Bucharest & Transylvania Tour (2027 Season)

✅ Round-trip transportation by bus

✅ 2 nights accommodation with breakfast in 3* - 4* hotels in Bucharest

✅ Panoramic city tours and transfers included in the program

✅ Professional local Turkish-speaking guide service

✅ Liability Insurance

✅ Customs duties

✅ All highway, parking and other expenses

❌ Departure tax (It is recommended to make the payment at banks before the travel date.)

❌ Visa fee and service charge (Guests with Green Passports are exempt from visa requirements)

❌ International Travel Health Insurance 

❌ Lunch and dinner meals 

❌ Extras taken at the hotel

❌ Extra tours 

❌ All personal expenses

❌ Museum and historical site entrance fees

❌ Tips for the driver and guide

❌ Accommodation or city taxes (10€ per person, collected by the guide at the start of the tour and paid to the hotels)

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.     Child discounts are valid only when children stay in the same room with 2 adults and apply solely to the first child.

2.     Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability. In such rooms, the bed assigned to the third person is smaller than standard beds, consisting of pull-out or sofa beds. Tour participants booking for a third person and/or children are deemed to have accepted any potential crowding in the room and the type of bed provided.

3.     Our programs are group tours, and hotels make group reservations. The content of continental breakfasts served to groups may differ from that of individual breakfasts. Breakfasts served at hotels in the visited countries are not Turkish-style breakfasts. Group breakfasts are sometimes served in separate halls at hotels in certain countries.

4.     The tour guide may make changes to the dates of city tours and/or extra tours based on the tour program's content.

5.     Panoramic city tours do not include entrance fees to museums and historical sites; they are intended solely to provide general information about the city.

6.     The tour program constitutes an integral whole comprising hotel accommodation, bus transportation, and guide services, and cannot be considered separately.

7.     In hotels, children aged 0-6 years may not be provided with a bed.

8.     Extra tours included in the program will be conducted with a minimum of 15 participants. If participation is below 15 people, price differences arising due to costs will be reflected in the sales price. Participants will be informed by our guide prior to the tour regarding any price difference. The dates of extra tours may be changed if museums and historical sites are closed, or due to extraordinary circumstances or weather conditions in the region visited.

9.     No seat numbers are assigned during reservation.

10.  Changes may be made to accommodation areas and hotels based on occupancy levels, provided the new accommodation is of the same category or higher.

11.  Lidya Tour assumes no responsibility for tours that cannot be carried out due to adverse weather conditions.

12.  Vehicles used in our tours are determined according to the number of participants joining the tour. No guarantee is given for large vehicles. Our tours will depart definitively with a minimum of 25 participants. Details regarding vehicle types based on participant numbers are as follows:

Buses: (Used for groups of 25 – 46 people)

• Mercedes Travego/Tourismo

• Neoplan Cityliner/Tourliner

• Man Fortuna

• Temsa Safir

13.Passports must have a validity of at least 6 months from the date of travel. Guests traveling with less than 6 months' validity may be denied entry by passport police in the destination country. Additionally, torn or damaged passports may not be accepted by border police.

14.No guarantee is given for window or aisle seats, front or rear seats during tours. Seat allocation is done via computer system based on reservation numbers, arranging groups either side-by-side or in rows. Seats numbered 3 and 4 belong to the tour guide and the Tour Manager.

15.If a sufficient majority is not achieved, Lidya Tour reserves the right to postpone the tour to the next available date with full occupancy or cancel it, provided written notice is given 7 (seven) days in advance for day trips and 21 days in advance for overnight tours. For participants who do not wish to postpone, the tour fees will be refunded in full without deduction.

Tour Details;

About Visas; Romania requires visas for Turkish citizens. To enter the country, guests must hold a minimum of a double-entry Romanian or Bulgarian visa. Holders of multiple-entry Schengen visas can enter the country. Green passport holders are exempt from visa requirements. Lidya Tour acts as an intermediary between guests and the consulate but does not provide any guarantee of visa issuance. It is not the responsibility of Lidya Tour if the consulate refuses or denies a visa. Visa status information in our programs is based on Republic of Turkey passports.

Currency ; 

The currency of Romania is the Leu (RON). The average exchange rate is 1 EUR = 4.60 Lei.

The currency of Bulgaria is the Lev; 1 EUR = 1.95 Leva.

It is recommended to carry EUR during the tour. All currency exchange offices in the visited countries perform EUR/Leu and Leva exchange transactions.

Time Zone; 

During daylight saving time, there is no time difference between Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey.

During standard time, there is a -1 hour difference compared to Turkish time.

Mobile Phone Usage;

To use your mobile phones abroad, please check with your GSM operator before leaving Turkey whether your phone is enabled for international use. To call Turkey from Romania or Bulgaria, you must add the +90 country code to the number being dialed.

Clothing and necessary items during the trip; Seasonal clothing appropriate for the selected tour date should be chosen. Comfortable shoes, hats, sunglasses, umbrellas, raincoats, etc. Camera, mobile phone charger, and headphones. For hygiene reasons, headphones are not distributed inside the bus.

Culinary Culture; Romania and Bulgaria possess rich culinary traditions. Traditional Romanian and Bulgarian cuisines feature soups and meat dishes (beef, lamb, pork, and game) as essential delicacies. Wine is the most consumed drink in Romania. Another unique local drink is Palinca, a very strong spirit with 60% alcohol content. The most consumed drink in Bulgaria, whose name derives from Turkish rakı, is Rakija.

Shopping; During free time allocated in the regions within the tour program, guests may purchase handmade products specific to those regions from local souvenir shops.

Exemption rights for tobacco, tobacco products, and alcoholic beverages; Types and quantities of goods covered under exemption:

Tobacco and Tobacco Products: Cigarettes 600 units, Cigarillos (cigars weighing no more than 3 grams each) 100 units, Cigars 50 units, Cut tobacco (with 200 cigarette papers) 250 gr., Pipe tobacco 250 gr.

Alcoholic Beverages: Alcoholic beverages with alcohol content above 22%: 1 liter; Alcoholic beverages with alcohol content not exceeding 22%: 2 liters.

Cosmetic Products: Cologne, perfume, lavender, essence, or lotion up to 600 ml, plus 5 skin care products and makeup items.