Balkan Dream by Bus (6 Nights - All Sightseeing & Extra Tours Included) Departure from Eskişehir - Ankara

Balkan Dream by Bus
(All Sightseeing Tours, Extra Tours, Dinners and Balkan Night Included)
(8 Days 7 Nights, 6 Nights Accommodation)

9 Countries – 5 Capitals – 24 Cities

Greece – North Macedonia – Kosovo – Albania – Montenegro – Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia - Bulgaria

Kavala – Thessaloniki - Bitola – Resen - Ohrid (1) - Kichevo – Tetovo - SKOPJE (1) – PRISTINA – Prizren – Lezhe - Shkodër (1) – Petrovac - Budva – Kotor – Herceg Novi – Dubrovnik – Medjugorje (1) – Mostar – Jablanica - Konjic - SARAJEVO (1) – BELGRADE (1)

MATKA CANYON INCLUDED   DUBROVNIK TOUR INCLUDED 5 DINNERS INCLUDED
MUSICAL AND ENTERTAINING MACEDONIAN NIGHT TOUR INCLUDED BOSNIAN MEATBALL DELICACY   POČITELJ VILLAGE INCLUDED KRAVICA WATERFALL INCLUDED

Departure Dates
January 16 – January 23 & March 13 – March 18 – March 20 & April 24 – April 30 & May 15 – May 22 – May 23 & June 19 & July 3 – July 17 – July 31 & August 14 – August 28 & September 11 & October 2 – October 30 & November 6 – November 13

We start our tour by picking up our valued guests from Eskişehir Özdilek Parking Lot at 12:00, Ankara Armada Shopping Mall Opposite at 15:00, Ümitköy Bridge at 15:30, Bolu Highway Facilities at 18:30, Düzce Tursan Rest Facilities at 20:00, Sapanca Berceste at 21:30, İzmit Bus Terminal Opposite at 22:00. We arrive at the Kapıkule border gate. Following the passport and customs procedures we will perform here, we continue our journey with a night journey.

Following the free breakfast in Kavala in the morning, we taste the famous Kavala cookies and continue our journey towards Thessaloniki. We visit the house where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born in Thessaloniki, leave here and continue our journey towards the Greece-Macedonia border. After passport and customs procedures, we arrive at the city of Bitola, which also houses the military high school where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk studied. During our tour here, the military high school which today houses Atatürk's Memorial Room and also hosts the city's archaeological museum, Shirok Sokak, the new mosque, Eleni Karinte's balcony are just some of the things we will see. During the free time we will give after our tour here, you can have your lunch at the restaurants located on Shirok Sokak. Starting with the meeting time our guide will give, we continue our journey towards Ohrid. With our arrival in Ohrid, we start our walking tour. During our tour in this beautiful city, which is famous for its pearl established on the shores of Lake Ohrid and is like a pearl itself, Ohrid houses, the Church of St. Sophia, Damat Ali Pasha Mosque, Halveti Tekke and Mosque, and the Turkish quarter are some of the places we will see. After exploring Ohrid on foot, free time for your shopping and to enjoy yourself. We recommend drinking a cup of Turkish tea or Turkish coffee in the Turkish quarter. After our tour, we depart for our hotel with a meeting at the specified place and time. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.

Breakfast: Will be taken optionally on the way. Soup, breakfast plate, pastry, brewed tea alternatives can be evaluated (Not included in the tour price).
Lunch: Will be taken during free time in the city of Bitola (Not included in the tour price) Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel as an open buffet or set menu (Included in the tour price)
Currencies: € (Euro) in Greece, Denar in Macedonia (1€ = 61 Denars)
Route: Istanbul-Kavala (444 km), Kavala - Bitola (370 km), Bitola – Ohrid (70 km)
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 890 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated depending on customs crossing time: 20:30

Following the breakfast we will have at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and leave our hotel with our luggage. After a short and delicious break we will give in Straza on the route, we depart to Tetovo, one of the important cities of Macedonia and having entirely an Albanian population. Upon our arrival, we visit the Painted Mosque (Alaca Camii), which has perhaps the most colorful visuals you can ever see. During our visit, we drink ice-cold mountain water from the fountain in the courtyard of the mosque and continue our journey towards Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. Upon our arrival in Skopje, we set out to explore the streets of this city embracing both East and West. While wandering around the surviving part of the largest bazaar built outside the capital in Ottoman history, Kapan Han, Sulu Han, Cifte Hamam, Murat Pasha Mosque, Sultan Murat Mosque, clock tower, stone bridge, Skopje fortress, group of statues built within the scope of the 2019 European Capital of Culture, Macedonian Square, Vardar River, Alexander the Great statue are just some of the things we will see in this magnificent city. If you are lucky and they haven't sold out early in the morning that day, you should eat the famous acıbadem, if it's in season you must definitely drink a cold boravitsa and taste kikiriki. After our tour, transfer to our hotel. We depart from the hotel for our Macedonian Night tour with food, music and entertainment to be organized in the evening. After enjoying both the meals and having fun to the fullest with Rumelian, Balkan and Macedonian tunes, transfer to our hotel and overnight.

Breakfast: Will be taken as an open buffet at the hotel we will stay (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in Skopje Bazaar (Not included in the tour price).
Akşam Yemeği: Macedonian Night Tour. (Included in the tour price)
Currency: Macedonian Denar (1€ = 61 Denars)
Route: Ohrid – Skopje (170 km),
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 200 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 18:00

After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel with our luggage. First, our guide takes us to the Matka Canyon, which is included in our tour program, to enjoy a pleasant walk in nature and store up oxygen. Following our pleasant walk here, we move on and reach the Macedonia-Kosovo border. After passport and customs procedures, we arrive in Kosovo, the second newest state in the world and the newest in Europe. First, we arrive in Prizren, which carries many traces of the Ottoman Empire and will make you feel like you are in an Anatolian town. During our walking tour here, the Sinan Pasha Mosque, the minaret of the Arasta Mosque, the Ottoman bath, the stone bridge, the Turkish consulate, and the fortress are just some of the sights we will see. We strongly recommend that you taste the delicious dishes of the region during the free time we will give here. After completing our Prizren tour, we go to visit the tomb built at the site where the campaign tent of Murat Hüdavendigar, one of the important sultans of Ottoman history, was pitched during his time, and where his organs were embalmed and buried after he lost his life following the war. After our visit to the tomb, we see Pristina panoramically on our way, complete our visits in Kosovo, and set off towards the city of Shkodër in Albania to stay overnight. Upon our arrival, check-in to the hotel, dinner, and overnight stay at our hotel.

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel we will stay at (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in the Pristina Bazaar (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: Will be served as an open buffet or set menu at the hotel (Included in the tour price)
Currencies: Macedonian Denar (1€ = 61 Denars), € (Euro) in Kosovo, Albanian Lek (1€ = 124 Lek)
Route: Skopje – Pristina (95 km), Pristina – Prizren (86 km), Prizren – Shkodër (187 km)
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 390 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 19:30

After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel with our luggage. After completing our passport and customs procedures at the Albania-Montenegro border, we continue via Podgorica, Sutomore, and Petrovac, getting a panoramic view of the island of Sv. Stefan, which was purchased by a Singaporean multi-billionaire, and then proceed while catching a panoramic glimpse from our vehicle of the city of Budva, famous for its beaches. Immediately after Budva, which is one of the ideal centers abroad for a seaside holiday, we arrive in Kotor, one of the important surviving places of the Middle Ages. When you see the city of Kotor, which has defied centuries in the depths of the bay and on the slopes of the mountain as one of the touristic centers of Montenegro, both your mind and heart will stay here. During our walking tour upon arrival, the mansions of families that were very important for Kotor, St. Tripun Church, the Orthodox church, squares, and the beautiful stories we will hear are just some of the things we will see. During our free time in this city, if the season and weather permit, you can climb the stairs to the chapel at the very top of the ramparts and take magnificent landscape photos from here, follow the scents in the narrow streets of the city to taste different and wonderful dishes, sip your drink in one of the squares, and visit the Cat Museum, one of the most interesting museums in the city. Don't forget to ask your guide where that magnificent cake is in this city; it is our recommendation to all sweet lovers. After the free time, we leave Kotor, first cross from Montenegro to Croatia, and arrive in Dubrovnik, one of the most popular holiday centers of recent years, which was also used as the filming set of the popular TV series Game Of Thrones, and which is also a very settlement historically in terms of its relations with the Ottoman Empire. During our walking tour inside the fortress, the Pile Gate, Ploce Gate, Onofrio's Fountain, the world's first pharmacy, Franciscan monastery, Orlando's Column, Sponza Palace, and Rector's Palace are some of the sights we will see. After our pleasant tour in this city smelling of history, during our free time, we can explore the back streets of the city, shop in the stores, taste seafood, and drink a pleasant coffee while watching the sea or the medieval streets. After the free time, we meet at the time and place given by our guide, leave Dubrovnik, first cross into Bosnia and Herzegovina, and transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel. (Depending on regional density, accommodation will take place in the Medjugorje or Trebinje region.)

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel we will stay at (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in Kotor (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: Will be served as an open buffet or set menu at the hotel (Included in the tour price)
Currencies: Albanian Lek (1€ = 124 Lek), € in Montenegro, Croatian Kuna (1€ = 7.6 Kuna)
Route: Shkodër – Kotor (110 km), Kotor – Dubrovnik (93 km), Dubrovnik – Trebinje (35 km)
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 260 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30

After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel with our luggage. First, we go to the Kravica waterfalls, a wonder of nature included in our tour program. After our free time here, we reach Počitelj, a headquarters village left from the Ottoman Empire to the present day. After seeing the Ottoman houses, bath, mosque, and old cobblestone streets here, and sipping our Turkish tea and Bosnian coffee, we leave the village. Our next stop is Mostar, one of the most important cities of the region, which was destroyed by the gunfire of Croatian artillery during the Bosnian War in our recent history, later rebuilt with the contributions of the Republic of Turkey, famous for its bridge included in the UNESCO world heritage list, and which will take you to a completely different realm with its narrow and authentic streets left from the Ottoman Empire. During our tour here, the Mostar Bridge, Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Catholic cathedral, Turkish consulate, and the martyr's cemetery are some of the sights we will see. If we are on a lucky day, we can also see young people jumping from the bridge for show purposes, a tradition with ancient roots. During the free time we will give after our tour, you can buy Mostar-specific souvenirs and take a nice meal break. After the free time, we meet with our vehicle at the time and place specified by our guide and continue our journey towards Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Upon arrival, we begin exploring the center of the city on foot. On our walking tour, the Sebilj fountain which is the symbol of the city, Gazi Husrev-beg Madrasa, Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, bedesten, clock tower, the diverse shops of Baščaršija, Sacred Heart Cathedral, the Eternal Flame, the Latin Bridge, and the Fatih Mosque are just some of the sights we will see. After our walking tour, you can drink Bosnian coffee in cafes specific to Bosnia, lose yourself with the magnificent Bosnian pastry (burek), or discover the city by getting lost in its European- and Ottoman-era streets. Following our tour, we eat ćevapi, the famous meatball of Bosnia, for dinner in the city center. After dinner, transfer to our hotel by our vehicle. Overnight stay at our hotel.

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel we will stay at (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in Mostar (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: We will eat the famous Bosnian meatballs in Baščaršija, Sarajevo. 8-piece Bosnian meatballs, salad, drink (Included in the tour price)
Currencies: Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark (1 € = 1.96 KM)
Route: Trebinje – Mostar (116 km), Mostar – Sarajevo (130 km)
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 290 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30

After breakfast at the hotel, we do our check-out procedures and set off towards Belgrade with our luggage. With a pleasant journey continuing through the highlands and villages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we cross the border gate located on the Drina River, which we are familiar with from books, and enter another country included in our program. After the winding roads of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we reach Belgrade by watching wide plains, villages, and magnificent views that are the exact opposite of what we saw before. During our walking tour upon arrival, Knez Mihajlova Street, Kalemegdan, Monument of Gratitude to France, Istanbul Gate, Damad Ali Pasha Tomb, panorama point, Victor Monument, Zindan Gate, Leopoldov Gate, clock tower, and the ramparts are just some of the sights we will see. After our walking tour, you can stroll through the lively streets of Belgrade, taste different ice cream flavors at the ice cream shop recommended by your guide, or drink a pleasant coffee while watching the surroundings and the city. After our tour, transfer to our hotel by our vehicle. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel we will stay at (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: We can choose from optional lamb tandoori, fish, meatballs, or soup options at Luna Hotel&Restaurant in the city of Zvornik (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: Will be served as an open buffet or set menu at the hotel (Included in the tour price)
Currencies: Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark (1 € = 1.96 KM), Serbian Dinar (1€ = 118 Dinars)
Route: Sarajevo – Belgrade (294 km)
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 320 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30

After breakfast at the hotel, we do our check-out procedures and set off towards Sofia with our luggage. Upon our arrival in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, we start our panoramic city tour. During this tour, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, which is the second-largest Orthodox church in the Balkans, the Russian Church, St. Sophia Church, the Church of St. George Rotunda, the Archaeological Museum, the Presidency, the Prime Ministry, and the Banya Bashi Mosque are some of the places we will see. After the free time we will give following the panoramic tour, we leave Sofia and continue our way towards the border gate. We arrive at the Kapıkule border gate, and after passport and customs procedures here, we return to Istanbul following the highway. Upon our arrival in Eskişehir, we drop off our esteemed guests at the points where we picked them up and bid you farewell with the wish to see you again on our next tour.

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel we will stay at (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in Sofia (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: Will be taken at a roadside facility within the borders of Turkey (Not included in the tour price).
Currency: Euro