Day 1: ISTANBUL – IPSALA
Meeting Points:
21:00 Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking
21:30 Mecidiyeköy İstikbal-Altunbaş Front
22:00 İncirli Ömür Plaza Front
23:00 Silivri Vega AVM Front
23:59 Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Rest Area
After meeting with our guests at the designated departure points mentioned in the tour program, we reach the Ipsala Border Gate, following the Tekirdağ – Malkara – Keşan – Ipsala route and taking necessary breaks along the way. After completing our exit procedures here, we cross over the Meriç River and arrive at the Greek Kipi Border Gate. After completing our passport and customs procedures here, we enter Greece.
Day 2: IPSALA – THASSOS
After entering Greece, we take a breakfast break on the way. After the break, guests who wish can participate in the optional Thassos Swimming Tour (€25). In this tour, we take a ferry to Thassos island. We have free time to swim and sunbathe at the beach we visit, famous for its bays, villages, and magnificent nature. (There are spending limits at the beaches in Greece. Expenses at the beach are at guests' own cost.) Once the time set by your guide arrives, we board the ferry again and head towards Thessaloniki, which is the second-largest city after Athens. After arriving in Thessaloniki, we check into our hotel. Guests who wish can participate in the optional Thessaloniki Night Tour (€15). In this tour, we first conduct a panoramic city tour. We view the waterfront, White Tower, Rotunda, Fairgrounds, Alexander the Great statue, and Galerius' Arch from the Roman period, Bey Hammam, and Hamza Bey Mosque panoramically. We then have free time for dinner. At the time set by your guide, we head back to our hotel. Overnight stay is at our hotel in Thessaloniki.
Day 3: THESSALONIKI – HALKIDIKI – THESSALONIKI
After having breakfast at the hotel, we have a full day of free time in Thessaloniki. Guests who wish can join the optional Halkidiki Swimming Tour (€20). Halkidiki is a peninsula located to the southeast of Thessaloniki city. It is a popular area with its sea, beaches, bays, villages, and hotels, attracting many tourists from various countries. We have all day free time to swim and sunbathe at the beach we visit in Halkidiki. (There are spending limits at the beaches in Greece. Expenses at the beach are at guests' own cost.) At the time set by your guide, we return to our hotel in Thessaloniki. In the evening, guests who wish can join the optional Greek Tavern Tour (€55). After the Tavern tour, we head back to the hotel for the overnight stay in Thessaloniki.
Day 4: THESSALONIKI – KAVALA – ISTANBUL
After having breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel. Guests who wish can join the optional Kavala Swimming Tour (€20). We have all day free time to swim and sunbathe at the beach near Kavala. (There are spending limits at the beaches in Greece. Expenses at the beach are at guests' own cost.) We head towards the Kipi Border Gate of Greece. After arriving, we complete our passport and customs procedures, and have the opportunity for free shop shopping, and then head towards the Ipsala Border Gate. After completing passport and customs procedures, we follow the route via Keşan – Tekirdağ – Silivri to Istanbul. After a meal break in Tekirdağ (where you can taste the famous Tekirdağ meatballs), we continue towards Istanbul. Upon our arrival in Istanbul, we drop off our guests at the locations mentioned in the tour program (on the return route) and conclude our tour. We hope to meet again in our next events...
- Transportation between Istanbul - Thessaloniki - Kavala - Istanbul
- 2 nights accommodation in 3* or 4* hotels in Thessaloniki with breakfast included
- Panoramic city tours and transfers included in the program
- Turkish guiding service
- Customs duties
- All highway and parking expenses
• Foreign exit fee (It's recommended to make the payment to banks before the travel date.)
• Visa fee and service charge (Our guests with Green Passports are exempt from the visa)
• International Travel Health Insurance
• Lunch and dinner
• Extras taken at the hotel
• Extra environment tours as specified in the program (Optional)
• All personal expenses
• Museum and site entrance fees (Optional)
• Driver and guide tips (Optional)
• All hotel and city taxes
• All accommodation or city taxes (5 € for 3*, 10 € for 4*, 15 € for 5* per night per room to be paid by guests at the reception upon arrival.)
1. Child discounts are valid if they stay in the same room with 2 adults and can only be used for the 1st child.
2. Triple rooms are provided based on hotel availability, and the bed allocated for the 3rd person in these rooms is smaller than standard beds. They consist of pull-out beds and coach beds. Tour participants are deemed to have accepted the potential overcrowding in the rooms and the type of beds in 3rd person and/or child reservations.
3. Our programs are group programs, and hotel reservations are made for groups. The contents of group continental breakfasts may differ from individual breakfasts. The breakfasts served in hotels in the visited countries are not Turkish breakfasts. Group breakfasts may be served in separate halls in some country's hotels.
4. The guide may change the days of city tours and/or extra tours based on the content of the tours.
5. Panoramic city tours do not include museum and archaeological site entrance fees and are intended to provide general information about the city.
6. The tour program is a whole consisting of hotel, bus, and guiding services and cannot be considered separately.
7. Children aged 0-6 may not be provided with a bed during hotel accommodation.
8. Extra tours included in the tour program will be carried out with a minimum of 15 participants. In cases with fewer than 15 participants, any cost difference will be reflected in the sales price. The guide will inform about the price difference before the tour. The days of extra tours may be changed in case of museums and archaeological sites being closed or due to extraordinary conditions or weather conditions in the visited area.
9. Seat numbers are not given during the reservation process.
10. Changes can be made in accommodation areas and hotels, provided that they are of the same category or higher, depending on occupancy.
11. Our agency has no responsibility for tours canceled due to weather conditions.
12. The vehicles used in our tours are determined according to the number of participants. A guarantee of larger vehicles is not provided. Our tours will definitely operate with a minimum of 25 participants. The details regarding the types of vehicles based on the number of participants are as follows:
Buses: (Used for 25 – 46 Participants)
• Mercedes Travego/Tourismo
• Neoplan Cityliner/Tourliner
• Man Fortuna
• Temsa Safir
13. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months based on the end date of the travel. Guests traveling with less than 6 months remaining may encounter being denied entry by passport police in the destination country. Additionally, torn or damaged passports may not be accepted by border police.
14. There is no guarantee for window or aisle seats, or front or back seats on the tours. Seat allocation is done based on the reservation number through a computer system, ensuring that groups are seated next to or behind each other. Seats 3 and 4 are reserved for the guide and Tour Manager.