Day 1: Istanbul - Edirne
Meeting Points:
21:00 Across from Kadıköy Tepe Nautilus Shopping Mall (Ayrılıkçeşme Metro İspark Parking Lot)
21:30 In front of Mecidiyeköy Polat Holding
22:00 In front of İncirli Ömür Plaza
Departing, we follow the Çorlu-Edirne route on the TEM highway and arrive at the İpsala Border Gate. After passport and customs procedures, we enter Greece and continue our journey to Thessaloniki.
Day 2 Thessaloniki
With arrival in Thessaloniki in the morning, panoramic city tour; the promenade, White Tower, Rotunda, Fair Square, Ottoman and Byzantine works, Aya Dimitros Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Greece, Statue of Alexander the Great, Hamza Bey Mosque, statues of E. Venezelo and P. Konstantin, and Vardar, Makedonia, Aristotle, Eleftherios squares are among the places to see. At the end of the tour, we visit the house of Atatürk, the Great Leader, and settle into our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. In the evening, guests who wish may join the extra Greece Taverna Entertainment program organized by our guide. Unlimited entertainment accompanied by delicious food, Greek music and bouzouki. (50 EUR)
Day 3 Thessaloniki – Kalambaka – Athens
After breakfast at the hotel, we leave Thessaloniki and head toward Athens. Along the route, there is an opportunity to join the extra Kalambaka (Meteora) tour organized by our guide. (45 EUR) (Our tour can be carried out provided the entire group participates) We go to Kalambaka, the region of monasteries considered the Cappadocia of Greece and located 200 meters above the ground, still actively serving today. Here we witness the lives of the monks inside the monasteries they carved out of the rocks years ago and tour the monasteries in detail. Then, after free time in Kalambaka city center, the journey to Athens continues. Upon arrival in Athens, we check in to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel in Athens. Guests who wish may join the extra Seafood tour at Athens Port under the Lights organized by our guide. (40 EUR)
Day 4 Athens
After breakfast at the hotel, Athens city tour. On this tour, Agora, Temple of Zeus, Parliament Building, Syntagma - Omonia Squares, Presidential Palace, Prime Minister’s Residence, Historic Olympic Stadium, National Gallery, War Museum, Panepistimiou boulevards, National Library and the Academy University are among the places to be seen panoramically. After our panoramic tour, we visit the Acropolis, one of the most famous historical sites in world history (Entrance and local guide fee of 40 Euro is paid to our guide). After the Acropolis visit, guests who wish may join our extra Corinth Canal tour organized by our guide. (40 EUR) On this tour, we will cross one of the world’s most famous canals, the Corinth Canal, and go to the point where the canal meets the sea to watch ships pass through. After our excursion, transfer to the hotel. In the evening, guests who wish may join the extra Greece Tavern organized by our guide, with the opportunity for unlimited fun accompanied by delicious food, Greek music and bouzouki. (60 EUR)
Day 5 Athens-Kavala-Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, check-out procedures and meeting with the vehicle. With an approximately 8-hour journey via the Lamia and Trikala road, arrival in Kavala and a panoramic city tour. After seeing the Aqueducts, Port, Castle, 19th-century Neoclassical buildings, Pangia, Old and New City, Acropolis, Lighthouse, Ag. Nicholas, Teodoro Kimissi churches, and the Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Pasha almshouse and statue, free time for lunch. After the meeting, journey to the İpsala border gate by passing through the cities of Xanthi, Komotini, and Dedeağaç, which are in the Western Thrace region, panoramically. Guests who wish may join the Porto Lagos tour, which will be organized additionally by our guide. (10 EUR / Our tour can be carried out provided the entire group participates) Following passport and customs procedures, journey to Istanbul via the Keşan – Tekirdağ – Silivri highway. After a free meatball break in Tekirdağ, the program ends with arrival in Istanbul at the starting points in the evening.