The Great Balkan Dream Tour (16-23 October 2026)

GREAT BALKAN DREAM TOUR

7 Nights - 8 Days

6 Nights Hotel Accommodation

8 Countries - 15 Cities in 7 Days

GREECE-NORTH MACEDONIA-ALBANIA-MONTENEGRO-CROATIA-BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SERBIA-BULGARIA

MACEDONIAN NIGHT WITH BALKAN MUSIC AND FOLK DANCE SHOW INCLUDED IN THE PRICE!

ALL CITY ENTRANCE FEES INCLUDED IN THE PRICE!
ALL TOURIST TAXES INCLUDED IN THE PRICE!
ALL CITY AND CULTURAL TOURS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE!
DUBROVNIK AND KOTOR TOURS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE!
MOSTAR AND BLAGAJ TOURS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE!
MATKA CANYON TOUR INCLUDED!

EARLY BOOKING OPPORTUNITY !!!

22-29 MAY 2026 - 595 €

26 JUNE-3 JULY 2026 - 595 €

31 JULY-7 AUGUST 2026 - 650 €

18-25 SEPTEMBER 2026 - 595 €

16-23 OCTOBER 2026 - 595 €

Tour Departure Points;

21:30 In front of Çerkezköy Chamber of Commerce
22:30 Behind the old Girls' Vocational High School in Çorlu (Opposite Vatan Computer)
23:00 In front of Tekirdağ Sahil Özcanlar Köfte (Tour ending point is Edirne-Çorlu)
00:15 Malkara Pullukçu Petrol (Tour ending point is Edirne-Çorlu)
00:45 Keşan Dörtyol (Direction of Greece) (Tour ending point is Edirne-Çorlu)

NOTE: Guests picked up from Tekirdağ and Çerkezköy will be dropped back at the same point.

 DAY 1:After meeting at the specified points, we enter Greece after customs and passport procedures at the Ipsala (Turkish) and Kipi (Greek) border gates via Çorlu, Tekirdağ, and Malkara. We see Dedeağaç, Komotini, Xanthi, and Kavala panoramically.

DAY 2: KAVALA-THESSALONIKI-SKOPJE 
 We stop near Kavala for breakfast. After the breakfast break, we set off toward Thessaloniki. Upon arriving in Thessaloniki, we begin our city tour. During our city tour, we see the Aya Dimitrios Church, the largest church in Greece, and we visit the house of the Great Leader Atatürk, which is currently in the garden of the Turkish consulate. The other places we will see panoramically are Aristotle University, the Arch of Triumph, Rotunda, and Bey Hamam, built by Murad II. We descend to Aristotle Square. Accompanied by our guide's narration, we walk to the seaside promenade. During the free time our guide will give, those who wish can have a frappe. Afterwards, we see the Promenade, White Tower, Alexander the Great Statue, the Rotating Tower, the Fair, and Thessaloniki Castle panoramically and learn about Ottoman and Byzantine works. We then depart for Skopje. Upon arrival, we begin our Skopje city tour; we will take a half-day tour introducing Skopje, the city where Yahya Kemal Beyatlı was born. Places to visit include the Old Railway Station, the monument and house of Skopje-born benefactor Mother Teresa, the Stone Bridge, the Fortress, the Old Town, the Bazaar dating from the Ottoman period, and among the finest architectural legacies of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, Mustafa Pasha, Sultan Murad, and Gazi Isa Bey Mosques, Davud Pasha Bath, Kapan, Sulu, and Kurşunlu Inns are included. After touring these areas, we settle into our hotel in Skopje and have dinner at a special restaurant.

DAY 3: SKOPJE – MATKA CANYON - TETOVA (KALKANDELEN) – STRUGA – OHRID
  After breakfast at our hotel, we depart from Skopje and go to Matka Canyon, a natural wonder and home to 77 species of endemic butterflies. Then we stop in Tetova (Kalkandelen) at the foot of the Šar Mountains and visit the Alaca Mosque, the flower blooming in the Balkans. We also see panoramically the 500-year-old Hacıbektaş Harabati Baba Lodge, founded in the 16th century by Sersem Ali Baba, one of Suleiman the Magnificent’s viziers, on the Silk Road. After Gostivar, we arrive in Ohrid. During this walking tour, we will see the Historic Plane Tree Square, St. Bogorodica Kameusko, the Churches of Hagia Sophia (from outside), the Statue and Square of St. Clement of Ohrid, the Old Turkish Mansions used as a museum, and the Roman-period Ancient Theater and Church of St. Panteleimon. Guests who wish may join the extra Lake Ohrid Boat Tour. (EXTRA) After our tour, we settle into our hotel in Ohrid. We go with all our guests to an enjoyable Macedonian night. 

DAY 4: OHRID – STRUGA - TIRANA – SHKODRA - BAR 

 After breakfast at our hotel, we move from Ohrid to Struga. In our tour of this city, where Muslim Albanians make up the majority of the population, the Black Drin River, the Poets' Bridge, Poets' Park, and the Drin River built over it are among the places we will see. Then we set off for Tirana. Leaving Struga, we arrive in the capital of Albania, Tirana, the mountainous country of the Balkans, which remained between wars throughout the 20th century and lived under Enver Hoxha's dictatorial regime for 40 years. We will carry out a tour introducing this beautiful city, rebuilt by Süleyman Pasha in 1614 and became Albania's capital in 1920. During our tour, some of the places we will see are Et'hem Bey Mosque, the historic Clock Tower, National Museum, Opera and Ballet Building, Parliament and Prime Minister's Buildings, Presidential Palace, Mother Teresa Statue, and Skanderbeg Square. After our Tirana tour, we continue to Shkodra, our last stop in Albania. After seeing the historical castle and city walls in Shkodra panoramically, we transfer to our hotel. Check-in, dinner, and accommodation. 

DAY 5: BAR - MONTENEGRO - KOTOR – DUBROVNIK – TREBINJE

  After breakfast at our hotel, we pass through the extraordinary scenic roads along the Adriatic coast and arrive in Budva. We see Budva, a recent favorite destination of Europe’s elite, panoramically, and after seeing the Old Town and the Castle panoramically, we arrive in Kotor, located within Kotor Bay. In Kotor, the Old Town, St. Tryphon and St. Nicholas Churches, and the historic Clock Tower are among the places we will see. After our Kotor tour, we proceed to Croatia, one of the three main states that made up the former Yugoslavia, known for its affinity with Italian-Mediterranean culture rather than Balkan culture, due to its adoption of the Catholic faith and its geography dominated by the Adriatic coast. After a short scenic drive, we arrive in Dubrovnik, Italian name Ragusa, one of the oldest trade ports of the Adriatic, which contains a magnificent synthesis of history and nature thanks to its years under Venetian influence, with Italian-style architecture and urban fabric. We start our tour introducing this beautiful city with the Old Town Square, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The City Towers and Walls, St. Blaise Church, the Rector's Palace, the statue of the famous poet Gundulić, the historic Fountain, and the 14th-century Pharmacy are some of the other places we will see. Then free time to spend in the magical atmosphere of this beautiful city. After our tour, check-in at the hotel and free time in this beautiful peninsula city that you can explore on foot. Check-in, dinner, and accommodation. 

DAY 6: TREBINJE– POČITELJ  – MOSTAR – BLAGAJ - SARAJEVO 
 After breakfast at our hotel ,we stop at the Ottoman village of Počitelj, our first stop in this country, decorated with Ottoman works since the 15th century and preserved unchanged to the present day with its 16th-century texture. After our visit to this authentic village, where even small children on the street speak Turkish, we arrive in Mostar. In our walking tour introducing Mostar, the largest city of Herzegovina, one of the two parts forming Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a 600-year history, we will see the UNESCO World Heritage Mostar Bridge, the Goldsmiths' Bazaar, Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, the Old Hammam, built in 1557 by Mimar Hayreddin, one of Mimar Sinan's students, but destroyed by Croatian artillery fire in 1992 and later rebuilt in 2004 with the great support of Turkey using original materials and the construction technology of the period, and the Muslim Bey Mansion, which reflects the typical Ottoman house of the period. After free time where you can shop at Mostar's local markets, we set off for Sarajevo. Before going to Sarajevo, we stop by Blagaj and take a short walk there. Upon arrival, we conduct our city tour in Sarajevo, which served for centuries as the cultural capital of the Balkans and became the place where World War I began after the assassination of Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbs in 1914, and which suffered great destruction during the 1992 war due to the destructive conflicts among Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks, but still largely preserves its beauty. Those who wish may visit the grave of Alija Izetbegović. During our tour, the famous Baščaršija, the historic Ottoman inn Morica Han, the Catholic Cathedral, Synagogue, Gazi Husrev-bey and Ferhadija Mosques, the Latin Bridge, Old Library, where Franz Ferdinand's assassination took place in 1914, and the western-style buildings formed during the city's 40 years under Austro-Hungarian rule are among the sights we will see, completing our tour Check-in, dinner, and accommodation.

DAY 7: SARAJEVO - BELGRADE 
 After breakfast at our hotel, we set off for Belgrade. We arrive in Belgrade via Zvornik and Šabac. After our journey, in our city tour of Belgrade, one of the oldest cities in Europe and the new symbol of vitality and movement, we see Tito's famous mausoleum. On the way, we see Serbia's stadium that hosted the most sports competitions in Yugoslavia, the Partizan Stadium, and continue on. With magnificent carved ceilings from the Ottoman era, the Old Palace, Millennium Monument, and Belgrade Fortress, where the Sava River joins the Danube and where Mehmed the Conqueror was wounded for its sake but its conquest was achieved by Suleiman the Magnificent, Kale Meydan, Taş Meydan, Military Museum, and the Tomb of Şehit Ali Pasha, Bayraklı Mosque, Turkish Consulate, are among the places to see.After our tour, we check in to our hotel and stay overnight. (Dinner is extra; guests who wish may eat during free time.)

DAY 8: BELGRADE - SOFIA - ÇORLU 

 After breakfast at our hotel, we arrive in Sofia after Niš. After arrival, following our panoramic city tour of Sofia, among the places to see during our city tour are the largest church in the Balkans, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the National Library, Sofia University, the Old Royal Palace, the National Bulgarian Theater, Archaeological Museum, Old Sofia - Trade Union City, Rotunda Church, built in neoclassical style. Then, walking past the parliament building, we take a panoramic view and photo break at the Sofia Statue and enjoy free time on Vitosha Street. We visit the city's symbol, the Banya Bashi Mosque, meet in front of the mosque, our gathering point, and begin the return journey. After Plovdiv panoramically, we reach the border gate. After our passport procedures at the border, we arrive in Çorlu. We say goodbye, hoping to see you at another Çorlu Travel event.

Places to Visit: GREECE-NORTH MACEDONIA-ALBANIA-MONTENEGRO-CROATIA-BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SERBIA-BULGARIA