Balkan Fairy Tale by Bus (7 Nights - All Surrounding Tours and Extra Excursions Included - with Thessaloniki Accommodation Surcharge) - 2026 Season

Tour Information

Duration: 9 days
Languages: tr
Categories: Yaz Turları, Balkan Turları, Uçaklı Turlar, Popüler Turlar, Otobüslü Turlar, Kurban Bayramı Turları, Global Tours, Seasonal & Special Occasion Tours, Deals & Campaign Tours
Capacity: 100
Age Groups: Baby: 0 - 2 · Child: 3 - 11 · Adult: 12 - 99

Included Services

Transportation with luxury buses
7 nights accommodation in 4* hotels
7 breakfasts at the hotels
4 dinners at the hotels and 1 dinner at a local restaurant in Sarajevo, totaling 5 dinners
Musical and entertaining Macedonian Night in Ohrid
Musical and enjoyable Greek Taverna to be held in Thessaloniki
All intercity transfers explicitly stated as included in the program
All tours and excursions stated as included in the program
Professional Turkish-speaking guide services
Required local guide services in certain regions
Checkpoint and parking fees

Not Included

Multiple-entry Schengen visa
Personal and extra expenses
Lunch
Drinks during meals
International departure tax
Optional guide and driver gratuities
Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites
Extra excursions specified or not specified in the tour program
Any services not explicitly stated as included
Hotel city taxes, local services, and border crossing fees totaling €30 (Taxes collected per person under the name City tax vary depending on the hotel's proximity to the city center, hotel star rating, and number of nights stayed; collected by the guide at the start of the tour and paid to the hotels)
Travel Assurance Package (Can only be added during booking for an additional €30, cannot be added later)

Meeting & End Points

Starting Point: İstanbul
Ending Point: Belgrad – Sofya – İstanbul

Daily Tour Program

Day 1
We have our breakfast independently on the road in the morning. Then we head to Kavala, one of the important cities of Greece. After a panoramic tour and photo break here, we continue our journey towards Thessaloniki. During our panoramic city tour upon arrival in Thessaloniki, we first visit the Church of Saint Demetrius, the largest church in Greece, followed by the house where the founder of th
Day 2
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we check out with our luggage and continue towards the Greek–Macedonian border. After passport and customs procedures, we arrive in the city of Bitola (Manastır), where the military high school where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk studied is located. During our tour here, we will see the military high school, which today houses both the Atatürk Memorial Room and
Day 3
After breakfast at the hotel, we check out and depart with our luggage. Following a short and tasty stop in Strazha en route, we head to Tetovo, one of Macedonia's important cities with an Albanian majority. Upon arrival, we visit the colorful Alaca Mosque, perhaps the most vividly decorated mosque you'll ever see. During our visit, we drink the icy mountain water from the fountain in the mosque c
Day 4
After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our checkout and depart with our luggage. First, our guide takes us to Matka Canyon, included in our tour program, for a pleasant walk in nature to stock up on oxygen. After our enjoyable walk, we head to the Macedonia-Kosovo border. Following passport and customs procedures, we arrive in Kosovo, the second newest country in the world and the newest in Eur
Day 5
After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out and leave the hotel with our luggage. After going through passport and customs at the Albania-Montenegro border, we continue via Podgorica, Sutomore, and Petrovac, where we get a panoramic view of Sv. Stefan Island, purchased by a Singaporean multi-millionaire. We then proceed to see the famous beaches of Budva from the vehicle. Just after Bu
Day 6
After breakfast at the hotel, we will check out and depart from the hotel with our luggage. First, we head to the included Kravica Waterfalls, a natural wonder. After free time there, we reach Pocitelj, a historic village from the Ottoman era. Here, we will see Ottoman houses, a hammam, a mosque, and cobblestone streets, while sipping Turkish tea and Bosnian coffee before leaving the village. Our
Day 7
After breakfast at the hotel, we check out and head towards Belgrade with our luggage. On a pleasant journey through the plateaus and villages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we cross the border gate on the Drina River, known from books, and enter another country on our itinerary. After the winding roads of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we reach Belgrade, enjoying wide plains, villages, and magnificent scene

Tour Rules

Allowed: Participating guests must have a valid Multi-Entry Schengen visa throughout the tour. (Green passport holders are exempt from the visa.)
Allowed: To shop and spend in all countries included in the tour program, carrying Euros is sufficient. In areas using local currency, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
Allowed: Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers are recommended during the trip. It is advisable to bring a cardigan or similar clothing for the evening.
Allowed: In our weekly tours, daily rotation (seat change) is applied for seat planning; fixed seats or front seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the guide.
Allowed: When entering Turkey from abroad, an overnight stay of at least 1 day is required to bring goods (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
Allowed: When entering Turkey from abroad, the duty-free shopping limits are: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (alcoholic drinks containing more than 22% alcohol, excluding wine and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (alcoholic drinks containing less than 22% alcohol, including wine and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skincare Products: 5 pieces, Chocolate and Candy: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
Allowed: Depending on weather and road conditions, guides may make changes to the program flow, provided that all places mentioned in the program are shown.
Allowed: The Travel Protection Package can only be added during tour purchase. It cannot be added later. It provides the guest with an unconditional, penalty-free cancellation right up to 7 days before the travel date. If unused, it is non-refundable. If the cancellation guarantee package is not purchased, guests may cancel free of charge up to 30 days before departure. For cancellations within 30 days, a 30% penalty applies; within 20 days or less, a 100% penalty applies. Hospital reports from Turkish authorities, work permits, and similar documents submitted with a cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of hotels and services abroad.
Allowed: Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour departure. In case of tour cancellation due to insufficient participation, TURLAGO will notify you.
Allowed: If the tour program specifies only category information without naming the hotel(s) and/or presents options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be communicated by TURLAGO 2 days before the tour departure.
Allowed: During fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used beyond the stated distance. In such cases, TURLAGO will inform you 15 days before the tour departure date.
Allowed: Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability, and in such rooms, the bed assigned to the third person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are of the fold-out or coach bed type, the third participant and/or child reservation is deemed to accept any congestion and the bed type. Child discounts apply only to one child staying in the same room as two adults, within the applicable age group.
Allowed: Included breakfasts at hotels are served per the local breakfast culture, typically a limited continental menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a designated separate hall for groups.
Allowed: Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are generally designed for city overviews, conducted from the vehicle with guide commentary, excluding museum or site entrance fees, lasting 2-3 hours maximum. Panoramic tours, including other specified tours, may be affected if local authorities restrict visits or access on the tour day and time, or roads are closed due to events, or weather makes the tour impossible. TURLAGO is not responsible for the inability to conduct such tours in these cases. Some tours may be conducted on foot or by public transport when possible on closed roads or areas with vehicle restrictions.
Allowed: During travel, waiting times at land border crossings may exceed standard durations; TURLAGO cannot be held responsible for any inconveniences arising from such waiting times.
Allowed: Extra tours are organized by the local TURLAGO provider with a minimum participation of 20 people. If the required number is not met, tours may not take place, or extra tour prices, content, and vehicles may vary depending on the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of tours may be changed by the guide based on museum/ruin opening hours and weather conditions.
Allowed: Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours during the trip are deemed to accept waiting at a convenient rest stop along the route. These passengers will be dropped off at a rest stop before the extra tour begins and picked up from the same point after the tour ends.
Allowed: Check-in and boarding procedures for air-inclusive tours are personal responsibilities, and guests must complete them at the relevant airline counters at the airport or online via the airline's website prior to the flight.
Allowed: TURLAGO is not responsible for individuals who are not present at the specified airport at the designated time for tour participation, fail to complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or complete these procedures but fail to board the aircraft, resulting in missing their flight. All costs for new round-trip flight tickets and transfers in the destination area required for those who miss the flight to join the tour will be borne by themselves.
Allowed: TURLAGO acts as an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28 September 1955. There is a risk of delays in scheduled and charter flights, and times may change before the tour and flight. TURLAGO is obligated to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger purchases the tour accepting the risk of time changes. Children aged 0-2 are exempt from airport tax and airport service fees.
Allowed: The types of vehicles used in our tours are classified as follows according to the number of participants. Vehicle types below are assigned based on the number of participants in each tour.
Allowed: Buses (Used for 25-46 participants): *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner *Temsa Safir/Marathon *Man Fortuna. Midibuses (Used for 17-24 participants): *Isuzu Turkuaz *Otokar Mega. Minibuses (Used for up to 16 participants): *VW Volt *Mercedes Sprinter.
Allowed: All guests are deemed to have completed the purchase of the tour by accepting the above terms.

Conditions

Free cancellation up to 30 days
Remaining payment options: Bank/Credit Card
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Balkan Fairy Tale by Bus (7 Nights - All Surrounding Tours and Extra Excursions Included - with Thessaloniki Accommodation Surcharge) - 2026 Season

Tour Information

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Meeting & End Points

Daily Tour Program

Tour Rules

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