• PAYING FOR ENTRANCE VISA

After you leave the plane, walk towards the police check. Before the police check line, there is a booth for entrance visa. Paying your entrance visa at the airport is very easy. You can use cash or credit card. For the citizens of USA the visa charge is US$ 20.For the Canadians the visa charge is US$ 45.

• COLLECTING YOUR LUGGAGE

Go through the police line then walk down the ramp into baggage claim area. At the end of the ramp there is a monitor. On the monitor, check your flight number and find the carrousel number where your luggage is to be collected. If you need a cart for your bags you need to have US$ 2.- cash ( Coins are not accepted) to get a cart.

• GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS

You do not need to declare any thing to Turkish customs so just walk through the customs and come out of the gate.

• MEETING THE PERSON WHO WILL TRANSFER YOU TO YOUR HOTEL

You will be met at the MEETING POINT #1 When you walk out of the customs gate, you will see many people lined up with signs and name cards in their hands.

PLEASE IGNORE THEM ALL! THE PERSON WHO IS WAITING FOR YOU WILL NOT BE AMONG THAT CROWD.

1.After you leave the customs gate, turn LEFT

2.Walk about 30 ft , on your left there will be several ATM machines,

3.Pass the ATM machines, pass the Information Desk

4.There, you will see THE MEETING POINT #1 sign hanging from the ceiling.

5. The person who is waiting for you will be there under the MEETING POINT#1 sign

6. He will be holding a MELITOUR - SIGN

Some times your flight might be changed and you might not have a mean of informing us.
Should there be a problem meeting your transfer man:

Please call Meli 0532 345 9987 Asli 0533 3683113 or the hotel 0212 216 9446
or you can take a taxi to hotel Ayasofya. It costs around 30$. Max. 3 people in a taxi if your luggage fit.
You will then be given a refund for what you might have paid to the taxi.

The address of the hotel:

Kucuk Ayasofya Mahallesi
Demirci Resit Sokak
Sultan Ahmet meydani alti
Hotel Ayasofya
Tel: 0212 5169446