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The Tale of Thessaloniki and Kavala (Including Jumbo and Lidl Tour) - 2027 Season

Tour facts

RouteSelanik · Atatürk Evi · Kordon · Via Egnetia · Aristo Meydanı · Taverna · Kavala · Porto Lagos · Lidl · Jumbo
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

The Tale of Thessaloniki and Kavala
Including Jumbo and Lidl Tour

2 Nights 3 days
1 night Thessaloniki accommodation
Guaranteed Departure Every Friday

Departure Dates
January 8 – January 15 – January 22 – January 29 & February 5 – February 12 – February 19 – February 26 & March 5 – March 8 – March 9 – March 10 – March 11 – March 12 – March 19 – March 26 & April 2 – April 9 – April 16 – April 22 – April 23 – April 30 & May 7 – May 14 – May 15 – May 16 – May 17 – May 21 – May 28 & June 4 – June 11 – June 18 & September 17 – September 24 & October 1 – October 8 – October 15 – October 22 – October 28 – October 29 & November 5 – November 12 – November 19 – November 26 & December 3 – December 10 – December 17 – December 24

We start our tour by picking 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 İncirli Ömür Bus stops at 22:00, from Beylikdüzü Marmara Park Havaist stop at 22:30, in front of Silivri 5M Vega Mall at 23:15, from Yenice Aytemiz facilities at 23:55, and from Namık Kemal Yaypet rest facilities at 00:25, following the Malkara – Keşan direction. We arrive at the İpsala border gate. After the passport and customs procedures we will perform here, we continue our journey with an overnight trip. After the passport and customs procedures we will perform here, we continue our journey with an overnight trip.

Thessaloniki – Lidl Market - Atatürk House – Waterfront – Via Egnatia – Aristotelous Square – Jumbo - Tavern

Following our arrival in Thessaloniki in the morning, we take a shopping break at Lidl Market. After our shopping break, we first visit the Hagios Demetrios Church, the largest church in Greece, and then the house where the founder of the Republic of Turkey, the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was born and lived. After our visit, Hagia Sophia Church, Bey Hamam, Hamza Bey Mosque, Bedesten, White Tower, Rotating Tower, and the International Fair area 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 its cafes and shops in Thessaloniki, and visit Aristotelous Square. While our guests who wish can evaluate their free time, we also take a trip to Jumbo Shopping Center with our guests who wish. After the free time, we see the Alexander the Great statue before moving to our hotel and set off for our hotels. Upon our arrival, we check into our rooms and stay at our hotel. In the evening, our guests who wish can participate in the Greek Tavern Tour accompanied by bouzouki, which will be organized as an extra (60 Euros).

* Greek Tavern Menu

To be shared among 4 people
*Greek Salad *Tzatziki *Dolmadakia Gialantzi (Stuffed Vine Leaves) *Kolokithakia (Greek Style Fried Zucchini)
*Fried Potatoes *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 taken as an extra on the way. Soup, breakfast plate, pastry, brewed tea alternatives can be evaluated (Not included in the tour price).
Lunch: Free time in Thessaloniki. You can choose seafood at the fish restaurants along the waterfront (Not included in the tour price)
Dinner: Free (Not included in the tour price). Our guests who wish can participate in the Tavern Tour to be organized as an extra.
Currency: € (Euro)
Route: Istanbul-Thessaloniki (590 km),
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 650 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated depending on customs crossing time: 17:30

Kavala – Porto Lagos – Komotini – Alexandroupoli – Istanbul

After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and leave our hotel to head towards Kavala. After a journey of approximately 2.5 hours, we start our panoramic city tour upon our arrival in Kavala. During our tour, aqueducts, the port, the castle, Panagia, the lighthouse, and the churches of St. Nicholas and Teodoro Kimissi are some of the places we will see. During the walking tour we will take afterwards, we will see the imaret and statue of Muhammad Ali of Egypt and give you free time. During your free time, you can have lunch and buy local products. After the free time, we start our return journey by departing at the meeting time given. Following the Egnatia road, we pass through the cities of Xanthi, Komotini, and Alexandroupoli panoramically and arrive at the İpsala border gate. On the route, our guests who wish can participate in the Porto Lagos Tour, which will 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, we complete our passport and customs procedures at the Turkish border and, after the meatball break we will give at a suitable facility on the way in Tekirdağ while continuing our journey towards Istanbul, we say goodbye with the hope of seeing you again on your next trip by leaving our valued guests at the points where we picked them up upon our arrival in Istanbul.

Breakfast: Will be taken as an open buffet at the hotel where we stayed (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 way to Tekirdağ (Not included in the tour price).
Currency: € (Euro)
Route: Thessaloniki – Istanbul (590 km),
Approximate Distance to be Traveled: 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 2-11InfantStatus
08 Jan 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
15 Jan 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
22 Jan 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
29 Jan 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
05 Feb 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
12 Feb 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
19 Feb 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
26 Feb 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
05 Mar 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
08 Mar 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
09 Mar 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
10 Mar 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
11 Mar 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
12 Mar 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
19 Mar 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
26 Mar 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
02 Apr 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
09 Apr 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
16 Apr 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
22 Apr 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
23 Apr 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
30 Apr 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
07 May 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
14 May 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
15 May 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
16 May 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
17 May 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
21 May 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
28 May 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
04 Jun 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
11 Jun 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
18 Jun 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
17 Sep 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
24 Sep 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
01 Oct 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
08 Oct 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
15 Oct 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
22 Oct 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
28 Oct 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
29 Oct 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
05 Nov 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
12 Nov 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
19 Nov 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
26 Nov 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
03 Dec 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
10 Dec 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
17 Dec 2027€89€119€89€79—Available
24 Dec 2027€89€119€89€79—Available

Included in the price

  • Round-trip transportation with luxury buses.
  • 1 night bed and breakfast accommodation in Thessaloniki, depending on the selected hotel package.
  • All sightseeing and city tours mentioned as included in the tour program.
  • Professional Turkish guidance service.
  • Limited water service on the vehicle.
  • Compulsory professional liability insurance.
  • Lidl and Jumbo Tours.

Not included

  • International departure fee.
  • Museum and archaeological site entrance fees.
  • Extra tours, excursions outside the program, personal expenses.
  • Lunches and dinners.
  • Hotel - city taxes, local services, and border crossings (10 Euros per person to be paid in cash to the guide)
  • Schengen visa (Visa is not required for green passports).
  • Travel Assurance Package (Can be added as an extra for 10 Euros only at the reservation stage. Cannot be added later.)

 

**Note: The travel assurance package allows guests to cancel their tours without penalty up to 72 hours before departure. The relevant package can only be added at 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.

INFORMATION,
- During the tour, it is sufficient to carry Euros for shopping and expenses in all countries included in the program. 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 for the night.
- In our weekly tours, a rotation (seat change) practice is applied daily in seat planning, and no fixed seat or front seat guarantee is provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- There is a mandatory stay of at least 1 day 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 containing more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 items, 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. 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 presented 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, tour participants are 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 package 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 of at most 2-3 hours that do not include museum or archaeological site entrances, organized for the general introduction of the cities and conducted with guide narration from inside the vehicle. EMC Tur is not responsible for the non-realization of the mentioned tours 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 of the tour, or due to any event, or if it becomes impossible to perform the tour due to weather conditions. Some tours can be done by public transport or on foot within the possibilities in places where roads are closed or 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 the 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 that must be performed 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 websites of the airline companies.
- 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 that will arise regarding the new round-trip flight tickets and transfers in the region to be visited 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 times 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 changes. 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 completed the sale of the tour by accepting the items mentioned above.

 

Visa

Participation can be provided with a single-entry visa or a multi-entry Schengen visa.

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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