Balkan Triangle Tour

We set off at 22:00 from Kadıköy Marriage Office, 22:30 from Mecidiyeköy Square/in front of Bambi Cafe, 23:00 from in front of İncirli Ömür Plaza, 23:30 from in front of Beylikdüzü Marmara Park Mall, and 23:59 from in front of Silivri Vega Mall. (You must be at the specified locations at least 15 minutes before the departure times.) After a journey of approximately 3 hours, upon our arrival at the İpsala border gate, we complete the customs and passport procedures, then cross into Greece and travel to Thessaloniki via Alexandroupolis (Dedeağaç), Komotini (Gümülcine), Xanthi (İskeçe), and Kavala.

Following the break we will take near Kavala, we arrive in Thessaloniki in the morning. After free time for breakfast and getting to know the city in Aristotelous Square, famous for its cafes and shops, in our panoramic city tour by bus, we will see the White Tower, Alexander the Great statue, Rotunda, International Fair area, Ottoman Bath, Ottoman Mosque, Bedesten, the Presidential Palace of Greek Macedonia, and the Church of Saint Demetrios, the largest church in Greece. After visiting the house where the great leader Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, was born and lived, we depart for Skopje. After Greece and Macedonia customs and passport procedures, we arrive in Skopje after a journey of approximately three hours. At the entrance to Skopje, the Bit Pazar, Sultan Murad Mosque, Isa Bey Mosque, and Skopje Courthouse are among the places we will see from the bus first. Following our arrival in the city center, we start our Panoramic Skopje walking tour from New Skopje. First, we see the Old Train Station, which is now used as a museum. We continue our walking tour with the memorial house built in the name of the world-renowned philanthropist Mother Teresa and see the works that have changed and will change the face of Skopje under the name of the Skopje 2014 Project. At the forefront of these works is the Alexander the Great Statue, the construction of which was completed in September 2011. Then, the Philip II Statue, Archaeological Museum, Triumphal Arch, Tsar Samuel Statue, and Justinian I Statue are other works we will see within the scope of this project. Crossing the Vardar River over the Stone Bridge, which was built during the Ottoman period and is the symbol of Skopje, we pass to the Old Skopje region. After the free time we will give here for lunch and shopping, we gather at the meeting point our guide will show and continue our panoramic walking tour. Walking through the streets with Ottoman architecture in the Turkish Bazaar, with a pleasant walk, we see the Daut Pasha Hamam, Kapan Han, Çifte Hamam, Suli Han, Kurşunlu Han, Mustafa Pasha Mosque, and Skopje Fortress (from the outside), then we board our bus and depart for our hotel. Check-in to our hotel and overnight stay. Those who wish can join the exciting nightlife of Skopje. Overnight in Skopje at our hotel.

After breakfast in the morning, free time. Those who wish can participate in the FULL DAY TETOVA & BITOLA & OHRID tour to be organized as an extra. (75.-€) We depart at 08:00 after breakfast. On the way, we visit Tetovo, the third largest city in Macedonia, where the majority of the population is Turkish. It is said that weapons were made so well in the Ottoman period here that they could pierce shields, hence the name... After seeing the magnificent Painted Mosque, which was built in 1495 with the support of two sisters and whose walls are decorated with colorful patterns, we continue our way. Then we depart for Bitola. In the panoramic tour we will take after our arrival, we see the Yeni Mosque, Turkish Bazaar (the historical streets in the TV series Elveda Rumeli), Covered Bazaar, Ishak Pasha Mosque, and the Clock Tower. Then we take a walk in the Bitola bazaar, called Sirok Sokak, and see the military high school (Idadi) where the great leader Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, studied. After giving a short free time here, we depart for Ohrid. Following our arrival, we see the Ohrid Fortress panoramically from the bus. Afterwards, with a short walk we will take, the Ohrid Mosque, Ohrid Bazaar, Old Ottoman Houses with architecture reminiscent of Safranbolu houses, Saint Sophia and Saint Kaneo Churches, and Lake Ohrid, one of the largest and most popular lakes in the Balkans, are among the places to be seen. In the free time we will give afterwards, ladies can find the opportunity to buy the world-famous Ohrid Pearl. At the end of the free time, we return to our hotel in Skopje. Overnight in Skopje at our hotel.

After an early breakfast, we depart at 08:00 after completing our hotel check-out procedures. Then we depart for Sofia. After a journey of approximately 2 hours, following the Macedonia and Bulgaria passport and customs procedures at the Deve Bair border gate, and after a journey of approximately two hours, upon our arrival in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the city tour we will take; St. Nedelya Church, Rotunda Church, Russian Church, Saint Sophia Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Prime Ministry and Parliament buildings, Sofia University, National Palace of Culture, and Banya Bashi Mosque designed by Mimar Sinan are among the places to be seen. After the free time we will give for lunch and to get to know the city, we depart for Istanbul. With the break we will take near Plovdiv, after the customs and passport procedures at the Kapıkule Border Gate, we enter Turkey, and following the break we will take on the route, we arrive in Istanbul at midnight and our tour ends. Hope to see you on our next tour...