11 Days Istanbul & Bursa Tour Package

The Fullest Version of Haqqi's Istanbul & Bursa Route

Eleven days is the longest of Haqqi's Istanbul and Bursa packages, built around the same core sites as the shorter versions but with extra days set aside for a hilltop viewpoint over the Bosphorus and a preserved village outside Bursa that a tighter schedule cannot fit in. It suits larger families or groups who want two full cities covered without feeling that any single day carries the whole trip. Every hotel, transfer and guide across the eleven days is confirmed in one written plan before you pay, and the same drivers carry your party on the road journey south to Bursa and back, so nothing about the two-city structure changes partway through.

Sultanahmet Without a Fixed Clock

The historic peninsula is given a full, unhurried day, with Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque facing each other across Sultanahmet Square before the group moves into Topkapi Palace's courtyards, each opening onto gardens, kitchens or a terrace above the Golden Horn. With eleven days across the whole stay, this day does not need to be combined with anything else, and the guide can let the group linger at a courtyard or a view rather than watching the clock toward an afternoon transfer. Lunch is arranged within walking distance of the peninsula, keeping the group close to the morning's sites through the midday break.

A View From Camlica Hill

Camlica Hill, the highest point on Istanbul's Asian side, gives a panorama that takes in the Bosphorus, the bridges linking the two continents, and the domes of the historic peninsula in the distance, a different angle on the city from the street-level sightseeing of the Old City day. The hill is worked into a lighter day alongside Taksim Square and Istiklal Street, the pedestrian avenue running down toward the water lined with shops and cinemas. Together the two stops give a sense of Istanbul beyond the historic core, from a modern viewpoint down to a busy shopping street, rounding out the picture the earlier days build of the city.

A Day Among the Princes Islands

Leaving the mainland behind, the group boards a ferry bound for the Princes Islands, a scatter of car-free islands in the Marmara where the only traffic on the pine-shaded lanes comes from bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. The day moves at a noticeably slower pace than the city outings, and with eleven days to fill, it sits comfortably as a rest point roughly midway through the stay rather than a rushed add-on. Wooden mansions from an earlier era line some of the streets, and the return crossing in the afternoon leaves the evening open back in central Istanbul.

The Road to Bursa and a Village Called Cumalikizik

The road journey to Bursa takes the group south with a Haqqi driver for the whole distance, and with the longer package, the transfer can include a stop at Cumalikizik, a village of timber Ottoman houses that has kept much of its original street pattern rather than being rebuilt. Set against a hillside outside Bursa, the village gives a sense of everyday Ottoman-era life that the grander palaces and mosques in Istanbul do not show, and the stop breaks up the road journey before arrival at your Bursa hotel. It is a detour that shorter packages on this route do not include.

Uludag and Bursa's Mosques

Bursa is given more than a single outing in this longer package, splitting the cable car ascent of Uludag from the old town's mosque visits so neither feels rushed against the other on the same afternoon. The tilework at the Green Mosque, built for an early Ottoman sultan, reads differently from anything seen in Istanbul's mosques, a contrast worth pointing out for a group that has now spent real time in both cities rather than a single overnight stop.

Markets, Thermal Water and an Evening on Istiklal Street

Koza Han's silk trade, the region's thermal springs and, back in Istanbul, an evening on Istiklal Street round out the later days of the stay, giving the group a mix of shopping, rest and a final walk through the capital's busier modern district before departure. The eleven-day length means these stops do not have to compete with each other for time, and a thermal bath session in Bursa can be taken at leisure rather than squeezed between a market visit and a road transfer, which is often how it has to work on a shorter package.

Pacing an Eleven-Day Stay and How Booking Works

Booking eleven days across two cities means agreeing hotel names, transfer times and guide language for the whole stay in one written plan through Haqqi's desk, available on WhatsApp in Arabic and English. A private vehicle can be requested throughout, keeping the same driver from the airport pickup to the Bursa road transfer and the return, and nothing in the confirmed plan changes once dates and vehicle type are set. Given the number of days and cities involved, booking with some lead time helps secure the guide and vehicle you want for the full stay.