque, Sera Lake, Boztepe:
EUR 35.-per person
Tour 18 - Uzungöl Tour with lunch: Sürmene knife
shop, tea fabric, Kiremitli bridge, Memisaga Mansion, Uzungöl waterfalls, honey places:
EUR 40.-per person
Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province.
Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and
culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran
in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast.
UZUNGOL
It is a popular tourist destination. Uzungöl is located in
the province of Trabzon, about 90km from the city of Trabzon and 70km southeast of Rize. On its shore is Uzungöl village with traditional wooden houses as well as
modern hotels, restaurants and recreational facilities.
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Tour 19 - Ayder National Park Tour:
Sürmene, Rize Botanic Garden, Rafting Clubs, Hictorical Ottoman stone bands, National Park:
EUR 45.-per person
Tour 20 - Sumela Monestry tour with lunch:
EUR 35.-per person
Tour 21 - Sumela - Zigana - Karaca - Hamsiköy tour:
EUR 45.-per person
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CAR RENTAL SERVICES
We will be pleased to provide all kind of transfer
services such as individual transfers, group transfers
via limousine, Mercedes, BMW and all type of luxury cars. Our professional staff and modern vehicles
will help you to enjoy the city as much as possible.
DAILY CAR RENTAL SERVICES WITH THE DRIVER
Car rental with or without drivers from
son to big families, from one person to
son, from Vito type cars to big busses
arranged with the most professional
1 per45 perwill be
drivers.
Airport Transfer Services
Istanbul Ataturk Airport - Hotels in Europe:
EUR 50.-one way (1-5 pax)
Sabiha Gokcen Airport - Taksim:
EUR 90.-one way (1-5 pax)
Istanbul Full day tour with the driver:
(09:00 - 18:00)
EUR 95.(up to 100 kilometres, excluding car parks, entrance
fees and any other extras) / 1-5 pax
Istanbul Full day + night tour with the driver: (09:00
- 23:00)
EUR 110.(up to 100 kilometres, excluding car parks, entrance
fees and any other extras) / 1-5 pax
Istanbul Full day tour with the driver
(09:00-18:00)
EUR 110.(up to 100 kilometres, excluding car parks, entrance
fees and any other extras) / 5 – 12 pax
Istanbul Ataturk Airport - Hotels in Europe:
EUR 60.-one way (5-12 pax)
Sabiha Gokcen Airport - Taksim:
EUR 110.-one way (5-12 pax)
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Istanbul Full day + night tour with the driver: (09:0023:00)
EUR 125.(up to 100 kilometres, excluding car parks, entrance
fees and any other extras) / 1-5 pax
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7 DAYS / 24 HOURS CONTACTS
Mr. Ghassan Khraim (Arabic speaking person)
+90 532 221 3321
Ms. Aysha (English speaking person)
+90 532 574 3354
+90 212 274 95 36 / 38
Address: Kore Sehitleri Cad. No: 21 Kolat Apt.
Floor: 3/8 Zincirlikuyu 34394 Istanbul
www.thealluretravel.com
info@thealluretravel.com
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