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Included Services

  • Transportation with luxury buses
  • Turkish-speaking guide service
  • Accommodation in 3* and 4* hotels: 1 night in Belgrade, 1 night in Budapest, 1 night in Vienna, 2 nights in Prague, 1 night in Hannover, 1 night in Amsterdam, 2 nights in Paris, 1 night in Lyon, 1 night in Milan, 1 night in Padua, 1 night in Montecatini, 1 night in Rome, total 14 nights with breakfast
  • Panoramic city tours of Kavala, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Lyon, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Hannover, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Sofia
  • Mandatory local guide services in some cities
  • All motorway check-point and parking fees
  • Igoumenitsa – Bari (Brindisi) ferry crossing (ATS)
  • Limited water supply on the bus
  • Professional liability insurance

Not Included

  • Multiple-entry Schengen visa
  • International travel exit tax
  • Vaporetto fee (15 Euro)
  • Extra tours (All Extras Package: 490 Euro instead of 635 Euro / Daytime Extras Package (excluding Gypsy night and Medieval night): 440 Euro instead of 510 Euro)
  • Entrance fees to museums, ruins, etc.
  • Lunch and dinner
  • Beverages during meals
  • All personal expenses
  • Optional tips for guide and driver
  • Hotel city taxes, local services, and border crossing fees total 75 Euro (Taxes collected per person under the name City tax vary depending on the hotel's proximity to city center, hotel star rating, and number of nights stayed, and are collected by the guide at the start of the tour and paid to hotels)
  • Travel Protection Package (Can be added only at the reservation stage for an extra 45 Euro. Cannot be added later.)

Meeting & End Points

  • Starting Point: İstanbul
  • Ending Point: İgoumenitsa – Kalambaka (Meteora) – Kavala – İstanbul

Daily Tour Program

  1. Day 1
    After enjoying breakfast independently on the way in the morning, we arrive in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, and begin our panoramic city tour. During this tour, among the places we will see are Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the second largest Orthodox church in the Balkans, the Russian Church, the Church of St. Sophia, the Rotunda Church, the Archaeological Museum, the Presidency, the Prime Minis
  2. Day 2
    After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out and set off towards Budapest with our luggage. Upon our arrival in Budapest, our city tour will include: Erszebet Bridge, Gellert Hill, Fisherman's Bastion, St. Matthias Cathedral, Chain Bridge, Parliament Building, and Heroes' Square. Following the tour, free time. At the end of free time, transfer to our hotel. Our guests who
  3. Day 3
    After breakfast at the hotel, we complete the check-out process, leave the hotel with our luggage, and set off towards Vienna. Our guests who wish can join the Bratislava Tour, which will be organized as an extra along the way (30 Euro). (Guests not joining the tour will be picked up from the resting facility after the tour ends.) During our visit to Bratislava, a very charming capital, some of th
  4. Day 4
    After breakfast at the hotel, we will complete our check-out process, leave the hotel with our luggage, and set off towards Prague. Upon arrival, we will begin our Prague city tour. During this tour, some of the highlights we will visit include the Hradcany Castle District, the Presidential Palace, St. Vitus Cathedral—a neo-Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque masterpiece said to have taken 600 years
  5. Day 5
    After breakfast at the hotel, the day is free at leisure. Our guests who wish can join the optional Karlovy Vary tour (60 Euro). We depart from our hotel with participating guests. We begin our journey to the Czech Republic’s spa city, Karlovy Vary, with our guide’s engaging commentary. Upon arrival, we explore the city: we will see the hotel where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed in 1918, and the hou
  6. Day 6
    After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out and leave with our luggage, continuing our journey towards Hanover. Guests who wish can join an extra Dresden tour organized along the route (45 EUR). (Guests not joining the tour will be picked up from the resting facility after the tour ends.) Dresden is a small, charming medieval city of the former East Germany. With its typical social hou
  7. Day 7
    After breakfast at the hotel, we check out, leave the hotel with our luggage, and head towards Amsterdam. Upon arrival, we start our panoramic Amsterdam city tour. Our tour includes sights such as Dam Square, Leidseplein, Rembrandtplein, the Royal Palace, the Red Light District, and the world-famous diamond factory. After the tour, we will have free time. Those interested can join the optional Vol
  8. Day 8
    After breakfast at the hotel, we will complete our check-out, leave the hotel with our luggage, and head towards Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Upon arrival in Brussels, we will begin our panoramic city tour. During the tour, we will see the Royal Palace, Grand Place, and the Stock Exchange building among other sights. After our panoramic tour, we continue towards Paris. Before reaching Paris,
  9. Day 9
    After breakfast at the hotel, we head to the heart of Paris (transport will be by rented bus or local transfer depending on the hotel location). During our walking city tour, we see the Notre-Dame Cathedral, a true architectural masterpiece featured in novels and films, with the largest stained-glass windows in the world. After a photo stop here, we continue our stroll. Along the way, we admire th
  10. Day 10
    After breakfast at the hotel, we check out and leave the hotel with our luggage, heading towards Lyon. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic tour of Lyon. As one of the world's most important silk production centers, the city is also a major hub of fashion in France. In addition to Renaissance architecture, it boasts a thriving art scene, a magnificent opera house, numerous museums and monuments, r
  11. Day 11
    After breakfast at the hotel, we complete checkout and depart with our luggage, heading towards Milan, Italy. On the way, guests who wish can join an optional Lausanne tour (45 Euro) (guests not joining the tour will be picked up at the resting facility after the tour ends). Our tour begins on the northern shores of Lake Geneva, arriving at the city of Lausanne on the lakeside. During the panorami
  12. Day 12
    After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out and depart with our luggage, setting off towards Venice. Guests who wish may join an extra Verona tour along the way, (50 Euro). (Guests not joining the tour will wait at the rest facility until the tour ends.) Verona, one of Italy's most special cities where the love story of Romeo and Juliet unfolds, is home to the country's second-largest
  13. Day 13
    After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out and leave with our luggage, heading towards Florence. Upon arrival in Florence, one of the most important Renaissance cities with the highest concentration of artworks per square meter in the world, we begin our walking city tour. During our tour, we will see some of the highlights including the Florence Duomo, also known as Santa Maria del F
  14. Day 14
    After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out and leave the hotel with our luggage, heading towards Rome, the capital of Italy. Upon arrival, our first stop is the world's smallest state, the Vatican. This tiny state, comprising St. Peter's Basilica and its piazza, is a very important sanctuary for Christians. After learning from our guide about the construction process of the basilica,