New Year's Eve Thessaloniki Kavala 2 Nights 4 Days 26245
30 December 2026 – 1 January 2027
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2 Nights, 4 Days
Tour details
New Year's Thessaloniki Kavala 2 Nights 4 Days
Day 4 Thessaloniki – Kavala – Gümülcine – Dedeağaç – Istanbul
New Year Greece Thessaloniki-Kalambaka-Kavala Tour
2 Nights 4 Days
2 Nights 4 Days
Tour Departure Date: December 30
Day 1 Istanbul – Keşan – Thessaloniki
Departure at 22:00 from Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot, 23:00 in front of Mecediyeköy Car Expertise, and 23:30 in front of Bakırköy Ömür Shopping Center. Following the Silivri–Keşan highway with onboard refreshments, we arrive at İpsala border crossing. After passport and customs procedures, we follow the Dedeağaç–Gümülcine–İskeçe highway to travel to Thessaloniki.
Day 2 Thessaloniki
Upon arrival in Thessaloniki in the morning, we take a panoramic city tour; the waterfront (Kordon), White Tower, Rotunda, Exhibition Square, Ottoman and Byzantine monuments, Aya Dimitros Cathedral (the largest cathedral in Greece), Alexander the Great Statue, Hamza Bey Mosque, statues of E. Venezelo and P. Konstantin, Vardar, Macedonia, Aristotle, and Elefterios squares are among the places to be visited. At the end of the tour, we visit the house of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and check into our hotel. Guests who wish can join an extra organized shopping tour to Thessaloniki Mega Center & Jumbo Store, featuring famous brands. (20 EUR). Overnight at our hotel. There is also the option to join the extra New Year's celebration at a Greek taverna organized by our guide, featuring delicious meals, Greek music, bouzouki, and unlimited entertainment. (145 EUR)
Day 3 Thessaloniki (Kalambaka)
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish can join the extra full-day Kalambaka (Meteora) tour organized by our guide.(65 EUR) We head to Kalambaka, known as "Cappadocia of Greece," where monasteries located 200 meters above ground continue to function today. Here, we witness the lives of monks who carved their monasteries into the rocks years ago and tour the monasteries in detail.. Afterwards, after free time in Kalambaka city center, we transfer back to Thessaloniki. Overnight at our hotel in Thessaloniki.
Day 4 Thessaloniki – Kavala – Gümülcine – Dedeağaç – Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Kavala. After approximately 2–3 hours of travel, we arrive in Kavala and take a panoramic city tour. Among the sights are the Water Arches, Port, Castle, 19th-century Neo-Classical buildings, Pangia, Old and New Town, Acropolis, Lighthouse, Ag. Nicholas, Teodoro Kimissi churches, and the soup kitchen and statue of Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Pasha. Afterward, there is free time for lunch. After reassembling, we pass through the Western Thrace cities of İskeçe, Gümülcine, and Dedeağaç panoramically and head to the İpsala border crossing. Guests who wish can join the Porto Lagos tour organized as an extra by our guide (10 EUR / This tour can be carried out if the entire group participates). After passport and customs procedures, we follow the Keşan–Tekirdağ–Silivri highway to Istanbul. After a free stop for köfte in Tekirdağ, we arrive at the starting points in Istanbul in the evening, concluding the program.
What's included
* Transportation services with luxury Viya Travel buses
* Local professional Turkish-speaking guide services
* 2 nights accommodation with breakfast in a 3 or 4-star hotel
* Panoramic city tours as specified in the program.
* Complimentary water on board
* City taxes
* Customs duties
* All highway, parking, and check-point expenses
* Local professional Turkish-speaking guide services
* 2 nights accommodation with breakfast in a 3 or 4-star hotel
* Panoramic city tours as specified in the program.
* Complimentary water on board
* City taxes
* Customs duties
* All highway, parking, and check-point expenses
Not included
* Museum and historical site entrance fees.
* City taxes (10 EUR per person)
* Extras charged at the hotel and all personal expenses
* Breakfast on the first morning
* Lunch and dinner meals.
* Schengen Visa
* Exit fee for traveling abroad
* International travel health insurance
* City taxes (10 EUR per person)
* Extras charged at the hotel and all personal expenses
* Breakfast on the first morning
* Lunch and dinner meals.
* Schengen Visa
* Exit fee for traveling abroad
* International travel health insurance
Need to Know
- All participating guests must hold a valid Schengen visa for the entire duration of the tour. (Green passport holders are exempt from the visa requirement.)
-- For our New Year's tours, guests who wish to add the Gala Dinner must pay the Gala Dinner fee at the time of tour registration.
- To enable shopping and spending 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 worn during the trip. It is advisable to bring a sweater or similar clothing for the evenings.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a mandatory minimum stay of 3 days to be able to bring 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 spirits (including spirits with 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
- During the tour, guides may modify the itinerary due to weather and road conditions, provided that all locations specified in the program are still visited.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour date. If cancellation occurs less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if less than 20 days remain, a 100% penalty applies. Hospital reports, work permission letters, and other documents obtained from Turkish authorities submitted with a participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of accommodations and services booked outside Turkey.
- Our tour programs are organized subject to a minimum participation of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, 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 specifying names and/or offers options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be communicated 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 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability. In these rooms, the third bed is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 additional bed. Since additional beds are fold-down or coach beds, participants booking triple rooms for a 3rd 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 accompanying two adults within the eligible age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour package are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited, 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 short tours (maximum 2–3 hours) designed to provide a general introduction to cities, conducted from the vehicle with guide commentary, and do not include entry to museums or historical sites. Holitera Turizm is not responsible for the inability to conduct these panoramic tours if they cannot be carried out on the scheduled day and time due to restrictions imposed by local authorities (including other tours listed in the program), closures due to events, closed roads, or adverse weather conditions making the tour impossible. Some tours may be conducted via public transport or on foot, depending on available facilities, at points where vehicle access is restricted.
- Waiting times at customs checkpoints crossed by road during travel may exceed standard limits. Holitera Turizm cannot be held liable for any negative consequences arising from such waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by local Holitera Turizm partners subject to a minimum participation of 20 people. If this number is not met, the excursions may not take place, or extra tour prices, content, and vehicles used may vary based on the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of tours may be changed by the guide depending on the opening/closing status of museums and historical sites at the destinations, as well as weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who choose 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 again from the same location after the main tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures for flights are personal responsibilities. Guests must complete these procedures either at airline counters at the airport before the flight or online via the airline's website.
- Holitera Turizm is not responsible for any failure to board the flight if guests 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 associated with new round-trip flight tickets and transfers to/from the destination region required for missed passengers to join the tour are borne by the passengers themselves.
- 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 current tour and flight. Holitera Turizm is obligated to notify passengers of such changes as soon as possible. By purchasing the tour, the passenger accepts the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0–2 years are exempt from airport taxes and airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified according to the number of passengers as follows. The specific vehicle type assigned to each tour depends on the number of participants:
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.
-- For our New Year's tours, guests who wish to add the Gala Dinner must pay the Gala Dinner fee at the time of tour registration.
- To enable shopping and spending 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 worn during the trip. It is advisable to bring a sweater or similar clothing for the evenings.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a mandatory minimum stay of 3 days to be able to bring 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 spirits (including spirits with 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
- During the tour, guides may modify the itinerary due to weather and road conditions, provided that all locations specified in the program are still visited.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour date. If cancellation occurs less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if less than 20 days remain, a 100% penalty applies. Hospital reports, work permission letters, and other documents obtained from Turkish authorities submitted with a participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of accommodations and services booked outside Turkey.
- Our tour programs are organized subject to a minimum participation of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, 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 specifying names and/or offers options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be communicated 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 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability. In these rooms, the third bed is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 additional bed. Since additional beds are fold-down or coach beds, participants booking triple rooms for a 3rd 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 accompanying two adults within the eligible age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour package are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited, 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 short tours (maximum 2–3 hours) designed to provide a general introduction to cities, conducted from the vehicle with guide commentary, and do not include entry to museums or historical sites. Holitera Turizm is not responsible for the inability to conduct these panoramic tours if they cannot be carried out on the scheduled day and time due to restrictions imposed by local authorities (including other tours listed in the program), closures due to events, closed roads, or adverse weather conditions making the tour impossible. Some tours may be conducted via public transport or on foot, depending on available facilities, at points where vehicle access is restricted.
- Waiting times at customs checkpoints crossed by road during travel may exceed standard limits. Holitera Turizm cannot be held liable for any negative consequences arising from such waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by local Holitera Turizm partners subject to a minimum participation of 20 people. If this number is not met, the excursions may not take place, or extra tour prices, content, and vehicles used may vary based on the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of tours may be changed by the guide depending on the opening/closing status of museums and historical sites at the destinations, as well as weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who choose 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 again from the same location after the main tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures for flights are personal responsibilities. Guests must complete these procedures either at airline counters at the airport before the flight or online via the airline's website.
- Holitera Turizm is not responsible for any failure to board the flight if guests 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 associated with new round-trip flight tickets and transfers to/from the destination region required for missed passengers to join the tour are borne by the passengers themselves.
- 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 current tour and flight. Holitera Turizm is obligated to notify passengers of such changes as soon as possible. By purchasing the tour, the passenger accepts the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0–2 years are exempt from airport taxes and airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified according to the number of passengers as follows. The specific vehicle type assigned to each tour depends on the number of participants:
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.