Yildiz Palace Chalet
Bosphorus Bridge
,Galata Tower
Eyup Square
Blue Mosque
Spice Bazaar
Topkapi Palace
New Mosque
Maiden’s Tower
Suleymaniye
Hippodrome
Square
Atatuk Airport
Hagia Sofia
Grand
Bazaar
TOURIST MAP OF ISTANBUL
Travellive GUiDe
ITINerAry:
ü Turkish Airlines provides
daily flights departing from
HCMC at 8pm, transiting in
Bangkok and arriving Istanbul
at 6:00am the next day. From
June 27th, Turkish Airlines will
officially launch direct flights
from Hanoi/HCMC to Istanbul:
ü Hanoi - Istanbul: 2
flights/week on Monday and
Wednesday. Depart: 4:50pm
- Arrive: 5:20 am the next day.
ü HCMC - Istanbul: 1 fight/day.
Depart: 8:25pm - Arrive:
5:20am the next day.
ü You can book online tickets
on www.turkishairlines.com
or buy a ticket at any Turkish
Airlines agency.
ü Visa: You can apply for a
visa online (eVisa) if you have
valid visa to OECD’s countries
(fee: USD50). Otherwise, you
must apply for a visa 1 month
in advance on www.evisa.gov.tr
(fee: USD60)
cUrreNcy:
ü 1 Lira ~ 0.35 USD ~ VND
8,000
TrANSPOrTATION:
ü Railway is easiest and
cheapest way for transportation.
Taxi is also common
transportation around city of
center. But note that, trams and
train are so crowded in rush
hours.
recOMMeNed HOTeLS:
ü Levni Boutique Hotel
(Ankara Caddesi No: 12 Sirkeci
- Istanbul, +90 212 519 10 19)
ü Ottoman Imperial Boutique
Hotel (Caferiye Sokak No 6/1
34122 Sultanahmet Istanbul,
+90 212 513 61 50)
ü Sura Hagia Sophia Boutique
Hotel (Divanyolu Cad. Alemdar
Mah. Ticarethane Sk. No:10
34122 Istanbul, +90 212 522
7400)
ü Wyndham Istanbul Old City
5 star (Balabanaga Mahallesi,
Fethibe, 34134 Laleli-Fatih,
Istanbul, 34134 , +90 21
25149000)
recOMMeNded
reSTAUrANTS:
ü Surplus Restaurant (Fatih,
Ragip GümüŞpala Caddesi, 54,
Istanbul, Turkey 34200)
ü Matbah Restorant (Caferiye
Sokak No 6/1 34122
Sultanahmet, Istanbul)
ü Deraliye Restaurant (Adress:
Divanyolu Cad, Alemdar
Mah, Ticarethane Sk, No:10
Sultanahmet / Istanbul)
ü Sur Arnavutköy (Bebek
Arnavutköy Cad. No: 52 Bebek
/ Istanbul)
TOUr
ü One popular Turkish tour
presented by Dorak Tour
Turkey is the 8 days 7 nights
programs which is currently
organised for tourists travelling
from Vietnam. Tourists will
be taken for sightseeing the
famous Hagia Sofia, Topkapi
Palace, and more. The 8-day
trip shall encompass cities
Istanbul - Canakkale - Kusadasi Pamukkale - Konya - Kapadokia
- Ankara - Istanbul.
TRAVELLIVE
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