Visa-Free Balkan Fairytale Tour by Air from Izmir (Extra Excursions Included), 7 Nights, Belgrade Arrival – Belgrade Departure, 2026 Season

VISA-FREE BALKAN FAIRY TALE TOUR WITH FLIGHTS DEPARTING FROM İZMİR

With Connection Opportunities From All Over Türkiye and Cyprus
(8 Days 7 Nights)

(All Sightseeing Tours, Optional Tours, Dinners and Balkan Night Included)

DEPARTURE EVERY SUNDAY

6 Countries – 5 Capitals – 25 Cities

Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro – Albania – North Macedonia – Kosovo

MATKA CANYON INCLUDED DINNERS INCLUDED BOSNIAN MEATBALLS INCLUDED MACEDONIAN NIGHT AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT INCLUDED POČITELJ VILLAGE INCLUDED KOSOVO TOUR INCLUDED SV NAUM SPRINGS INCLUDED

Departure Dates

April 5, 12, 19, 26 - May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - June 7, 14, 21, 28 - July 5, 12, 19, 26 - August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - September 6, 13, 20, 27 - October 4, 11, 18, 25 - November 1, 8, 15, 22

After meeting at Adnan Menderes Airport at the specified time, we depart for Belgrade on the scheduled AJet Airlines flight VF1001. After approximately two hours of flight, we arrive at Belgrade Airport. Following passport and customs procedures, we depart from the airport in our waiting vehicle, transfer to our hotel and settle into our rooms. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.

After having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel with our luggage. During the walking tour we will take after arriving in the city center, Knez Mihajlova Street, Kale Meydan, the Monument of Gratitude to France, Istanbul Gate, the Tomb of Damat Ali Pasha, the panoramic viewpoint, the Victor statue, Zindan Gate, Leopold Gate, the clock tower and the city walls are just some of the sights we will see. After our walking tour, you can stroll through Belgrade’s lively streets, taste different ice cream flavors at the ice cream shop recommended by your guide, or enjoy a pleasant coffee while taking in the surroundings and the city. After our tour, we meet at the place and time specified by our guide in our vehicle, depart from Belgrade and set off towards Sarajevo. Continuing through Serbia’s vast plains and crossing the border gate located on the Drina River, a river whose name we are also familiar with from books, we enter another country included in our itinerary. Unlike Serbia’s vast plains and villages, magnificent views accompany the winding roads of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We arrive in Sarajevo after a pleasant journey through the highlands and villages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Upon arrival, we go to a local restaurant in the bazaar for dinner. For dinner, we enjoy Bosnia’s famous meatballs, cevapi (at some of the hotels where we stay, dinner is served at the hotel). After dinner, we transfer to our hotel by vehicle. Overnight at our hotel.

After having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel with our luggage. First, we head to Sarajevo’s Baščaršija. During our walking tour here, some of the sights we will see include the sebil, the symbol of the city; Gazi Husrev Bey Madrasa; Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque; the bezistan; the clock tower; the diverse shops of Baščaršija; the Sacred Heart Cathedral; the Eternal Flame; the Latin Bridge; and the Fatih Mosque. After our walking tour, you can drink Bosnian coffee in Bosnia’s distinctive cafés, indulge in exquisite Bosnian burek, or explore the city by getting lost in its European and Ottoman-era streets. After our tour, we head to Mostar, one of the region’s most important cities, famous for its bridge, which was destroyed by Croatian artillery fire during the Bosnian War in our recent history and later rebuilt with contributions from the Republic of Türkiye and is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. With its narrow, authentic Ottoman-era streets, Mostar will transport you to a completely different world. During our tour here, some of the sights we will see include Mostar Bridge, Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, the Catholic cathedral, the Turkish consulate, and the martyrs’ cemetery. If we are lucky, we may also see young people jumping from the bridge for show, a tradition with roots dating back many years. During the free time after our tour, you can buy souvenirs unique to Mostar or take a pleasant meal break. After the free time, we meet our vehicle at the time and place specified by our guide and arrive in Počitelj, a garrison village dating back to the Ottoman period. Here, after seeing the Ottoman houses, the hammam, the mosque, and the old cobblestone streets and sipping our Turkish teas and Bosnian coffees, we leave the village. After Počitelj, we continue toward our hotel. After checking into the hotel, dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.

After having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we depart early and begin our day by visiting Kravica Waterfalls, a gift from nature. After Kravica Waterfalls, we arrive in Kotor, one of the important medieval sites that has survived to the present day. When you see the city of Kotor, which has defied the centuries in the depths of the bay and on the mountainside, one of Montenegro’s tourist centers, both your mind and heart will remain here. During the city tour we will take on foot upon arrival, just some of the things we will see and hear are the mansions of families very important to Kotor, the Church of St. Tryphon, the Orthodox church, squares, and beautiful stories. During our free time in this city, if the season and weather are suitable, you can climb the stairs to the chapel at the very top of the walls and take magnificent landscape photos from here, taste different and wonderful dishes by following the aromas found in the city’s narrow streets, sip your drink in one of the squares, or visit the Cat Museum, one of the city’s most interesting museums. In this city, do not forget to ask your guide where that magnificent cake is; it is our recommendation for all dessert lovers. Immediately after the free time, we continue by also viewing the city of Budva panoramically from our vehicle. Right after Budva, one of the ideal destinations abroad for a seaside holiday, we panoramically view the island of Sv. Stefan, purchased by a Singaporean multibillionaire, and arrive at the Montenegro–Albania border. After completing the passport and customs procedures at the Montenegro–Albania border, we continue via the border and arrive at the hotel where we will stay. Settling into the rooms, dinner, and overnight stay at our hotel.

After having our breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures, leave the hotel with our luggage, and begin our tour with our vehicle waiting for us. Following the Tirana–Elbasan route, we arrive at the Albania–North Macedonia border crossing. After completing the customs and passport procedures here, we head to the site of the Sv. Naum Monastery, also known as Sari Saltuk, built right on the shore of the source of Lake Ohrid, which is our first stop. During the free time here, you may visit the church containing the tomb of Sv. Naum or take a boat tour on the natural spring called Black Drin. After the free time, we depart for Ohrid. Upon arriving in Ohrid, we begin our walking tour. During our tour in this beautiful city, famous for its pearl-like beauty and known as the pearl established on the shore of Lake Ohrid, some of the places we will see include Ohrid houses, the Church of Hagia Sophia, the Damat Ali Pasha Mosque, the Halveti Lodge and Mosque, and the Turkish quarter. After exploring Ohrid on foot, free time is provided for shopping and enjoying yourselves. We recommend that you have a glass of Turkish tea or Turkish coffee in the Turkish quarter. After the free time, we depart for our hotel. Following check-in, dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures, leave the hotel with our luggage, and continue our journey toward Bitola (Monastir). On the way, we pass through Resen, famous for its apples, where Niyazi Bey, one of the prominent figures of the Committee of Union and Progress, was born and where the mansion he had built for himself is also located. After listening to the stories of Niyazi of Resen from our guide and learning the sayings he introduced into our lives, which are still used today, we arrive in Bitola (Monastir). During our tour of the city of Bitola (Monastir), which is home to the military high school where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk attended high school, the military high school, which now houses the Atatürk Memorial Room and also hosts the city’s archaeological museum, Širok Street, the New Mosque, and Eleni Karite’s balcony are just some of the sights we will see. Following our tour here, you may have lunch at the restaurants on Širok Street during the free time we will provide. At the meeting time announced by our guide, we depart for Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. Upon arrival, we set out to discover the streets of Skopje. As we walk through the surviving part of the largest bazaar built outside the capital in Ottoman history, Kapan Han, Suli Han, the Double Hammam, Murat Pasha Mosque, Sultan Murat Mosque, the clock tower, the Stone Bridge, Skopje Fortress, the groups of statues built as part of the 2014 project, Macedonia Square, the Vardar River, and the statue of Alexander the Great are just some of the sights we will see in this magnificent city. If you are lucky and they have not sold out, you should try the famous acıbadem, and if it is in season, you should definitely have a cold boravitsa and taste kikiriki. Free time after our tour. Following the free time, we have dinner at a local restaurant. After dinner, we transfer to our hotel, settle into our rooms, and spend the night at our hotel.

After the breakfast we will have at the hotel in the morning, we depart from our hotel for our Kosovo tour. First, our guide takes us to Matka Canyon, included in our tour program, where we will enjoy a pleasant walk in nature and breathe in the fresh air. After our enjoyable walk here, we continue on to the Macedonia-Kosovo border. Following passport and customs procedures, we arrive in Kosovo, the world's second-newest and Europe's newest state. First, we arrive in Prizren, a town bearing many traces of the Ottoman Empire where you will feel as though you are in an Anatolian town. During the walking tour we will take here, the Sinan Pasha Mosque, the minaret of the Arasta Mosque, the Ottoman bathhouse, the stone bridge, the Turkish consulate and the fortress are just some of the sights we will see. We highly recommend that you sample the region's delicious cuisine during our free time here. After completing our Prizren tour, we set off to visit the mausoleum built at the site where the tent of Murat Hüdavendigar, one of the important sultans of Ottoman history, was pitched during his reign, and where his organs were embalmed and buried after he lost his life following the battle. After our visit to the mausoleum, we enjoy a panoramic view of the capital, Pristina, and return to Skopje, completing our visits in Kosovo. Transfer to the restaurant for our Macedonian Night tour with dinner, music and entertainment to be held in the evening. After enjoying both the food and the entertainment to the fullest with Rumelian, Balkan and Macedonian melodies, transfer to our hotel and overnight stay.

After having our breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we check out and depart for Belgrade with our luggage. Following the passport and customs procedures at the North Macedonia–Serbia border crossing, we continue our journey. Along the way, we also see the Avala Tower panoramically before arriving at Belgrade Airport. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing the luggage, ticket and passport procedures, we depart for Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport on Ajet Airlines flight VF1002. Arrival in Izmir and the end of our tour.

For our tours with flights departing from Istanbul, connecting flights are available from all provinces of Turkey and Northern Cyprus for an additional $220.

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