PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
This trip is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 40 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the start of the tour. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.
VISA
Ordinary Passport Visa required
Green Passport No visa required
Service Passport No visa required
You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of the trip and not older than 10 years.
For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be made with the documents specified in the “Documents Required for Visa” list that your agency will provide to you for the visa application.
In order to avoid problems with customs police at the border of the country to be visited due to torn, worn, wet and/or similarly damaged passports; such passports must be renewed, and if the country applies a visa to T.C. citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger.
As our guests under 18 may be asked by the border police to present a document showing the mutual consent of the parents when traveling alone or with only one of their mother or father, we recommend that our guests under 18 and their parents pay attention to this issue.
HEALTH
There is no vaccination requirement upon entry to Spain. We do not think there will be any health-threatening issue with meals taken in the region’s good restaurants and hotels. However, when you are not with the group, we recommend that you be careful about food and drink, definitely consume bottled water, avoid ice, milk and dairy products, consume meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked, and eat fruits such as bananas and pineapples that can be peeled.
FLIGHT TIMES
Istanbul – Barcelona 3 hr 00 min
Madrid - Istanbul 3 hr 30 min
OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we receive service from with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the sufficient number is not reached, the trips cannot be carried out or optional tour/activity prices, content, and the vehicle to be used may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide depending on the opening/closing status of museums, ruins, or venues in the places to be visited and weather conditions.
ACCOMMODATION
During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at a distance greater than the stated km.
Triple rooms may be provided depending on the availability of the hotels, and the bed offered to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding beds and coach beds, participants making 3rd person and/or child reservations are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible congestion in the rooms and the bed type.
Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section.
Breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are presented in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country and generally with a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.
CURRENCY
The currency of Spain is the Euro (EUR).
It is useful to have Euro (EUR) with you.
TIME ZONE
Spain is 2 hours behind Turkey in daylight saving time and 1 hour behind in winter time.
For example, when it is 18:30 in Turkey in summer, it is 16:30 in Spain.
PHONE USAGE
Your mobile phone line can be used if it is open for international calls (roaming).
CLOTHING AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS
If you are going in the summer season, we recommend that you bring T-shirts, short- and long-sleeved shirts that can be easily put on and taken off, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket and a light sweater for the evenings. In addition, you may also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs for possible noise, a camera, a video camera and their chargers and spare memory cards. In winter, we recommend clothing that allows you to move comfortably and keeps you warm.
FOOD CULTURE
Spanish cuisine stems from a complex history in which Spain's invasions and conquests changed traditions and introduced new ingredients. Thus, Spain's current and ancient cuisine combines old and new traditions. Gazpacho soup, Fajita, and delicious snack Tapas are among the important flavors of the cuisine.
ELECTRICITY
Electrical outlets are the same as in Turkey.
SHOPPING
There are shopping malls in city centers and opportunities to shop at small stalls selling souvenirs.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for a destination/passport requiring a visa) does not mean that entry into the country will be allowed. The passport police have the authority to deny you entry into the country. Quheilan Tour is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.
The agency is an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or the times of the current trip and before the flight may change. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport services fee
The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours, organized for the general introduction of the cities and conducted panoramically with narration by the guide from inside the vehicle, not including entrance fees to museums and ruins. Quheilan Tour is not responsible for the inability to carry out the mentioned tours, including other tours specified in the program, if they cannot be conducted on the day and time of the tour due to permission not being granted by local authorities, or due to closed roads because of any event, or when weather conditions make the tour impossible. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot where possible in places with closed roads or where vehicle entry is not permitted.