Great Value Benelux & France & Germany Tour (LUX-CGN)

€170 Worth of Tours INCLUDED

• Luxembourg tour worth 40 Euros included

• Reims tour worth 40 Euros included

• Bruges tour worth 50 Euros included

• Cologne tour worth 40 Euros included

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT

This tour is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 40 people.  If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notification deadline is 20 days before the start of the tour. A tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.

VISA

Ordinary Passport - Visa required                         

Green Passport - Visa not required

Service Passport - Visa not required

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

HEALTH

There are no mandatory vaccination requirements for entering Germany. We do not expect you to encounter any health-threatening issues with the food served at good restaurants and hotels in the region. Nevertheless, we recommend that you be careful about eating and drinking when you are not with the group, consume only bottled water, avoid ice, milk and dairy products, eat meat and fish products that you are sure have been thoroughly cooked, and choose fruits such as bananas and pineapples that can be peeled.

FLIGHT DURATIONS

Istanbul   -  Düsseldorf   3 hrs 25 min

Düsseldorf   -  Istanbul   3 hrs 15 min

OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we receive services from, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If sufficient numbers are not reached, the tours may not take place, or the prices, content and vehicles used for optional tours / activities 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 whether museums, archaeological sites or venues at the destinations are open or closed, as well as on weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events and sports tournaments, hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified kilometers. 

Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and in such rooms the bed provided for the 3rd person may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds consist of beds known as folding beds and coach beds, participants making reservations for the 3rd person and/or children are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible lack of space in the rooms and the bed type. 

Child discounts are valid for one (1) child staying with 2 adults and falling within the age group specified in the pricing section. 

Breakfasts included in the tour program and served at the hotel are offered in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally consist of a limited menu of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, known as a continental breakfast; for groups, breakfast may be served in a separate room allocated to the group.

CURRENCY

The currency of Europe is the Euro (EUR). It is advisable to carry Euros (EUR) with you.

TIME ZONE

Germany, Luxembourg, France, Belgium and the Netherlands are 1 hour behind Türkiye during summer time and 2 hours behind during winter time.

For example, when it is 18:30 in Türkiye in summer, it is 17:30 in the relevant countries.

CLOTHING AND NECESSARY ITEMS

If traveling during the summer season, we recommend bringing easily removable T-shirts, short- and long-sleeved shirts, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket and a thin sweater for the evenings. In addition, you may bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs in case of possible noise, a camera, a video camera, their chargers and spare memory cards. During winter, we recommend clothing that allows you to move comfortably and keeps you warm.

FOOD CULTURE

When German food culture is mentioned, cakes, potatoes and, of course, beer are the first things that come to mind. In this culture, which offers a great variety of meat and vegetables, there is also a wide variety of beers and wines. 

With roots dating back to the Middle Ages, French cuisine has a rich culture. French cuisine, whose fame has spread throughout the world with its renowned wines and wide variety of cheeses, is known for meat dishes cooked with different sauces and famous desserts such as crème brûlée, macarons and soufflé. 

Belgian cuisine combines German and French cuisines with its own traditions. 

Although Dutch cuisine is not particularly rich, its cheeses are worth trying. Other than that, the food is generally fast-food style.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for destinations/passports where a visa is required) does not mean that entry into the country is guaranteed. Passport control officers have the authority to refuse you entry into the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility lies with the passenger.  

The agency acts as 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 delays on scheduled and charter flights, or flight times may change before the existing tour and flight. The agency is obliged to notify you of these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children between 0 and 2 years of age do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees. 

Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting no more than 2–3 hours, organized for a general introduction to the cities and conducted panoramically with commentary by the guide from inside the vehicle; they do not include museum or archaeological site entrance fees. If panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, cannot take place because local authorities do not permit visiting or entering the relevant locations on the scheduled day and time, or because roads are closed due to an event, the agency is not responsible for the inability to conduct these tours. Likewise, the agency is not responsible when weather conditions make it impossible to conduct the tour. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot, as circumstances permit, at locations with closed roads or where vehicle access is not allowed.