BUS-INCLUDED BALKANS TOUR FROM END TO END All Sightseeing, Extra Tours, Dinners, and Balkan Night Included!!!

We pick up our valued guests from in front of the Istanbul Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot at 21:00, in front of Mecidiyeköy Ziraat Bank at 21:30, from the İncirli Ömür bus stops at 22:00, from the Beylikdüzü Marmara Park Havaist stop at 22:30, in front of Silivri 5M Vega Mall at 23:15, from the Yenice Aytemiz facilities at 23:55, and from the Namık Kemal Yaypet Rest Facilities at 00:25. Following the Malkara – Keşan direction, we begin our 8-day tour where we will gain much historical and cultural knowledge, taste local delicacies, and accumulate beautiful memories through different experiences. After arriving at the İpsala border gate and completing passport and customs procedures, we depart for Kavala with an overnight journey.

After breakfast, which will be taken freely in the morning, we arrive in Kavala and begin our panoramic Kavala city tour. During our tour, we see the important points of the city panoramically and discover the historical structures and coastal area that have become the symbol of Kavala. After our panoramic city tour, we depart for Thessaloniki. Upon our arrival in Thessaloniki, we visit the house where the Founder of the Republic of Turkey, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was born. After our visit, we continue our journey towards the Greece–North Macedonia border. After completing passport and customs procedures, we reach the city of Bitola (Monastir), where the Military High School (Askeri İdadi) that Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk attended is located. In our Bitola city tour, the Military High School, which currently houses the Atatürk Memorial Room and the city's Archaeological Museum, Shirok Street, the New Mosque, and Eleni Karinte's House are among the important points we will see. After our city tour, we give free time on Shirok Street. Our guests who wish can have their lunch at the restaurants in the region during this time. Meeting again at the time determined by our guide, we depart for Ohrid, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is one of the most special cities in the Balkans. In the walking tour we will conduct after arriving in Ohrid, the St. Cyril and Methodius Monument, the Church of St. Sophia, the Ancient Theater dating back to the Roman period, Chinar Square, the Turkish Bazaar, the Halveti Tekke, the New Bazaar, the Ohrid Market, and Lake Ohrid are among the main places we will see. After our Ohrid city tour, we give free time for you to shop, spend time by the lake, and enjoy the city. We recommend you experience the unique atmosphere of Ohrid accompanied by a glass of Turkish tea or Turkish coffee in the Turkish Quarter. After the free time, we depart for our hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.

Kavala Panoramic City Tour Included!

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s Birthplace Tour Included!

Resen – Bitola Tour Included!

Ohrid City Tour Included!

Breakfast: Will be taken as an extra on the road. Soup, breakfast plate, pastry, and brewed tea alternatives can be evaluated (Not included in the tour price).
Lunch: Will be taken during free time in Bitola (Monastir) (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, Dinar (1€ = 61 Dinars) in Macedonia.
Route: Istanbul-Kavala (444 km), Kavala - Bitola (370 km), Bitola – Ohrid (70 km) 890 km.
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated depending on customs crossing time: 20:30.

After breakfast at our hotel and checking out, we set off for Skopje, the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. Following a short and delicious break in Straza along the way, we proceed to Tetovo, one of the important cities of Macedonia, which has a predominantly Albanian population. Upon arrival, we visit the Painted Mosque, perhaps the most colorful building you will ever see. After our visit, we continue our journey to Skopje. Upon arrival in Skopje, our city tour includes visits to the Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Murat Pasha Mosque, Kapan Han, Suli Han, and the Stone Bridge. We then continue our walk along the Vardar River, observing the Turkish and Jewish quarters on the opposite bank. During our walk, we see the Macedonia Square, the Ottoman Bridge, and the Daut Pasha Hamam panoramically, enter the Turkish Bazaar, and see the Clock Tower, one of the symbols of Skopje built in the 16th century, the Sultan Murat Mosque, one of our early period mosques from the 14th century, and the Isa Bey Mosque, also dating from the same century. After our tour, we transfer to our hotel. We depart from the hotel for the Macedonian Night tour, which includes dinner, music, and entertainment. After enjoying the food and having a great time with Rumelian, Balkan, and Macedonian melodies, we transfer back to our hotel for an overnight stay.

Tetovo Tour Included!

Skopje City Tour Included!

Balkan Night Tour with Dinner Included!

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at our hotel (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in the Skopje Bazaar (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: Macedonian Night Tour. (Included in the tour price)
Currency: Macedonian Denar (1€ = 61 Denars)
Route: Ohrid – Skopje (170 km), 200 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 18:00

After breakfast at our hotel and checking out, our guide first takes us to the Matka Canyon, included in our tour program, for a pleasant walk in nature and to store up on oxygen. After our pleasant walk here, we move towards the Macedonia-Kosovo border. Following passport and customs procedures, we arrive in Kosovo, the second newest state in the world and the newest in Europe. On the way, we first see Pristina panoramically. Then, we visit the Tomb of Sultan Murad I, the Ottoman Sultan who was killed in the Kosovo Field as a result of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, and we will have the opportunity to commemorate this important historical event and its place in Ottoman history. After our tomb visit, we begin to explore the narrow streets of Prizren, with its architecture reminiscent of an Anatolian Ottoman city and shop signs full of Turkish inscriptions. In the city, we will visit the Sinan Pasha Mosque, one of the most important structures of Ottoman architecture. In addition, the Halveti Tekke, the Flag Mosque (Bayraklı Mosque), and the Mehmet Pasha Hamam are among the other important Ottoman works to be seen. We highly recommend you taste the delicious local dishes during the free time we will give here. After completing our Prizren tour, we finish our visits in Kosovo and set off for the city of Shkoder in Albania for our overnight stay. Upon arrival, we check into our hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Matka Canyon Tour Included!

Prizren City Tour Included!

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at our hotel (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Free time in Prizren (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), Kosovo €, Albanian Lek (1€ = 124 Lek)
Route: Skopje – Pristina (95 km), Pristina – Prizren (86 km), Prizren – Shkoder (187 km) 390 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 19:30

After breakfast at our hotel, we set off for Montenegro, the pearl of the Adriatic Sea and one of the youngest countries in the world. Continuing through Podgorica, Sutomore, and Petrovac, we turn towards Budva, one of the most famous holiday centers of the Balkans with its magnificent beaches and colorful nightlife. After our panoramic tour, we get the chance to see the magnificent St. Stefan from above, which was brought into tourism after the nationalization of the island where fishermen used to live and its subsequent sale to a Singaporean multi-billionaire. Immediately after, 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 on the slope of the mountain, one of the tourist centers of Montenegro, both your mind and heart will remain here. Upon our arrival, during our walking city tour, the mansions of families very important to Kotor, the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, the Orthodox church, squares, and beautiful stories are just some of what we will see and hear. During the free time we will give in this city, if the season and weather are suitable, you can climb the stairs to the chapel at the very top of the walls and take magnificent landscape photos from there, follow the scents in the narrow streets of the city to taste different and magnificent dishes, sip your drink in one of the squares, or visit the Cat Museum, one of the most interesting museums in the city. After the free time, we leave Kotor, pass from Montenegro to Croatia, and arrive in Dubrovnik, one of the most popular holiday centers of recent years, which has also been used as a filming set for popular series like Game of Thrones, and which is a very important settlement in terms of its historical 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, the Franciscan Monastery, Orlando's Column, Sponza Palace, and Rector's Palace are some of the things we will see. After our pleasant tour in this city that smells of the Middle Ages, during the free time we will give, you can explore the side streets of the city, shop in the stores, taste seafood, or drink a pleasant coffee while watching the sea or the medieval streets. After the free time, we leave Dubrovnik, first pass into Bosnia and Herzegovina, and transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.

Kotor City Tour Included!

Dubrovnik City Tour Included!

(Depending on regional density, accommodation will be in the Medjugorje or Trebinje region.)

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at our hotel (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), Montenegro €, Croatia Kuna (1€ = 7.6 Kuna)
Route: Shkoder – Kotor (110 km), Kotor – Dubrovnik (93 km), Dubrovnik – Trebinje (35 km) 260 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30

After breakfast at the hotel, we first reach Pocitelj, a garrison village that has remained from the Ottoman era to the present day. Here, we see the Ottoman houses, hamam, mosque, and old cobblestone streets, and after 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 fire of Croatian artillery during the Bosnian War in our recent history, then 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 world with its narrow and authentic streets remaining from the Ottoman era. During our tour here, the Mostar Bridge, Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Catholic Cathedral, Turkish Consulate, and the martyrs' cemetery are some of the things we will see. If we are on a lucky day, we might also see the young people who jump from the bridge for show, but whose story dates back to old times. During the free time we will give after our tour, you can buy souvenirs unique to Mostar and take a nice lunch break. After the free time, we meet with our vehicle at the time and place given by our guide and continue our journey to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Upon our arrival, we begin to explore the city center on foot. In our walking tour, the Sebilj, which is the symbol of the city, Gazi Husrev-beg Madrasa, Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, bezistan, clock tower, the various shops of Bascarsija, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Eternal Flame, Latin Bridge, and Fatih Mosque are just some of the things we will see. After our walking tour, you can drink Bosnian coffee in cafes unique to Bosnia, lose yourself in the magnificent Bosnian pastry (burek), or explore the city by getting lost in the streets of the city that remain from the European and Ottoman periods. After our tour, we eat the famous Bosnian meatballs, cevapi, for dinner in the city center. After dinner, we transfer to our hotel by our vehicle. Overnight stay at our hotel.

Pocitelj Tour Included!

Mostar City Tour Included!

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at our hotel (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 Bosnian meatballs, salad, drink (Included in the tour price)
Currencies: Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark (1 € = 1.96 KM)
Route: Medjugorje – Mostar (116 km), Mostar – Sarajevo (130 km) 290 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Belgrade. Following a pleasant journey through the highlands and villages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we cross the border gate on the Drina River, a name we are familiar with from books, and enter another country on our program. After the winding roads of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we reach Belgrade, admiring the wide plains, villages, and magnificent landscapes, which are the complete opposite of what we have seen. Our city tour of Belgrade, one of Europe's oldest cities and a new symbol of vibrancy and activity, begins. The Old Palace, decorated with magnificent carved ceilings from the Turkish period, Belgrade Fortress, one of the supply centers of the Ottoman navy where Fatih Sultan Mehmed was wounded but the conquest was granted to Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, at the point where the Sava River joins the Danube, Fortress Square, Stone Square, Military Museum, the tomb of Martyr Ali Pasha, and Bayraklı Mosque are among the places we will visit. After the free time provided by our guide, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.

 

Breakfast: Open buffet at the hotel where we will stay (Included in the tour price)
Lunch: Optional options of lamb tandoori, fish, meatballs, or soup can be taken (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: 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 Dinar)
Route: Sarajevo – Belgrade ( 294 km)
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated: 20:30

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Sofia. Upon our arrival in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, we begin our panoramic city tour. During this tour, some of the places we will see are Alexander Nevsky, the second largest Orthodox church in the Balkans, the Russian Church, Saint Sophia Church, Rotunda Church, the Archaeology Museum, the Presidency, the Prime Ministry, and Banya Bashi Mosque. After the panoramic tour and the free time provided, we leave Sofia and continue our journey towards the border gate. Upon arriving at the Kapıkule border gate, following the passport and customs procedures, we return to Istanbul via the highway. Upon our arrival in Istanbul, we bid farewell to our valued guests, dropping them off at the points where we picked them up, hoping to see you again on our next tour.

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