Selanik & Edessa & Kavala Route
Tour Detail
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Tour Program
Istanbul - Ipsala
Meeting Points:
22:00 Kadıköy Marriage Registry Parking Lot
22:30 Beside Mecidiyeköy Ziraat Bank
23:00 In front of İncirli Ömür Plaza
23:45 In front of Silivri Vega Mall
01:00 Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Rest Area
After meeting our guests at the departure points specified in the tour program, we reach the İpsala Land Border Gate by taking the Tekirdağ – Malkara – Keşan – İpsala route, making the necessary breaks along the way. After completing our exit procedures there, we cross the Meriç River and arrive at the Greek Kipi Land Border Gate. After our passport and customs procedures there, we enter Greece.
İpsala - Thessaloniki
After our entry into Greece, we take a breakfast break along the way. Following the break, we head to Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece after the capital, Athens. Upon our arrival in Thessaloniki, we visit the city’s largest church, the Church of Saint Demetrius, and Atatürk’s House. Then we carry out our panoramic city tour. We see, panoramically, the promenade, the White Tower, the Leaning Tower, the Fair, the statue of Alexander the Great, the Seven Towers, the Arch of Galerius (Kamara), the Rotunda, the Bey Hamam, and the Hamza Bey Mosque from the Roman period. Afterwards, we give free time. Guests who wish may join the Outlet Tour arranged as an extra (10 €). After the tour, we head toward our hotel. Upon arrival at the hotel, we complete our check-in procedures. In the evening, guests who wish may join the Greek Tavern tour arranged as an extra (Tavern Tour 55 €). After our tavern tour, we return to the hotel and spend the night at our hotel in Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki - Edessa - Thessaloniki
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, you will have free time. Those who wish may join the optional all-day Edessa Waterfalls Tour (€25). On this tour, we first depart for Giannitsa, known as Yenice-i Vardar during the Ottoman period. After seeing the Gazi Evrenos Bey Tomb and the clock tower, we will have free time. Following free time, we make shopping stops at Lidl supermarket and Jumbo along the way. After shopping, we continue to Edessa, also known as Vodina. Here we see the park and the famous waterfalls and have a photo break. Then we will have free time for lunch and photos. After the free time, we return to our hotel in Thessaloniki. In the evening, those who wish may use the bus transfer to reach the city center (€10). Accommodation will be at our hotel in Thessaloniki.
Selanik - Kavala - Porto Lagos - Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and depart from the hotel, then head toward Kavala. Upon arrival in Kavala, we begin our panoramic city tour. As we make our way toward the old town, the first place we will see is St. Nicholas Church. The mosque, which was built in 1530 by Suleiman the Magnificent in honor of Ibrahim Pasha, was converted into a church in 1926 by shortening its minaret into a bell tower, and Christian mosaics were added in front of it. Other historical places we will see on our tour include Kavala Castle, the house of Mehmet Ali Pasha of Kavala, the Imaret, now used as a hotel, the aqueduct, and the old town within the castle. After our panoramic Kavala city tour, we head to Porto Lagos. We will visit the Agios Nikolaos Church by walking on the bridge built over Lake Vistonida. After a photo break with the lake view, we proceed to the Greek Kipi Land Border Gate. Upon arrival, we complete passport and customs procedures, then have the opportunity for duty-free shopping and head to the İpsala Land Border Gate. After passport and customs procedures, we continue toward Istanbul via the Keşan – Tekirdağ – Silivri highway. Along the route, after our meal break in Tekirdağ (with the opportunity to taste the famous Tekirdağ meatballs), we continue to Istanbul. Upon arrival in Istanbul, we drop off our guests at the points specified in the tour program (along the return route) and conclude our tour. We hope to see you again on our next organization…
What's Included
- Transportation by bus
- 2 nights in Thessaloniki in 3*-4* hotels with breakfast included
- Panoramic city tours and transfers included in the program
- Turkish-speaking guide service
Not Included
- Exit fee for departure abroad
- Visa fee and service charge
- International Travel Health Insurance
- Lunches and dinners
- Optional excursions around the area specified as extra in the program
- Museum and archaeological site entrance fees (Optional)