GREAT BALKAN TOUR
( BULGARIA - TURKEY - GREECE)
Bulgaria), officially the Republic of Bulgaria ( is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.
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Turkey , officially the Republic of Turkey, is a parliamentary republic in Eurasia, largely located in Western Asia, with the smaller portion of Eastern Thrace in Southeast Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Syria and Iraq to the south; Iran, Armenia, and theAzerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; Georgia to the northeast; Bulgaria to the northwest; and Greece to the west. The Black Sea is to the north, the Mediterranean Seato the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.
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Greece (, officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]) and known since ancient times as Hellas s a country located in southeastern Europe. According to the 2011 census, Greece's population is around 10.8 million.Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki, which is commonly referred to as the co-capital.
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PROGRAM OF THE TOUR
1 day. Bitola - Sofia
Meeting the group at 12 am, before the sports hall Mladost and departure for Sofia. Night drive with short breaks and border and costums formalities. Arriving in Sofia in the Morning . Meeting with local guide, city tour by walk Bulevar Vatasha, Catedral Sv. Alexandar Levski, The Rotunda of St George….. In the afternoon the group will be accommodate in a hotel . Dinner. Leisure..
2. day. Sofia - Istanbul
Breakfast. Departure to Istanbul. Arriving in Istanbul in the afternoon. Frst accommodate in a hotel. Diner. Free time for walk in the modern part of Istanbul..
3. Day. Istanbul
Breakfast. City tour with a local guide -the modern part of Istanbul- Taksim, Roman aqueducts, the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Constantinople Patriarchate St. Sophia Beşiktaş, Galata, Karaköy, Nişantaşı, Ortaköy, Şişli, and Taksim. ... Dinner. Visit the restaurant with artistic program and menu of Turkish kitchen.
4.day Istanbul - Thessaloniki
Breakfast. Full day tour to the city. This day is planned for Beyazıt, Eminönü, Fatih, Kumkapı,Sirkeci, Süleymaniye, Sultanahmet, and Tahtakale.. In the night you can take a cruise via Bosphorus. Dinner. Departure for Thessaloniki in the evening. Night drive.
5.day Thessaloniki
Arriving in Thessaloniki in the morning… Panoramic drive by bus thru the centar of the city White tower, the church of St. Dimitris, The squer of Aristotelus, ... Short break for coffe or gyro. In the afternoon departure for Loutraki, with short seesigt of Pella - the birthplace of The Great Alexandar . Arriving in Loutraki, accommodation. Visit the baths and dinners with traditional macedonian music in local taverna.
6.day Loutraki - Edessa - Bitola
Breakfast. Free time for visiting the pools with natural mineral water. In the afternoon departure for Edessa , city tours and visit of Edessa Falls. Departure and arrival in Bitola, in the evening.
Price include :- Transfers by bus
- Accommodation in a 3 *** or 4 **** stars hotels
- Local tour guides in Istanbul and Sofia |
Price does not include:- anything that is not mantion
- Tickets for cultural and historical monuments |