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By Bus Across the Balkans in 8 Days 9 Countries Including Dinner, Extra Tours, Greek Tavern, and Balkan Night 2026
Day 1: Istanbul – Edirne
Meeting Points:
21:00 Kadıköy Nautilius Mall İspark Parking Lot
21:30 In Front of Mecidiyeköy Polat Holding
22:00 In Front of İncirli Ömür Plaza
We welcome our guests from the designated points and begin our journey. Following the Tekirdağ - Keşan - İpsala route, arrival at the Ipsala Turkish border.
Day 2: Alexandroupoli – Komotini – Xanthi - Kavala – Thessaloniki
In the morning, passing panoramically through the cities of Alexandroupoli, Komotini & Xanthi, arrival in Kavala and a panoramic city tour; aqueducts, harbor, castle, 19th-century neo-classical buildings, Pangia, old and new city, Acropolis, lighthouse, Ag. Nicholas and Teodoro Kimissi churches, Kavala’s Mehmed Ali Pasha imaret, and the house-statue are seen, after which there is free time for breakfast. At the time determined by our guide, we arrive in Thessaloniki and begin our city tour. The waterfront, White Tower, Rotunda, fair square, Ottoman and Byzantine monuments, Aya Dimitros Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Greece, the Statue of Alexander the Great, Hamza Bey Mosque, E. Venezelo - P. Konstantin statues, and Vardar, Makedonia, Aristoteles, and Eleftherios squares are among the places to be seen. At the end of the tour, we visit the house of the Great Leader Atatürk and settle into our hotel. In the evening, at the time determined by our guide, we depart for the Greek tavern. You can enjoy unlimited entertainment accompanied by delicious food, Greek music, and bouzouki. Overnight at our hotel.
Includes Fun, Music, and Dinner at a Greek Tavern!
Breakfast: To be taken in Kavala and is not included in the tour fee.
Lunch: Will be taken freely in Thessaloniki.
Dinner: Will be taken at the Greek Tavern and is included in the tour fee.
Accommodation: Kornillios İstron Hotel etc. – Kornillios hotel etc.
Currency: Greece – Euro
Route: Istanbul - Thessaloniki (590 km)
Total Distance to Be Covered: 590 km
Day 3: Thessaloniki – Monastir – Resen – Saint Naum – Ohrid
After the breakfast we have in the morning, we depart for Monastir. During our city tour of Monastir (Bitola), we visit the Turkish Bazaar, Bedesten, Ishak Mosque, Yeni Mosque, Haydar Kadi Mosque, and the Military High School from which Atatürk graduated, where you will experience the most emotional moments of the trip, as well as the Atatürk Museum (from outside). After our Monastir tour, we head to Resen. After seeing the palace of Niyazi of Resen, one of the 3 most famous figures of the Committee of Union and Progress and who became famous due to his contributions in the Turkish-Greek War, and a panoramic view of the city of Resen, we carry out our St. Naum tour, where the Ohrid Lake originates and which has magnificent views. Free time until the time determined by our guide and departure to Ohrid. Upon arrival, we will conduct a tour introducing the historic city of Ohrid, which was one of the important bases of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. During our tour, the Monument to Saints Cyril and Methodius, 9th-century Byzantine monks believed to have developed the Cyrillic alphabet, Aya Sofya Church, the Ancient Theater from the Roman period, Samoil Castle, St. Clement Monastery and St. Panteleimon Church, Sinan Çelebi Tomb, Çınar Square, Turkish Bazaar, Halveti Tekke, New Bazaar, Ohrid Market, and Lake Ohrid are some of the places we will see. Afterwards, arrival at the hotel where we will stay, overnight, and dinner at our hotel.
Resen Tour INCLUDED! St. Naum Tour Included! Monastir Tour INCLUDED!
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Lunch: Will be taken at the place determined by our guide and is extra.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Accommodation: Hotel Prestige, Aqualina etc. – Ohrid
Currency: Greece – Euro / Macedonia – Denar (Average Rate 1 Euro : 60 Denar)
Route: Thessaloniki – Monastir (220KM) / Monastir – Resen (33km) / Resen – St.Naum (65Km) / St.Naum – Ohrid (30 Km)
Total Distance to Be Covered: 348 km
Day 4: Ohrid – Tetovo (Kalkandelen)-Matka Canyon – Skopje
After breakfast, we depart for Skopje. On the way, we stop in Tetovo (Kalkandelen), visit the Painted Mosque, and panoramicly see the 500-year-old Harabati Baba Tekke, founded in the 16th century by Sersem Ali Baba, one of Kanuni's viziers, established on the Silk Road. Then we carry out our Matka Canyon tour, admired for its breathtaking views and nature. After a short break, upon arrival in Skopje, places to visit include the Old Train Station, the monument and house of Skopje-born Mother Teresa, Stone Bridge, Fortress, Old City from the Ottoman period, the Bazaar, and the Mustafa Pasha, Sultan Murad, and Gazi Isa Bey Mosques, among the finest architectural legacies of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, as well as Davud Pasha Bath, Kapan, Sulu, and Kurshunlu Inns. Accommodation and in the evening, in one of Skopje's traditional restaurants, we will have an amazing Balkan night tour adorned with unique Balkan dishes, music, and local folkloric dances. After our tour, we head to our hotel and overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Lunch: Will be taken at the place determined by our guide and is extra.
Dinner: Will be taken as Balkan Night and is included in the tour fee.
Accommodation: Victoria Hotel etc. Belle Vue etc. New Star hotel etc. – Skopje
Currency: Macedonia – Denar (Average Rate 1 Euro : 60 Denar)
Route: Ohrid – Tetovo(133Km) / Tetovo – Matka (36Km) / Matka – Skopje (15Km)
Total Distance to Be Covered: 184 km
Matka Canyon INCLUDED! | BALKAN NIGHT with Dinner Included!
Day 5: Skopje – Pristina – Prizren – Shkodra
After breakfast, we leave our hotel and cross into the Republic of Kosovo, one of the youngest countries in the world. Our first stop is the capital Pristina. In our panoramic city tour, the sights include the 19th-century Clock Tower, Germia Park, Kosovo Museum, the Fatih Sultan Mehmed Mosque built by the Ottomans in the 15th century, the 18th-century Yaşar Pasha Mosque, notable for its original interior decorations, and the tomb of Ottoman Sultan Murad I Hüdavendigâr, who was killed on the Kosovo Plain as a result of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo. Then in Prizren, with its architectural silhouette, the sounds of the اذان rising from its minarets five times a day, and Turkish inscriptions on roads and shop signs, instantly giving the impression of an Anatolian Ottoman city, the Sinan Pasha Mosque, Halveti Tekke, Bayraklı Mosque, and Mehmet Pasha Bath will be seen. After free time and our lunch break, we depart for Shkodra. Overnight and dinner at our hotel in and around Shkodra.
Kosovo Tour (Prizren – Pristina) INCLUDED!
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Lunch: Will be taken at the place determined by our guide and is extra.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Accommodation: Hotel Holiday Koplik, Grand Hotel Europa etc – Shkodra
Currency: Kosovo – Euro / Macedonia – Denar (Average Rate 1 Euro : 60 Denar) / Albania – Lek
Route: Skopje – Pristina (92 KM) / Pristina – Prizren (85KM) – Prizren – Shkodra (195km)
Total Distance to Be Covered: 373 km
Day 6: Shkodra – Budva – Kotor – Dubrovnik – Trebinje
After breakfast, we set off and enter Montenegro, one of the pearls of the Adriatic Sea and one of the youngest countries in the world. Our first stop in Montenegro is Budva, one of the most famous holiday resorts in the Balkans, with its magnificent beaches and colorful nightlife. On our walking tour here, we will visit StariGrad (old city center) and the castle. Free time so you can fully enjoy Budva. Then a break where you can see the magnificent St. Stefan panoramicly from above, a former fishermen's settlement area that was expropriated and later sold to a Singaporean multi-billionaire and brought into tourism, and Kotor, a breathtaking medieval town famous for its fjords in the Balkans. Here, on a walking tour in the Old City-Castle, you will get to know this charming town. Free time until the time determined by our guide and departure to our hotel. In the evening, at the time determined by our guide, we depart for Dubrovnik, Croatia's holiday paradise. We carry out a panoramic city tour of Dubrovnik. During the tour, we walk through the old city square, which has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Towers, magnificent walls, the Franciscan Monastery dating from the 14th century and home to the world's oldest pharmacy, the Rector's Palace, city gates, towers, and other important structures will be seen. After our tour, free time and return to our hotel. Overnight and dinner at our hotel.
Dubrovnik Tour INCLUDED!
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Lunch: Will be taken at the place determined by our guide and is extra.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Accommodation: Hotel Bellevue etc. Hotel Leotar etc. – Trebinje
Currency: Kosovo – Euro / Macedonia – Denar (Average Rate 1 Euro : 60 Denar) Croatia – Kuna (Average Rate 1 Euro : 7 Kuna)
Route: Shkodra – Budva(118km) / Budva – Kotor (23km) / Kotor – Dubrovnik (92km) / Dubrovnik – Trebinje (33km)
Total Distance to Be Covered: 266 km
Day 7: Trebinje – Počitelj – Blagaj – Mostar – Sarajevo
After breakfast, we visit Počitelj, preserved with its historical texture and known as the Turkish Village, and see the works built by the Ottomans in the 16th century. After the tour, we visit Blagaj, built at the source of the Buna River, the source of the strongest water spring in Europe. Then Mostar, one of the most interesting places of the trip. The Mostar Bridge, built by Architect Hayreddin in 1557, is a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture. The bridge was destroyed by Croatian artillery in the war that took place in 1992, but with the great contributions of the Republic of Turkey, it was reopened in 2004. After the Mostar Bridge, we see the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque. After free time, we depart for Sarajevo. Upon arrival, we carry out our panoramic city tour in Sarajevo, which was the cultural capital of the Balkans for centuries, the place where World War I broke out after the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Serbs in 1914, and which suffered great damage in the 1992 war due to destructive wars among the Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks, but still largely preserves its beauty. During our tour, we complete our visit by seeing the famous Baščaršija, the historic Ottoman inn Morica Han, the Catholic Cathedral reflecting the city's religious cosmopolitanism, the Synagogue, Gazi Husrev Bey and Ferhadija Mosques, the Latin Bridge where the Franz Ferdinand assassination took place in 1914, the Old Library, and the western-style buildings formed during the city's 40 years of Austro-Hungarian rule, and transfer to our hotel. Accommodation and dinner at our hotel in Sarajevo.
Blagaj Tour INCLUDED! Počitelj Tour INCLUDED!
Breakfast: Will be taken as an open buffet at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Mostar city center. - You can taste all local flavors. Guide Recommendation: Bosnian Borek, Onion Stuffed, Meatballs, Bosnian Coffee
Dinner: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Accommodation: Hotel Terme Ilidza etc. Hotel Exclusive etc. – Sarajevo
Currency: Bosnia and Herzegovina – Convertible Mark (Average Rate 1 Euro : 1.95 KM)
Route: Sarajevo-Mostar (129 km), Mostar – Blagaj (15 km) Blagaj -Počitelj (25 km) ,Počitelj – Trebinje (110 km), Dubrovnik- Trebinje (30 km)
Total Distance to Be Covered: 358 km
Day 8: Sarajevo – Belgrade
After breakfast, we depart for Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, former Yugoslavia, and home to important Ottoman monuments. After our journey, in our Belgrade city tour, one of Europe's oldest cities and the new symbol of vibrancy and dynamism, places to be seen include the Old Palace adorned with magnificent carved ceilings from the Turkish period, the Millennium Monument, Belgrade Fortress, one of the supply centers of the Ottoman fleet where Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror was wounded for the cause at the point where the Sava River joins the Danube, but whose conquest was achieved by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, Fortress Square, Stone Square, Military Museum, the tomb of Martyr Ali Pasha, and Bayraklı Mosque. After our tour, we head to our hotel, dinner, and overnight at our hotel in Belgrade.
Breakfast: Will be taken as an open buffet at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Lunch: Extra free time at the rest facility to be determined by the guide between Belgrade and Sarajevo.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour fee.
Accommodation: Hotel Terme Ilidza etc. Hotel Exclusive etc. – Sarajevo
Currency: Bosnia and Herzegovina – Convertible Mark (Average Rate 1 Euro : 1.95 KM) Serbia – Dinar (Average Rate 1 Euro : 115 Dinar)
Route: Belgrade – Sarajevo (309 km)
Total Distance to Be Covered: 309 km
Day 9: Belgrade – Sofia – Plovdiv – Istanbul
After breakfast, we arrive in Sofia and begin our panoramic city tour. St. Nedelya Church, Rotunda Church, Russian Church, Aya Sofia Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Prime Ministry, Parliament, Sofia University, the NDK National Palace of Culture, and the Army House, where the famous ball attended by the Great Leader Atatürk in his Janissary outfit was held, are among the places to be seen. After a short break, we pass through Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria, and reach the Kapıkule Border Gate. We depart for Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul and the end of our tour. We bid farewell to our valued guests, hoping to see you on your next trip.
Breakfast: Will be taken as extra in Sofia.
Lunch: Will be taken at a rest facility on the road determined by the guide.
Dinner: Will be taken freely on the road.
Accommodation: Hotel Sumadija etc. Hotel Theater etc. – Belgrade
Currency: Bulgaria – Lev, Serbia – Dinar (Average Rate 1 Euro : 115 Dinar)
Route: Sofia-Belgrade (390 km) Istanbul- Sofia (550 km) ,
Total Distance to Be Covered: 940 km
What's Included
Services Included in the Price
• Turkish Guiding Service
• Transportation with luxury coaches
• Travel to 9 countries: Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece
• A total of 7 nights accommodation in 4* hotels: 1 night in Thessaloniki, 1 night in Skopje, 1 night in Belgrade, 1 night in Sarajevo, 1 night in Trebinje, 1 night in Shkodra, 1 night in Ohrid
• Panoramic city tours in Plovdiv, Sofia, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Mostar, Počitelj, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Budva, Prizren, Pristina, Ohrid, Resne, Bitola, and Skopje as specified in the program
• 4 dinners included: 1 night in Skopje, 1 night in Belgrade, 1 night in Trebinje, and 1 night in Shkodra
• Dinner and musical Greek tavern experience in Greece (includes 1 soft drink)
• Balkan Night in Ohrid with dinner and folklore performances
• Breakfasts
• Matka Canyon Extra Tour
• Blagaj Extra Tour
• Dubrovnik Extra Tour
• Resne and Bitola Tour
• Sv. Naum Extra Tour
• Kosovo Tour (Prizren-Pristina)
• Počitelj Tour
• Professional Liability Insurance
• Customs Duties
• All highway, parking, and check-point expenses
• Limited water service on board the vehicle
Not Included
Services Not Included in the Price
• Visa Fee
• Private Travel Health Insurance
• Departure Tax Stamp
• Lunches
• Extras to be Charged at the Hotel
• Optional Captain Tips (5 Euro)
• City and Hotel Taxes: (mandatory payment of 40 Euro per person covering city tax, checkpoint fees, local service charges, handling fees, bus entry fees, and operational service costs will be collected in cash by the guide before the tour starts)