Big Italy Greece Balkans Tour Including All Tours and Outlet - Departing from Istanbul
Great Italy - Greece - Balkans Tour
Thessaloniki – Parga - Igoumenitsa – Naples – Rome – Siena - Florence – Pisa - Servalle Designer Outlet- Venice – Milan – Lake Como – Sirmoene – Garda - Ljublijana- Belgrade- Sofia
7 Nights – 9 Days
All City Tours and Designer Outlet Included
No Extra Tour
Day 1: Istanbul – Thessaloniki
On the first day of our tour, departure at 21:00 from Kadıköy Marriage Office, at 21:30 from in front of Mecidiyeköy Auto Expertise, at 22:00 from in front of İncirli Ömür Plaza, and at 22:30 from in front of Beylikdüzü Marmara Park, arriving at İpsala via Tekirdağ.
Day 2: Thessaloniki – Parga – Igoumenitsa
After customs and passport procedures, entry into Greece. Arrival in Thessaloniki via Dedeağaç, Gümülcine, and İskeçe. Then Thessaloniki City Tour. During our city tour, the waterfront, White Tower, Rotunda, Fair Square, Ottoman and Byzantine monuments, Aya Dimitros Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Greece, and the statue of Alexander the Great will be among the places to see. At the end of our tour, we visit the house of Great Leader Atatürk. After a short rest break, we take a walk along the waterfront, famous for its cafés, and taste Greece's famous coffee frappé in the cafés. Free time after the city tour. Meeting at the time specified by our guide and departure to Parga. Parga town, where Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, the Grand Vizier of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, was also born. We do a panoramic city tour in Parga, where narrow streets and Ottoman architecture have survived unchanged to the present day. After free time, departure to Igoumenitsa Port. Following the customs procedures to be carried out, transfer to the seats reserved for our group and departure at 23:30. Our night will be spent on the ferry journey.
Breakfast: Will be taken extra at the rest area in Kavala.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Thessaloniki city center.
Dinner: Will be taken extra during free time in Igoumenitsa.
Currency: Greece - Euro
Route: Istanbul-Kavala (445 km), Kavala – Thessaloniki (136 km), Thessaloniki-Igoumenitsa (323 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 904 km
Day 3: Bari (Brindisi) – Naples – Rome
In the morning at 09:30 local time, upon arrival in the port city of Bari or Brindisi in Italy, we depart by our bus to Naples. Upon arrival, panoramic Naples city tour. During our city tour, the Plebiscito Square, the central square of Naples; the Royal Palace built in the 17th century; Castel Nuovo (New Castle); the Basilica of San Francesco Di Paola, inspired by St. Peter’s Square and the Pantheon in Rome; the Galleria Umberto I with its shops; the San Carlo Theatre built in 1737 and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and the Port of Naples are among the places to be seen. After our tour and free time, departure to Rome, the capital of Italy, and arrival. Check-in to our hotel, free time. Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken extra on the ship.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Naples city center.
Dinner: Will be taken extra during free time in Rome.
Currency: Italy - Euro
Route: Bari-Naples (265 km), Naples – Bari (225)
Total Distance to be Covered: 490 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Approximately 20:00 depending on road conditions
Day 4: Rome
After breakfast, we carry out the Rome City Introduction Tour. Places to be seen include: the Vatican, regarded as the center of Christianity, St. Peter’s Cathedral, and Venice Square, designed by the famous architect Bernini. Afterwards, there are the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Forum of Trajan, the Circus Maximus racing area, Venice Square where Mussolini addressed the public, Vittoriano Monument of Victory, the Fountain of Love {Fontana di Trevi}, and the Spanish Steps {Piazza di Spagna}. Free time in the city. Overnight at your hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Rome city center.
Dinner: Will be taken extra during free time in Rome city center.
Currency: Italy - Euro
Route: Rome (20 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 20 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Average 20:00 depending on road conditions
Day 5: Rome – Siena - Florence
After breakfast, we set off towards Siena, known as a medieval marvel. When we arrive in the city of Siena, famous worldwide for the horse races called Palio, you will truly feel as if you have been transported back to the Middle Ages during our walking tour. Every part of Italy is beautiful, but you will never be able to erase Siena from your memory. In Campo Square, which we will reach by walking through its winding streets, the Mangia Tower and the Pubblico Palace will greet us. The Siena Cathedral, located just behind the square, is one of the structures that must be seen architecturally. After our walking tour, during which we will also see many other works, you can buy flags representing Siena’s districts during free time and have a snack or drink in the cafés around the square. After free time, we depart for Florence. Upon arrival in the city, we carry out the Florence city tour. In this tour, the Arno River, Ponte Vecchio Bridge, Uffizi Art Gallery, Baptistery of Saint John, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and Palazzo Vecchio are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the tour, free time in the city center; guests can spend their time getting to know the city more closely and shopping. Transfer to our hotel, room allocation, and overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Florence city center.
Dinner: Will be taken extra during free time in Florence city center.
Currency: Italy - Euro
Route: Rome – Siena (239 km) Siena- Florence (75 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 314 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Average 20:00 depending on road conditions
Day 6: Florence – Pisa – Serravalle Designer Outlet - Milan
After breakfast, departure with our special bus waiting for the group. First, we head to Pisa. The leaning bell tower that the Etruscans left in our minds, Campo di Miracoli, and the cylindrical Baptistery are among the places we will see in Pisa. After the Pisa Tower, we visit the world-famous brands at the Servalle Designer Outlet. Afterwards, we head to the city center of Milan, the industrial and fashion city. During our Milan city tour, walking along the city’s elegant streets, we arrive at the famous Doumo Square. In the square, we see the Doumo Cathedral, one of Italy’s most important and architecturally magnificent works. We complete our time in Milan by shopping at the Galeria Vittoria Emanuele arcade and its famous boulevard. After our tour and free time, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Pisa.
Dinner: Will be taken extra during free time in Milan city center.
Currency: Italy - Euro
Route: Florence - Pisa (100 km), Pisa – Milan (280 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 380 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Average 20:00 depending on road conditions
Day 7: Milan – Lake Como – Sirmione Garda – Venice
After breakfast, we first head to the natural wonder Lake Como in the Lombardy region. We arrive at Lake Como, which is on the Swiss border. We give free time by Lake Como, where, for some, its beauty, tranquility, and infinity make it the very embodiment of heaven, where blue and green meet. Guests who wish can enjoy the scenery while sipping their coffee, and those who wish can take walks and explore. We depart from Como to Venice. Along the route, we stop at the famous Sirmione Garda Lake, renowned for its natural beauty and a place many tourists from all over the world cannot pass by without visiting, and then continue to Venice and arrive. Upon arrival in Venice, to get to know Venice, we walk toward St. Mark’s Square. If our guests approve, we reach the historic St. Mark’s Square by private vaporettos; the square and St. Mark’s Cathedral, the Doge’s Palace, the Grand Canal, and the Rialto Bridge are among the places to be seen with our guide. After our tour and free time, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Venice.
Dinner: Will be taken extra during free time in Mestre city center.
Currency: Italy - Euro
Route: Milan- Como (50 km), Como – Mestre (305 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 355 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Average 21:00 depending on road conditions
Day 8: Venice – Ljublijana - Belgrade
After breakfast, we arrive in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia and winner of the 2016 European Green Capital award. In our panoramic city tour, Ljubljana River, Parliament Building, University of Ljubljana, Old Square, Dragon Statue, Dragon Bridge, Tivoli Park, St. Nicholas Cathedral, and Preseren Square are included. Departing the city, we arrive in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, via Croatia and stay overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Ljublijana.
Dinner: Will be taken extra at the rest area on the highway.
Currency: Italy - Euro, Slovenia – Euro, Serbia - Denar
Route: Mestre- Ljublijana (230 km), Ljublijana – Belgrade (530 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 760 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Approximately 22:30 depending on customs crossing times
Day 9: Belgrade - Sofia – Istanbul
After breakfast, room checkout and departure: Arrival in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Following arrival, the Sofia Panoramic City Tour will be carried out. In our tour, St. Nedelya Church, Rotonda Church, Russian Church, Aya Sofia Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Prime Ministry, Parliament, Sofia University, and Banya Bashi Mosque are among the places to be seen. After the bus journey, departure to Istanbul and arrival. (Depending on customs crossings, arrival will be late the next day.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken extra during free time in Sofia.
Dinner: Will be taken extra at the rest area on the highway.
Currency: Serbia – Denar, Bulgaria - Leva
Route: Belgrade- Sofia (390 km) Sofia – Istanbul (550 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 940 km
Istanbul Arrival Time: Approximately 03:00 depending on customs crossing times
What's Included
✅ Comfortable transportation service by bus between Istanbul – Thessaloniki-Igoumenitsa-Bari-Rome-Florence-Milan-Venice-Sofia - Istanbul.
✅ City tours to be held in Rome – Florence - Venice – Thessaloniki – Belgrade - Sofia.
✅ 2 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in a 3* or 4* hotel in Rome..
✅ 1 night bed and breakfast accommodation in a 3* or 4* hotel in Florence (surroundings).
✅ 1 night bed and breakfast accommodation in a 3* or 4* hotel in Milan..
✅ 1 night bed and breakfast accommodation in a 3* or 4*.hotel in Venice (surroundings)
✅ 1 night bed and breakfast accommodation in a 3* or 4* hotel in Belgrade..
✅ Parga Tour
✅ Naples Tour
✅ Siena Tour
✅ Pisa Tour
✅ Milan Tour
✅ Lake Como Tour
✅ Sirmione Garda Tour
✅ Ljublijana Tour
✅ Ferry journey between Igoumenitsa – Bari(Brindisi)
✅ Professional Turkish-speaking guiding services.
✅ Limited water service on board the vehicle
✅ All highway check-point and parking fees
✅ Customs duties
Not Included
❌ Visa fee and service charge (Multiple-entry Schengen Visa)
❌ Tours organized by the guide
❌ City accommodation taxes, Italy headphone service, Venice entrance fee (50 EUR per person, paid to the guide during the tour)
❌ Museum, archaeological site, etc. entrance fees
❌ Overseas departure tax
❌ Travel health insurance
❌ Lunch and dinner
❌ Vaporetto fee (round trip 15 EUR)
❌ Extra tours organized by the guide
❌ All personal expenses,
❌ Optional driver tips
INFORMATION
- Participants must have a valid multi-entry Schengen visa for the entire duration of the tour. (Green passport holders are exempt from visas.)
- During the tour, having Euro is sufficient for shopping and spending in all countries included in the program. In regions where the local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred during the trip. It is useful to have a cardigan or similar clothing item with you for the night.
- In our tours, a rotation (seat change) system is applied daily in seat planning, and no fixed seat or front seat guarantee is given. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a minimum 3-day stay requirement in order to bring items (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
- Free shop shopping limits when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic drink (excluding alcoholic beverages containing more than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic drink (including alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 pieces, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- During the tour program, guides may make changes to the flow of the program depending on weather and road conditions, provided that all places specified in the program are shown.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before departure. If there are fewer than 30 days left until the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if there are 20 days or fewer left, a 100% penalty applies. Unfortunately, hospital reports, workplace leave documents, etc. obtained from authorities in Turkey and submitted together with the participant's cancellation request are not accepted for the cancellation of the hotel and services they will receive outside Turkey.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation for the trip is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. The tour cancelled due to insufficient participation will be announced by Lidya Tour.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying names in the tour program and/or options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by Lidya Tour 2 days before the trip departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified km. In such a case, information will be provided by Lidya Tour 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are provided subject to hotel availability, and the bed allocated to the 3rd person in such rooms is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable and coach beds, tour participants are deemed to have accepted the possible congestion 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 fitting the relevant age group.
- Breakfasts included among the services in the tour program are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally 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.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of cities, carried out panoramically with guide commentary from inside the vehicle, not including museum or historical site entries, and lasting at most 2-3 hours. If the panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, cannot take place because local authorities do not allow visits or entry on the day and time of the tour, or due to closed roads because of any event, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions, Lidya Tour is not responsible for the inability to carry out the said tours. Some tours may be conducted by public transport or on foot where possible at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
- At border crossings passed by road during the trip, waiting times may exceed standards; Lidya Tour cannot be held responsible for any negative effects arising from these waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local Lidya Tour we receive service from, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the required number is not reached, the excursions cannot be carried out, or extra excursion prices, content, and the vehicle to be used may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide depending on the open/closed status of museums and historical sites at the destinations and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional at the participant's request and are not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to join the extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest facility along 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.
- For those participating in tours with flights, the required check-in and boarding procedures are personal procedures and must be completed by the guest before the flight at the relevant airline counters at the airports or online on the airlines' websites.
- Lidya Tour is not responsible for the inability of people who are not present at the airport at the times announced by Lidya Tour for participation in the tour, who do not complete their check-in and boarding procedures on time, or who complete their check-in and boarding procedures on time but do not board the plane, to take the flight. Any new round-trip flight tickets required for those who miss the plane to join the tour and all expenses related to their transfers in the region to be visited shall be their own responsibility.
- Lidya Tour is an intermediary institution 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 hours may change before the current trip and flight. Lidya Tour is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip accepting the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees.
- The types of vehicles used in our tours are classified as follows according to the number of people. The vehicle types below are assigned according to the number of people in each tour.
Buses: (Used for 25 - 46 people) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 people) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for up to 16 people) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
-All guests are deemed to have sold the tour by accepting the above-mentioned items.
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