Halkidiki Thassos Ammalofoi Thessaloniki Kavala Tour
Halkidiki - Thassos - Ammalofoi – Thessaloniki Tour
Greek Breeze: Blue Voyage Golden Sands Azure Waves
2 Nights 4 Days
Day 1 Istanbul – Keşan – Kavala
On the first day of our trip, departure at 22:00 from in front of Kadıköy Marriage Office, 22:30 from in front of Mecidiyeköy Auto Expert, 23:00 from in front of Bakırköy Ömür Shopping Center, and 23:30 from in front of Beylikdüzü Marmara Park, then following the Silivri – Keşan highway and arriving at the İpsala border gate. After passport and customs procedures, we reach Kavala by following the Alexandroupoli - Komotini - Xanthi highway.
Day 2 Kavala – (Thassos Island - Panagia Village) - Thessaloniki
After our arrival in Kavala, we stop for breakfast and to taste the delicious Kavala cookies. After the breakfast break, we take a short photo break on Kavala's beaches, which attract attention with their unique beauty, and then free time for the rest of the day. Guests who wish may join the extra Thassos Island and Panagia Village tour. (35 EUR) Departure for Thassos to Keramoti port. After arriving on Thassos Island by ferry, we enjoy the sea, sand, and sun at one of the island's most famous beaches. Around 16:00, we leave the beach and head to Panagia, the island's most beautiful village. After making wishes at the village's wish fountain and visiting the olive oil factory, we take a dinner break at the restaurants in the village square where we can taste roasted goat, kokoretsi, and Greek dishes. At 18:30 we leave the island by ferry, pick up our guests staying in Kavala, and head to our hotel in Thessaloniki. Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken as an extra on the way. Soup, breakfast plate, pastry, and brewed tea options can be considered.
Lunch: Will be taken as extra during free time in Thessaloniki city center. The guide recommends seafood at the fish restaurants along the seafront.
Dinner: Guests who wish may join the extra Taverna Tour.
Route: Istanbul-Kavala (447 km), Kavala-Thessaloniki (153 km)
Day 3 Thessaloniki – Halkidiki
After breakfast, we head to Thessaloniki city center. Upon arrival in Thessaloniki, a panoramic city tour; the promenade, White Tower, Round Tower, Exhibition Square, Ottoman and Byzantine works, Hagia Demetrios Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Greece, the Statue of Alexander the Great, Hamza Bey Mosque, E. Venizelos - P. Konstantin statues, and Vardar, Macedonia, Aristotle, and Eleftherios squares are among the places to see. At the end of the tour, we visit the house of the Great Leader Atatürk and give free time. Guests who wish may join the extra Halkidiki beach tour (25 EUR). On this tour, we go to the Kallithea area in Kassandra, where the most beautiful beaches of the Halkidiki peninsula are located. We enjoy the sea, sand, and sun all day at the beach area. Around 16:00, we leave the beach and head to our hotel, picking up our guests staying in Thessaloniki as well. Overnight at our hotel. (Guests who do not want to come to the beach can spend time in Thessaloniki.) In the evening, guests who wish may join the Greek Tavern Tour organized additionally by our guide. Delicious food, unlimited entertainment accompanied by Greek music and bouzouki. (65 EUR)
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as extra during free time in Thessaloniki city center. The guide recommends seafood at the fish restaurants along the seafront.
Dinner: Guests who wish may join the extra Taverna Tour.
Day 4 Thessaloniki – Ammalofie – Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we head to the Ammalofoi area, which has the most beautiful sandy beaches in Greece and is located near Kavala. We enjoy the sea, sand, and sun all day at the beach area. Around 16:00, we depart from the beach and stop at the Kavala cookie factory. After the break, we pass through Xanthi & Komotini & Alexandroupoli panoramically and arrive at the İpsala border gate. After passport and customs procedures, we head to Istanbul by following the Keşan-Tekirdağ-Silivri highway. After a free meatball break in Tekirdağ, the program ends with arrival at the Istanbul starting points in the evening.
*There are spending limits in the beach regions of Greece depending on the area and beach. Our tour guide will inform you about this on the route.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as extra during free time in Ammalofie.
Dinner: Will be taken extra at a suitable facility along the way
Route: Thessaloniki- Ammalofie (146 km), Ammalofie-Istanbul (474 km)
What's Included
✅ Transportation services with luxury buses
✅ Local professional Turkish-language guiding services
✅ Accommodation with bed and breakfast in a 3* or 4* hotel
✅ Panoramic city tours specified in the program
✅ Water served on the vehicle
✅ Customs duties
✅ All highway, parking, and checkpoint expenses
Not Included
❌ Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
❌ City taxes (EUR 10 per person)
❌ Extras taken at the hotel and all personal expenses
❌ Breakfast on the first day
❌ Lunch and dinner
❌ Schengen Visa
❌ Exit tax for leaving the country
❌ Overseas travel health insurance
INFORMATION
- Guests participating in the tour must have a valid Schengen visa for the entire duration of the tour. (Holders of Green Passports are exempt from the visa requirement.)
- During the tour, having euros is sufficient to make purchases and spend money in all countries included in the program. In regions where local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sports shoes should be preferred during the trip. It is advisable to bring a cardigan or similar clothing for the evening.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a minimum 3-day accommodation requirement in order to bring goods (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverage (excluding alcoholic beverages containing more than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverage (including alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- On the tour program, guides may make changes to the flow of the program depending on weather and road conditions, provided that they show every place specified in the program.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. The tour canceled 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 there are options 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 stated km. In such a case, information will be provided by Lidya Tour 15 days before the departure date of the tour.
- Triple rooms are provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed assigned 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 so-called coach beds, tour participants making reservations for a 3rd person and/or child are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible congestion in the rooms and the bed type. Child discounts are valid only for one child staying with 2 adults and matching the relevant age group.
- Breakfasts included in the services of the tour program are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally consist of a limited menu, called continental breakfast, made up 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 the cities, lasting at most 2-3 hours, conducted panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide commentary and not including museum or archaeological site entrances. Panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, are not the responsibility of Lidya Tour if they cannot take place on the day and time of the tour because local authorities do not allow visits or entry, or due to closed roads because of any event, or when weather conditions make the tour impossible. Some tours may be carried out by public transportation or on foot where possible at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
- During travel, waiting times at customs gates crossed by road may exceed standards; Lidya Tour cannot be held responsible for the negative effects arising from these waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local Lidya Tour service provider with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the required number is not met, the excursions cannot be carried out, or the extra tour prices, content, and vehicle used may change 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.
- Participation in extra tours is optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to join extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers are left at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and picked up from the point where they were left after the tour is completed.
- For people participating in tours by plane, 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 through the airline companies' websites.
- Lidya Tour is not responsible for the failure of persons who do not show up 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. The new round-trip plane tickets required for persons who miss the plane in order to join the tour, as well as all expenses arising from their transfers in the region to be visited, shall be borne by them.
- Lidya Tour is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or times 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 participants in each tour.
Coaches: (Used for groups of 25 - 46 people) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for groups of 17 - 24 people) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for groups of up to 16 people) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
-All guests are deemed to have completed the purchase of the tour by accepting the above-mentioned items.
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