Istanbul (IST) – Skopje
Istanbul Airport International Departures terminal, meeting with our valued guests at least 3 hours before the flight. Following ticketing, baggage and passport procedures, departure to Skopje at 08:55 on Turkish Airlines’ scheduled flight TK1003. Arrival in Skopje at 08:25 local time. After passport and ticket procedures, we leave the airport to take our city tour. During our tour, the Turkish bazaar, which has been the center of the city’s commercial activities throughout history and has not lost its importance today, with its cobblestone streets and historic buildings; the Vardar River; the Fortress; the Stone Bridge dating back to the 6th century; the Turkish and Jewish neighborhoods; the Davut Pasha Complex; Mustafa Pasha Mosque; Sultan Murat Mosque; Isa Bey Mosque; the Double Bath; Sulu Han; Kapan Han; Kurşunlu Han; the Clock Tower; Macedonia Square; the old and new train stations; the government building; the parliament; St. Spas Church dating back to the 17th century; the Mother Teresa Memorial, from where you can view and photograph the panoramic scenery of Skopje; and the House of Mother Teresa are among the places to be visited. Guests who wish may join our Matka Canyon tour, which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. (30 EUR) Following our Matka tour, guests who wish may join our Tetovo tour, which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. (30 EUR) Upon completion of our tour, check-in at our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be served on the plane.
Lunch: Will be taken optionally during the free-time break.
Dinner: Will be taken optionally.
Accommodation: 4* Bonbon Resort Hotel or similar / 4* Gold Hotel or similar.
Currency: Denar
Skopje – Bitola – Resen – Ohrid
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we depart from our hotel. We arrive in the city of Bitola (Manastır) via Demir Hisar, and during our tour, we visit the Turkish Bazaar, Bedesten, Ishak Mosque, Yeni Mosque, Haydar Kadı Mosque, and the Military High School from which Atatürk graduated and the Atatürk Museum, where you will experience the most emotional moments of the tour. We then depart for Ohrid. Afterwards, we depart for Resne. On our way, we visit the palace of Niyazi of Resne, one of the three most famous figures of the Committee of Union and Progress, who became renowned for his contributions during the Turkish-Greek War. We then arrive in the city of Ohrid, named after Lake Ohrid, one of the largest lakes in the Balkans, and take a city tour of Ohrid. Our guests who wish may join the Ohrid Lake boat tour to be organized optionally by our guide (30 Euros). Afterwards, upon arrival at the hotel, we settle into our rooms. Overnight at our hotel. Our guests who wish may join our dinner Balkan night tour to be organized optionally by our guide. (50 Euros)
Breakfast: Included in the price and served at the hotel.
Lunch: Will be taken optionally during the free-time break.
Dinner: Will be taken optionally in the form of a Balkan Night.
Accommodation: 4* Belvedere Hotel etc. / 4* Beograd Hotel Struga etc.
Currencies: Denar
Ohrid – Tirana
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, free time. Guests who wish may join our Sv. Naum tour, which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide. (30 Euros) After our tour, we will depart by private buses, complete our customs procedures, and arrive in Tirana, the capital of Albania. During our panoramic Tirana city tour, the Ethem Bey Mosque, Clock Tower, Skanderbeg Statue and Square, and Lana River are among the places to be seen. After our sightseeing tour, we will set off for our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. (Depending on the region’s occupancy, accommodation in Tirana may be changed to neighboring cities.)
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken at an extra cost during the free time break.
Dinner: Will be taken at an extra cost.
Accommodation: 4* Doro City Hotel or similar.
Currencies: Denar / Lek
Tiran - Prizren - Pristina - Istanbul ( IST )
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we depart for Kosovo. Guests who wish may join our Prizren tour, which will be organized as an extra by our guide. (40 EUR) On the city tour in Prizren, one of Kosovo’s other important centers where many Ottoman-era monuments can be found, the places we will see include the Halveti Tekke, Gazi Mehmet Pasha Hammam, Ottoman cemetery, Sinan Pasha Mosque, one of the finest examples of period architecture, the Serbian quarter where the devastating effects of the war can still be seen, and the City Castle from the Roman period. Our first stop is the capital of Kosovo, Pristina. We will take a panoramic city tour introducing this beautiful city, which dates back 15 centuries. During our panoramic tour, the places we will visit include the 19th-century Clock Tower, the Kosovo Museum, the Fatih Sultan Mehmed Complex built by the Ottomans in the 15th century, the Jashar Pasha Mosque, and the tomb of Ottoman Sultan Murad I Hüdavendigâr, who was killed here as a result of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo. Then transfer to the airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, depart for Istanbul at 20:35 with THY flight TK1020. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 00:20 local time, and the end of our tour.
Included in the price
- Economy class airfare with Turkish Airlines from Istanbul (IST) to Skopje / return from Pristina to Istanbul (IST)
- 1 night accommodation with breakfast in Skopje, 1 night in Ohrid, and 1 night in Tirana
- Airport taxes and service fees
- City tours of Skopje, Ohrid, Tirana, and Pristina
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers and intercity bus transfers
- Professional guide services