Balkans Tour 6 Countries 7 Nights 8 Days with AJet from Sabiha Gökçen, SKP-SKP
Duration 7 Nights, 8 Days
Belgrade (2) – Sarajevo (2)
Meeting with our valued guests at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport at least 3 hours before the flight. Following ticketing, baggage and passport procedures, departure for *** Belgrade by the scheduled flight of *** airline. Arrival in *** Belgrade according to local time. Following passport and ticket procedures, we leave the airport to take our city tour. The places to be seen include the Cathedral of Saint Sava, Kalemegdan Fortress, Military Museum, Istanbul Gate, Clock Tower, Tomb of Damat Ali Pasha, Zindan Gate, Leopoldov Gate, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Fountain, Stefan Lazarevic Monument, Nebojsa Tower, Saborna Church, Republic Square, Terazije Square and Tašmajdan Square. Guests who wish may join our guide’s optional tour of Avala, Zemun, the Tesla Museum, Tito’s Tomb and Museum, and our boat tour (100 Euros). After the tour, we proceed to our hotel for accommodation.
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra during the free-time break.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra.
Currency: Serbia - Dinar
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join our Novi Sad–Sremski Karlovci tour, which will be organized as an optional excursion by our guide (80 Euros). We set off in our private vehicle to Novi Sad. Our first stop is Sremski Karlovci. In this beautiful town, the Treaty of Karlowitz was signed in 1699 between the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary, Venice, and Poland after negotiations lasting 72 days. During our visit, we will see the four-door venue where the treaty was signed, as well as the square, the Four Lions Fountain, and historic Orthodox and Catholic churches. After a coffee break, we continue our journey, and along the way we will see Belgrade Gate, the Clock Tower, the Upper Town, Long Barracks, and Leopold Gate at Petrovaradin Fortress. We then arrive in Novi Sad. Vojvodina is a multi-ethnic province in northern Serbia. It is the most economically developed region of Serbia, and its capital is Novi Sad. Following our arrival, we begin our tour. During the walking tour, Freedom Square, the National Theatre, Dunav Street and its riverfront, the Svetozar Miletić Monument, the Catholic Cathedral, the Orthodox Cathedral of St. George, St. Nicholas Church, and the Synagogue are among the places to be seen panoramically. After free time, we transfer to our hotel at the end of the tour. Overnight at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: Will be taken at an additional cost.
Dinner: Will be taken at an additional cost.
Currency: Serbia – Dinar
After breakfast, we depart for Sarajevo. Guests who wish may join the Srebrenica Massacre Martyrs’ Memorial tour, which will be organized optionally by your guide, to Srebrenica, where one of the greatest massacres of the last century took place during the Bosnian War, with thousands of Bosniaks massacred and buried in mass graves (20 Euros). Following the tour, we continue to Sarajevo. Upon arrival, we will take a city tour of Sarajevo. The places to be seen include the Baščaršija tour, the most exceptional bazaar in Europe; Kurşunlu Madrasa, which has continued to operate since the Ottoman period; Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque; the Clock Tower; the Catholic Cathedral; Orthodox Churches; the Jewish Synagogue; the Latin Bridge, where World War I began; and the Fatih Mosque, attributed to Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. We will conclude our panoramic city tour at the Eternal Flame. Afterwards, we proceed to our hotel for accommodation.
Breakfast: Included in the hotel price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra.
Currency: Bosnia and Herzegovina – Convertible Mark
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Mostar-Počitelj tour with lunch, which will be additionally organized by your guide (70 Euros). One of the most interesting places on our Mostar tour, the Mostar Bridge, built by Architect Hayruddin in 1557, is a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture. The bridge was destroyed by Croatian artillery during the war in 1992, but it was reopened in 2004 with major contributions from the Republic of Türkiye. Following the Mostar Bridge, we see the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque. Then we set off toward Počitelj. Along the way, we take our Blagaj Tekke tour. We then continue and visit Počitelj, preserved with its historical texture and known as the Turkish Village, where we see the buildings constructed by the Ottomans in the 16th century. After the tour, we return to Sarajevo. In the evening, guests who wish may join the Bosnian Night Tour with dinner, music, and two drinks, which will be additionally organized by our guide. (65 Euros)
Breakfast: It will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch: It will be served during the additionally organized Mostar–Počitelj tour.
Dinner: It will be served during the additionally organized Bosnian Night tour.
Currencies: Bosnia and Herzegovina – K. Mark
After breakfast, check out of the rooms and enjoy some free time. Guests who wish may join the Vrelo Bosne–War Tunnel tour, which our guide will organize as an extra. (Entrance fees included: 25 Euro) On this tour, we first visit the war tunnel and its museum, which provided a lifeline to the city during the siege in the recent civil war. During our visit, where we will have the chance to see the accessible section of the tunnel, we will experience emotional moments while watching the video. After our visit to the war tunnel, we continue to Vrelo Bosne. Located at the foot of Mount Igman and forming the source of the Bosna River, Vrelo Bosne is an incredibly beautiful natural park where you can find every shade of green, made up of streams, waterfalls, and ponds. After the tour, transfer to Sarajevo Airport. Following baggage and ticket procedures, depart for Istanbul on the scheduled flight of *** airline ***. Arrive at Istanbul Airport at local time *** and end of our tour.