Opportunity Benelux & France & Germany Tour

ADVANTAGEOUS ACTIVITY PACKAGE 290 EUR INSTEAD OF 250 EUR

• Marken & Zaanse Schans & Volendam Tour (110 EUR Per Person)

• Paris Dream Tour (70 EUR) + St. Germain&Outlet (60 EUR Per Person) Tour

• Remich & Schengen (50 EUR)

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT

This tour is organized on the condition that at least 40 people participate.  If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notification deadline is 20 days before the start of the tour. A tour cancelled 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

You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of the trip and issued within the last 10 years.

HEALTH

No vaccination is required to enter Germany. We do not expect you to encounter any health-threatening issues with the meals served at the region’s good restaurants and hotels. 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, consume meat and fish products that you are sure have been thoroughly cooked, and, regarding fruit, eat fruits that can be peeled, such as bananas and pineapples.

FLIGHT DURATIONS

Istanbul - Cologne 3 hrs 25 min

Luxembourg - Istanbul                               3 hrs 15 min

OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we receive services from, on the condition that at least 20 people participate, and participation is not mandatory. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the tours may not take place, or optional tour / activity prices, content and the vehicle to be used may vary depending on 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/closed and on weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION

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

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

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

Breakfasts included in the tour program and served at the hotel are provided in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally consist of a limited menu called a continental breakfast, including butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee; for groups, they 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 daylight saving time and 2 hours behind during standard 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 that you bring t-shirts, short- and long-sleeved shirts, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket and a thin sweater for the evenings, which can be easily put on and taken off. In addition, you may bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs for possible noise, a camera, a video camera, their chargers and spare memory cards. During winter, we recommend clothes that allow you to move comfortably and keep you warm.

FOOD CULTURE

When German food culture is mentioned, cakes, potatoes and, of course, beer come to mind first. This culture, which offers a great variety of meat and vegetables, also has a wide variety of beers and wines. 

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

Belgian cuisine combines the cuisines of Germany and France with its own traditions. 

Although Dutch cuisine is not particularly rich, its cheeses are worth trying. Other delicacies are 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 belongs to the passenger.  

The agency acts as an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a risk of delays on scheduled and charter flights, or flight times may change before the current 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 and 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 a guide’s narration from inside the vehicle; they do not include museum or archaeological-site admission. If panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot take place because local authorities do not permit visits to or entry into the relevant places on the day and at the time coinciding with the tour, because roads are closed due to any event, or because weather conditions make the tour impossible, the agency is not responsible for the inability to conduct these tours. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot, where possible, on roads that are closed or at points where vehicle entry is not permitted.