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Special Halloween Thessaloniki, Meteora and Kavala Tale - 2026 Season

Tour facts

RouteSelanik · Atatürk Evi · Kordon · Aristo Meydanı · Taverna · Kavala · Porto Lagos · Meteora · Kalambaka
Duration3 Nights 4 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 – Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki Meteora and Kavala Tale
Special Halloween

(With the Difference of Accommodation in Thessaloniki)
3 Nights 4 days
2 Nights Thessaloniki accommodation
Departure Dates
28 October 2026

We start our tour by picking up you, our valued guests, from Istanbul Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot Front at 21:00, Mecidiyeköy Ziraat Bank Front at 21:30, İncirli Ömür Bus Stops at 22:00, Beylikdüzü Marmara Park Havaist Stop at 22:30, Silivri 5M Vega Mall front at 23:15, Yenice Aytemiz facilities at 23:55, Namık Kemal Yaypet Rest facility at 00:25, following the Malkara – Keşan direction. We arrive at İpsala border gate. After completing our passport and customs procedures here, we continue our journey with an overnight ride. After completing our passport and customs procedures here, we continue our journey with an overnight ride.

Thessaloniki – Atatürk House – Kordon – Via Egnetia – Aristotle Square – Tavern

Following our arrival in Thessaloniki in the morning hours, during our panoramic city tour of Thessaloniki, we first visit the Church of Hagia Demetrios, 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, International Fair area are some of the places we will see. In the free time we will give after our tour, we recommend you to take a walk on the Kordonboyu, famous for Thessaloniki's cafes and shops, and visit Aristotle Square. After the free time, we see the statue of Alexander the Great before moving to our hotel. With our arrival, room placement and overnight stay at our hotel.

Breakfast: Will be taken as an extra on the road. Soup, breakfast plate, pastry, brewed tea alternatives can be evaluated (Not included in the tour price).
Lunch: Free time in Thessaloniki. You can prefer seafood at Kordonboyu fish restaurants (Not included in the tour price)
Dinner: Free (Not included in the tour price). Guests who wish can join the additionally organized Tavern Tour.
Currency: € (Euro)
Route: Istanbul-Thessaloniki (590 km),
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 650 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated depending on customs crossing time: 17:30

Thessaloniki – Meteora (Kalambaka)

Following the breakfast we will have at the hotel in the morning, all day free time. Guests who wish can join the full-day Meteora (Kalambaka) tour to be organized as an extra (45 Euros). We go to Kalambaka, the region of monasteries considered the Cappadocia of Greece, 200 meters above the ground, which still continue their functions actively today. Here we witness the lives of the monks inside the monasteries they carved into the rocks years ago and visit the monasteries in detail. Afterwards, free time in Kalambaka city center, transfer to our hotel. With our arrival at the hotel, room placement and overnight stay at our hotel. In the evening, guests who wish can join the Greek Tavern Tour accompanied by bouzouki to be organized as an extra (50 Euros).

* Greek Tavern Menu
To Be One For Every 4 People
*Greek Salad *Tzatziki *Dolmakia Gialantzi (Stuffed Grape Leaves) *Kolokithakia (Greek Style Fried Zucchini)
*French Fries *Fried Calamari *Shrimp Saganaki *Cover (Bread-Water)
Main Course (Optional – Per Person)
*Fish (Sea Bream) or *Grilled Chicken or *Meatballs
Drink (Optional - Per Person)
With limited alcoholic and non-alcoholic options

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel where we stay (Included in the tour price).
Lunch: Will be taken at a local restaurant in Kalambaka (Not included in the tour price)
Dinner: Free (Not included in the tour price). Guests who wish can join the additionally organized Tavern Tour.
Currency : € (Euro)
Route: Thessaloniki – Kalambaka (234 km),
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 468 km

Kavala – Porta Lagos – Komotini – Alexandroupoli – Istanbul

Following the breakfast taken at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures, leave our hotel and set off towards Kavala. After a journey of about 2.5 hours, with our arrival in Kavala, we start our panoramic city tour. During our tour, aqueducts, harbor, castle, Panagia, lighthouse, Aya Nicholas and Teodoro Kimissi churches are some of the things we will see. During our walking tour afterwards, we see the Imaret and statue of Mehmet Ali Pasha of Kavala and give you free time. During the free time, you can have lunch and buy local products. After the free time, we start our return journey with the movement at the given meeting time. Following the Egnetia road, we pass the cities of Xanthi, Komotini and Alexandroupoli panoramically and arrive at the İpsala border gate. Guests who wish on the route can join the Porto Lagos tour to be organized as an extra (5 Euros). 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, as we continue our way towards Istanbul, after the meatball break we will give at a suitable facility on the road in Tekirdağ, with our arrival in Istanbul, we drop you off at the points where we picked you up and say goodbye with the wish to see you again in your next trip.

Breakfast: Will be served as an open buffet at the hotel where we stay (Included in the tour price).
Lunch: Free time in Kavala. We recommend you to eat Greek Salad, Rice with Mussels, Stuffed Calamari, Eggplant Saganaki, Pilaki (Not included in the tour price).
Dinner: Will be taken freely at a suitable facility on the Tekirdağ road (Not included in the tour price).
Currency : € (Euro)
Route: Thessaloniki – Istanbul (590 km),
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 650 km

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

Per-person prices by departure date and room type
DateDoubleSingleTripleChild 3-11InfantStatus
28 Oct 2026€159€279€159€149—Available

Included in the price

  • Round-trip transportation by luxury buses.
  • 2 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in Thessaloniki according to the selected hotel package.
  • All surrounding and city tours specified as included in the tour program.
  • Professional Turkish guidance service.
  • Limited water service in the vehicle.
  • Mandatory professional liability insurance.

Not included

  • International departure tax.
  • Museum and archaeological site entrance fees.
  • International travel health insurance (15 Euros) (Guests over 65 years old must request a separate price).
  • Extra tours, out-of-program excursions, personal expenses, breakfast on the road on the first day.
  • Lunches and dinners.
  • Hotel - city taxes, local services and border crossings (Paid to the guide in the vehicle as 20 Euros per person).
  • Schengen visa (Green passports do not require a visa).
  • Travel Assurance Package (Can only be added as an extra for 20 Euros during the reservation creation stage. It cannot be added later.)

**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.

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 are strictly required to have a Multi (Multiple Entry) Schengen visa valid throughout the tour. (Green Passport holders are exempt from visa.)
  • Having Euros is sufficient to make purchases and expenses in all countries included in the program during the trip. In regions where 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 have a cardigan or similar clothing with you for the night.
  • In our weekly tours, a rotation (seat change) application is implemented in the daily seating plan, and fixed seat and front seat guarantees are not given. Seat changes are organized by the tour guide.
  • There is a mandatory minimum 1-night stay 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 beverage (excluding alcoholic beverages containing more than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters Alcoholic beverage (including alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 pieces, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
  • Guides can make changes in 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 later. It provides the guest with the right to unconditional uninterrupted cancellation up to 7 days before the travel date. It is non-refundable if not used. 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 is applied, and if there are 20 days or less left, a 100% penalty is applied. Hospital reports, workplace permission documents, etc., obtained from authorities in Turkey submitted with the participant's cancellation request unfortunately cannot be accepted for the cancellation of hotels where they will stay outside Turkey and the services they will receive.
  • Our Tour Program is organized with a minimum participation condition of 25 people. If sufficient participation cannot be 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 can be used at distances greater than the specified kms. In such a case, information will be provided by EMC Tur 15 days before the departure date of the tour.
  • Triple rooms can be provided subject 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, tour participant 3rd person 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 next to 2 adults – fitting the age group.
  • Breakfasts taken at the hotel, which are among the services included in the tour package, are served with a limited menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, generally called continental breakfast, in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited, and can be served in a separate room allocated to the group for groups.
  • Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for the general introduction of cities, made panoramically with the guide's explanation from inside the vehicle, not including museum and archaeological site entrances. EMC Tur is not responsible for the failure of the said tours to take place if panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot be performed due to roads closed by local authorities on the day and time corresponding to the tour, or closed due to any event, or if weather conditions make it impossible to perform the tour. Some tours can be made by public transport or on foot as far as possible in closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not allowed.
  • Waiting periods at customs gates crossed by road during travel may exceed standards, and EMC Tur cannot be held responsible for negative situations arising from these waiting periods.
  • Extra tours are organized by our local service provider EMC Tur with a minimum participation condition of 20 people. If sufficient numbers cannot be provided, trips cannot be made or extra trip 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 archaeological sites in the places to be visited and weather conditions.
  • Extra tours depend on the participant's request and are 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 dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the extra 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 people participating in tours with flights are personal transactions, 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 the airline companies.
  • EMC Tur is not responsible for people who do not present themselves 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, failing to perform the flight. All expenses that will occur for new round-trip plane tickets and 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 Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. 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 report 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 services fee.
  • Vehicle Types Used in Our Tours are classified as follows according to the Number of Persons. 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 completed the sale of the tour by accepting the items specified above.

Visa

Single entry visa or multiple 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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