4 Countries in the Balkans

Free wake up and your day is free. If you wish, you can join the extra St.Naum-Resne-Monastery tour (55 Euro). Departing from our hotel with our guests participating in our tour, we first reach St.Naum accompanied by the unique views of Lake Ohrid. The monastery, built on the shore of Lake Ohrid and on the edge of the Black Drim River, which reaches the lake from here, was built in the 16th century. Free time for your personal needs that you cannot believe the cleanliness of the water. We gather at the time announced by our guide and set off towards the monastery. In Resne, which is on our way and famous for its apple orchards, we see the palace of Resneli Niyazi, one of the 3 most famous figures of the Committee of Union and Progress and famous for its benefits in the Turkish-Greek War, from its garden. After a short journey, we get off our bus in Bitola and start our panoramic tour. In the city, which is now called Bitola, we first visit the Military Idadi, where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was educated and today used as a city museum. The classroom where Atatürk was educated is today organised as the 'Atatürk Memorial Room'. There is also an ethnography museum in the building.During our tour of the city of Monastir, we see monuments such as the Turkish Bazaar, Bedesten from the Ottoman period, Ishak Mosque, New Mosque.We will also witness an interesting event from Atatürk's life during our tour of Shirok Street, the heart of the city of Monastir, where daily life flows, cafes, restaurants and stylish buildings.On this tour, we will have lunch at a local restaurant. You can make personal discoveries and enjoy the cafes in the city in the free time until the meeting time to be announced by our guide. At the end of our tour, gathering and departure to Ohrid. Transfer to our hotel after our arrival. In the evening, our guests who wish can participate in our Macedonian Night programme (60 Euro), which will be organised extra by our guide. We taste local flavours accompanied by Macedonian music and experience an unforgettable Balkan Night accompanied by songs that will not sound foreign to us at all. Transfer to our hotel at the end of the night. Overnight at our hotel.

After waking up in the morning, unloading the rooms and breakfast, we leave our hotel and set off towards Budva. Our stop on our way is Tirana, the capital of Albania. In the city, which was under Ottoman rule for about 500 years; Ethem Bey Mosque, Clock Tower, Alexander Bey Statue and Square, Opera House are the places to be seen panoramically. After the free time we will give here, we continue on our way to Budva. Just before arriving in Budva, we give a photo break where you can see the magnificent island of St Stefan'ı, which was once a fishing settlement, which was brought to tourism with the expropriation of an island during the Tito period. Upon our arrival in Budva, we will visit Stari Grad (old city centre) and the castle on a walking tour to our hotel. Meet at the time to be announced by the guide and transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

After breakfast, free day, shopping, sightseeing, sea and sunbathing depending on the weather. In the morning, our guests can join the extra full day Kotor, Perast and Fjords Tour (70 Euro). On this tour we will see Tivat, Porto Montenegro, Kotor and Perast. First we will move to Tivat and visit the port of Porto Montenegro with its rich construction. Then we will see Kotor, the touristic city of the region, Kotor bay and the historical castle city, which is on the UNESCO World natural and historical heritage list, surrounded by white stones and illuminated by the Mediterranean sun. Kotor, the largest fjord in Europe after Norway and a natural harbour on the Adriatic Sea coast in the southwest of Montenegro and south of Croatia, consists of four bays connected by narrow straits. The bare mountains around the bay descend steeply to the shore. After free time for personal sightseeing and activities, depending on the weather, we will visit the baroque town of Perast, where you can swim in the cool waters of the Kotor fjord. In the evening, return to the hotel in Budva. If you wish, you can enjoy the nightlife of Budva in beautiful restaurants and entertainment venues. Overnight at our hotel.

After wake-up and breakfast, we depart from our hotel and set off towards Mostar. Upon our arrival in Mostar, the most important work we will see on the panoramic city tour will be the Mostar Bridge, the symbol of the city. Mostar Bridge, which was built in 1566 by Mimar Hayreddin, one of the students of Mimar Sinan, with 456 moulded stones on the Neretva River passing through the heart of the city, is an important Ottoman masterpiece that will give its name to the city. The bridge was destroyed by Croatian artillery fire for days in November 1993. The bridge was rebuilt by a Turkish company with the support of the Republic of Turkey, Unesco and the World Bank, using the original stones from the river, and reopened in 2004. Koski Mehmet Pasha Mosque, which we will reach by walking through the narrow cobbled streets of the old city of Mostar, is another important monument that we will see, and it is also the point where we can take the most beautiful bridge photo. Gathering at the announced time and departure to Sarajevo. Transfer to our hotel after arrival. In the evening, our guests can join the Bosniak Night tour, which will be organised as an extra (60 Euro). We will have an unforgettable night with our dinner accompanied by local music and folklore in one of Sarajevo's authentic restaurants. Departure to our hotel at the end of the night. Overnight at our hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, depart for Sarajevo city tour.We get off our bus in front of the central library building, one of the landmarks of the city, and start the city tour on foot. After seeing the central library, Inat Kuca, which you will be very surprised when you listen to its story, the Latin Bridge built during the Ottoman period and the point where the shooting of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, which caused the outbreak of World War I, we continue towards the Bashi Bazaar, the heart of the city. Our tour, which continues with Sebil Square, which is a tradition in the Ottoman Empire and named after this work, will continue on the streets of Başçarşı, which still preserves its historical structure. Kurşunlu Madrasa, Morica Han, Gazi Hüsrev Bey Mosque and Clock Tower are the other monuments we will see. In Ferhadija, the most popular street of the city, we will continue our tour with the buildings reflecting the architecture of the Austro-Hungarian Empire period, Catholic Cathedral, Markale Market, covered market place, and will end at the Unquenchable Fire Monument built in memory of the victims of World War II. Free time and transfer to the hotel.If you wish, you can join our Vrelo Bosne-War Tunnel tour organised extra by our guide (45 Euro).On our tour, we first visit Vrelo Bosne, the water source of Sarajevo. Located at the foot of Mount Igman and forming the source of the Bosna River, Vrelo Bosne is an incredibly beautiful natural park consisting of streams, waterfalls and ponds where you can find every shade of green together. In the free time to be given until the meeting time to be announced by our guide; you can relax with coffee and take beautiful photos with swans and ducks in the park. After our tour here, we visit the war tunnel and museum, which enabled the city to be connected to life during the siege during the civil war in the recent past. We will have the chance to see the part of the tunnel open to visitors and we will have emotional moments with the video we will watch. After our visit to the War Tunnel, transfer to the hotel. overnight stay at our hotel.

Wake-up in the morning, unloading the rooms and free time until the pick-up time to be announced after breakfast.Transfer to the airport. After passport and customs procedures, departure to Istanbul at 15:30 with Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1022. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 19:30 and the end of our tour.