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Basques and Southern France 2026 PC (BIO-MRS) Bilbao (1) & Bordeaux (1) & Toulouse (1) & Marseille (2)
DAY 1 ISTANBUL – BILBAO
Meeting with our valued guests in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal. After baggage and ticket procedures, flight to Bilbao. Upon arrival, panoramic Bilbao city tour. During our tour, the Governor's Office, City Hall, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, San Anton Church, Santiago Cathedral and Guggenheim Museum are among the places we will see. After our tour, free time and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
2. DAY BILBAO – BORDEAUX
We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we depart for Bordeaux, but before that, guests who wish may join the route extra arranged by our guide as Biarritz & San Sebastian Tour (65€ per person). On our tour, we will visit the Basque-style town of Biarritz, one of France's most famous surfing centers and a city that became the most popular holiday destination of the era thanks to the summer palace Napoleon had built for his wife, with its triangular-roofed houses, art deco villas and historical structures. After our Biarritz city tour, we head to San Sebastian, the most famous city of the Basque region. After our arrival, panoramic Bordeaux city tour. During our tour, Concha Beach, City Hall, and Kursaal Palace, which hosts the San Sebastian film festival, are among the places to be seen. After the tour, depart for Bordeaux. Arrival in Bordeaux and panoramic Bordeaux city tour. During our tour, the Rohan Palace, St. Andre Cathedral, the Big Clock Tower, the Garonne River, Pierre Bridge, Exchange Square, the Aquitaine Museum and St. Michel Basilica are among the places to be seen. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
3. DAY BORDEAUX – TOULOUSE
We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we depart for Toulouse, but before that, guests who wish may join the route extra arranged by our guide as Albi Tour (45€ per person). On this tour, we will have the opportunity to see Albi, the most famous town in France's Pyrenees region. Albi suffered severe damage as a result of the Albigensian Crusades, which began in 1209. After the Albigensian Crusades, it came under the political and cultural domination of Northern France and, religiously, the Catholic Church. During the city tour we will make here, the Sainte-Cecile Cathedral, the 22 August 1944 Bridge, named after the day Paris was freed from enemy occupation, Pont Vieux (Old Bridge), and the Berbie Palace built by Priest Bernard de Castanet are among the places to be seen. After our tour, we depart for Toulouse. Upon our arrival in Toulouse, panoramic Toulouse city tour. On our city tour, we will walk from Capitole Square and discover the city's exquisite streets and buildings. Saint Sernin Basilica, with the world's largest Roman-style gate, the Jacobins Monastery, one of the finest examples from the 14th century in the southern region, the Capitole City Hall, and Bernuy, one of the most elegant examples of the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles built in the 16th century, are among the places to be seen. After the free time we will give after the tour, depart for our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
4. DAY TOULOUSE – MARSEILLE
We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we depart for Marseille, but before that, guests who wish may join the Carcassone Tour (45€ per person) arranged by our guide as a route extra. While wandering in this city, whose history dates back to the 6th century BC, you will feel as if you are truly traveling back to the Middle Ages. Carcassone, one of the most magnificent fortress cities that has survived to the present day, was restored in 1997 and added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. After our tour, our journey to Marseille continues. In the panoramic city tour we will carry out upon arrival, the Notre Dame de la Garde basilica from the 19th century, the Old Port and Marseille Cathedral are among the places to be seen. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
5. DAY MARSEILLE
We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we head out for Aix-en-Provence & Avignon & Arles Tour, which we will carry out as an extra with the participation of guests who wish (100€ per person). Our first stop is Aix-en-Provence, which fascinates us with its natural beauty. During our tour, the Fountain of the Doves, the Priests' Fountain, Albertas and Cardeurs Squares, Saint Sauveur Cathedral, and Cours Mirabeau are among the places to be seen. Our next stop is the city of Avignon. The Theater Festival (Festival d'Avignon), held every July since 1947, the medieval city walls, the Papal Palace (Palais des Papes) and the world-famous Pont St. Bénézet Bridge (Pont d'Avignon), which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are among the places we will see. Then our next stop is Arles. This city, which hosts Van Gogh's most important paintings, "Starry Night" and "Langlois Bridge and Woman with a Parasol," is also known as the place where he cut off his ear in a fit of rage. It was also home to Gauguin for about 14 months. Apart from the place where the painter painted "Starry Night," we will also visit the 25,000-seat amphitheater built in the Roman period and its charming narrow streets in panoramic view. After the tour, transfer to the hotel and free time. Accommodation at our hotel.
6. DAY MARSEILLE – ISTANBUL
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, transfer to Marseille Airport. After completing check-in procedures, depart for Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul and the end of our tour.
What's Included
- Economy class flight ticket on Pegasus Airlines scheduled service on the Istanbul (SAW) – Bilbao (BIO) / Marseille (MRS) – Istanbul (SAW) routes
- Airport taxes
- 5 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers
- All intercity transfers
- Panoramic tours of Bilbao, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille
- City taxes (25€)
- Professional Turkish Guide Services
Not Included
- Visa fee and service charge
- Travel Health Insurance
- International departure tax fee
- Lunch, dinner, and other meals
- Hotel extras and personal expenses
- Extra tours, extra tours along the route, and optional activities
- Entrance fees to museums and historical sites
- All services not specified as included in the price