Classical Greece Tour
Classic Bus Tour of Greece
Thessaloniki – Kalambaka (Meteora) – Athens – Corinth Canal – Kavala
3 Nights 5 Days
Day 1 Istanbul – Thessaloniki
On the first day of our tour, departing at 22:00 from in front of Kadıköy Marriage Office, 22:30 from in front of Mecidiyeköy Auto Expertise, 23:00 from in front of Bakırköy Ömür Shopping Center, and 23:30 from in front of Beylikdüzü Marmara Park, we follow the Silivri – Keşan highway and arrive at the İpsala border gate. After passport and customs procedures, we begin our journey to Thessaloniki by following the Alexandroupoli - Komotini - Xanthi highway.
Day 2 Thessaloniki
Upon arrival in Thessaloniki in the morning, panoramic city tour; the waterfront, White Tower, Rotunda, Fair Square, Ottoman and Byzantine monuments, Saint Dimitrios Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Greece, Alexander the Great Statue, Hamza Bey Mosque, statues of E. Venizelos and P. Konstantin, Vardar, Makedonia, 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 transfer to our hotel. Guests who wish may join the extra Thessaloniki Mega Center & Jumbo Store Shopping Tour, which includes famous brands. (20 EUR). In the evening, guests who wish may join the extra Greek Tavern Tour organized by our guide (65 EUR). Unlimited entertainment accompanied by delicious food, Greek music, and bouzouki. (Note: For guests who do not join the tavern tour, the round-trip Thessaloniki evening transfer is 15 EUR per person.) Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken as an extra en route. Soup, breakfast plate, pastry, and brewed tea alternatives may be considered.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra during free time in Thessaloniki city center. The guide recommends seafood at the fish restaurants along the waterfront.
Dinner: Guests who wish may join the extra Tavern Tour.
Route: Istanbul-Thessaloniki (590 km),
Day 3 Thessaloniki – Kalambaka – Athens
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart Thessaloniki and head towards Athens. Along the route, there is an opportunity to join the extra Kalambaka (Meteora) tour organized by our guide. (45 EUR) (Our tour can be operated if the whole group participates.) We go to Kalambaka, the Monastery Region considered the Cappadocia of Greece, located 200 meters above the ground and still actively serving today. Here, we witness the lives of the monks inside the monasteries carved into the rocks years ago and tour the monasteries in detail. Then, after free time in Kalambaka city center, the journey to Athens continues. Arrival in Athens and hotel check-in. Overnight at our Athens hotel. Guests who wish may join the extra Lights of Athens and the famous Piraeus Port tour organized by our guide. (20 EUR)
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra during free time in Kalambaka.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra during free time in Athens.
Route: Thessaloniki-Kalambaka (235 km),Kalambaka-Athens (341 km)
Day 4 Athens
After breakfast at the hotel, Athens city tour. On this tour, the Agora, Temple of Zeus, Parliament Building, Syntagma - Omonia Squares, Presidential Palace, Prime Minister's Residence, Historic Olympic Stadium, National Gallery, War Museum, Panepistimiou boulevards, National Library, and the University of the Academy are among the places to be seen panoramically. After our panoramic tour, guests who wish may join the Acropolis tour, one of the most famous historical sites in world history. (35 EUR entrance fee not included). After the Acropolis visit, guests who wish may join the extra Corinth Canal tour organized by our guide. (40 EUR) On this tour, we will cross over one of the world's most famous canals, the Corinth Canal, and go to the point where the canal meets the sea to watch the ships pass. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. In the evening, guests who wish may join the extra Greek Tavern organized by our guide (55 EUR). Unlimited entertainment accompanied by delicious food, Greek music, and bouzouki.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra during free time in Kalambaka.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra during free time in Athens.
Route: Athens
Day 5 Athens-Kavala-Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we complete check-out procedures and meet the vehicle. After approximately an 8-hour journey via the Lamia, Trikala road, we arrive in Kavala and take a panoramic city tour. After seeing the Aqueducts, Port, Castle, 19th-century Neoclassical buildings, Panagia, Old and New City, Acropolis, Lighthouse, Ag. Nicholas, Teodoro Kimissi churches, and the mausoleum and statue of Kavala Mehmet Ali Pasha, there will be free time for lunch. After meeting, we travel to the İpsala border gate by passing panoramically through the Western Thrace cities of Xanthi & Komotini & Alexandroupoli. Following passport and customs procedures, we travel to Istanbul via the Keşan – Tekirdağ – Silivri highway. After a free meatball break in Tekirdağ, the program ends upon arrival at the Istanbul starting points in the evening.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra at a roadside rest facility.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra during free time in Kavala.
What's Included
✅ Transportation by luxury buses
✅ Local professional Turkish-speaking guiding services
✅ 3 nights accommodation with bed and breakfast in 3 or 4 * hotels
✅ City taxes
✅ Panoramic city tours specified in the program.
✅ Limited water service on board
✅ Customs taxes
✅ All highway, parking, and checkpoint expenses
Not Included
❌ Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
❌ Extra tours
❌ City taxes (20 EUR per person)
❌ Extras taken at the hotel and all personal expenses
❌ Driver and guide tips
❌ Breakfast on the first day
❌ Lunch and dinner
❌ Schengen Visa (Green Passport holders are exempt from the visa)
❌ Overseas departure tax
❌ Overseas travel health insurance
INFORMATION
During the tour, having euros is sufficient for shopping and spending in all countries included in the program. In regions where local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
During the trip, it is recommended to wear comfortable walking shoes or sneakers. It is advisable to bring a cardigan or similar clothing for the evening.
When entering Turkey from abroad, a minimum stay of 3 days is required in order to bring items (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
Duty-free shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic drink (alcoholic drinks containing more than 22% alcohol, excluding wine and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic drink (alcoholic drinks containing less than 22% alcohol, including wine and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skincare Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
In 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 requirement 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 notified by us.
In cases where only category information is provided in the tour program without specifying names and/or options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced 2 days before the departure of the trip.
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 given 15 days before the departure date of the tour
Triple rooms are provided subject to 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 foldable and coach beds, tour participants making reservations for a 3rd person and/or a child are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible crowding in the rooms and the bed type. Child discounts are valid only for a single child who stays with 2 adults and falls within the relevant age group.
The 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, including butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.
The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of the cities and carried out panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide narration, lasting at most 2-3 hours 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 be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to being prohibited from visiting or entering by local authorities, or due to closed roads because of any event, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot where possible at closed roads or points where vehicle access is not permitted.
During the journey, waiting times at border gates crossed by road may exceed standards, and Lidya Tour cannot be held responsible for any inconveniences caused by these waiting times.
Extra tours are organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient numbers are not reached, 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 tours may be changed by the guide according to whether the museums and archaeological sites in the destinations are open/closed and according to weather conditions.
Extra tours are 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 on the route. These passengers are dropped off at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour starts and are picked up from the point where they were dropped off after the tour is completed.
For people joining 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 airport or online on the airline companies' websites.
Lidya Tour is not responsible for the failure of passengers who are not present at the specified airport at the announced times 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. The new round-trip plane tickets required for those who miss the plane to join the tour, as well as all expenses related to their transfers in the destination region, are their own responsibility.
There may be a risk of delays in 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.
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 accepted the above-mentioned items and thus completed the sale of the tour.
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