Istanbul Photo Adventure Vacations

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Overview
Highlights
- Amazing Blue Mosque whose interior walls are covered with 20,000 blue Iznik tiles
- Visit magnificent Topkapi Palace
- Visit to the sultan's most lavish palace
- Visit impressive Taksim Square which is the heart of modern Istanbul.
- See the Basilica Cistern – This is the largest underground reservoir in the city
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Trip includes
- Travel, cityscape, seascape, street, architecture and people photography
- Professional photographer | guide
- Photo walks & discussions
- Small group size (4-8 guests)
- Fine hotel accommodations
- Breakfasts
- 2 Dinners
- Local transportation
Itinerary

Meals: Dinner
After checking into our hotel, we begin by discussing PWA’s “10 Guiding Principles of Photography” as well as our “THE ART OF SEEING” photographic technique. Followed by lunch and informal discussions on what our guests are trying to achieve in th...
Meals: Breakfast
We begin our day before sunrise with a walk through Sultanahmet. After breakfast we view the amazing Blue Mosque whose interior walls are covered with 20,000 blue Iznik tiles and magnificent Topkapi Palace, once home to the great Sultans and fi...
Meals: Breakfast
On Tuesday we start with a brief review of some of your favorite photos to date. Then we explore the romance of late Ottoman Istanbul on a walking photo tour of Beyoğlu, and a visit to the sultan's most lavish palace. We start with Galata Bridg...
Meals: Breakfast
We depart Istanbul early in the morning for a day trip to the Black Sea villages of Şile & Ağva. Heading northeast of Istanbul on the Anatolian side, we will arrive in Sile, a small Black Sea fishing town situated on rocks. Known for its sa...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
We begin our morning with a photography discussion and a review of work to date. Afterwards we depart for several neighbourhoods in old Istanbul with a focus on photojournalism and street photography. We will isit the Basilica Cister...
Meals: Breakfast
While enjoying breakfast we conduct our final group discussion, review our past weeks photos, trade contact information and bid you farewell before our transfer arrives to take us to the airport. You may however, book extra nights with us and extend your stay in Europe or Asia and apply all the wonderful photographic techniques you learned on this photo adventure.
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Dates & Availability
- (Optional) Early Arrival Hotel Room: $300
- (Optional) Late Departure Hotel Room: $300
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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- Arena Hotel
- Hotel Sultania
- Arcadia Blue Hotel
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- Hotel Sultania
- Arcadia Blue Hotel
- Golden Horn Sultanahmet or similar - Istanbul
5 Breakfasts and 2 Dinners
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