Balkan Capitals Tour

Meeting with you, our esteemed guests, at Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Departure for Sarajevo at 12:10 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC291. After our arrival in Sarajevo at 12:05, we depart for the city tour with our private bus waiting for us. We get off our bus in front of the central library building, which is one of the symbols of the city, and start our walking city tour. After seeing the central library, Inat Kuca whose story will surprise you a lot, the Latin Bridge built during the Ottoman period, and the spot where the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, which caused World War I, took place, we continue towards Baščaršija, the heart of the city. Our tour, continuing with the sebil (public fountain), which is a tradition in the Ottoman Empire, and Sebily Square named after this work, will continue in the streets of Baščaršija which still preserve its historical structure. Kurşunlu Madrasah, Morica Han, Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque, and the Clock Tower are other works we will see. Our tour, continuing on Ferhadija, the most popular street of the city, with buildings reflecting the architecture of the Austro-Hungarian Empire period, the Catholic Cathedral, Markale Market, and the covered market, will end at the Eternal Flame Monument built in memory of the victims of World War II.

Our guests who wish can join the optionally organized War (Life) Tunnel and Vrelo Bosna National Park tour.

War (Life) Tunnel & Vrelo Bosna National Park Tour (45 Euros Per Person)

War (life) tunnel; It is the tunnel that ensured the communication of Sarajevo, which remained under siege for a long time in the recent civil war, with the outside world, met all kinds of needs of the city, and played a major role in ending the siege. At this point, which is located at the exit of the tunnel and serves as a museum today; We will experience the open-to-visit part of the tunnel, see the museum here where items used in that period are exhibited, and witness what happened back then with the documentary we will watch. Afterwards, we go to Vrelo Bosna National Park located at the foothills of Mount Igman. Vrelo Bosna, which forms the source of the Bosnia River, is a natural wonder national park containing every shade of green, with streams, waterfalls, and ponds.

At the end of our tour, after free time, transfer to our hotel and room check-in

After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, our guests who wish can join the optionally organized Mostar & Blagaj tour with lunch.

Mostar & Blagaj Tour - With Lunch (70 Euros Per Person)

We give our first break in the town of Konjic. Here, we see the famous Konjic bridge, which has survived from the Ottoman Empire to the present day and whose restoration was carried out by Turkey. We take a break for coffee on our journey continuing along the Neretva river and watch the beautiful view of the river. Continuing our journey, after a panoramic view of the Nazi Train, which was sabotaged by Partisan soldiers in World War II, and the collapsed bridge on the Jablanica road, we continue our way to Blagaj. Upon our arrival, we visit the 550-year-old Dervish House (Tekke). The Tekke is established a little away from the main road, right next to the water emerging from under a very high and magnificent rock; founded in the early 15th century, the tekke has hosted the Qadiri, Rifa'i, Halveti, and Naqshbandi orders throughout its history. (Guests who wish can visit the tekke) After visiting the tekke, we have our lunch and continue on our way to Mostar. After watching the historical Mostar Bridge from the historical Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, one of the immortal and undamaged works of the old city, we visit the bridge. Built to allow the Ottoman army to pass through here while setting out for Suleiman the Magnificent's last expedition, the Szigetvár expedition, this bridge was destroyed by Croats during the war in 1993 and was later restored to its original form by a Turkish company. After visiting the Little Mostar bridge and a stroll in the bazaar, we depart for our hotel in Sarajevo. Overnight at our hotel.

In the evening, our guests who wish can join the optionally organized Bosniak Night tour.

Bosniak Night (70 Euros Per Person)
We will experience an unforgettable night with our dinner accompanied by Bosniak dishes and local music at a local restaurant in Sarajevo. Departure for our hotel at the end of the night. Overnight at our hotel

Following morning wake-up, breakfast, and check-out, we set off to go to Belgrade. During our city tour upon our arrival in Belgrade, we see the daily life of the city, important buildings, and the buildings of the Ministry of Interior bombed by NATO, which are claimed to have been left consciously in the middle of the city. As we continue our tour walking in the city, we also see the Bayrakli Mosque, Belgrade Fortress, Damat Ali Pasha Tomb, Clock Tower, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Fountain, Military Museum, Istanbul Gate, Zindan Gate, Leopoldov Gate, Stefan Lazarevic Monument, Nebojsa Kulesi, Kalemegdan, Saborna Church, Republic Square, Terazije Square, and Tašmajdan. We complete our city tour with a walk on Knez Mihajlova Street, considered the heart of the city. After our tour, transfer to our hotel and room check-in. Overnight at our hotel.

Following breakfast at our hotel and check-out, we set off to go to Skopje. With our arrival in Skopje, we start our city tour. Among the places we will see in Skopje, the birthplace of our famous poet Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, we walk by viewing the Turkish and Jewish neighborhoods located on the bank of the Vardar River and on the other side of the river. During this walk, we will see Macedonia Square, the Ottoman Bridge, and Davut Pasha Hamam from the outside. Kurşunlu Han, located in the Old Turkish Bazaar and dating back to 1550, is used as the Academy of Fine Arts today. Out of the 17 inns built during the Ottoman period in Skopje, 3 inns remain today. Sulu Han and Kapan Han, built in the second half of the 15th century, and Cifte Hamam. We visit the clock tower, built in the 16th century and one of the symbolic works of Skopje, Sultan Murad Mosque, one of our early period mosques dating from the 14th century, and Isa Bey Mosque, also dating from the same century. After the free time we will give at the end of our tour, transfer to our hotel and room check-in. Overnight at our hotel.
In the evening, our guests who wish can join the optionally organized Macedonian Night tour.

• Macedonian Night (70 Euros Per Person)

Transfer to our hotel after the night where we will taste the flavors of Macedonian cuisine and listen to Macedonian music

Following morning wake-up, room check-out, and breakfast, your day is free until the transfer time. Meeting at the designated time and transfer to Skopje airport. After check-in procedures, departure for Istanbul at 10:35 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC352. Arrival in Istanbul at 14:00 and end of our tour