The Alsace Alps - 2026 Winter Season (BGY-STR)
Day 1 Istanbul – Milan
Meeting with our valued guests 3 hours before the flight time in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, flight to Milan with Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, we will have a panoramic Milan city tour. On our tour, Milan Duomo, the 2nd largest church in Italy whose completion took approximately 500 years, Fortezza Castle, and the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, home to the world’s most famous fashion stores, are among the places to see. After the city tour, transfer to our hotel and accommodation at our hotel.
Day 2 Milan
Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish may join the extra Lake Como & Lake Lugano (Switzerland) Tour (95 Euro). In our tour, we visit Como, the glacial lake of the Lombardy region, with its enchanting scenery stretching at the foot of the Alps, and its surroundings. Then we head to Lugano, one of Switzerland’s most stylish and affluent lake towns at the foot of the Alps. After this natural wonder tour, famous for its lakeside cafés where you will never tire of taking photos, return to Milan and transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 3 Milan – Geneva
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Geneva. Guests who wish may join the Lausanne Tour (40€ per person), which our guide will offer as an extra on the route. Among the places to see on our tour are the Chillon Castle, where the Treaty of Ouchy was signed, the Beau-Rivage Hotel, where the Lausanne Treaty was signed, and the Olympic Museum. After our tour, we continue to Geneva. Upon arrival in Geneva, a panoramic city tour of Geneva, the European center of the United Nations. On our tour; Lake Geneva, Mont Blanc Bridge, St. Pierre Cathedral, Notre Dame Cathedral, Jean-Jacques Rousseau Island, and the old town are among the places to see. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and accommodation at our hotel.
Day 4 Geneva
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the extra Lyon & Annecy & The Village Outlet Tour (100€ per person) offered by our guide. Our first stop on the tour is Annecy. On this tour, we will enjoy a wonderful time in this natural wonder city, which hosted the Dukes of Savoy, on the magnificent lakeside at the foot of the Alps and in the historic city center. After the tour, we head to Lyon, the gastronomy city of France. On our tour; in the Old Town streets listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, we will see Renaissance-period buildings and the famous traboule passages, the magnificent Fourvière Basilica, and the Opera House. After our tour, we provide free time at The Village Outlet, one of the region’s largest shopping centers, where many discounted products from famous brands are available. After you enjoy shopping, we return to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 5 Geneva – Mulhouse
After breakfast, we depart for Mulhouse. Guests who wish may join the Bern Tour (40€ per person) offered by our guide as an extra along the route. The city center of Bern, the capital of Switzerland, is protected by UNESCO. After touring this miniature-like city, we continue to Mulhouse. Upon arrival, free time to rest. Guests who wish may join the Freiburg Tour (45€ per person) offered by our guide as an extra. In the city tour we will conduct in Freiburg Am Brisgau, considered the beginning of the Black Forest, we will be able to see Freiburg’s old town center, Münster (Freiburg Cathedral), City Hall, and its beautiful narrow streets. Be careful! According to belief, those who fall into the tiny street canals surrounding the entire city end up marrying and staying in the city. After our tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 6 Mulhouse
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the extra Magnificent Switzerland Tour (105€ per person). Interlaken literally means “between two lakes,” and this town surrounded by mountains will captivate you. After a pleasant walk we will take in this fairy-tale Swiss village, a natural wonder, we head to Lucerne. In our city tour of Lucerne, one of Switzerland’s most admired cities, Chapel Bridge, Spreuer Bridge, Lake Lucerne, City Hall, Kornmarkt, and the shopping street are among the places to see. After our tour, we set off for Zurich. Upon arrival, we begin a panoramic Zurich city tour. On our tour, Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the Clock Tower, Old Guild Houses, Zurich Altstadt (Old Town), and the lively and colorful Bahnhofstrasse Street surrounded by world-famous stores are among the places to see. After the tour, return to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 7 Mulhouse – Strasbourg
After breakfast at our hotel, we depart for Strasbourg. Guests who wish may join the Colmar Tour (40€ per person) offered by our guide as an extra along the route. We tour the fairy-tale city of Colmar, which bears the characteristic features of the Alsace Region. This city, famous for the Le Petit Venise (Little Venice) area, is also known for its colorful houses lined along the canal, resembling a painting. After the tour, we head to Strasbourg. Upon arrival, we begin a panoramic city tour. In the panoramic Strasbourg city tour we will carry out; Kleber Square, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the Court of Human Rights, Rohan Palace, the Alsace Museum, and then Strasbourg Notre Dame Cathedral are among the places to see. Construction of this Catholic cathedral, considered one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture, began in 1015 and was completed in 1439. Today, it is the sixth tallest church in the world. After our city tour, we transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 8 Strasbourg – Stuttgart – Istanbul
After breakfast, we complete our hotel check-out procedures and transfer to Stuttgart Airport. After baggage and check-in procedures are completed, departure for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight. Arrival in Istanbul and end of the tour.
What's Included
✅ Economy class airline ticket on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight on the Istanbul (SAW) – Bergamo BGY / Stuttgart STR – Istanbul (SAW) routes
✅ Airport taxes
✅ 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels
✅ Airport-hotel-airport transfers
✅ All intercity transfers
✅ Panoramic city tours of Stuttgart, Strasbourg, Milan, Mulhouse and Geneva
✅ City taxes (25€)
✅ Professional Turkish-speaking guiding services
Not Included
❌ Visa fee and service charge
❌ Travel health insurance
❌ Exit fee for leaving the country
❌ Lunch, dinner, and other meals
❌ Hotel extras and personal expenses
❌ Extra tours, en-route extra tours, and optional activities
❌ Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
❌ All services not specified as included in the price
Hotel Information:
Hotel Category: 3- and 4-Star Hotels
Milan: Hotels 10–20 km from the city center
Mulhouse: Hotels 10–20 km from the city center
Geneva: Saint-Genis-Pouilly, Valserhorne, Thiory and Annemasse areas
Strasbourg: Hotels 10–20 km from the city center and the Offenburg area
IMPORTANT NOTES
The services included in the price vary according to the type of package purchased by the guests.
Package types must be purchased during the tour reservation. They cannot be changed after the reservation.
Please ask for prices and availability for domestic flight connections.
The extra tour prices specified in the tour program are per-person prices.
Extra tours along the route take place provided that at least 6 people from the group participate. Guests who do not wish to participate will be kept waiting at rest stops, recreational facilities or similar points.
In the event of fairs, congresses, events or similar occasions that may take place in the cities, accommodation may be provided outside the committed distance and area. In such a case, our agencies will be informed in writing of the hotel area at least 30 days before the tour departure.
Triple rooms include an additional bed, and the third bed is smaller than the standard bed and/or is an additional foldable bed.
Since triple rooms are not available in some European cities, hotels may provide a double room + a single room instead of a triple room.
Bed-type requests are subject to hotel availability and cannot be guaranteed.
FLIGHT DETAILS
ISTANBUL SAW – BERGAMO BGY 09:30 - 10:20 PC 1211
STUTTGART STR – ISTANBUL SAW 12:05 - 17:00 PC 970
ADVANTAGEOUS MAXI EXTRA TOUR PACKAGE: Includes All Extra and Along-the-Route Extra Tours
Included Tours: Freiburg Tour + Colmar Tour + Magnificent Switzerland Tour + Bern Tour + Lausanne Tour + Lyon & Annecy & The Village Outlet Tour + Lake Como & Lake Lugano (Switzerland) Tour
ADULT (17 years and older) €395 INSTEAD OF €465
CHILD (7 years – 16.99 years) €230 INSTEAD OF €465
INFANT (0 years – 6.99 years) FREE
ADVANTAGEOUS ECO EXTRA TOUR PACKAGE: Includes All Along-the-Route Extra Tours!
Included Tours: Colmar Tour + Bern Tour + Lausanne Tour
ADULT (17 years and older) €105 INSTEAD OF €120
CHILD (7 years – 16.99 years) €60 INSTEAD OF €120
INFANT (0 years – 6.99 years) FREE
Child discounts are valid only for purchases of the Advantageous Eco or Advantageous Maxi extra tour packages. No discount is applied to individual purchases.
Infant guests aged between 0 and 1.99 years may participate in extra tours free of charge if the adult guests staying with them participate.
During the tour, payment for Advantageous Eco or Advantageous Maxi extra tour package purchases can be made in cash or by credit card. You may contact your tour guide for detailed information about card payments.
A passport valid for at least 6 months is mandatory for international travel. Passports older than 10 years are not valid for international travel and must be renewed before the tour departure date. Entry cannot be made with torn or worn passports.
For a visa application, a passport valid for at least 6 months and the documents specified in the list of documents required for the visa, which you can obtain from our agencies, must be submitted to the agency in writing with confirmation at least 1 month before the tour departure date.
In the event of fairs, congresses, events or similar occasions that may take place in the cities, accommodation may be provided outside the committed distance and area. In such a case, our agencies will be informed in writing of the hotel area at least 30 days before the tour departure.
The visa must be obtained from the country of first entry into the tour or from the country where the longest stay will take place; otherwise, Lidya Tour is absolutely not responsible if passport control officers do not allow entry into the country.
In the event of tour cancellation, visa and insurance fees cannot be refunded.
Lidya Tour acts only as an intermediary between the consulate and our customers and bears no responsibility if the visa is not approved for any reason, is not issued in time and/or contains errors; the passenger has no right to claim compensation from Lidya Tour in any way.
Lidya Tour acts as an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol.
During registration, the name as written in the passport, date of birth and passport number must be entered into the system. Flight tickets are issued according to this information. No-show fees arising from cancellations or changes to flight tickets due to incorrect information will be charged to the guests.
Flight times may change before departure, and all times must be confirmed in writing by our guests by calling the central office 48 hours before the departure dates.
The city where the aircraft lands may vary. Lidya Tour cannot be held responsible for schedule changes or possible delays made by airlines.
Lidya Tour is not responsible for changes experienced in domestic flight connections of guests who do not confirm their flight times and route.
Airline rules apply to group tickets, and under the group ticket rules, if the outbound flight cannot be used, the return flight cannot be used either.
For most flights departing from Turkey, the baggage allowance is 20 kg. This weight may vary according to the airline and the destination country. This allowance may decrease to 15 kg on domestic flights in the countries visited. Excess baggage weight/price rules are determined by the airlines and are not the responsibility of Lidya Tour.
If the number of people to participate in the package tour is insufficient, cancellation of the tour will be notified to the consumer 21 days in advance.
The tour route specified in the tour program is an example route, and changes may be made to the tour itinerary.
City sightseeing tours may be carried out on the following day/days depending on the arrival time in the city.
The excursions specified in the programs may, at the guide's discretion and for any reason, be carried out on another day rather than the specified day/days.
Alternative tours along the route take place provided that at least 6 people from the group participate. Guests who do not wish to participate will be kept waiting at the rest stop.
During busy periods such as fairs, congresses and seminars, hotel accommodation may be provided outside the city.
Excursions or tours that local authorities do not permit to be visited or attended for any reason will not take place. Alternative tours may be carried out provided that a minimum of 20 people participate; if participation is lower, they may be carried out at the guide's discretion, with prices changed if necessary. Lidya Tour cannot be held responsible if these excursions or tours cannot take place.
Museum and archaeological site entrance fees are not included in the prices.
Lidya Tour reserves the right to change hotel names provided that the star category remains the same.
All hotel names specified in the programs are V.B. (and similar), and are written as examples in terms of star category and distance. This does not mean that accommodation will be provided at the named hotel.
Triple rooms include an additional bed, and the third bed is smaller than the standard bed and/or is an additional foldable bed. .
When leaving the vehicles you use and the hotels where you stay during your trip, please make sure that you have taken all your belongings.
Child discounts are valid only for children within the specified age group staying with 2 adults.
When children under the age of 18 who are not legally adults do not participate in the tour together with one or both of their parents, they are required to carry the necessary letters of consent with them during the journey in order to participate in the tour.
In the event of cancellation or changes, the “AGENCY SALES AGREEMENT” shall apply.
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