Day 1: ISTANBUL – IPSALA
Meeting Points:
21:00 Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot
21:30 Mecidiyeköy İstikbal-Altunbaş Front
22:00 İncirli Ömür Plaza Front
22:45 Silivri Vega Avm Front
23:59 Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Rest Area
After gathering with our guests at the specified meeting points in the tour program, we reach the Ipsala Border Gate via the Tekirdağ – Malkara – Keşan route, taking necessary breaks along the way. After completing our exit procedures here, we cross the Meriç River and arrive at the Greek Kipi Border Gate. Following our passport and customs procedures here, we enter Greece.
Day 2: IPSALA – THASSOS - THESSALONIKI
After entering Greece, we take a breakfast break along the way. After the break, guests can optionally participate in the extra Thassos Swimming Tour (25 €). In this tour, we take the ferry to Thassos Island. We have free time to swim and sunbathe at the beach we go to, famous for its coves, villages, and magnificent nature. (There are spending limits at beaches in Greece. Expenses made at the beach are the responsibility of the guests.) Then, at a time designated by your guide, we board the ferry again and head towards Thessaloniki, the largest city in Greece after Athens. After arriving in Thessaloniki, we check into our hotel. Guests may optionally join the extra Thessaloniki Night Tour (15 €). In this tour, we first conduct a panoramic city tour. We view the waterfront, White Tower, Rotunda, Fair, Alexander the Great statue, Roman era Galerius' Arch of Triumph, Rotonda, Bey Hammam, and Hamza Bey Mosque panoramically. Afterwards, we have free time for dinner. At a time determined by the guide, we head back to our hotel. Accommodation is in 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 can optionally participate in the extra Halkidiki Swimming Tour (20 €). Halkidiki is a peninsula located southeast of the city of Thessaloniki. It is a popular destination for tourists from many countries with its sea, beaches, coves, villages, and hotels. We have all day free to swim and sunbathe on the beach we go to in Halkidiki. (There are spending limits at beaches in Greece. Expenses made at the beach are the responsibility of the guests.) At a time determined by the guide, we return to our hotel in Thessaloniki. In the evening, guests can optionally join the Yunan Tavernası tour (Taverna Tour: 55 €). After the Taverna tour, we return to the hotel and spend the night at our hotel in Thessaloniki.
Day 4: THESSALONIKI – KAVALA – ISTANBUL
After having breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel. Guests can optionally participate in the extra Kavala Swimming Tour (20 €). We have all day free for swimming and sunbathing at the beach near Kavala. (There are spending limits at beaches in Greece. Expenses made at the beach are the responsibility of the guests.) We head towards the Greek Kipi Border Gate. After reaching there, we complete our passport and customs procedures and have the opportunity for free shop shopping and head towards Ipsala Border Gate. After completing the passport and customs procedures, we head towards Istanbul via the Keşan – Tekirdağ – Silivri highway. After our meal break in Tekirdağ (an opportunity to taste the famous Tekirdağ Meatball), we head to Istanbul. Upon our arrival in Istanbul, we drop off our guests at the designated points in the tour program (along the return route) and conclude our tour. We hope to meet again in our next organization…
Accommodation: 3*- 4* hotels will be used.
Children aged 0–6 are free for extra tours. (Excluding meals on extra tours).
For children aged 7–12, a 50% discount is applied for extra tours. (Excluding meals on extra tours).
The bus seating arrangement is made in order of tour purchase.
No rotation will be made in the bus seating arrangements during the tour.
Guests may purchase an additional seat next to them for a fee of €90 (for the entire trip).
Foreign exit fee (It is recommended to make payments to banks before the travel date.)
Visa fee and service charge (Guests with a Green Passport are exempt from the visa)
International Travel Health Insurance
Lunch and dinner
Extras taken at the hotel
Optional surrounding tours specified in the program
All personal expenses
Museum and historical site entrance fees (Optional)
Tips for the driver and guide (Optional)
All accommodation or city taxes (5 € per night for 3*, 10 € for 4*, 15 € for 5* to be paid by guests at the hotel reception.)