# Ionian Sea Swimming Route - 3* & 4* Hotels etc.

- URL: https://taygatour.com/en/ionian-sea-swimming-route-3-4-hotels-etc-t75772
- Category: International Tours
- Duration: 4 Nights, 5 Days
- Next available date: 2 June 2027 – 6 June 2027
- Starting Price: 219 € (12,478 ₺) / Per Person
- Getting Around: Flight

## Tour Program

### Istanbul - Ipsala

20:00 Kadıköy Marriage Office Front

20:30 Mecidiyeköy Next to Ziraat Bankası

21:00 Bakırköy In Front of İncirli Ömür Plaza

21:45 In Front of Silivri Vega Mall

23:00 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 necessary breaks along the Tekirdağ – Malkara – Keşan – İpsala route. After completing our procedures here, we cross over the Meriç River and arrive at the Greece Kipi Land Border Gate. After our passport and customs procedures here, we enter Greece.

### Ipsala – Halkidiki - Ioannina

After entering Greece, we take a breakfast break along the route. After the break, those who wish may join the optional Halkidiki swimming tour (€25). We will have free time at the beach in the Halkidiki region. (There are spending limits at the beaches in Greece. Any expenses incurred at the beach are the responsibility of our guests.) At the time determined by your guide, we depart for Ioannina. Upon our arrival in Ioannina, we begin our city tour. Ioannina, the largest city in the Epirus region, is also known as the city of Tepedelenli Ali Pasha. Among the places we will see are the Aslan Pasha Mosque, built in the name of Ali Pasha, also known as the Governor of Ioannina (the Lion of Ioannina), the Fethiye Mosque, Ali Pasha’s Tomb, the Byzantine Museum, and the Ottoman Castle district. After our city tour, we will have free time. Following the free time, we head to our hotel for overnight accommodation. We will stay at our hotel in Ioannina.

### Ioannina – Corfu – Ioannina

After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Corfu Island tour (€75). In the morning, we reach the island by ferry from Igoumenitsa Port. Corfu Island, also called Kerkyra in Greek, is the second largest island in the Ionian Sea. After arriving in Corfu, we first allow free time on the beach so you can enjoy the sea. (There are spending limits at the beaches in Greece. Any expenses made at the beach are the guests’ responsibility.) Then we head to the center of the island and carry out our panoramic city tour. The main places to be seen during the city tour are: Saint George Church built by the British, the Old Town, the Byzantine Museum, the Old Fortress, the Town Hall, and Saint Spyridon Church. After our panoramic city tour, we board the ferry from the port and return. We then head to our hotel for the overnight stay. Accommodation is at our hotel in Ioannina.

### Ioannina - Parga – Paxos – Antipaxos - Ioannina

After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Paxos & Antipaxos Islands boat tour (€50). Our boat tour departing from Parga port will start at 10:00 and last until 18:00. Our first stop will be Antipaxos Island, where we will have a swimming break. Then we will see the Ortholitos rocks, accessible only by sea, located on the back side of Paxos Island, and the Blue Cave, where we will also have a swimming break in the cave. Afterwards, we will give free time in Gaios, the center of Paxos Island, for swimming, lunch, and shopping. After the free time, we will return to Parga port and then to our hotel in Ioannina. Accommodation will be at our hotel in Ioannina.

### Yanya – Kavala – Istanbul

After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and depart from the hotel, then arrive in the city of Kavala. Upon our arrival in Kavala, we will have free time for lunch. After the free time, at the time determined by the guide, we head toward the Greek Kipi Land Border Gate. Upon arrival, we complete our passport and customs procedures, enjoy the free shop shopping opportunity, and then proceed to the İpsala Land Border Gate. After passport and customs procedures, we follow the Keşan – Tekirdağ – Silivri highway and head to Istanbul. Upon our arrival in Istanbul, we drop our guests off at the points included in the tour program (along the return route) and conclude our tour. We hope to meet again on our next trips.

## What's Included

Transportation by bus

3 nights accommodation in 3 or 4* hotels in Ioannina, including breakfast

Panoramic city tours and transfers included in the program

Professional Turkish-speaking guide service

Travel health insurance (a surcharge applies for ages over 65.)

## Not Included

Departure tax for international travel

Visa fee and service charge

Overseas Travel Health Insurance

Lunch and dinner

Excursions specified as Extra in the program

Museum and archaeological site entrance fees

On extra tours, children aged 0–6 are free. (Excluding extra tours with meals).
On extra tours, a 50% discount is applied for children aged 7–12. (Excluding extra tours with meals).
Bus seating arrangement is made according to the order of tour purchase
No rotation is made in the seating arrangement on the bus during the tour.
Guests who wish may also purchase the seat next to them for an additional €100 per person. (Throughout the entire trip)
Provided that our guests notify us in writing up to 30 days before the tour departure date, they have the right to cancel without penalty, excluding paid and/or committed flight tickets, accommodation, etc. If there are fewer than 31 days left until the start date of the trip, they may cancel by paying a penalty equal to 50% of the remaining tour fee after deducting the paid and/or committed amount; if there are 15 days or fewer left until the start date of the trip, they may cancel by paying the full tour fee as a penalty. If a cancellation is requested, the cancellation/refund conditions for additional services purchased, such as domestic flight connections, visa service, and travel health insurance, may vary depending on the cancellation period requested, so prior information should be obtained regarding the refund. No commitment can be made regarding the cancellation/refund of additional services.

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