Tour Detail
7 Nights, 8 Days
North Macedonia – Albania – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia – Kosovo
Ohrid – Resen – Bitola (Monastir) – Mostar
Sarajevo – Belgrade – Skopje – Tetovo (Kalkandelen) – Prizren – Pristina
EXTRA TOURS – EXCURSIONS – DINNERS INCLUDED
• ACCOMMODATION IN 4* HOTELS
• RESEN & BITOLA MONASTERY TOUR INCLUDED
• MOSTAR TOUR INCLUDED
• PRIZREN & PRISTINA TOUR INCLUDED
• BALKAN NIGHT IN OHRID WITH MUSIC AND DANCE SHOW INCLUDED
NOTES
***Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 40 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the latest cancellation notice date is 21 days before the tour departure. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be announced by Tayga Tour.
***If, in the tour program, only category information is provided without specifying names and/or options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by Tayga Tour 48 hours before the tour departure.
***During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at a distance greater than the specified km’s. In such a case, information will be provided by Tayga Tour 15 days before the tour departure date.
*** Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and in such rooms the bed allocated to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding beds and coach beds, tour participants are deemed to have accepted the possible cramped conditions in the rooms and the bed type for 3rd person and/or child reservations. Child discounts are valid only for one child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group.
***Among the services included in the tour program, breakfasts taken at the hotel are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited and are generally presented as 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.
***The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours arranged for the general introduction of the cities and conducted panoramically from the vehicle with guide narration, excluding museum and archaeological site entrance fees. Tayga Tour is not responsible for the inability to carry out the mentioned tours when, including other tours specified in the program, they cannot take place on the day and at the time corresponding to the tour due to roads closed by local authorities for visiting or entry, or due to closed roads 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 closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
***Extra tours are organized by the local Tayga Tour we work with, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the sufficient number is not reached, the excursions cannot be carried out, or extra excursion prices, content, and the vehicle to be used may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums and archaeological sites at the destinations and weather conditions.
***Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to participate in the extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest facility on the route. These passengers are dropped off at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour starts and picked up from the point where they were dropped off after the tour is completed.
*** Tayga Tour is 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 in scheduled and special flights, or the times may change before the current trip and flight. Tayga Tour is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip by accepting the risk of schedule changes.
***If, in the tour program, only category information is provided without specifying names and/or options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by Tayga Tour 48 hours before the tour departure.
***During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at a distance greater than the specified km’s. In such a case, information will be provided by Tayga Tour 15 days before the tour departure date.
*** Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and in such rooms the bed allocated to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding beds and coach beds, tour participants are deemed to have accepted the possible cramped conditions in the rooms and the bed type for 3rd person and/or child reservations. Child discounts are valid only for one child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group.
***Among the services included in the tour program, breakfasts taken at the hotel are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited and are generally presented as 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.
***The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours arranged for the general introduction of the cities and conducted panoramically from the vehicle with guide narration, excluding museum and archaeological site entrance fees. Tayga Tour is not responsible for the inability to carry out the mentioned tours when, including other tours specified in the program, they cannot take place on the day and at the time corresponding to the tour due to roads closed by local authorities for visiting or entry, or due to closed roads 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 closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
***Extra tours are organized by the local Tayga Tour we work with, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the sufficient number is not reached, the excursions cannot be carried out, or extra excursion prices, content, and the vehicle to be used may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums and archaeological sites at the destinations and weather conditions.
***Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to participate in the extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest facility on the route. These passengers are dropped off at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour starts and picked up from the point where they were dropped off after the tour is completed.
*** Tayga Tour is 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 in scheduled and special flights, or the times may change before the current trip and flight. Tayga Tour is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip by accepting the risk of schedule changes.
Tour Program
01 Istanbul Airport – Skopje – Tetovo – Bitola – Resen – Ohrid
Meeting with our valued guests at least 3 hours before departure at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport. Following ticket, baggage, and passport procedures, departure at 08:55 to Skopje with THY Airlines scheduled flight TK1003. After an approximately 1.5-hour journey, arrival in Skopje at 08:25 local time. After passport, baggage, and customs procedures, we set off toward Ohrid. First, we will go to the city known as Tetova by Macedonians and as Kalkandelen in our history. Here, the world-famous Colored Mosque and the madrasa located within its complex are among the sights to be seen. Then we arrive in the city of Bitola via Demir Hisar, and during our tour; we visit the Turkish Bazaar, the Bedesten, the Ishak Mosque, the Yeni Mosque, and the Military High School where Atatürk graduated, as well as the Panoramic Atatürk Museum, where you will experience the most emotional moments of the tour. Afterwards we head to Resne. We see the palace of Niyazi of Resne, who gained fame due to his contributions in the Turkish-Greek War. Then we arrive in Ohrid, named after Lake Ohrid, one of the largest in the Balkans. During our Ohrid bazaar tour, after visiting the Halveti Tekke, Ali Pasha Mosque, the Hagia Sophia Museum, and the St. Naum and Clement square, free time follows, and then transfer to our hotel and check-in to the rooms upon arrival. Overnight stay and dinner at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken as extra during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken as extra during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
02 Ohrid – Tirana
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we depart from the hotel and head to Albania. After completing our customs procedures, we arrive in Tirana, the capital of Albania, via Elbasan. During our panoramic Tirana city tour, places to see include Ethem Bey Mosque, the Clock Tower, the Skanderbeg Statue, and Square. After the city tour, free time until the time to be determined by our guide. Then transfer to our hotel. Overnight stay and dinner at our Tirana hotel.
Breakfast: Included in the hotel price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Included in the hotel price at the hotel.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
Breakfast: Included in the hotel price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Included in the hotel price at the hotel.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
03 Tiran – Prizren – Pristina
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we set off toward Priština, the capital of Kosovo. Our first stop is Prizren on the way. During our tour in Prizren, the sights to be seen include the Turkish Bath dating from the 17th century, the Sinan Pasha Mosque built in 1615, Prizren Castle, the Orthodox Church, and the Christ Saviour Church. Then we continue toward Priština. We will spend an emotional day in the former Ottoman lands, where a human tragedy took place very recently. Among the places we will see are the Bazaar, the Bazaar Mosque built by Sultan Bayazid in the 15th century, the clock tower built in the 19th century to remind the public of prayer times, the Sultan Murad Mosque built by Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror in 1461, the bathhouse dating from the 19th century, the Yaşar Pasha Mosque, whose construction began in the 16th century and was completed in the 19th century, the 19th-century Ottoman mansion used as the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the Murad Hüdavendigar Tomb. Then free time. Overnight stay and dinner at our Priština hotel.
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
04 Pristina – Skopje
After breakfast, we leave our hotel. We depart for Skopje. Upon arrival, we begin our city tour of Skopje. In Skopje, the places to be seen include the Turkish bazaar, the Vardar River, the Fortress, the Stone Bridge dating from the 6th century, Turkish and Jewish neighborhoods, Davut Pasha Complex, Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Sultan Murat Mosque, Isa Bey Mosque, the Double Hammam, Sulu Han, Kapan Han, the Clock Tower, Macedonia Square, the old and new train stations, the government building, parliament, St. Spas Church dating from the 17th century, where you can see and photograph the panoramic view of Skopje, the Mother Teresa Memorial, and Mother Teresa’s House. Afterwards, transfer to our hotel. Overnight stay and dinner at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken at extra cost during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken at extra cost during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
05 Skopje – Belgrade
After breakfast, we leave our hotel and depart for Belgrade. Upon our arrival, we begin our panoramic Belgrade tour. During our panoramic city tour of Belgrade, the sights to be seen include Kale Meydan, the Military Museum, Istanbul Gate, the Clock Tower, Damat Ali Pasha Tomb, Dungeon Gate, Leopoldov Gate, Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Fountain, Stefan Lazerevic Monument, Nebojsa Tower, Saborna Church, Republic Square, and Terazi Square. At the end of our tour, we check in to our hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel, included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken during the free time break to be given, as extra.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel, included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel, included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken during the free time break to be given, as extra.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel, included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
06 Belgrade – Sarajevo
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we depart for Sarajevo. Then we take a tour of Bascarsija, one of Europe’s most distinguished bazaars. We visit the Gazi Husrev-bey Mosque, a place from the Ottoman period. Then we visit the Habsburg-era Clock Tower, and on our tour we see the Catholic Cathedral, Orthodox Churches, and the Jewish Synagogue in Sarajevo. After visiting the Latin Bridge, where World War I broke out, we pass through the gate where Fatih Sultan Mehmet entered the city and drink water from the Ottoman Fountain. Finally, with the end of our tour at the Eternal Flame at the Cathedral of the Heart of Jesus, we set off. Afterwards, transfer to our hotel in Sarajevo and check-in to the rooms. Overnight stay and dinner at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel as included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken additionally during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel as included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel as included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken additionally during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel as included in the price.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
07 Sarajevo – Mostar – Sarajevo
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we depart for Mostar. After arriving in Mostar, on our walking tour we first see the Mostar Bridge. Built in 1557 by Mimar Hayreddin, the bridge is a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture. The bridge was destroyed by Croatian artillery during the war in 1992, but was reopened in 2004 with major contributions from the Republic of Turkey. Then we see the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque. Afterwards, free time. Then we return to our hotel in Sarajevo. Overnight and dinner at our hotel in Sarajevo.
Breakfast: Included at the hotel.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Included at the hotel.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
Breakfast: Included at the hotel.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra during the free time break provided.
Dinner: Included at the hotel.
Accommodation: 4* Hotels etc.
08 Sarajevo – Istanbul Airport
After our breakfast in the morning, we leave our hotel. Free time until the time to be determined by our guide. Afterwards, transfer to the airport. Departure to Istanbul Airport at 20:15 with THY flight TK1026. Arrival at 00:20 and the end of our tour.
What's Included
- Economy class round-trip airfare with THY from Istanbul (IST) – Skopje / Sarajevo – Istanbul (IST)
- 1 night in Skopje, 1 night in Ohrid, 1 night in Tirana, 2 nights in Sarajevo, 1 night in Belgrade, 1 night in Pristina, for a total of 7 nights’ accommodation with breakfast included
- 7 dinners to be served at the hotels (one night will be a Balkan Night)
- Airport taxes and service charges
- Panoramic city tours of Skopje, Ohrid, Tirana, Mostar, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Prizren, Pristina
- Airport-Hotel-Airport transfers and intercity bus transfers
- Professional Turkish-speaking guide services
- 1 night in Skopje, 1 night in Ohrid, 1 night in Tirana, 2 nights in Sarajevo, 1 night in Belgrade, 1 night in Pristina, for a total of 7 nights’ accommodation with breakfast included
- 7 dinners to be served at the hotels (one night will be a Balkan Night)
- Airport taxes and service charges
- Panoramic city tours of Skopje, Ohrid, Tirana, Mostar, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Prizren, Pristina
- Airport-Hotel-Airport transfers and intercity bus transfers
- Professional Turkish-speaking guide services
Not Included
- Exit fee for international travel (It is recommended to make the payment to the relevant banks before the travel date and keep the receipt with you during the trip.)
- All personal expenses,
- Extra tours organized by the guide
- All excursions and tours not specified in the program
- Lunches,
- Museum, archaeological site, etc. entrance fees
- Driver tip
- Travel Protection Package
- All personal expenses,
- Extra tours organized by the guide
- All excursions and tours not specified in the program
- Lunches,
- Museum, archaeological site, etc. entrance fees
- Driver tip
- Travel Protection Package
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