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Balkan Tale with Bus
(Optional Tours, Dinners, Balkan Night & Greek Tavern Included)
(9 Days 8 Nights, 7 Nights Accommodation)
9 Countries – 5 Capitals – 25 Cities
Greece – North Macedonia – Kosovo – Albania – Montenegro – Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia – Bulgaria
Kavala – Thessaloniki (1) – Bitola – Resen - Ohrid (1) - Kichevo - Tetovo - Skopje (1) – Pristina– Prizren – Lezhe – Shkoder (1) – Petrovac – Budva – Kotor – Herceg Novi – Dubrovnik – Medjugorje (1) – Mostar – Jablanica – Konjic – Sarajevo (1) – Belgrade (1) – Sofia
Greek Tavern with Music and Dinner Included Matka Canyon Included
Dubrovnik Tour Included 5 Dinners Included Bosnian Meatball Flavor
Pocitelj Village Included Kravica Waterfall Included Balkan Night with Music and Dinner Included
Departure Dates
March 6 & May 15 & June 19 & July 10 – July 24 & August 7 – August 21 & September 4 & October 2 - October 30
We start our tour by picking up you, our esteemed guests, from Eskişehir Atatürk Boulevard Opposite Migros at 12:00, Ankara Armada 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 İpsala border gate. Following the passport and customs procedures we will perform here, we continue our journey with a night journey.
In the morning hours, we take our breakfast optionally on the way. Then we cross over to Kavala, one of the important cities of Greece. After our panoramic tour and photo break here, we continue our way towards Thessaloniki. Following our arrival in Thessaloniki, during our panoramic city tour, we first see the Church of St. Demetrius, the largest church in Greece, and then the house where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding leader of the Republic of Turkey, was born and lived. Afterwards, Hagia Sophia Church, Bey Hamam, Hamza Bey Mosque, Bedesten, White Tower, Rotating Tower, and the International Fairgrounds are some of the places we will see. During the free time we will give after our tour, we recommend you to take a walk along the Waterfront famous for Thessaloniki's cafes and shops and visit Aristotle Square. After the free time, we see the Alexander the Great statue before heading to our hotel. Transfer to our hotel after our tour. We depart from our hotel for the Greek Tavern Tour, which will be organized as included in the tour price in the evening. After having our dinner accompanied by Greek tunes and having fun to the fullest, transfer to our hotel. Overnight stay at our hotel.
Morning Breakfast: Will be received optionally on the way. Soup, breakfast plate, pastry, brewed tea alternatives can be evaluated (Not included in the tour price).
Lunch: Free time in Thessaloniki. Seafood can be preferred at the waterfront fish restaurants (Not included in the tour price)
Dinner: Greek Tavern (Included in the tour price).
Currency : € (Euro)
Route: Istanbul – Thessaloniki (590 km),
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 590 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated depending on customs crossing time: 17:30
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we leave the hotel with our luggage and continue our way towards the Greece-North Macedonia border. Following passport and customs procedures, we arrive at the city of Bitola (Manastir), 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 as well as the city's archaeological museum, Shirok Sokak, the new mosque, Eleni Karite's balcony are just some of what 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. With the departure at the meeting time to be given by our guide, we continue our way towards Ohrid. With our arrival in Ohrid, we start our walking tour. During our tour in this beautiful city, which is built on the shores of Lake Ohrid and is famous for its pearl and looks like a pearl itself, Ohrid houses, Hagia Sophia church, Damat Ali Pasha mosque, Halveti Tekke and Mosque, Turkish quarter are some of the places we will see. After touring Ohrid on foot, free time for your shopping and to enjoy yourself. We recommend you to drink a cup of Turkish tea or Turkish coffee in the Turkish quarter. After our tour, we move towards our hotel with the meeting at the specified place and time. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.
Morning Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel where we will stay (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Will be received during free time in the city of Bitola (Manastir) (Not included in the tour price)
Dinner: Will be received as an open buffet or set menu at the hotel (Included in the tour price)
Currencies: € (Euro) in Greece, Dinar in Macedonia (1€ = 61 Dinars)
Route: Thessaloniki – Bitola (219 km), Bitola – Ohrid (70 km)
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 289 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated depending on customs crossing time: 20:30
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and leave our hotel with our luggage. Following a short and delicious break we will give in Straza on the route, we go to Tetovo, one of the important cities of North Macedonia where the majority of the population consists of Albanians. Upon our arrival, we visit the Painted Mosque, which has perhaps the most colorful visual you can see. During our visit, we also drink ice-cold mountain water from the fountain in the courtyard of the mosque and continue our way towards Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Upon our arrival in Skopje, we set out to explore the streets of this city embracing east and west. While strolling through the surviving part of the largest bazaar built outside the capital in Ottoman history, Kapan Han, Sulu Han, Çifte Hamam, Murat Pasha Mosque, Sultan Murat Mosque, clock tower, stone bridge, Skopje fortress, statue groups built within the scope of the 2014 project, Macedonian Square, Vardar River, Alexander the Great statue are just a few of what we will see in this magnificent city. If you are lucky and it hasn't run out early in the morning that day, you should eat the famous badem ezmesi, if it's the season you must definitely drink a cold boravitsa, and taste kikiriki. Transfer to our hotel after our tour. Accommodation at our hotel. We depart from the hotel for our Balkan Night tour with dinner, music, and entertainment, which will be organized as included in the tour price in the evening. After enjoying both the meals with Rumelian, Balkan, and Macedonian tunes and having fun to the fullest, transfer to our hotel and overnight stay.
Morning Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel where we will stay (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in Skopje Bazaar (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: Balkan Night (Included in the tour price).
Currency: Macedonian Dinar (1€ = 61 Dinars)
Route: Ohrid – Skopje (170 km),
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 200 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 18:00
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and leave our hotel along with our luggage. First, our guide takes us to Matka Canyon, included in our tour program, to take a pleasant walk in nature and store up oxygen. Following the pleasant walk we will take here, we depart and reach the Macedonia-Kosovo border. After passport and customs procedures, we arrive in Kosovo, the second newest country in the world and the newest state in Europe. First, we arrive in Prizren, which carries many traces from the Ottoman Empire and makes 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. During our free time here, we highly recommend you to taste the delicious dishes of the region. After completing our Prizren tour, we go to visit the tomb built at the spot where Murad Huddavendigar, one of the important sultans of Ottoman history, had his tent pitched during his campaigns, and whose organs were embalmed and buried after he lost his life in the war. Following our visit to the tomb, we see Pristina panoramically on the way, complete our visits in Kosovo, and set off towards the city of Shkoder in Albania for overnight stay. Upon our arrival, hotel check-in, dinner, and overnight stay at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel we will stay (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 Dinar (1€ = 61 Dinars), Euro in Kosovo (€), Albanian Lek (1€ = 124 Lek)
Route: Skopje – Pristina (95 km), Pristina – Prizren (86 km), Prizren – Shkoder (187 km)
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 390 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 19:30
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and leave our hotel along 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 Sveti Stefan, which was bought by a Singaporean multi-billionaire, and then we proceed by viewing the city of Budva, famous for its beaches, panoramically from our vehicle. Right after Budva, which is one of the ideal centers abroad for a seaside holiday, we arrive in Kotor, one of the important places of the Middle Ages that has survived to the present day. When you see the city of Kotor, which has defied centuries in the depths of the bay and at the foot of the mountain as one of the touristic centers of Montenegro, both your mind and heart will stay here. During our walking city tour upon arrival, the mansions of families that are very important for Kotor, Saint Tryphon Church, the Orthodox church, squares, and beautiful stories are just some of the things we will see and hear. 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, taste different and wonderful dishes by following the scents found in the narrow streets of the city, sip your drink in one of the squares, and visit the Cat Museum, one of the most interesting museums of the city. Do not forget to ask your guide in this city where that magnificent cake is; our recommendation is to all sweet lovers. After free time, leaving Kotor, we first pass from Montenegro to Croatia and arrive in Dubrovnik, which has been one of the most popular holiday centers of recent years, used as the filming set of the popular series Game of Thrones, and is historically a very important settlement 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 things we will see. During the free time we will give after our pleasant tour in this city smelling of history, you can explore the narrow streets of the city, shop in the stores, taste seafood, and drink a pleasant coffee while watching the sea or the medieval streets. After free time, meeting at the time and place to be given by our guide, we leave Dubrovnik, first cross into Bosnia and Herzegovina, and transfer to our hotel located in Medjugorje. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel we will stay (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), Euro in Montenegro (€), Kuna in Croatia (1€ = 7.6 Kuna)
Route: Shkoder – Kotor (110 km), Kotor – Dubrovnik (93 km), Dubrovnik – Trebinje (35 km)
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 260 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30
After breakfast at our 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 free time here, we reach Pocitelj, a garrison village that has survived from the Ottoman period to the present day. Here we see the Ottoman houses, the bath, the mosque, and the old cobblestone streets, and after sipping our Turkish teas and Bosnian coffees, we leave the village. Our next stop is Mostar, one of the most important cities of the region, which was destroyed by the shelling 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 listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, and which will take you to a completely different realm with its narrow and authentic streets remaining 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 a show, though the story dates back to ancient times. During the free time we will give after our tour, you can buy souvenirs specific to Mostar and take a nice meal break. After free time, meeting with our vehicle at the time and place specified by our guide, we continue our way towards Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Upon arrival, we begin exploring the center of the city on foot. During our walking tour, the Sebilj fountain which is the symbol of the city, Gazi Husrev-beg Madrasa, Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, bezistan, clock tower, the diverse shops of the Bascarsija, Sacred Heart Cathedral, the Eternal Flame, Latin Bridge, and Fatih Mosque are just some of the sights we will see. After our walking tour, you can drink Bosnian coffee in cafes unique to Bosnia, lose yourself with the magnificent Bosnian burek, or discover the city by getting lost in its streets remaining from the European and Ottoman periods. After our tour, we eat cevapi, Bosnia's famous meatballs, for dinner in the city center. (Depending on the hotel to be accommodated, dinner may also be served at the hotel). Following the meal, 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 (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 Sarajevo Bascarsija. 8-piece Bosnian meatballs, salad, drink (Included in the tour price) (Depending on the hotel to be accommodated, dinner may also be served at the hotel)
Currencies: Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark (1 € = 1.96 KM)
Route: Trebinje – Mostar (116 km), Mostar – Sarajevo (130 km)
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 290 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete 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 enter another country included in our program by passing through the border gate located on the Drina River, which we are familiar with from books. 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, Stambol 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. Following 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 (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: We can choose from optional lamb tandoori, fish, meatballs, or soup options at Luna Hotel & Restaurant in Zvornik city (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 Traveled: 320 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete 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, Hagia Sophia Church, Rotunda Church, Archaeological Museum, Presidency, Prime Ministry, and 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 by meeting at the time and place specified by our guide. Arriving at the Kapikule border gate and following passport and customs procedures there, we return to Eskisehir following the highway. Upon our arrival in Eskisehir, we drop off you, our valued guests, at the points where we picked you up, and say goodbye to you 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 (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in Sofia (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: Will be served at a highway facility within the borders of Turkey (Not included in the tour price).
Currency: Euro
Route: Belgrade – Sofia (391 km), Sofia – Eskisehir (1228 km)
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 1619 km
Prices are per person in €. Child prices apply when sharing with two adults.
| Date | Double | Single | Triple | Child 2-11 | Infant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Mar 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 15 May 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 19 Jun 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 10 Jul 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 24 Jul 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 07 Aug 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 21 Aug 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 04 Sep 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 02 Oct 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
| 30 Oct 2027 | €649 | €949 | €649 | €599 | — | Available |
**Note: The travel assurance package allows guests to cancel their tours uninterruptedly up to 7 days before departure. The relevant package can only be added during the tour purchase stage.
Draft — legal review required. Cancellation & Refund Cancellation & Refund
- Participating guests are strictly required to have a Multi-Entry Schengen visa valid throughout the tour duration. (Green passport holders are exempt from the visa.)
- Having Euros is sufficient for shopping and spending in all countries included in the program during the tour. The Guide will assist regarding currency exchange in regions where the local currency is used.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be chosen during the trip. It is useful to have a cardigan or similar clothing with you for the evening.
- In our weekly tours, a rotation (seat change) practice is applied daily in seating planning, and fixed seat or front seat guarantees are not given. Seat changes are organized by the tour guide.
- There is a minimum 1-night accommodation requirement to bring goods (alcohol - cigarettes, etc.) when entering Turkey from abroad.
- Free shop shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons , Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverage (excluding alcoholic beverages containing more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne) , Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverage (including alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne) , Perfume: 600 ml , Makeup or Skincare Products: 5 pieces , Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg ,Coffee: 1 kg ,Tea: 1 kg
- Tour guides may make changes to the program flow depending on weather and road conditions, provided that they show every place specified in the program.
- The Travel Assurance Package can only be added during the tour purchase stage. It cannot be added afterwards. It provides the guest with the right to unconditional uninterrupted cancellation up to 7 days before the travel date. If not used, there is no refund. If the cancellation assurance package is not purchased, guests have the right to free cancellation up to 30 days before. If there are less than 30 days left until the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if there are 20 days or less left, a 100% penalty applies. Hospital reports obtained from authorities in Turkey, workplace leave documents, etc., submitted along with the participant's cancellation request, are unfortunately not accepted for the cancellation of hotels and services to be received outside of Turkey.
-Our Tour Program is organized with a minimum participation condition of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. Tours canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified by EMC Tur.
-In cases where only category information is given without specifying names in the tour program and/or there are options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by EMC Tur 2 days before the trip departure.
-During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified kms. In such a case, information will be provided by EMC Tur 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms can be provided subject to hotel availability, and in such rooms, the bed allocated to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 double bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds consist of fold-out and coach beds, 3rd party participants and/or child reservations are deemed to have declared that they accept the crowding and bed type that may occur in the rooms. Child discounts are valid for a single child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group.
-Breakfasts received at the hotel, which are among the services included in the tour package, are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally with a limited menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee called a continental breakfast, and can be served in a separate hall allocated for the group.
-Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for the general introduction of cities, carried out panoramically with guide narration from inside the vehicle, and do not include museum or archaeological site entrances. EMC Tur is not responsible if the said panoramic tours cannot be performed in the event that they cannot be visited or entered by local authorities on the day and time corresponding to the tour, including other tours specified in the program, or due to closed roads due to any event, or when weather conditions make it impossible to perform the tour. Some tours can be carried out by public transport or on foot within the limits of possibilities at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not allowed.
- Waiting times at customs gates passed by road during travel may exceed standards, and EMC Tur cannot be held responsible for negativities experienced due to these waiting times.
-Optional tours are organized by our local service provider EMC Tur with a minimum participation condition of 20 people. If the sufficient number cannot be achieved, excursions cannot be made or optional excursion prices, contents, and vehicles to be used vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and hours of the tours can be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums and archaeological sites in the destinations and weather conditions.
-Optional tours depend on the participant's request and are not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to participate in optional tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted to wait at a suitable rest facility on the way. These passengers are dropped off at the road-side rest facility before the optional tour starts and are picked up from the point where they were dropped off after the tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures that must be done for participants of tours with flights are personal procedures and must be done by the guest prior to the flight at the relevant airline counters at the airports or on-line from the airlines' websites.
- EMC Tur is not responsible for the inability to perform flights of persons who do not show up at the specified airport at the hours notified by EMC Tur for participation in the tour, who do not have check-in and boarding procedures done on time, or who have check-in and boarding procedures done on time but do not board the plane. All expenses that will arise for new round-trip plane tickets and transfers in the region to be visited, which will be necessary for persons who missed the plane to join the tour, belong to them.
- EMC Tur is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Warsaw Convention / 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a delay risk in scheduled and special flights, or hours may change before the existing trip and flight. EMC Tur is obliged to report these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip by accepting the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees.
-Vehicle Types Used in Our Tours are classified according to the number of people as follows. The vehicle types below are assigned according to the number of people in each of our tours.
Buses: (Used for 25 - 46 People Count) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 People Count) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for People Count up to 16) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
-All guests are deemed to have completed the sale of the tour by accepting the items specified above.
