Visa required
Joint Program with Different Agencies
Ankara Dynamic Great Balkan Tour in 8 Days 9 Countries (All Tours, Dinner and Balkan Nights Included)
Tour Code
135152
Duration
6 Nights, 8 Days
Transportation type
Flight
Tour Detail
What's Included
* Transportation with Luxury Buses
* Local professional Turkish guiding services
* Accommodation for a total of 6 nights with breakfast included: 1 night in Skopje, 1 night in Ohrid, 1 night in Podgorica or its surroundings, 1 night in Trebinje or its surroundings, 1 night in Sarajevo, and 1 night in Belgrade.
* Four dinners taken at hotels or restaurants in Ohrid, Podgorica, Trebinje, and Belgrade
* Local Restaurant Balkan Night
* Local Restaurant Bosnian Meatballs
* Panoramic City Tours of Thessaloniki, Skopje, Tetovo, Ohrid, Kotor, Mostar, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Sofia
* Monastery Tour
* Dubrovnik tour
* Matka Canyon tour
* Prizren Tour
* Blagay Tour
* Vrelo Bosna tour
* Kosovo entry fee
* Mandatory local guiding services in some cities
* All highway check-point and parking fees
* Customs Taxes
* Panoramic city tours mentioned in the program.
* Limited water service on the bus
* Local professional Turkish guiding services
* Accommodation for a total of 6 nights with breakfast included: 1 night in Skopje, 1 night in Ohrid, 1 night in Podgorica or its surroundings, 1 night in Trebinje or its surroundings, 1 night in Sarajevo, and 1 night in Belgrade.
* Four dinners taken at hotels or restaurants in Ohrid, Podgorica, Trebinje, and Belgrade
* Local Restaurant Balkan Night
* Local Restaurant Bosnian Meatballs
* Panoramic City Tours of Thessaloniki, Skopje, Tetovo, Ohrid, Kotor, Mostar, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Sofia
* Monastery Tour
* Dubrovnik tour
* Matka Canyon tour
* Prizren Tour
* Blagay Tour
* Vrelo Bosna tour
* Kosovo entry fee
* Mandatory local guiding services in some cities
* All highway check-point and parking fees
* Customs Taxes
* Panoramic city tours mentioned in the program.
* Limited water service on the bus
Not Included
*Museum and archaeological site entrances
* Tours organized by the guide
* All personal expenses
* City tax (20 EUR per person)
* Lunches
* Drinks taken during meals
* Tips for the driver and guide
* MULTI SCHENGEN VISA (HOLDERS OF GREEN PASSPORTS ARE EXEMPT FROM VISA).
* International exit fee
* International travel health insurance
* Tours organized by the guide
* All personal expenses
* City tax (20 EUR per person)
* Lunches
* Drinks taken during meals
* Tips for the driver and guide
* MULTI SCHENGEN VISA (HOLDERS OF GREEN PASSPORTS ARE EXEMPT FROM VISA).
* International exit fee
* International travel health insurance
General Information
- All participating guests must hold a valid Multi-entry Schengen visa for the entire duration of the tour. (Green passport holders are exempt from the visa requirement.)
- To enable shopping and expenses in all countries included in the program during the tour, it is sufficient to carry Euros. In regions where local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred throughout the trip. It is also advisable to bring a sweater or similar clothing for the evening.
- In our tours, a seat rotation system is applied daily regarding seat planning; therefore, fixed seats or front-seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a mandatory minimum stay of 3 days to allow bringing goods (alcohol, tobacco, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limits when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons; Alcoholic beverages: 1 liter of spirits (excluding spirits with more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne); Alcoholic beverages: 2 liters of beverages with less than 22% alcohol (including spirits, wine, and champagne); Perfume: 600 ml; Makeup or skincare products: 5 items; Chocolate and confectionery: 2 kg; Coffee: 1 kg; Tea: 1 kg.
- During the tour, guides may modify the program flow due to weather and road conditions, while ensuring that all locations specified in the program are shown.
- Guests who register for the tour have a free cancellation right up to 30 days before the departure date. If cancellation occurs within 30 days of the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if within 20 days or less, a 100% penalty applies. Documents such as hospital reports or work permission letters obtained from Turkish authorities submitted along with a participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of accommodation and services booked outside Turkey.
- Our tour programs are organized subject to 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. Tours cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified by Holitera Turizm.
- In cases where the tour program provides only category information without specific names and/or offers options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by Holitera Turizm 2 days prior to the tour departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be located at distances exceeding the specified kilometers. In such cases, information will be provided by Holitera Turizm at least 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability. Beds assigned to the third person in such rooms are smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of one large bed plus one extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable or referred to as coach beds, tour participants registering the third person and/or children are deemed to have accepted any potential crowding and the type of bed in the room. Child discounts apply only to one child per two adults, within the specified age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour program are served according to the local country's breakfast culture, typically as a limited continental menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated exclusively for the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are general introductory tours of cities, lasting a maximum of 2–3 hours, conducted from the vehicle with commentary by the guide. These tours do not include entry to museums or historical sites. Holitera Turizm is not responsible for the inability to conduct these panoramic tours, including those mentioned in the program, if they cannot be visited or entered due to restrictions imposed by local authorities on the corresponding day and time, due to closures caused by any event, closed roads, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions. Some tours may be conducted via public transport or on foot, depending on available facilities, at points where vehicles are not permitted due to road closures or access restrictions.
- At customs checkpoints crossed by road during travel, waiting times may exceed standard limits. Holitera Turizm cannot be held liable for any negative consequences arising from such waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local Holitera Turizm partner based on a minimum participation of 20 people. If this number is not met, the excursions may not take place, or the prices, content, and vehicles used for extra tours may vary according to the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of tours may be changed by the guide depending on the open/closed status of museums and historical sites at the destinations and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and depend on the participant's preference. Passengers who wish not to participate in extra tours organized during the trip are deemed to have agreed to wait at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers will be dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and picked up from that point after the main tour is completed.
- For participants joining air-inclusive tours, check-in and boarding procedures are personal responsibilities. Guests must complete these procedures either at airline counters in the airport before the flight or online via the airline's website.
- Holitera Turizm is not responsible for flights not being realized if participants fail to arrive at the designated airport at the time specified by Holitera Turizm, fail to complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or complete them on time but do not board the aircraft. All costs for new round-trip flight tickets and transfers in the destination area required for missed passengers to join the tour are their own responsibility.
- Holitera Turizm acts as an intermediary between the passenger and the airline and is subject to the Hague Protocol of September 28, 1955. There may be risks of delays in scheduled and special flights, or flight times may change prior to the existing tour and flight. Holitera Turizm is obligated to notify such changes as soon as possible. By purchasing the tour, the passenger accepts the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0–2 years do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified according to the number of passengers as follows. The appropriate vehicle type is determined based on the number of participants in each tour:
Buses: (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 up to 16 people) *VW Volt *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have accepted the above terms upon completing the tour purchase.
- To enable shopping and expenses in all countries included in the program during the tour, it is sufficient to carry Euros. In regions where local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred throughout the trip. It is also advisable to bring a sweater or similar clothing for the evening.
- In our tours, a seat rotation system is applied daily regarding seat planning; therefore, fixed seats or front-seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a mandatory minimum stay of 3 days to allow bringing goods (alcohol, tobacco, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limits when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons; Alcoholic beverages: 1 liter of spirits (excluding spirits with more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne); Alcoholic beverages: 2 liters of beverages with less than 22% alcohol (including spirits, wine, and champagne); Perfume: 600 ml; Makeup or skincare products: 5 items; Chocolate and confectionery: 2 kg; Coffee: 1 kg; Tea: 1 kg.
- During the tour, guides may modify the program flow due to weather and road conditions, while ensuring that all locations specified in the program are shown.
- Guests who register for the tour have a free cancellation right up to 30 days before the departure date. If cancellation occurs within 30 days of the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if within 20 days or less, a 100% penalty applies. Documents such as hospital reports or work permission letters obtained from Turkish authorities submitted along with a participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of accommodation and services booked outside Turkey.
- Our tour programs are organized subject to 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. Tours cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified by Holitera Turizm.
- In cases where the tour program provides only category information without specific names and/or offers options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by Holitera Turizm 2 days prior to the tour departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be located at distances exceeding the specified kilometers. In such cases, information will be provided by Holitera Turizm at least 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability. Beds assigned to the third person in such rooms are smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of one large bed plus one extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable or referred to as coach beds, tour participants registering the third person and/or children are deemed to have accepted any potential crowding and the type of bed in the room. Child discounts apply only to one child per two adults, within the specified age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour program are served according to the local country's breakfast culture, typically as a limited continental menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated exclusively for the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are general introductory tours of cities, lasting a maximum of 2–3 hours, conducted from the vehicle with commentary by the guide. These tours do not include entry to museums or historical sites. Holitera Turizm is not responsible for the inability to conduct these panoramic tours, including those mentioned in the program, if they cannot be visited or entered due to restrictions imposed by local authorities on the corresponding day and time, due to closures caused by any event, closed roads, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions. Some tours may be conducted via public transport or on foot, depending on available facilities, at points where vehicles are not permitted due to road closures or access restrictions.
- At customs checkpoints crossed by road during travel, waiting times may exceed standard limits. Holitera Turizm cannot be held liable for any negative consequences arising from such waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local Holitera Turizm partner based on a minimum participation of 20 people. If this number is not met, the excursions may not take place, or the prices, content, and vehicles used for extra tours may vary according to the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of tours may be changed by the guide depending on the open/closed status of museums and historical sites at the destinations and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and depend on the participant's preference. Passengers who wish not to participate in extra tours organized during the trip are deemed to have agreed to wait at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers will be dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and picked up from that point after the main tour is completed.
- For participants joining air-inclusive tours, check-in and boarding procedures are personal responsibilities. Guests must complete these procedures either at airline counters in the airport before the flight or online via the airline's website.
- Holitera Turizm is not responsible for flights not being realized if participants fail to arrive at the designated airport at the time specified by Holitera Turizm, fail to complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or complete them on time but do not board the aircraft. All costs for new round-trip flight tickets and transfers in the destination area required for missed passengers to join the tour are their own responsibility.
- Holitera Turizm acts as an intermediary between the passenger and the airline and is subject to the Hague Protocol of September 28, 1955. There may be risks of delays in scheduled and special flights, or flight times may change prior to the existing tour and flight. Holitera Turizm is obligated to notify such changes as soon as possible. By purchasing the tour, the passenger accepts the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0–2 years do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified according to the number of passengers as follows. The appropriate vehicle type is determined based on the number of participants in each tour:
Buses: (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 up to 16 people) *VW Volt *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have accepted the above terms upon completing the tour purchase.