Balkans Tour 6 Countries 7 Nights 8 Days with AJet from Sabiha Gökçen, SKP-SKP
Duration 7 Nights, 8 Days
Holland & Belgium
Amsterdam (2)- Brussels (2)
We will meet our valued guests at Çukurova Airport Domestic/International Departure Terminal at least 3 hours before the flight. After ticket, baggage, and passport procedures, we will depart for Düsseldorf on SunExpress Airlines’ scheduled flight ***. Arrival in Düsseldorf at local time ***. After passport and ticket procedures, we continue to Amsterdam. Upon arrival, we set off for a city tour. During our panoramic city tour, we will first see the Amsterdam Royal Palace, De Bijenkorf Shopping Center, Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument, which holds an important place in Dutch history, as well as the lively and popular Dam Square where you can experience the pulse of the city. We will also see the canal houses that dazzle with their architecture during the day, the Red Light Street, which is visited by many tourists for strolling through its streets and takes on a completely different atmosphere in the evenings with its red rooms, Jordaan, Amsterdam’s oldest, most famous, and most touristic area, Leidseplein, the square famous for its nightlife, and Rembrandtplein Square, which is always lively and bustling and stands out with its statues and is named after the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. Finally, we complete our tour with Kalverstraat Street, one of Amsterdam’s busiest shopping streets, home to world-famous brands along its 750-meter length. Guests who wish may join the optional Amsterdam Canal Tour. (25 EUR) Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast, free time for the entire day. Guests who wish may join the optional Wonders of Holland tour to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Marken, and Giethoorn (120 EUR). On our tour, we first head to Zaanse Schans to see the windmills. At Zaanse Schans, a fairy-tale Dutch windmill village where you can feel as if you have stepped back into the 17th century, there are 13 preserved active windmills and 35 historic houses, making it like an open-air museum. After our visit to Zaanse Schans, we will go to Volendam, an old fishing town. In the traffic-free harbor area of this peaceful town, we will have time to stroll among its colorful two-story historic houses, souvenir shops, especially cheese shops, and its lovely cafés and restaurants, as well as shop. Afterward, we will head to Marken, a village located on a small island. While walking through the village, we will visit a “Marken House” overlooking the harbor. This tiny house is furnished as it was when a Marken fishing family lived there until 1932, displaying the period’s furniture and décor. In the village, we will also visit a shop where the making of Dutch wooden clogs, part of the country’s cultural heritage, is demonstrated and where hundreds of colorful clogs are sold. Then we will proceed to Giethoorn, known as the Venice of Holland. While exploring Giethoorn, with its canals, it looks like a postcard, a film set adapted from fairy tales, and a village that seems as if it were created by hobbits, you will feel in a truly extraordinary setting. After this very enjoyable and enriching tour, we return to Amsterdam. Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast, we depart for Brussels. Guests who wish may join the optional Antwerp tour arranged along the way. (30 EUR) On this tour, we head to Antwerp, Belgium’s second-largest city and a port city. Antwerp, also known as Antwerpen, is Belgium’s second-largest city after the capital Brussels and one of its most important port cities. It is one of Europe’s oldest cities. It has the world’s fourth-largest and Europe’s second-largest port. The Scheldt River, which flows through the city, extends 350 km inland, allowing even large ships to navigate. No bridges were built over the river so as not to obstruct ship traffic. It is Belgium’s second-largest city after the capital, Brussels. During our free time here, its fairy-tale-like streets and buildings will surely captivate us. After the Antwerp tour, we continue to Brussels. On our Brussels city tour, we will see Grand Place, the city’s most important and lively square, surrounded by many historic buildings, restaurants, cafés, and souvenir shops; Hotel de Ville, built in Gothic style in the 13th century and featuring a 96-meter tower, which is used by the royal family for special occasions such as weddings; Manneken Pis, Brussels’ most famous landmark, a 61 cm-tall statue of a peeing child dating back to the 17th century; Atomium, another famous and unusual landmark of Brussels, depicting an iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times, 18 meters in diameter and made up of 9 sections; the Royal Palace of Brussels, located in front of Brussels Park; and the impressive Saint Jacques sur Coudenberg Church nearby. Afterwards, free time and transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast, a full day at leisure. Guests who wish may join the optional Bruges & Ghent tour (120 EUR). On our tour, we first head to Bruges, which has preserved its medieval architecture to this day because it suffered no damage during World War II, and remains ever beautiful and enchanting. We will see Market Square, the heart of Bruges, surrounded by colorful houses, various cafes, and the famous clock tower; the streets filled with countless shops smelling of cocoa and chocolate; and the canals and bridges that add a unique beauty to the city, after which we will have free time to enjoy the city. Then we head to Ghent. During our tour, we will see one of Belgium’s most beautiful cities, carrying the finest line of history with its castles, palaces, and towers; a city that was a silk center in the 13th century and was presented to the world by Queen Elizabeth in the 16th century with its precious stones. After our Ghent tour, we will transfer to our hotel in Brussels. Overnight at our hotel.
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, check out of the rooms. Free time until the time specified by your guide. Then transfer to Düsseldorf Airport. After your baggage and ticket procedures, depart for Çukurova on the scheduled SunExpress Airlines flight ***. Arrival at Çukurova Airport at local time *** and the end of our tour.