Istanbul - Ipsala
Meeting Points:
21:00 Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot
21:30 Beside Mecidiyeköy Ziraat Bank
22:00 In front of İncirli Ömür Plaza
22:45 In front of Silivri Vega Mall
23:59 Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Rest Area
After meeting with our guests at the departure points specified in the tour program, we reach the İpsala Land Border Gate by making the necessary breaks along the Tekirdağ – Malkara – Keşan – İpsala route. After completing our exit procedures here, we cross over the Meriç River and arrive at the Greek Kipi Land Border Gate. After our passport and customs procedures here, we enter Greece.
Ipsala - Thassos
After our entry into Greece, we will stop for breakfast along the way. After the break, guests who wish may join the extra Thassos Swimming Tour (€25). On this tour, we cross by ferry to the island of Thassos. On Thassos, famous for its coves, villages, and magnificent nature, we will have free time to swim and sunbathe at the beach we will visit. (There are spending limits at beaches in Greece. Any expenses incurred at the beach are the responsibility of the guests.) Then, at the time determined by your guide, we board the ferry again and set off toward Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece after Athens, the capital. Upon arrival in Thessaloniki, we check into our hotel. Guests who wish may join the extra Thessaloniki Night Tour (€15). On this tour, we first take a panoramic city tour. We will see the waterfront, White Tower, Round Tower, Fairgrounds, the statue of Alexander the Great, Galerius’ Arch of Triumph from the Roman period, the Rotunda, Bey Hamam, and Hamza Bey Mosque panoramically. Then we will have free time for dinner. At the time determined by our guide, we return to our hotel. Accommodation will be at our hotel in Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki - Halkidiki - Thessaloniki
After breakfast at the hotel in Sabah, the whole day is free in Thessaloniki. Guests who wish may join the optional Halkidiki Swimming Tour (20 €). Halkidiki is a peninsula located southeast of the city of Thessaloniki. With its sea, beaches, bays, villages, and hotels, it is a popular area visited by tourists from many countries. At the beach we will visit in Halkidiki, we will give free time throughout the day for swimming and sunbathing. (There are spending limits at beaches in Greece. Any expenses made at the beach are the responsibility of the guests.) At the time determined by your guide, we return to our hotel in Thessaloniki. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Greek Tavern tour (Tavern Tour: 55 €). After our tavern tour, return to the hotel and overnight stay at our hotel in Thessaloniki.
Selanik - Kavala - Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and depart from the hotel. Guests who wish may join the optional Kavala Swimming Tour (€20). We provide free time for the whole day to swim and sunbathe at the beach near Kavala. (There are spending limits at the beaches in Greece. Any expenses made at the beach are the responsibility of the guests.) We then depart for the Greek Kipi Land Border Gate. Upon arrival, we complete passport and customs procedures, followed by the opportunity to shop at the free shop and then continue to the İpsala Land Border Gate. After passport and customs procedures, we head to Istanbul via the Keşan – Tekirdağ – Silivri highway. After a meal break in Tekirdağ en route (with the opportunity to taste the famous Tekirdağ meatballs), we continue to Istanbul. Upon arrival in Istanbul, we drop our guests off at the points listed in the tour program (on the return route) and conclude our tour. We hope to meet again on our next trips…