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Fez Travel Ltd Akbiyik Caddesi No:17, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey Tel. : +90 (0212) 516 90 24 Fax : +90 (0212) 638 87 64 Emergency Contact No's.:- Canan: +90 532 374 49 51 Mehmet: +90 533 280 77 39 feztravel@feztravel.com

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Tour Meeting Point

• Tour specific information
• In what area should I stay?
• Pre Tour Accommodation booked with Fez Travel
• How do I get to Sultanahmet and the Fez office?
• Welcome meeting
• Gulets and Add ons
• General ANZAC information
• General Turkey information

tour specific information

In what area should I stay?

Sultanahmet/Sirkeci/Laleli/Aksaray are the best areas to stay and there are plenty of hostels/hotels to choose from. Sultanahmet square is the heart of the old city and contains sites such as the Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, Saint Sophia in English, Aya Sofya in Turkish), Blue Mosque, Topkapi palace, Hippodrome, Underground Cistern and ancient city walls.

Pre Tour Accommodation booked with Fez Travel

If you have booked accommodation before your tour through Fez Travel, your hotel details are listed below. Please check your booking confirmation for the standard of accommodation you have booked and if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us directly at the Fez Travel office. Please note that Fez Travel will provide a shuttle bus from your hotel to the Fez Travel office, to meet your tour bus on the morning of the 24th April. Please be ready in reception from 06:30am.

       How do I get to Sultanahmet and the Fez office?

We can book private transfers or shuttles for you, but if you want to do your own thing, a taxi is the easiest but most expensive way to get to Sultanahmet from the airport. A taxi should cost around 40YTL (approx 20Euro) with 'gunduz' (day time rates - from 7 am till midnight). Every 30 seconds the taxi meter should flash 'gunduz'. This means the meter is charging day rates. If the driver sets the meter to night rates, 'gece' (night) flashes up and you will pay double. If this happens, try repeating the word 'gunduz' (goondooz) a few times and hope for the best. If you get a taxi driver that has done the right thing with the meter and helped you with your bags, a tip of 1-2 Euro will be appreciated and hopefully encourage such behaviour.

The best way to the Fez office is to take the Metro from the airport. Go out the front doors and you will see signs to the 'light rail system'. Cost is 1.40 YTL (.70 Euro), and there is only 1 line. Once on the metro you have two options:

• You can take this line to the end stop, Aksaray. From Aksaray, you can transfer to the tram and catch it to the Sultanahmet stop or jump in a taxi to your hostel/hotel (in Sultanahmet) which will cost around 6 YTL (3 Euro).
• Or you can change from the light rail to the tram at Zeytinburnu and catch the tram all the way to the Sultanahmet stop.

From the tram stop, walk down the wide promenade in between the Blue Mosque and Aya Sofya (hard to miss). As you pass all the touts and the Aya Sofya, you come to a T inter section where you should go left. You will come to an entrance for Topkapi palace where you must follow the road down the hill and around to the right. Take the second street on your right and as you walk down it, you will pass the Orient Hostel (www.orienthostel.com) on the left, 2 doors down is the Fez office and then the Sultan Hostel (www.sultanhostel.com). The Sultan hostel and Orient hostel can be found in most guide books.

The Fez Office in Istanbul is located at :-
Akbiyik Cad. No: 17
Sultanahmet
Istanbul.

       Welcome meeting

Your welcome meeting will be at 7pm on April 23, at the Sultan Hostel (next door to the Fez Travel office). It is your first chance to meet your Tour leaders and travelling companions. First drink is on us, so please collect your welcome drink voucher from the Fez Travel office before the meeting.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it by 7pm as you will get to meet them the following day, but please remember that it is an early start the next day and your tour will be departing from the front of the Fez Travel office at 7am. Please try to be there at least 15 mins before departure.

       Gulets and Add ons

If you haven't heard about them yet - you will! A Gulet (pronounced goo-let, not gul-et) is a traditional hand-made Turkish boat, which is perfect for cruising the beautiful Aegean and Mediterranean seas. With full board accommodation on the yacht, the gulet trips are unbelievable value.

We only need 3 days notice (72 hours) to make your booking for a particular departure date, so if you are not sure you can book it with your on board tour leader allowing you to keep your itinerary as open as possible.

General ANZAC information
General Turkey information

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