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Kavala, Drama and Santa Claus Village Tour

Tour facts

RouteKavala · Drama · Gümülcine · İskeçe · Dedeağaç
Duration2 Nights 3 Days
TransportCoach
VisaVisa required
Up to 9 instalments by credit cardInstalments are available with partner banks’ credit cards. For international tours the number of instalments may vary by bank; see the payment step for current options.

Istanbul – Kavala

Kavala - Drama and Santa Claus Village Tale

Shopping Opportunity in Christmas Markets

Departure Dates:
December 11 - December 18 - December 25

Picking up our esteemed guests from in front of Istanbul Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot at 23:00, in front of Mecidiyeköy Ziraat Bank at 23:30, from İncirli Ömür Bus Stops at 23:59, from Beylikdüzü Marmara Park Havaist stop at 00:40, in front of Silivri 5M Vega Mall at 01:15, from Yenice Aytemiz facilities at 01:55, from Namık Kemal Yaypet Rest facilities at 02:15, we start our tour following the Malkara – Keşan direction. We arrive at the İpsala border gate. Following the passport and customs procedures we will perform here, we continue our journey with an overnight ride. Following the passport and customs procedures we will perform here, we continue our journey with an overnight ride.

Kavala – Drama – Xanthi - Komotini

In the morning hours, following the Egnatia highway, we arrive at the town of Nea Karvali located near Kavala and have our morning breakfast there (Soup, breakfast plate, and pastry alternatives are available for breakfast. It is not included in the tour price). After tasting the famous Kavala cookies here and arriving at Kavala city center, some of the places we will see respectively are Kavala Port, Panagia Streets, Old Ottoman Houses, Ali Pasha of Kavala House, imaret, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, and the Christmas market established in the city square. After our Kavala Tour, we continue our journey towards Drama. After a journey of about 40 minutes, we arrive at Drama, the largest city of the Eastern Macedonia region, which remained under Ottoman rule for 551 years. The events of the fairy-tale "Oneiroupolis" (Dreamland) established every year by municipal workers and volunteers in the park, which is still used as a city park from the Ottoman period to the present, transport children and adults into fairy tales. During the free time our guide will give, we embark on a fairy-tale journey and complete the Drama program by seeing areas such as the Santa Claus House, fairy tale house, elves' workshops, and adventure house established in the square, and then transfer to our Komotini hotel. In the evening, guests who wish can participate in the optionally organized Greek Tavern tour (55 Euro). After this night where you will have your fill of entertainment accompanied by bouzouki and Greek music where you can taste Greek mezes and dishes with limited drinks, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

Komotini - Xanthi – (Porto Lagos) – Alexandroupoli

After the breakfast we will have at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures, leave the hotel with our luggage, and start our Komotini and Xanthi tour. In Komotini, the center of Western Thrace and also a student city, we visit the City Square, Komotini Bazaar, Çukur Kahve, Kılıç Square, and in Xanthi, Platanos Square (Çınar meydanı), old city streets, and the old bazaar are some of the places we will see. After completing our Xanthi tour, we continue on the way to Porto Lagos, which will be done optionally (Will be realized with the participation of the whole group and is 5€). We see these 2 small churches with a fairy-tale atmosphere built on Lake Vistonida and then continue towards the city of Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç). After the shopping and meal break we will give here, we move towards the Kipi border gate. After our passport procedures are completed at the Greek customs, we give you a limited time for your shopping at the Greek free shop. Afterwards, after completing our passport and customs procedures at the Turkish border, while continuing our journey towards Istanbul, we say goodbye with the hope of seeing you again in your next trip upon our arrival in Istanbul following the meatball break we will give at a suitable facility on the way in Tekirdağ, dropping our esteemed guests off at the points where we picked them up.

Prices are per person in €. Child prices apply when sharing with two adults.

Per-person prices by departure date and room type
DateDoubleSingleTripleChild 2-11InfantStatus
11 Dec 2026€89€159€89€79—Last 4 seats
18 Dec 2026€89€159€89€79—Available
25 Dec 2026€89€159€89€79—Available

Included in the price

  • Round-trip transportation by luxury buses.
  • 1 night accommodation including breakfast in the Xanthi/Komotini region
  • All sightseeing and city tours specified in the tour program as included
  • Professional Turkish guidance service
  • Limited water service on the vehicle
  • Mandatory professional liability insurance

Not included

  • International departure fee
  • All Museum and historical site entrance fees
  • International travel insurance 15 Euro
  • Optional Tours
  • Excursions outside the program
  • Personal expenses
  • Breakfast on the way on the first day
  • Lunches and dinners, and drinks to be taken during meals
  • City and Hotel Taxes (Paid in cash to the guide as 10€ per person)

This tour requires a visa. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after return. The visa document list is emailed after booking.

Cancellation and refund terms vary by tour operator and are provided in writing before booking.

Draft — legal review required. Cancellation & Refund Cancellation & Refund

  • Participating guests must have a Multi (Multiple Entry) Schengen visa valid throughout the tour duration. (Green Passport holders are exempt from visa requirements.)
  • Having Euros is sufficient for shopping and spending in all countries included in the program during the tour. In regions where the local currency is used, the Guide will assist with currency exchange.
  • Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred during the trip. It is useful to bring a cardigan or similar clothing for the evening.
  • In our weekly tours, a daily rotation (seat change) application is made in seat planning, and fixed seat or front seat guarantees are not given. Seat changes are organized by the tour guide.
  • There is a mandatory accommodation requirement of at least 1 day in order 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 Alcoholic beverages (excluding wine and champagne containing more than 22% alcohol), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters Alcoholic beverages (including wine and champagne containing less than 22% alcohol), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skincare Products: 5 pieces, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
  • Depending on weather and road conditions, guides can make changes to the program flow, provided that they show all places specified in the program.
  • Travel Assurance Package can only be added during the tour purchase stage. It cannot be added afterwards. It provides the guest with the unconditional right to unconditional and 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. A 30% penalty is applied if there are less than 30 days left until the tour date, and a 100% penalty is applied if there are 20 days or less left. Documents such as hospital reports, workplace leave documents, etc., obtained from authorities in Turkey submitted along with the participant's cancellation request, unfortunately, are 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 for the trip is not achieved, the last cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. Tours cancelled 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 km. In such a case, information will be provided by EMC Tur 15 days before the tour departure date
  • Triple rooms can be given depending on the availability of the hotels, and in such rooms, the bed allocated to the 3rd person 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 bed, tour participant 3rd person and/or child reservations are deemed to have declared that they accept the congestion and bed type that may occur in the rooms. Child discounts are valid for a single child staying with 2 adults - matching the age group.
  • Breakfasts included in the tour package at the hotel are presented 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 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 the cities and made panoramically with guide narration from inside the vehicle, excluding museum and historical site entrances. If panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot take place due to roads not allowed to be visited or entered by local authorities on the day and time corresponding to the tour, or closed roads due to any event, or if weather conditions make the tour impossible to perform, EMC Tur is not responsible for the failure to make the said tours. Some tours can be made by public transportation or on foot as far as possible 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 arising from these waiting times.
  • Optional tours are organized by the local EMC Tur we receive service from with a minimum participation condition of 20 people. If the sufficient number cannot be provided, excursions cannot be made or optional excursion prices, content, 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 historical sites in the places to be visited and weather conditions.
  • Optional tours depend on the participant's request and are not mandatory. Passengers who do not want to participate in optional tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted to wait in a suitable rest facility on the way. These passengers are left at the roadside rest facility before the optional tour starts and are picked up from the point where they were left after the tour is completed.
  • Check-in and boarding procedures that must be made for people participating in tours with flights are personal procedures, and it is mandatory for the guest to make them before the flight at the relevant airline counters at the airports or on-line from the websites of airline companies.
  • EMC Tur is not responsible for the failure of flights of people who are not ready 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, who have check-in and boarding procedures done on time but do not board the plane. All expenses that will occur for new round-trip plane tickets and their transfers in the region to be visited, which will be necessary for people who miss 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 September 28, 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 schedule changes. Children between 0-2 years old do not pay airport tax and airport service fee.
  • Vehicle Types Used in Our Tours are classified according to the Number of Persons as follows. The vehicle types below are assigned according to the number of people in each tour.
  • Buses: (Used for 25 - 46 Number of Persons) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner - *Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna, Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 Number of Persons) *Isuzu Turkuaz, *Otokar Mega, Minibuses: (Used for Number of Persons up to 16) *Vw Volt, *Mercedes Sprinter
  • All guests are deemed to have carried out the sale of the tour by accepting the articles specified above.

Visa

Single entry visa or multi entry Schengen visa can participate.

The deposit depends on the tour and is shown during booking.

Yes, with a single room supplement.

Payments are converted to TRY at the rate on the payment date. Paid amounts are not affected by later changes.

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