PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
This tour 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 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
You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of the trip and not older than 10 years.
In destinations where a visa is required, the visa application must be made with the documents listed in the “Documents Required for Visa” list that your agency will provide to you for the visa application.
HEALTH
We do not think that you will encounter any health-threatening problems 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 what you eat and drink, that you definitely consume bottled water, avoid ice, milk, and dairy products, and eat meat and fish products only when you are sure they are well cooked. For fruit, we recommend fruits whose peels can be removed, such as bananas and pineapples. Current vaccination/PCR rules must be followed at country entry points and upon return to the country.
FLIGHT TIMES
Istanbul - Prague 2 hr 30 min
Berlin - Istanbul 2 hr
OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we receive service from with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not met, excursions cannot be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicle used for the optional tour/activity may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide depending on the opening/closing status of museums, ruins, or venues at the destinations and 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 foldable or coach beds, participants making 3rd-person and/or child reservations are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible crowding in the rooms and the type of bed.
Child discounts are valid only for one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section.
Breakfasts included among the services in the tour program and taken at the hotel are served in accordance with 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.
TIME ZONE
Germany, Austria, Czechia, and Hungary are 3 hours behind Turkey during daylight saving time and 2 hours behind during 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 also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, a camera, a video camera, and their chargers and spare memory cards. In the winter season, we recommend clothes that allow you to move comfortably and keep you warm.
FOOD CULTURE
When German cuisine is mentioned, the first things that come to mind are pastries, potatoes, and of course beer. In this cuisine, which has a wide variety of meat and vegetables, there is also a very rich selection of beer and wine.
The flavors and ingredients in Austrian cuisine were 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. “Goulash,” regarded as Hungary’s national dish, is one of the best-known delicacies.
SHOPPING
There are shopping opportunities at shopping centers in city centers and at small stalls selling souvenirs.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for a visa-required destination/passport) does not mean that entry into the country is guaranteed. The passport police have the authority to refuse entry. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.
The agency acts as an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or the 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 cities, conducted panoramically with guide narration from the vehicle, and do not include museum or site entrance fees. The agency is not responsible for the inability to carry out the aforementioned tours, including the other tours specified in the program, on the day and at the time coinciding with the tour if they are not permitted to be visited or entered by local authorities, or if they cannot take place due to roads closed because of any event, or when weather conditions make the tour impossible. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot, where possible, at points where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not permitted.