Day 11-Transfer to Istanbul Airport for our flight back home (9/12/22)
- Raymond Chang Hian Khim
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 24, 2022
Full day Optional Tours before departing Istanbul for Singapore.

Pierre Loti Hill is one of the best and most famous viewing platforms in Istanbul.
On a hill with a height of 53 meters, in addition to the observation deck, there is a cafe of the same name "Pierre Loti" with panoramic views, several souvenir shops
and the hotel Turkhouse Hotel. You can climb the hill by cable car or on foot. The hill is located on the European side of Istanbul, in the Eyup area near the waters of the Golden Horn.
The name "Pierre Loti" is in honor of the French writer Pierre Loti, who lived in Istanbul, the author of the novel "Asiade" (Aziyade).

The Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), officially the Galata Kulesi Museum (Turkish: Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the (lost) Walls of Galata,[1] the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.

Istiklal Street & Taksim Square
Istiklal Street is a must for all tourists in Istanbul. The name means “Independence Avenue” and is a long and colorful pedestrian street and grand boulevard that cuts through Beyoglu and located by Taksim Square. It is brimming with excitement and full off shops, restaurants, cafes, street shows.
Taksim means “division” or distribution”, and it was the focal point where the main water lines from the north of the city were collected to be branched off to other parts of it.


Ortaköy is a neighbourhood within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European shore of the Bosphorus. It was originally a small fishing village, known in Greek as Agios Fokas in the Byzantine period and then as Mesachorio orta köy means ‘middle village’ in Turkish)
Ortakoy is one of the most popular, lively and attractive neighborhood of Besiktas, located just by the Bosphorus and under the Bosphorus Bridge.

Ortaköy Buyuk Mecidiye Mosque, with an elegant architecture, is one of the most beautiful mosques in Istanbul. It was built by Sultan Abdülmecit in the 19th century and gives an impression of standing on the water. It is also one of the most important symbols of Istanbul.
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