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Ankara Departure International Tours: Christmas Markets Tour with Direct Flights from Ankara
Are you ready to experience the fairytale atmosphere of the winter season in person, with the scent of cinnamon coffee and historic squares decorated with thousands of sparkling lights? International tours from Ankara include the most popular and enchanting winter program of the season, the Christmas Markets Tour, which takes you directly to the most colorful winter capitals of Europe with the comfort of a direct flight departing from Ankara Esenboğa Airport. You are invited to this dreamlike tour, where you can avoid transfer stress and stroll through streets filled with wooden huts selling handicrafts and the sweet aroma of cookies.
This international tour from Ankara package, carefully prepared by our agency's expert team, allows you to explore Europe's most magnificent Christmas traditions and historic cities along an efficient route without wasting time on the road. Don't miss this winter fairytale with attractive tour prices and a comfortable travel concept.
The Most Important Highlights and Routes Awaiting You on This Tour
International tours from Ankara include this special winter route, covering the region's most valuable and iconic spots in sequence:
1. Historic Squares and Illuminated Streets
Huge Christmas markets set up in the historic city centers of Europe that preserve their medieval fabric.
- Handmade Wooden Huts: A wide variety of New Year decorations, handmade souvenirs, wooden toys and local handicraft products.
- Majestic Christmas Trees: Giant New Year trees rising in the heart of the cities, adorned with thousands of lights, and street decorations.
2. The Most Beautiful City Textures of Winter
- Historic Cathedrals and Gothic Architecture: Historic buildings and squares with fairytale silhouettes under Christmas lights.
- Sparkling Shopping Streets: Boulevards where you can experience winter bustle at its peak with colorful shop windows and street artists.
What You Need to Know About the Christmas Markets Tour
1. When Should You Visit the Christmas Markets?
This special tour is traditionally held during December, when the Christmas markets are set up and at their liveliest (generally from the first week of December until New Year's). It is the most jubilant, brightly lit and fairytale-like period of these cities.
2. Is a Visa Required for This Tour?
Yes, since the countries on this tour route are within the Schengen Area, Turkish citizens need to obtain a Schengen visa. Our agency offers professional consultancy to our guests in document preparation, appointment scheduling and follow-up during the visa application process before the tour.
3. What to Eat and Drink on This Route?
The distinctive, aromatic traditional flavors of the Christmas markets await you throughout the tour:
- Glühwein: A hot spiced drink prepared with cinnamon, cloves and citrus, an essential of cold winter days.
- Traditional German Sausages (Bratwurst): A delicious street food grilled fresh and served with mustard.
- Gingerbread Cookies (Lebkuchen) and Roasted Almonds: Special spiced cookies and warm snacks that create the markets' most characteristic sweet aromas.
Why Should You Choose the Christmas Markets Tour from Ankara?
- Direct Flight Comfort: Thanks to direct departures from Ankara Esenboğa Airport (or the most convenient flight schedule), you can travel without transfers and without exhaustion.
- Winter Fairytale Concept: An opportunity to experience a colorful and unforgettable atmosphere that is set up only during one period of the year.
- Expert Guidance: Professional Turkish-speaking guide support that shares Europe's winter traditions, its most popular market squares and hidden flavor stops.
Reserve Your Place Before the Quotas Fill Up!
To experience Europe's most beautiful Christmas markets and winter fairytale firsthand, with the privilege of a direct flight from Ankara, reserve your place right away on this special route among the international tours from Ankara. Contact our agency for early booking opportunities and payment convenience!
Tour Program
01 Ankara – Dusseldorf - Köln
02 Cochem – Koblenz – Mannheim
03 Mannheım – Heıdelberg – Baden - Basel
04 Basel- Obernai- Colmar- Basel
05 Basel - Strasbourg
06 Stuttgart - Ankara
What's Included
- Round-trip economy class airline ticket with Ajet Airlines on the Ankara - Stuttgart - Düsseldorf - Ankara routes
- Airport taxes
- 4 nights' bed and breakfast accommodation in 3- and 4-star hotels,
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers
- All transfers by private bus
- Colmar city tour
- Obernai&Riqhuwelir city tour
- Strasbourg city tour
- Heidelberg & Koblenz &Cochem &Baden city tour
- Cologne & city tour
- Professional Turkish-language guiding and assistance services
- Hotel and tourist city taxes (25-30 Euro)
- TURSAB mandatory professional liability insurance
- Travel and health insurance (an extra premium applies for those over 65)
Not Included
- Visa fee, service charge
- International departure tax
- Domestic connecting ticket
- Driver gratuities and tips are excluded
- Lunch and dinner
- All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
- Optional excursions/activities
- Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites not specified in the services included in the price
Important information
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