Great Balkan Tour with Pegasus (SJJ-SKP)
Tour Detail
ISTANBUL- WAR TUNNEL - SARAJEVO
Meeting in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and after ticket and baggage procedures, flight to Sarajevo and arrival. With the transfer vehicle waiting for us at the airport, accompanied by our guide, we visit the Life Tunnel, which was one of the most critical moves of the Bosniaks during the war fought between 1992 and 1995 and dug under the airport. In the tunnel and museum, which broke the Siege of Sarajevo, considered the longest siege in history (4 years and 4 months), we feel the war with a 15-minute video prepared from original footage. (In order not to disrupt the tour program, the War Tunnel tour will be carried out or canceled depending on the guide's decision.) After visiting this museum, where the photo gallery, war map, and equipment used during the war are exhibited, we head to Baščaršija. On our way, we see buildings still bearing the traces of wartime bombardment, the tram line, which was the first electrically powered tram line in Europe and still actively runs across Sarajevo, buildings belonging to the Yugoslav People's Army from the Tito era but now used as the Sarajevo university campus, the building of the U.S.'s second-largest embassy in the world, Sarajevo City Museum, the Parliament building, and the largest shopping mall in the region built by Arab investors, and then arrive at Baščaršija. Our first stop is the martyr cemetery, where the martyrs of the tragic war of 1992-1995 and the memorial tomb of Alija Izetbegović are located. We recite Fatiha for the war martyrs and receive information from our guide about Alija Izetbegović, the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and his life. Then, passing through the cobblestone Bosniak-Turkish neighborhood that has survived from the Ottoman period, we begin our walking tour of Baščaršija. The places we will see during our tour; Sebilj, built in 18th-century Bosnian architecture, the only active art street that has survived from the Ottoman period, "Coppersmiths Street", the Bazaar Mosque, Morića Han and the "Mladi Muslimani" organization headquarters located inside, the Gazi Husrev-bey Mosque and tomb of Gazi Husrev-bey, cousin of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the Clock Tower, the Kuršumlija Madrasa, the Gazi Husrev-bey Museum and Library, Europe’s first public toilet, the Latin Bridge known as the place where World War I began, the Emperor’s Mosque built in the name of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, At Square - Okmeydanı, Bakır Baba Mosque built by the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, the Orthodox Church, Alija Izetbegović Park and Sarajevo retirees who constantly play chess in the park, Ferhadija Mosque, Ferhadija Street (Sarajevo’s Istiklal Avenue), the Jewish Synagogue, the Catholic Church - Cathedral - Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sarajevo Roses (places where multiple people lost their lives from a single bomb during the war), the site of the Bread Factory massacre, the eternal flame lit in memory of the liberation of Sarajevo from German occupation by the Yugoslav army on April 6, 1945, the Markale Market, known as the Sunday market massacre on February 5, 1994, where 68 people lost their lives, and Vijećnica Library, built during the Austro-Hungarian period as the Government House (Municipal building) and burned during the war, causing many manuscripts to turn to ash. After our walking tour in Baščaršija, we have dinner at our local restaurant and proceed to our hotel in Sarajevo for accommodation.
SARAJEVO- KONJIC- JABLANICA – BLAGAJ - MOSTAR
After our early breakfast at the hotel, we leave the hotel and begin our Mostar tour. We arrive in the city of Konjic, our first stop (Sarajevo - Konjic - 50 km). In this small city of 50,000 people established on the banks of the Neretva River, the places we will see include the Ottoman bridge damaged in World War II and the 92-95 war and restored by the General Directorate of Highways of Turkey and TIKA, the mosque with the broken minaret, and the mini bazaar restored in accordance with the original. After our photo break, we continue our journey. Our next stop is Jablanica, the city where the war took place and where Josip Broz Tito, the founder of Yugoslavia, received the title of marshal. (Konyits, Jablanica - Konjic 23 km) In this city, also famous for its roast lamb, we see the bridge destroyed by Tito's struggle against the German Nazis in 1943 and the area where the event took place. Then we head to the Alperenler Lodge, established 5 centuries ago at the source of the Buna River. (Yablanitsa, Blagaj - Jablanica 59 km) On our way, we see Mostar Airport and the military area built opposite the airport during Yugoslav times and used as a shelter for aircraft. This area was prepared for hiding aircraft by hollowing out the hill right across from the airport. We visit the lodge, also known as the Sarı Saltuk Lodge, established at the source of the Buna River, from which water flows at up to 43,000 liters per second and whose source has still not been reached. We visit the tomb of Ali Pasha and the tomb of Sarı Saltuk inside the lodge, and in this two-story house built in the style of a typical Anatolian house, we see the women's prayer room, the main room, the men's prayer room and dhikr room, and the room used as a bathhouse, retreat room, and kitchen. Our guests who wish may drink Turkish tea in the courtyard overlooking the river. Our last stop of the day is the city of Mostar. (Blagaj–Mostar 12 km) The places to be seen during our tour; the Martyr’s Mosque and the cemetery in its courtyard. One special feature of this cemetery is that Croat and Serb residents of Mostar who fought shoulder to shoulder with Muslim Bosniaks during the war are also buried here. The Mostar bazaar, paved with stones collected from the region's special river, Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque. This mosque is the one from which the most beautiful photo of the bridge is taken. Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in Mostar, Mostar Bridge - a single-arch bridge built in 1566 by Mimar Hayrettin, a student of Mimar Sinan, destroyed in 1993 but restored again in 2004. Tara Tower - while these towers were once reserved for teams ensuring bridge security, today they serve as a museum. Kriva Cuprija - the Crooked Bridge, Tabakhane Mosque and Bathhouse - a mosque built specially by the notables engaged in leatherwork so as not to disturb the congregants of other mosques with smell, and where water flows underneath. After dinner at our local restaurant, accommodation is at our hotel in Mostar.
MOSTAR- KOTOR – ST. STEFAN – PODGORICA (or accommodation in Shkodra)
After our early breakfast at the hotel, we head to Montenegro. We exit Bosnia and Herzegovina by passing through the towns of Stolac, Ljubinje, and Trebinje. After crossing the Montenegro border, we arrive in the medieval city of Kotor, protected by UNESCO. During our city tour in Kotor with our local guide, the places we will see include the Arms Square, the Clock Tower, the Column of Shame, St. Tryphon Cathedral, the Street of Craftsmen, the Tulumba Fountains, the River Gate, and St. Luke Square. After our walking tour, we arrive at St. Stefan Island. After the photo break we will have here to immortalize the magnificent view, we arrive in the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica, after a short drive. We have dinner at our local restaurant in the capital Podgorica and then go to our hotel. (If accommodation is in Shkodra, Podgorica will not be visited)
PODGORICA (or Shkodra)- TIRANA- ELBASAN- STRUGA - OHRID
After breakfast, panoramic city tour by bus in the capital Podgorica. During our tour; the Presidential Palace, the city park built by Azerbaijan, the Millennium Bridge, and the Statue of King Nikola will be seen. Then we cross the border gate and enter Albania. Our first stop is the city of Shkodra, established next to Lake Shkodra, which forms the border between Albania and Montenegro. (Porgorica– Shkodra 55 km) In this city, which remained under Ottoman rule for 435 years and was strategically one of the most important cities in the Balkans, we will see the city fortress and walls. During the break we will have in the city center, we will take a short walking tour. After free time in the center, we continue our journey to the capital Tirana. (Shkodra - Tirana 115 km) In Tirana, developed by Süleyman Pasha in 1614 and the capital of Albania since 1920, the places we will see on our panoramic bus tour are; the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, the U.S. Embassy, the construction of the four-balcony Namazgah Mosque financed by the Diyanet Foundation, the statue of Süleyman Pasha, founder of Tirana, Tirana city square, Et'hem Bey Mosque, the Clock Tower, the National Museum, the University Building, the Opera and Ballet Building, the statue of Skanderbeg, the national hero of Albanians, located in the square, the Parliament and Ministry buildings, and the Presidential Palace. After our Tirana tour, our next stop is Elbasan. (Tirana- Elbasan 42 km) We pass through the city by bus and stop at Elbasan Castle in the city center. After seeing the Turkish streets around the castle and Hünkar Mosque, our journey continues toward the Kafasan border gate. We see the mushroom-shaped concrete shelters called "Bunker", built by the famous dictator Enver Hoxha, who ruled the country between 1945 and 1985, and said to number around 300,000. Then we enter Macedonia through the Kafasan border gate. Our first stop in Macedonia is the town of Struga, located on the western shore of Lake Ohrid and populated mostly by Muslims. (Elbasan- Struga 78 km) In Struga, we see the Black Drim River originating from Lake Ohrid and receive general information about Struga from our guide. After free time for photos in this city, also known as the city of poets, we continue to Ohrid. (Struga- Ohrid 14 km) Upon arrival in Ohrid, after dinner at our local restaurant overlooking Lake Ohrid, accommodation is at our hotel in Ohrid.
OHRID – KALKANDELEN - SKOPJE
After breakfast, we will take a tour introducing the historical city of Ohrid, which was one of the important bases of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. 11 During our tour, the places we will see include the 1,000-year-old plane tree, the Halveti Lodge, the Ali Pasha Mosque, the Ohrid Bazaar famous for its city square and pearl shops, the Ohrid Market, Hagia Sophia Church, the Statue of Saint Clement, the shop where we can see paper-making using the technique applied in China in the 2nd century BC in streets reminiscent of Safranbolu, Hagia Sophia Church, and the Ancient Theater. After our tour, we proceed by bus to Kalkandelen (Tetovo), a charming town built during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. (Ohrid- Kalkandelen 130 km) In Kalkandelen, our first of two important stops is the Painted Mosque, built by Abdurrahman Pasha in 1833. The mosque's interior and exterior decorations, made with paint created by mixing animal blood, plant roots, and egg whites, will amaze you. After learning from Cemali about the lodge, we go to Abdulmuttalip, a Bektashi dervish residing in another corner of the lodge, and hear from him as well about the lodge's history and the works carried out there. At the time determined by our guide, we depart for Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. (Kalkandelen– Üsküp 40 km) Upon arrival in Skopje, we have dinner at our local restaurant. Then accommodation at our hotel in Skopje. Our guests who wish may spend time in the center after dinner to enjoy this city, which is beautifully illuminated at night.
SKOPJE- PRISTINA – SULTAN MURAD- PRIZREN- SKOPJE
After our early breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. In Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, which has played key roles in many periods of Ottoman history, we visit the tomb where the internal organs of Ottoman Sultan Murad I Hüdavendigar, who was martyred in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, are buried. We also visit the Selamlık building right next to the tomb, which is used as a museum. Inside the building, we have the opportunity to see photographs from the visit of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V Reşad, the last Ottoman Sultan to visit the Balkans in 1911. As we head from the tomb to Prizren, we see the square and monument where, in 1989, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević launched his election campaign on the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo and first used the phrase "Greater Serbia," which would later bring about the end of Yugoslavia. After a one-and-a-half-hour journey, we arrive in Prizren, Kosovo’s second-largest city, home to many Ottoman آثار. We begin our Prizren city tour. During this walking tour with our guide, we will see the Halveti Lodge, Gazi Mehmet Pasha Bathhouse, Bayrakli Mosque, the Namazgah where Fatih Sultan Mehmet prayed with his army, the Maraş District and Maraş Bridge, the 400-year-old giant plane tree, Emin Pasha Mosque, the Turkish Consulate General building in Prizren, the Stone Bridge over the Bistrica (Akdere), Shadervan Square, Sinan Pasha Mosque, St. George and Catholic Churches, the Arasta Mosque minaret, the only part that survived after the mosque was demolished during the Yugoslav era, and the Serbian quarter, where we can still see the destructive effects of war. After our tour, free time to enjoy this beautiful city. Then, at the time determined by our guide, we depart for our local restaurant to have dinner, and after dinner, we head to our hotel in Skopje for accommodation.
SKOPJE -ISTANBUL
After our early breakfast at the hotel, we check out and leave the hotel, get off our bus near Skopje Castle, and begin our city tour. We start our walking tour in the original Skopje Turkish Bazaar, which the Ottoman Empire ruled for more than 500 years and has still preserved its old form. During our tour, the places we will see include Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Goldsmiths Street, Arasta Mosque, the Stone Bridge built over the Vardar River and symbol of Skopje, the Turkish and Jewish Quarter, Davut Pasha Bathhouse, the Double Bathhouse, Murat Pasha Mosque, Sulu Han, Kapan Han, Kurşunlu Han, the gigantic Alexander the Great Statue that caused a name crisis with Greece in 2011, the Statue of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, the Vardar River, the Museum of Macedonian Archaeology and the Archives building, the National Theater Building, the Museum of Resistance, the statues of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who invented the Cyrillic alphabet, the 17th-century Saint Spas Church, the Mother Teresa monument and museum, and the Old Train Station building, which remains as it stood after the 1963 earthquake. After our walking tour, we head to Skopje Airport. After passport and customs procedures, flight to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport and arrival.
Tour Program
Istanbul-War Tunnel-Sarajevo
Meeting in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and after ticketing and baggage procedures, flight to Sarajevo and arrival. With our guide and transfer vehicle waiting for us at the airport, we visit the Life Tunnel, dug under the airport and one of the most critical moves of the Bosniaks during the war that took place between 1992 and 1995. We feel the war through a 15-minute video prepared from original footage in this tunnel and museum, which changed the course of the war and broke the Siege of Sarajevo, considered the longest siege in history (4 years and 4 months). (In order not to disrupt the tour program, the War Tunnel tour will be carried out or canceled depending on the guide's decision.) After visiting this museum, where the photo gallery, war map, and equipment used during the war are displayed, we head to Baščaršija. Along our route, we see buildings that still bear traces of wartime bombardment, the tram line that was the first electric motor tram line in Europe and still actively runs across Sarajevo, buildings belonging to the Yugoslav People's Army from the Tito era but now used as the Sarajevo university campus, the U.S.'s second-largest embassy building in the world, the Sarajevo City Museum, the Parliament building, and the largest shopping mall in the region built by Arab investors, and arrive at Baščaršija. Our first stop is the martyr cemetery, where the martyrs of the tragic war of 1992-1995 and the mausoleum of Alija Izetbegović are located. We recite Fatiha for the war martyrs and receive information from our guide about Bosnia and Herzegovina's first President, Alija Izetbegović, and his life. Then, passing through the Bosniak-Turkish neighborhood with cobblestone streets that has managed to survive from the Ottoman period, we begin our walking tour of Baščaršija. Places we will see during our tour; Sebilj, built with 18th-century Bosniak architecture, Coppermen's Street, the only active art street that has managed to survive from the Ottoman period, Çarşı Mosque, Morića Han and the Young Muslims organization clubhouse “Mladi Muslimani” located inside it, Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque and tomb, the cousin of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, Clock Tower, Kuršumlija Madrasa, Gazi Husrev Bey Museum and Library, Europe’s first public toilet, the Latin Bridge known as the place where World War I began, Hünkar Mosque built in the name of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, At Meydanı – Okmeydanı, Bakır Baba Mosque built by the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, the Orthodox Church, Alija Izetbegović Park and the Sarajevo retirees who constantly play chess in the park, Ferhadija Mosque, Ferhadija Street (Sarajevo’s Istiklal Street), the Jewish Synagogue, the Catholic Church – Cathedral – Church of the Sacred Heart, Sarajevo Roses (points where more than one person lost their life due to a single bomb during the war), the site of the Breadline Massacre, the eternal flame lit in memory of the liberation of Sarajevo occupied by the Germans by the Yugoslav army on April 6, 1945, Markale Market, where the Market Massacre known as the 5 February 1994 massacre took place and 68 people lost their lives, and Vjecnica (Vijećnica) Library, built during the Austro-Hungarian period as the Government House (City Hall) and set on fire during the war, causing many manuscripts to turn to ashes. After our walking tour in Baščaršija, we have dinner at our local restaurant and then go to our hotel in Sarajevo to stay overnight.
Sarajevo - Konjic - Jablanica - Blagaj - Mostar
After our early breakfast at the hotel, we leave the hotel and start our Mostar tour. We arrive in Konjic (Sarajevo- Konjic – 50 km), our first stop. In this small town of 50,000 people, built along the Neretva River, the places we will see include the Ottoman bridge damaged during World War II and the 1992–95 war and restored by the Turkish General Directorate of Highways and TIKA, the mosque with a broken minaret, and the mini bazaar restored in accordance with its original form. After our photo break, we continue our journey. Our next stop is Jablanica, the city where the war was fought in which Josip Broz Tito, the founder of Yugoslavia, received his marshal title. (Konjic, Jablanica – Konjic 23 km) In this city, also famous for its spit-roasted lamb, we see the bridge Tito destroyed in 1943 as a result of his struggle against the German Nazis and the area where the event took place. Then we head to the Alperenler Lodge, established 5 centuries ago at the source of the Buna River. (Jablanica, Blagaj – Jablanica 59 km) On the way, we see Mostar Airport and the military area built opposite the airport during Yugoslavia’s time and used as a shelter for aircraft. This area was prepared for hiding planes by hollowing out the little hill directly opposite the airport. We visit the lodge, also known as the Yellow Saltuk Lodge, built at the source of the Buna River, which has not yet been fully reached by its source and from which up to 43,000 liters of water flow per second. We visit the tomb of Ali Pasha and the tomb of Sarı Saltuk located inside the lodge, and in this two-story house built in the style of a typical Anatolian house, we see the Women’s prayer room, the Assembly room, the prayer room and dhikr room for men, the small bathhouse, the retreat room, and the room used as a kitchen. Our guests who wish may drink Turkish tea in the courtyard overlooking the river. Our final stop today is the city of Mostar. (Blagaj–Mostar 12 km) The places to be seen during our tour are: the Martyrs’ Mosque and the cemetery in its courtyard. One distinctive feature of this cemetery is that it also contains Croats and Serbs from Mostar who fought shoulder to shoulder with Muslim Bosniaks during the war. Mostar bazaar with paved streets laid with stones collected from the river unique to the region, Koski Mehmet Pasha Mosque. This mosque is the one from which the most beautiful photo of the bridge is taken. Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in Mostar, Mostar Bridge – a single-arched bridge built in 1566 by Mimar Hayrettin, a student of Mimar Sinan, and destroyed in 1993, but restored again in 2004. Tara Tower – while these towers once belonged to the teams that უზრუნველყოფed bridge security, today they serve as a museum. Kriva Cuprija – the Crooked Bridge, Tabakhane Mosque and Bathhouse – a mosque built especially for the notables engaged in leatherwork so that they would not disturb the congregation in other mosques with their smell, and from beneath which waters flow. After having our dinner at our local restaurant, accommodation is at our hotel in Mostar.
MOSTAR - KOTOR - ST. STEFAN - PODGORICA (or Shkodër accommodation)
After our early breakfast at our hotel, we depart for Montenegro. Passing through the towns of Stolac–Ljubinje–Trebinje, we exit Bosnia and Herzegovina. After crossing the Montenegro border, we arrive in the medieval city of Kotor, which is protected by UNESCO. On our city tour in Kotor with our local guide, the places we will see are; the Square of Arms, the Clock Tower, the Pillar of Shame, the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, the Craftsmen’s Street, the Tulumba Fountains, the River Gate, the Square of Saint Luke, and after our walking tour, we arrive at the island of St. Stefan. After the photo break we will give here to immortalize the magnificent view, we arrive after a short journey to Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. In the capital Podgorica, we have our dinner at our local restaurant and go to our hotel. (If accommodation is in Shkodra, we will not stop in Podgorica)
Podgorica (or Shkodra) - Tirana - Elbasan - Struga - Ohrid
After breakfast, we will take a panoramic city tour of the capital, Podgorica, by our bus. During our tour, we will see the Presidency, the city park built by Azerbaijan, the Millennium Bridge, and the Statue of King Nikola. Then, after crossing the border gate, we enter Albania. Our first stop is the city of Shkodra, built next to Lake Shkodra, which forms the border between Albania and Montenegro. (Podgorica– Shkodra 55 km) In this city, which remained under Ottoman rule for 435 years and is strategically one of the most important cities in the Balkans, we will see the city fortress and its walls. During the break we will have in the city center, we will take a short walking tour. After some free time in the center, we continue on our way to the capital, Tirana. (Shkodra - Tirana 115 km) Built by Suleyman Pasha in 1614 and the capital of Albania since 1920, the places we will see on our panoramic tour by bus in Tirana are: the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, the US Embassy, the construction of the 4-minaret Namazgah Mosque, financed by the Religious Affairs Foundation, the statue of Suleyman Pasha, founder of Tirana, Tirana city square, Ethem Bey Mosque, Clock Tower, National Museum, University Building, Opera and Ballet Building, the statue of Skender Beg, Albania's national hero, located in the square, the Parliament and Ministry buildings, and the Presidential Palace. After our Tirana tour, our next stop is Elbasan. (Tirana- Elbasan 42 km) We pass through the city by bus and stop at Elbasan Castle in the city center. After seeing the Turkish streets around the castle and the Hünkar Mosque, our journey continues toward the Kafasan border gate. We see the mushroom-shaped concrete shelters called “Bunkers,” which were built by the famous dictator Enver Hoxha, who ruled the country between 1945 and 1985 and are said to number around 300,000. Then we cross the Kafasan border gate and enter Macedonia. Our first stop in Macedonia is the town of Struga, located on the western shore of Lake Ohrid and where most of the population consists of Muslims. (Elbasan- Struga 78 km) In Struga, we see the Black Drin River, which originates from Lake Ohrid, and its source, and we receive general information about Struga from our guide. After free time for photos in this city, also known as the city of poets, we continue on to Ohrid. (Struga- Ohrid 14 km) Upon our arrival in Ohrid, after dinner at our local restaurant overlooking Lake Ohrid, accommodation will be at our hotel in Ohrid
Ohrid – Kalkan Delen - Skopje
After breakfast, we will take a tour introducing the historic city of Ohrid, which was once one of the important bases of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. 11 The places we will see during our tour are the 1,000-year-old plane tree, the Halveti Tekke, Ali Pasha Mosque, the City Square and the Ohrid Bazaar, famous for its pearl shops, the Ohrid marketplace, the Church of Saint Sophia, the statue of Saint Clement, a shop where we can see paper-making using a technique applied in China in the 2nd century BC in streets reminiscent of Safranbolu, the Church of Saint Sophia, and the Ancient Theater. After our tour, we proceed by bus to Tetovo, a charming town city built during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. (Ohrid- Tetovo 130 km) Our first of two important stops in Tetovo is the Colorful Mosque, built by Abdurrahman Pasha in 1833. The mosque’s interior and exterior decorations, made with paint created by mixing animal blood, plant roots, and egg white, will fascinate you. After Cemali informs us about the tekke and its decorations, we move to Bektashi dervish Abdulmuttalip, who resides in the other corner of the tekke, and listen to him as he tells us about the history of the tekke and the work carried out there. At the time determined by our guide, we depart for Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. (Tetovo– Skopje 40 km) Upon our arrival in Skopje, we have dinner at our local restaurant. Afterwards, accommodation at our hotel in Skopje. Guests who wish may spend time in the center after dinner to enjoy this city, which is beautifully illuminated at night.
Skopje - Pristina - Sultan Murad - Prizren - Skopje
After our early breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. In Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, which played key roles in many periods of Ottoman history, we visit the tomb where the internal organs of Ottoman Sultan Murad I Hüdavendigar, who was martyred in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, are buried. We also visit the Selamlık building located right next to the tomb and used as a museum. Inside the building, we have the opportunity to see the photographs from the visit of Ottoman Sultan Sultan Reşad, the last Ottoman Sultan to visit the Balkans in 1911. As we head from the tomb toward Prizren, we see the square on our way where, in 1989, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević launched his election campaign on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo and where the rally was held at which the phrase “Greater Serbia,” which would later bring about the end of Yugoslavia, was used for the first time, as well as the monument in the square. Then, after a one-and-a-half-hour journey, we arrive in Prizren, the second largest city of Kosovo, which contains many Ottoman works. We begin our Prizren city tour. On this walking tour, which we will do accompanied by our guide, we see: the Halveti Lodge, Gazi Mehmet Pasha Bath, Bayraklı Mosque, the Namazgah where Fatih Sultan Mehmed performed prayer with his army, the Maraş District and Maraş Bridge, the 400-year-old giant plane tree, Emin Pasha Mosque, the building of the Consulate General of the Republic of Türkiye in Prizren, the Stone Bridge over Bistrica (Akdere), Shadırvan Square, Sinan Pasha Mosque, the Orthodox Church of Saint George and Catholic Churches, the minaret of Arasta Mosque, whose mosque was demolished during the Yugoslav period but whose minaret managed to remain standing, and the Serbian quarter where we can still see the devastating effects of the war. After our tour, free time to enjoy this beautiful city. Later, at the time तय?
Skopje - Istanbul
After our early breakfast at the hotel, we check out and leave the hotel, get off our bus near Skopje Fortress, and begin our city tour. We start our tour on foot in the Skopje Turkish Bazaar, which has preserved its original name and still retains its old form, where the Ottoman Empire ruled for more than 500 years. The places we will see during our tour are: Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Goldsmiths Street, Arasta Mosque, the Stone Bridge built over the Vardar River and the symbol of Skopje, the Turkish and Jewish Quarter, Davut Pasha Bath, Çifte Bath, Murat Pasha Mosque, Sulu Han, Kapan Han, Kurşunlu Han, the giant Alexander the Great Statue, which caused a naming crisis with Greece in 2011, the statue of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, the Vardar River, the Macedonia Archaeology Museum and Archive building, the National Theater Building, the Museum of the Resistance, the statues of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who invented the Cyrillic alphabet, the 17th-century Saint Spas Church, the Mother Teresa monument and Teresa Museum, and the Old Train Station building, which remains as it was destroyed in the 1963 earthquake. After our walking tour, we depart for Skopje Airport. After passport and customs procedures, flight to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport and arrival.
What's Included
‣ Pegasus Airlines round-trip economy class flight ticket from Sabiha Gökçen – Sarajevo / Skopje – Sabiha Gökçen
‣ Tours and visits specified in the program
‣ Airport meet and greet and round-trip transfers
‣ Accommodation in 4* hotels in double & triple rooms
‣ 6 buffet breakfasts at the hotel
‣ 6 dinners to be taken at local restaurants or at the hotel (Drinks taken during meals are not included in the price).
‣ Luxury coach and professional driving service to be used throughout the tour
‣ Professional guiding service
‣ City taxes
‣ Cross-border taxes
‣ Local guiding service in Kotor
‣ Kotor landing fee
‣ Blagaj Dervish Lodge
‣ Sarajevo War Tunnel
Not Included
‣ Personal expenses and hotel extras
‣ Lunches
‣ Drinks taken during dinners and breaks.
‣ Overseas departure tax
‣ Tours and transfers not specified in the program
‣ Travel health insurance
‣ Museums and historical sites not specified in the program