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Visa-Free Balkan Fairytale Tour by Air from Izmir (Extra Excursions Included), 7 Nights, Belgrade Arrival – Belgrade Departure, 2026 Season
Tour Detail
Tour Program
Izmir – Belgrade
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.
Belgrade – Sarajevo
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.
Sarajevo – Mostar – Počitelj – Medjugorje
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.
Medjugorje – Kravica Waterfalls – Kotor – Budva – St. Stefan – Shkodra
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.
Shkodër – St. Naum – Ohrid
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.
Ohrid – Resen – Bitola (Monastir) – Skopje
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.
Skopje – Matka Canyon – Prizren – Pristina – Skopje
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.
Skopje – Belgrade – Izmir
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.
Note: The stated connection fee is a net price, and no commission is added.
General Information
INFORMATION ,
- During the tour, it is sufficient to have Euros in order to shop and spend money in all countries included in the program. In regions where the local currency is used, the Guide will assist with currency exchange.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sports shoes should be preferred throughout the trip. It is advisable to bring a cardigan or similar garment for the evening.
- On our weekly tours, seat rotation (seat changes) is applied daily in the seating plan; therefore, a fixed seat or front-seat guarantee is not provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, a minimum one-night stay is required in order to bring in goods (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limits when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons , Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (excluding alcoholic drinks containing more than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne) , Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including alcoholic drinks containing less than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne) , Perfume: 600 ml , Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 items , Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg ,Coffee: 1 kg ,Tea: 1 kg
- The Guides may make changes to the program flow depending on weather and road conditions, provided that they show all the places specified in the program.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before departure. If fewer than 30 days remain until the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if 20 days or less remain, a 100% penalty applies. Hospital reports, workplace permission documents and similar documents obtained from authorities in Turkey and submitted with the participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of hotels where they will stay outside Turkey or services they will receive there.
-The tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation cannot be achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before departure. İTC TUR will notify participants of tours cancelled due to insufficient participation.
-When only category information is provided without specifying a name in the tour program and/or when options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by İTC TUR 2 days before the start of the trip.
-During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events and sports tournaments, hotels may be used at distances exceeding the specified kilometers. In such cases, İTC TUR will provide information 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and in these rooms the bed allocated to the third person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds consist of beds called folding beds and coach beds, tour participants are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible crowding in the rooms and the bed type in reservations for a third person and/or children. Child discounts are valid for a single child staying with 2 adults and belonging to the applicable age group.
-Breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are generally served as a limited menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.
-The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for a general introduction to the cities and conducted panoramically with the guide's narration from inside the vehicle; they do not include museum or archaeological site admissions. İTC TUR is not responsible if panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, cannot take place because local authorities do not permit visiting or entering the relevant locations on the scheduled day and time, roads are closed due to an event, or weather conditions make it impossible to conduct the tour. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot where possible on roads that are closed or at points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
- Waiting times at customs gates crossed by road during the journey may exceed standard durations; İTC TUR cannot be held responsible for inconveniences arising from these waiting times.
-Extra tours are organized by the local İTC TUR from which we receive services, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient numbers are not reached, the excursions cannot be conducted, or extra excursion prices, content and the vehicle to be used may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide depending on whether museums and archaeological sites at the destinations are open or closed and on weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional for participants and are not compulsory. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers will be dropped off at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and picked up from the point where they were dropped off after the tour is completed.
- For persons participating in tours involving flights, check-in and boarding procedures are personal responsibilities and must be completed by the guest before the flight at the relevant airline counters at the airports or online through the airlines' websites.
- İTC TUR is not responsible for persons who are not present at the specified airport at the times announced by İTC TUR for participation in the tour, who do not complete their check-in and boarding procedures on time, or who complete their check-in and boarding procedures on time but do not board the aircraft and therefore cannot take their flight. All costs of new round-trip flight tickets required for persons who miss the flight to join the tour and of their transfers in the destination region are their own responsibility.
- İTC TUR acts as an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delays on scheduled and special flights, or times may change before the existing trip and flight. İTC TUR is obliged to notify passengers of these changes as soon as possible. The passenger purchased the trip by accepting the risk of time changes. Children between 0 and 2 years of age do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees.
-The types of vehicles used on our tours are classified below according to the number of persons. The vehicle types listed below are assigned according to the number of persons on each tour.
Buses: (Used for groups of 25 - 46 persons) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for groups of 17 - 24 persons) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for groups of up to 16 persons) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
-All guests are deemed to have accepted the above-mentioned terms and completed the purchase of the tour.