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“Following in the Footsteps of Rumelia: Greece - North Macedonia - Kosovo - Bulgaria Tour (12-15 November 2026)”
Tour Detail
4 COUNTRIES IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF RUMELIA
GREECE -NORTH MACEDONIA-KOSOVO
-BULGARIA TOUR
THESSALONIKI-SKOPJE(2)-PRISTINA-PRIZREN-SOFIA
2 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION IN A SKOPJE HOTEL
Kosovo Tour Included
12-15 November 2026
3 NIGHTS-4 DAYS
200 €
Tour Departure Points;
21:30 In front of Çerkezköy Chamber of Commerce
22:30 Behind the old Çorlu Girls' Vocational High School (Across from Vatan Computer)
23:00 In front of Tekirdağ Sahil Özcanlar Köfte
23.30 Malkara Pullukçu Petrol
00:00 Keşan Dörtyol
NOTE: After crossing the customs gate, there are many mosquitoes due to the rice fields near the Meriç River, please do NOT forget to bring mosquito repellent and allergy cream with you!!!
The tour ends in Çorlu.
The outbound and return routes are different. On the return trip, our drop-off stops will be EDİRNE- LÜLEBURGAZ - ÇORLU, and the final stop will be. We will provide shuttle service for our guests picked up from Tekirdağ on the return trip.
Departure from Çorlu at 22:30 from behind the old girls' vocational stop. Following the Çorlu-Tekirdağ-Malkara-Keşan-İpsala border gate, we enter Greece through the Kipi border gate.
Day 1:ÇORLU-THESSALONIKI-SKOPJE
After entering Greece, after passing through Alexandroupoli, Komotini, Xanthi and Kavala, we arrive in Thessaloniki. We begin our city tour. Our first stop will be the Church of Saint Demetrius, one of the most important churches in Thessaloniki, in the city center, which gave its name to the street it is on. After this beautiful structure, Atatürk's House (the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in Thessaloniki), located on the same street as Saint Demetrius, and we stop for a photo break. Then after seeing the Aristotelous University Campus, Hamidiye Fountain, Rotunda and Arch of Galerius, and Hamza Bey Mosque panoramicly, we get off at Aristotle Square. Accompanied by the guide's narration, we walk to the Waterfront and White Tower. After the narration, we give free time for lunch. You can taste Greece's famous coffee, Frappe, in the cafes. After free time, we see the Statue of Alexander the Great, the Rotating Tower, and the Fair Square panoramicly and then proceed to the capital of Macedonia, Skopje. We start our tour in Skopje, the city where Yahya Kemal Beyatlı was born, with the Skopje Fortress. Then, with its stone streets and historic buildings, which throughout history was the center of the city's commercial activities and still retains its importance today, we begin with the Turkish Bazaar, the jeweler's street in the bazaar, Daut Pasha Bath, Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Yahya Pasha Mosque, Sultan Murat Mosque, Double Bath, Sulu Han, Kapan Han, Kurşunlu Han, and continue with the Stone Bridge, built over the Vardar River, started by Sultan Murad II in the 16th century and completed by Fatih Sultan Mehmet. Then we see Skopje Square, the huge statue of Alexander the Great, a source of diplomatic tension with Greece, the statue of King Samuel, the Mother Teresa Memorial, and Mother Teresa's House, among the places to see, after which free time and transfer to our hotel in Skopje. Overnight at our hotel. SKOPJE
Day 2: KOSOVO-PRISTINA-PRIZREN-SKOPJE
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we leave our hotel in Skopje and set off with our guests to Kosovo. Arrival in the capital of Kosovo, which declared its independence unilaterally from Serbia in February 2008 and has been recognized by many states, including Turkey, and which has played key roles in many periods of Ottoman history, Pristina. We will make a panoramic city tour introducing this beautiful city whose history goes back 15 centuries. During our panoramic tour, places we will visit include the 19th-century Clock Tower, Kosovo Museum, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Complex, Yaşar Pasha Mosque built by the Ottomans in the 15th century, and the tomb of Murad I Hüdavendigâr, the Ottoman Sultan who was killed here as a result of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo. After having lunch at a local restaurant, free time for shopping and personal needs, and departure to Prizren. Upon arrival, on our walking tour, we begin to get to know this charming city where 37 mosques were built during the Ottoman Empire. The first monument we will see on our tour is the ornament-famous Sinan Pasha Mosque. The Gazi Mehmet Pasha Bath, restored by the Republic of Turkey in recent years, the square named after the fountain inside it, Shadervan, Stone Bridge and the Namazgah, the first structure the Ottomans built immediately after capturing the city in 1455, are other places to see in the city. Free time for shopping and personal needs. Return to our hotel in Skopje and overnight. SKOPJE
Day 3: SKOPJE-SOFIA -ÇORLU
After breakfast at the hotel in Skopje in the morning, following Kumanovo, we cross the Bulgaria Kriva Planka border and reach Bulgarian territory by passing to the Deve Bair gate on the Bulgarian side.Sofia city centerwe move towards.The first settlement in Sofia is thought to have been founded around the 8th century BC by a Thracian tribe called the Serdi. Later incorporated into the Roman Empire, the region was known as Serdica because of this tribe. In 1376, due to the Church of Saint Sophia here, it began to be called Sofia among the people. As we continue on our way, we panoramically see the Sofia University's.Among the places to visit in Sofia are the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, one of the world's second-largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals as well as one of the city's symbols, the neighboring Church of Saint Sofia (Hagia Sophia), the medieval church St. Nedelya Church, which has been destroyed over the ages and rebuilt many times, the Church of St. George Rotunda, said to have been built on the remains of Serdica, is the oldest structure in Sofia. Protected by UNESCO, the structure has a remarkable architectural form and breathtaking fresco decorations on its dome made at various times. The most elegant church in Sofia, described as a typical Russian church, the Church of St. Nicholas, the country's largest and oldest theater, the Ivan Vazov National Theater, the Former Communist Party Building, the Prime Ministry, the Statue of Saint Sofia, the Parliament, and the Army House where the famous ball attended by the Great Leader Atatürk in his Janissary attire was held. In the middle of the square where the Parliament is located stands the Tsar Osvoboditel, erected in honor of Russian Emperor Alexander II, who brought freedom to Bulgaria in the Russo-Turkish War, the Banya Bashi Mosque (Kadı Seyfullah Efendi Mosque), the former Royal Palace and now the National Palace of Culture are among the places to see. At the end of our tour, following Plovdiv-Haskovo (panoramic), we enter Turkey through the Kapıkule border gate. We say goodbye to meet again on another organization Çorlu Travel trip.
Places to Visit: THESSALONIKI- SKOPJE-PRISTINA-PRIZREN-SKOPJE-SOFIA
What's Included
*Transportation by luxury Mercedes Tourismo or Travego 2+2 bus
*2 nights’ accommodation in Skopje (2 breakfasts at the hotel)
*Sightseeing tours as included in the program
*Local professional Turkish-speaking guiding service
*Customs duties, all hotel and city taxes
*Refreshments on the vehicle (hot and cold drinks once a day, cake service, and 1 500 ml bottle of water per day)
*Çorlu Travel accompaniment
Not Included
*Lunch and dinner, minibar and personal expenses
*Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
*Visa processing fee
*Mandatory Overseas Travel Health and Cancellation Insurance- 10 Euro, 15 Euro for ages 65 and over
(Covers cancellation up to 15 days before the tour)
*Departure tax (You can pay online on the internet https://ivd.gib.gov.tr )
NOTE: Green Passport and EU citizens do not require a visa.
General Information
1. If compelling reasons arise, the trips specified in the programs may be taken on a different day or days than those stated. The lunch and dinner services included in the program may, when deemed necessary or due to changes in flight times, be provided at restaurants determined by the agency.
2. Panoramic city tours are tours lasting 2-3 hours and organized to introduce cities. City tours and extra tours may be arranged on different days, provided that their content does not change. Extra tour prices may vary according to content and the number of participants. Panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, if local authorities do not allow sightseeing or entry on the day and time of the tour, or if the tour cannot take place due to closed roads because of any activity, or if weather conditions make it impossible for the tour to be carried out, ÇORLU TRAVEL is not responsible for the tours not being held. Some tours may, where possible, be conducted by public transportation or on foot at points where roads are closed or vehicle access is not permitted.
3. Trips specified as extra in the program may not be carried out if there is insufficient participation. ÇORLU TRAVEL cannot be held responsible for tours not being carried out. Extra tours conducted en route will be carried out even if not all passengers participate. For extra tours to be conducted on the way; our guests who will not join the tour will be directed by our guide to rest areas before entering the city. Passengers who do not wish to join extra tours conducted en route are deemed to have joined the tour by agreeing to wait at the rest stop. Excursions or tours that local authorities do not permit to be visited or entered for any reason will not be carried out. ÇORLU TRAVEL cannot be held responsible for the inability to carry out these excursions or tours.
4. The personal belongings, bags, and suitcases of the persons participating in the tour are under their own responsibility, and ÇORLU TRAVEL is not responsible for items forgotten, lost, or stolen. If forgotten items are found, the costs incurred in delivering them to the country or person shall be borne by the owner of the item.
5. ÇORLU TRAVEL reserves the right to change hotel names provided that the category remains the same. Extra beds are used in 3-person rooms, and since these extra beds consist of foldable and coach bed-type beds, the tour participant is deemed to have declared that they accept the congestion that may occur in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations. The 3rd bed is smaller than a standard bed. The child prices stated in the price list are valid only if the child stays with two adults. Continental breakfast served at hotels consists of butter, jam or honey, bread, tea or coffee, and fruit juice. Group breakfasts may be served in a separate hall.
6. Participants are required to have their Travel Insurance with them during the trip.
7. During busy periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be located farther than the stated km distances. In such a case, information will be given 15 days before the departure date of the tour.
8. If children under 18 who are not considered adults do not join the tour with one or both of their mother or father, it is mandatory to have the necessary consent forms for participation in the tour with them during travel.
9. Persons are required to have reports regarding health issues, pregnancy status, and medications they use continuously with them when participating in the tour.
Other Tour Information
- Our guests who participate must have a valid Schengen visa for the entire duration of the tour. (Holders of Green Passports are exempt from visa requirements.)
- Visa service fee (additional service fees that may arise from consulates, such as shipping fees, forms, consultancy, etc.) are not included in the price.
- Exit tax for leaving the country, (It is recommended to make the payment to the relevant banks before the travel date and keep the receipt with you during the trip.)
- In order to shop and spend in all countries included in the program during the tour, having Euros is sufficient. In regions where the local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred during the excursion. It is advisable to have a cardigan or similar clothing with you for the evening.
- During travel, waiting times at customs gates crossed by road may exceed the standards; ÇORLU TRAVEL cannot be held responsible for any adverse situations arising from these waiting times.
- The vehicle types used in our tours are classified as follows according to the number of participants. The vehicle types below are assigned according to the number of people in each tour.
Buses: (Used for 25 - 46 people) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 people) *Isuzu Turkuaz, *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for up to 16 people) *Vw Volt, *Mercedes Sprinter
-All guests are deemed to have sold the tour by accepting the above-mentioned items.