5-Country Balkans Tour Route (SKP-SJJ)

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT

This tour is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people.  If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date will be 20 days prior to the tour start date. Tours cancelled due to insufficient participation will be communicated to you through your agency.

VISA

Ordinary Passport -  Visa not required

Green Passport  -  Visa not required

Service Passport  -  Visa not required 

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the end date of the trip and must not be older than 10 years.

HEALTH

We do not anticipate any health-threatening issues with meals served in the region's good restaurants and hotels. However, we advise you to be cautious regarding food and drink when you are not with the group, strictly consume bottled water, avoid ice, milk, and dairy products, eat only meat and fish that you are sure are well-cooked, and choose fruits like bananas and pineapples that can be peeled. Current vaccination/PCR rules must be followed at country entry and upon return.

FLIGHT DURATION

Istanbul - Skopje 1 hour 40 minutes

OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Optional tours and activities are organized by our local partner agency with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people and are not mandatory. If the required number is not met, tours may not take place, or optional tour/activity prices, content, and vehicles used may vary based on the number of participants. Additionally, the dates and times of extra tours/activities may be changed by the guide depending on whether museums, historical sites, or venues are open/closed and weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be located further than the specified kilometers. 

Triple rooms are provided subject to hotel availability. In such rooms, the bed provided for the 3rd person may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of one large bed and one extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable or coach beds, participants (3rd person and/or children) booking these rooms are deemed to have accepted potential crowding and the type of bed.

Child discounts apply only to one child (1) traveling with two adults and falling within the age group specified in the pricing section. 

Breakfasts included in the tour package are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited, typically as a limited continental menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate room allocated for the group.

TIME ZONE

The Balkans share the same time zone as Turkey during summer time, but are 1 hour behind during winter time.

For example, when it is 18:30 in Turkey during winter, it is 17:30 in the Balkans.

CLOTHING AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS

If traveling in summer, we recommend bringing easily wearable t-shirts, short and long-sleeved shirts, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket, and a thin sweater for evenings. Additionally, you may bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs for possible noise, a camera, video camera, and their chargers and spare memory cards. For the winter season, we recommend clothing that allows comfortable movement and keeps you warm.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Having a valid passport and/or a visa (for destinations/passports requiring a visa) does not guarantee entry into the country. The border police have the authority to deny entry. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility lies with the traveler.  

The agency acts as an intermediary between the passenger and the airline and is subject to the Hague Protocol of September 28, 1955. There may be risks of delays in scheduled and special flights, or flight times may change prior to the current tour and flight. The agency is obligated to notify passengers of such changes as soon as possible. Passengers purchase the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees. 

Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are maximum 2-3 hour tours organized for general city introduction, conducted from the vehicle with a guide's commentary, and do not include entrance fees to museums or historical sites. Panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, may not take place if local authorities do not permit visits or entry on the scheduled day and time, due to closed roads caused by any event, or if weather conditions make the tour impossible. In such cases, the agency is not responsible for the inability to conduct the aforementioned tours. Some tours may be conducted via public transport or on foot where vehicle access is restricted or not permitted, depending on available facilities.