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 tour start date. The tour cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.
VISA
Regular 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 travel 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.
HEALTH
We do not think you will encounter any problems threatening your health with meals taken at 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 for fruit, eat fruits that can be peeled such as bananas and pineapples. Current vaccination/PCR rules must be followed at country entries and upon return home.
FLIGHT TIMES
Istanbul - Prague 2 hr 30 min
Prague - Istanbul 2 hr
OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we work with with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If sufficient numbers are not reached, excursions may not be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicle to be used for optional tours/activities may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide according to the opening/closing status of museums, archaeological sites, or venues in the places to be visited, and according to weather conditions.
ACCOMMODATION
During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the stated km.
Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, 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 so-called coach beds, participants are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible congestion in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations.
Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section.
Breakfasts included in the tour program and taken at the hotel are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited, usually 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.
TIME ZONE
Germany, Austria, Czechia and Hungary are 3 hours behind Turkey in summer time and 2 hours behind in winter time.
For example, when it is 18:30 in Turkey in summer, it is 15:30 in Germany.
CLOTHING AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS
If you are going in the summer season, we recommend bringing t-shirts that can be easily put on and taken off, short- and long-sleeved shirts, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket and a light sweater for the evenings. In addition, you may bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, camera, video camera, and their chargers and spare memory cards. In the winter period, we recommend clothing that allows you to move comfortably and keeps you warm.
FOOD CULTURE
When German food culture is mentioned, the first things that come to mind are cakes, potatoes and of course beer. In this culture, which has a wide variety of meat and vegetables, there is also a great variety of beer and wine.
The flavors and ingredients in Austrian cuisine are largely inherited from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its best-known dish is schnitzel, and meat dishes are predominant.
Czech cuisine has been influenced by all the surrounding countries and is a true Central European synthesis.
Hungarian cuisine, regarded as one of the world’s most important cuisines, is quite colorful and rich. Meat dishes are common, and freshly made homemade pasta is also an important element of the cuisine. The Hungarian national dish, “Goulash,” is among the best-known flavors.
SHOPPING
There are shopping opportunities at shopping centers located in city centers and at small stalls selling souvenirs.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Having a valid passport and/or obtaining a visa (for a destination/passport requiring a visa) does not necessarily mean that entry into the country will be granted. The passport police 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 is an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or times may change before the current trip and flight. 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 service fees.
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 carried out panoramically with guide commentary from the vehicle, without museum or archaeological site entrance fees. The agency is not responsible for the failure to carry out panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, on the day and time of the tour if they are not permitted to be visited or entered by local authorities, or if they do not take place due to closed roads because of any event, or when weather conditions make the tour impossible. Some tours may, where possible, be carried out by public transportation or on foot in places with closed roads or where vehicle entry is not permitted.