Bansko Ski Tour 3 Nights
(4 Nights 5 Days - 3 Nights Accommodation)
Room Only – Bed & Breakfast - Half Board Options
Transportation Included Service
Departure Dates: January 20 – January 27 – February 3 – February 10 – March 7
We start our tour by picking up our valued guests from in front of the Kadıköy Marriage Office parking lot in Istanbul at 22:00, then in front of Mecidiyeköy Polat Holding at 22:00, and finally from the İncirli Ömür Plaza bus stops at 23:00. We arrive at the Kapıkule border gate by following the E80 highway via Selimpaşa and Silivri. After the passport and customs procedures we will perform here, we continue our journey with an overnight trip.
After our overnight journey, we arrive in Bansko in the morning and settle into our hotel. While our rooms are being prepared at our hotels, we go to the ski house we have an agreement with. In order not to lose time, we get our ski equipment and ski passes with the info our guide will provide, and perform our currency exchange transactions. You can enjoy full-day skiing on the slopes starting from 2600 meters, which have a total length of 72 km with easy, medium, and difficult levels, approved for the 2014 Winter Olympics, and known as the Tomba track, where World Champion Alberto Tomba skied.
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we give free time for the whole day. Our guests who wish can participate in the extra Sofia city tour or open thermal pool tour to be organized. Overnight stay at our hotel in the evening.
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we give free time for the whole day. Our guests who wish can participate in the extra activities to be organized. Overnight stay at our hotel in the evening.
After breakfast at the hotel, we begin our return journey at the time determined by our guide. We follow the Plovdiv – Haskovo highway and arrive at the Kapıkule border gate. After passport and customs procedures, we arrive in Istanbul and drop you off at the points where you were picked up.
*Note: Our agency has agreements with all taverns, restaurants, live music programs, and clubs in Bansko.
**A 15-20% discount is provided if you make reservations through our guides accompanying you in the region.
***You can rent discounted ski equipment with our guides accompanying you in the region.
| Hotel Name | Casa Carina Hotel | Dreams Hotel | Bellevue Hotel | Sunrise Hotel |
| Hotel Star Rating | 4* | 4* | 4* | 4* |
| Distance to Gondola | 250 m | 350 m | 350 m | 500 m |
| Gondola Shuttle Available | Yes (Free) | No | No | Yes (Free) |
| Ski Equipment | Rental and Storage Available | Rental and Storage Available | Rental and Storage Available | Rental and Storage Available |
| Accommodation Type | Half Board | Bed & Breakfast | Room Only | Bed & Breakfast / Half Board |
| Indoor Pool | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sauna | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2025-2026 Winter Season Bansko Skipass Prices | ||||
| Duration | Adult | 12-18 Years (Student) | 7-11 Years Child | 0-6 Years Child |
| 1 Day | 59 € | 53 € | 30 € | 60 € |
| 2 Days | 115 € | 103 € | 56 € | 1,1 € |
| 3 Days | 172 € | 153 € | 83 € | 1,6 € |
| 4 Days | 228 € | 203 € | 110 € | 2,2 € |
| 5 Days | 285 € | 253 € | 137 € | 2,7 € |
| 6 Days | 341 € | 303 € | 164 € | 3,2 € |
| 9 Days | 508 € | 453 € | 244 € | 4,8 € |
| 13 Days | 735 € | 652 € | 352 € | 7 € |
| Gondola (Round Trip) | 27 € | 24 € | 19 € | 0,6 € |
| *2027 prices will be announced in December. 2026 prices are as above and can be taken as an average. | ||||
| 2026-2027 Winter Season Bansko Ski Equipment Rental Prices | |||||
| Duration | Ski Set | Ski Boots | Ski | Ski Poles | Snowboard Set |
| 1 Day | 16 € | 13 € | 13 € | 13 € | 25 € |
| 2 Days | 30 € | 22 € | 22 € | 22 € | 50 € |
| 3 Days | 43 € | 30 € | 30 € | 30 € | 70 € |
| 4 Days | 56 € | 38 € | 38 € | 38 € | 90 € |
| 5 Days | 67 € | 46 € | 46 € | 46 € | 110 € |
| 6 Days | 78 € | 53 € | 53 € | 53 € | 125 € |
| 7 Days | 88 € | 60 € | 60 € | 60 € | 140 € |
| *Price is valid until weather conditions change. | |||||
Prices are per person in €. Child prices apply when sharing with two adults.
| Date | Double | Single | Triple | Child 2-11 | Infant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2027 | €159 | €299 | €159 | €139 | €79 | Available |
| 27 Jan 2027 | €159 | €299 | €159 | €139 | €79 | Available |
| 03 Feb 2027 | €159 | €299 | €159 | €139 | €79 | Available |
| 10 Feb 2027 | €159 | €299 | €159 | €139 | €79 | Available |
| 07 Mar 2027 | €199 | €349 | €199 | €179 | €99 | Available |
- Guests participating in the tour are required to have a Multi-Entry Schengen visa or a Bulgarian visa valid throughout the tour period. (Green passport holders are exempt from visa requirements.)
- It is sufficient to have Euros for shopping and expenses in all countries included in the program during the tour. The guide will assist with currency exchange in regions where local currency is used.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred 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) system is applied daily for seat planning, and no fixed seat or front seat guarantee is provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- There is a minimum 1-night stay 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 beverages (excluding alcoholic beverages with more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including alcoholic beverages with 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
- Guides may make changes to the program flow depending on weather and road conditions, provided that they show all the places mentioned in the program.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour. If there are less than 30 days left until the tour date, a 30% penalty is applied, and if there are 20 days or less, a 100% penalty is applied. Hospital reports, workplace leave documents, etc., obtained from authorities in Turkey and submitted 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 requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the last cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified by EMC Tur.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying the name 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 those specified. In such a case, information will be provided by EMC Tur 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms can be provided according to hotel availability, and the bed allocated to the 3rd person in such rooms is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds consist of beds called opening-closing and coach beds, the tour participant is deemed to have accepted the congestion in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations. Child discounts are valid for a single child staying with 2 adults who fits the age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour program are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and usually consist of a limited menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, often called a continental breakfast, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to 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 the cities, made panoramically with guide narration from inside the vehicle, and do not include museum or archaeological site entrances. EMC Tur is not responsible for the non-performance of the mentioned tours if they cannot be performed due to roads closed by local authorities on the day and time of the tour, including other tours specified in the program, or due to any event, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions. Some tours can be done by public transport or on foot within the possibilities in closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not allowed.
- Waiting times at customs gates passed by road during the trip may exceed standards, and EMC Tur cannot be held responsible for any negativity caused by these waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local EMC Tur from which we receive service, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the sufficient number is not reached, the trips cannot be made, or the extra trip prices, content, and vehicle to be used vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours can be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums and archaeological sites in the places to be visited and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not want to participate in extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted to wait at a suitable rest facility on the way. These passengers are left at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour starts and are picked up from the point where they were left after the tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures for those participating in tours with flights are personal procedures and must be performed by the guest at the relevant airline counters at the airports before the flight or online on the airline companies' websites.
- EMC Tur is not responsible for the inability of people who do not show up at the specified airport at the times notified by EMC Tur for tour participation, who do not perform check-in and boarding procedures on time, or who perform check-in and boarding procedures on time but do not board the plane, to carry out the flight. All expenses related to new round-trip flight tickets and transfers in the region to be visited, which will be necessary for those who miss the flight to join the tour, belong to them.
- EMC Tur is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a risk of delay in scheduled and private flights, or hours may change before the existing trip and flight. EMC Tur is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip by accepting the risk of time change. Children between 0-2 years old 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) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 People) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for up to 16 People) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have sold the tour by accepting the items mentioned above.