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Visa-Free Balkan Fairytale Tour by Air (Extra Tours Included) Skopje Departure – Skopje Return, 2026 Season
Tour Detail
Tour Program
Istanbul – Skopje
VISA-FREE BALKAN FAIRY TALE TOUR BY PLANE
With Connection Possibilities from All over Türkiye and Cyprus
(8 Days 7 Nights)
(All Sightseeing Tours, Extra Tours, Dinners and Balkan Night Included)
DEPARTURES EVERY THURSDAY AND SUNDAY
6 Countries – 5 Capitals
Albania – Montenegro – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia – 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:
18 January - 22 February - 29 March - 2,5,9,12,16,19,23,26,30 April - 3,7,10,14,17,21,23,24,28,31 May - 4,7,11,14,18,21,25,28 June - 2,5,9,12,16,19,23,26,30 July - 2,6,9,13,16,20,23,27,30 August - 3,6,10,13,17,20,24,27 September - 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25,29 October - 1,8,15 November - 6 December
After meeting at Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 09:00, we depart for Skopje at 12:25 on scheduled AJet Airlines flight VF263. After approximately one and a half hours of flight, we arrive at Skopje Airport. Following passport and customs procedures, we set out with our waiting vehicle from the airport to explore the streets of Skopje. As we walk through the surviving section of the largest bazaar built outside the capital in Ottoman history, the Kapan Han, Sulu Han, Double Bath, Murat Pasha Mosque, Sultan Murat Mosque, clock tower, Stone Bridge, Skopje Fortress, groups of statues built as part of the 2014 project, Macedonia Square, the Vardar River and the statue of Alexander the Great are only some of what we will see in this magnificent city. If you are lucky and they have not sold out, you should try the famous acıbadem cookies; if it is in season, you should definitely have a cold boravitsa and taste kikiriki. After our tour, free time. Following the free time, we have dinner at a local restaurant. After dinner, transfer to our hotel and overnight stay 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, which is included in our tour program, for a pleasant walk in nature and to enjoy the fresh air. After the enjoyable walk we will take here, we set off and reach the North 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 if you are in an Anatolian town. During the walking tour we will take here, some of the sights we will see include the Sinan Pasha Mosque, the minaret of the Arasta Mosque, an Ottoman bathhouse, the stone bridge, the Turkish Consulate and the fortress. During our free time here, we strongly recommend that you taste the region’s delicious cuisine. After completing our Prizren tour, we visit the mausoleum built at the site where Murat Hüdavendigar, one of the important sultans of Ottoman history, had his tent pitched during his reign, and where his organs were embalmed and buried after he lost his life following the battle. After our mausoleum visit, we enjoy a panoramic view of the capital, Pristina, and return to Skopje after completing our visits in Kosovo. Transfer to the restaurant for our Macedonian Night tour, featuring dinner, music and entertainment, to be held in the evening. After enjoying the meals and having a wonderful time with Rumelian, Balkan and Macedonian melodies, transfer to our hotel and overnight stay.
Skopje – Belgrade
After having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we check out and depart for Belgrade with our luggage. After our journey, we arrive in Belgrade. During the walking tour we will take after our arrival, Knez Mihajlova Street, Kalemegdan Fortress, the Monument of Gratitude to France, Istanbul Gate, the Tomb of Damat Ali Pasha, the panoramic viewpoint, the Victor Monument, 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 the lively streets of Belgrade, taste different ice cream flavors at an ice cream shop recommended by your guide, or enjoy a pleasant cup of coffee while admiring the surroundings and the city. After our tour, transfer to our hotel by vehicle. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.
Belgrade – Sarajevo
After the breakfast we have at the hotel in the morning, we check out and depart for Sarajevo with our luggage. Following a pleasant journey through the highlands and villages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we enter another country on our itinerary by crossing the border gate located on the Drina River, a river whose name we are also familiar with from books. Unlike Serbia’s vast plains and villages, magnificent views accompany the winding roads of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Upon arriving in Sarajevo, we begin exploring the city center on foot. During our walking tour, we will see some of the city’s highlights, including the sebil, the Gazi Husrev Bey Madrasa, Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque, the bezistan, the clock tower, the various shops of Baščaršija, the Sacred Heart Cathedral, the Eternal Flame, the Latin Bridge, and the Fatih Mosque. After our walking tour, you can enjoy Bosnian coffee in cafés unique to Bosnia, indulge in the wonderful Bosnian pastry, or explore the city by getting lost in its European- and Ottoman-era streets. After our tour, we have Bosnia’s famous meatballs, ćevapi, for dinner in the city center (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 – Dubrovnik
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel with our luggage. First, 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, later rebuilt with contributions from the Republic of Turkey, and is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Its narrow, authentic Ottoman-era streets will transport you to a completely different world. During our tour here, the Mostar Bridge, Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Catholic Cathedral, Turkish Consulate, and martyrdom are among the sights we will see. If we are lucky, we may also see young men diving from the bridge for show, although this tradition dates back many years. After our tour, during the free time we will provide, you may purchase souvenirs unique to Mostar or take a pleasant meal break. After the free time, we meet our vehicle at the time and place designated by our guide and travel to Pocitelj, a garrison village dating back to the Ottoman era. Here, after seeing the Ottoman houses, bathhouse, mosque, and old cobblestone streets and enjoying our Turkish teas and Bosnian coffees, we leave the village. After Pocitelj, we continue toward our hotel. Check-in at the hotel and dinner at our hotel. (Guests who wish may visit Dubrovnik, one of the most beautiful medieval cities in Europe and also a filming location for the Game of Thrones series (extra €50). During this excursion, the Orlando Column, Old Port, Stradun Street, Orphanage School, Clock Tower, and city walls are among the sights we will see.)
Medjugorje – Kravica Waterfalls – Kotor – Budva – Sveti Stefan – Shkodra
Following the breakfast we will have at the hotel in the morning, we depart the hotel 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 slopes of the mountain, one of Montenegro’s tourist centers, both your mind and your heart will remain here. During the city tour we will take on foot upon our arrival, some of the things we will see and hear include the mansions of the families that are very important to Kotor, St. Tryphon’s Church, the Orthodox church, squares, and their 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 top of the city walls and take magnificent landscape photographs 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. Do not forget to ask your guide where that wonderful cake is; it is our recommendation to all dessert lovers. Immediately after the free time, we continue onward, viewing the city of Budva panoramically from our vehicle. Immediately after Budva, one of the ideal centers abroad for a seaside holiday, we panoramically view the island of Sveti Stefan, purchased by a Singaporean multi-billionaire, and arrive at the Montenegro–Albania border. After completing the passport and customs procedures at the Montenegro–Albania border, we continue onward and arrive at the hotel where we will stay. Check-in at the hotel and dinner at our hotel.
Shkodër – St. Naum – Ohrid
After having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures, leave the hotel with our luggage, and begin our tour in the vehicle waiting for us. Following the Tirana–Elbasan route, we arrive at the Albania–Macedonia border crossing. After completing the customs and passport procedures here, we proceed to the site of the Sv. Naum Monastery, also known as Sari Saltuk, which is located right on the shore of the source of Lake Ohrid, 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 known as the Black Drin. After the free time, we head to Ohrid. Upon arriving in Ohrid, we begin our walking tour. During our tour of this beautiful city, famous for its pearl and itself like a pearl, built on the shore of Lake Ohrid, some of the places we will see include the Ohrid houses, the Church of Hagia Sophia, the Damat Ali Pasha Mosque, the Halveti Tekke and Mosque, and the Turkish quarter. After exploring Ohrid on foot, free time is provided for shopping and leisure. We recommend that you enjoy a cup of Turkish tea or Turkish coffee in the Turkish quarter. After the free time, we depart for our hotel. After settling into our rooms, dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.
Ohrid – Tetovo (Kalkandelen) – Skopje – Istanbul
After having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures, leave the hotel with our luggage, and depart for Tetovo. In Tetovo, one of North Macedonia’s important cities, where the majority of the population consists of Albanians, we visit the Painted Mosque and continue our journey toward Skopje Airport (if the flight time is earlier, we will proceed directly to the airport without the Tetovo program). Upon arriving at the airport, after completing our luggage, ticket, and passport procedures, we depart for Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 14:00 on AJet Airlines flight VF264. Arrival at 16:30 local time and the end of our tour.
For our air tours departing from Istanbul, connecting flights are available from all provinces of Türkiye and Northern Cyprus for an additional $220.
Note: The stated connection fee is the 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 during the trip. It is advisable to bring a cardigan or similar garment for the evening.
- On our weekly tours, rotation (seat changes) is applied to the daily seating plan, and fixed seats or front-seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Türkiye from abroad, a minimum stay of 1 day is required in order to bring goods (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
- Free shop shopping limits when entering Türkiye from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons , Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (excluding alcoholic beverages containing more than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne) , Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne) , Perfume: 600 ml , Make-up 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.
- Our guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour. If there are fewer than 30 days remaining before the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if there are 20 days or fewer remaining, a 100% penalty applies. Hospital reports, workplace permission documents, etc. obtained from authorities in Türkiye and submitted together with the participant’s cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for the cancellation of hotels where they will stay and services they will receive outside Türkiye.
-The Tour Program is organized on the condition of a minimum participation of 25 people. If sufficient participation cannot be achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. İTC TUR will notify participants of tours canceled due to insufficient participation.
-In cases where only category information is provided without specifying a name in the tour program and/or where there are options for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by İTC TUR 2 days before the trip departure.
-During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances exceeding the specified km. In such a case, İTC TUR will provide information 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and in these types of rooms, the bed allocated to the 3rd 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 for reservations involving the 3rd person and/or children. Child discounts are valid for one 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 served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally consist of a limited menu of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, known as a continental breakfast, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.
-The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2–3 hours, organized for the general introduction of cities and conducted panoramically with the guide’s narration from inside the vehicle, and do not include museum or archaeological site entrances. İTC TUR is not responsible if panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot take place because local authorities do not permit visiting or entering them on the relevant day and at the relevant time, roads are closed due to any 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 closed roads or at points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
- Waiting times at border gates crossed by road during the journey may exceed standard waiting times, and 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 service, on the condition of a minimum participation of 20 people. If sufficient numbers are not reached, the excursions cannot be conducted, or the prices, content and vehicle to be used for extra excursions may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide according to whether museums and archaeological sites at the destinations are open or closed and according to weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have agreed to wait at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers are left at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and are picked up from the point where they were left after the tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures for persons participating in tours with flights are personal procedures 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 the inability to take the flight of persons who are not present at the specified airport at the times communicated 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 plane. All costs of new round-trip flight tickets required for persons who miss the plane to join the tour and of their transfers in the destination region shall be borne by them.
- 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 charter flights, or times may change before the existing trip and flight. İTC TUR is obliged to communicate 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 and airport service fees.
-The types of vehicles used in our tours are classified below according to the number of people. The vehicle types listed below are assigned according to the number of people on each of our tours.
Buses: (Used for groups of 25–46 people) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for groups of 17–24 people) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for groups of up to 16 people) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
-All guests are deemed to have completed the purchase of the tour by accepting the terms stated above.
What's Included
Economy class airfare on Anadolu Jet scheduled flights on the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen – Skopje – Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen routes
Accommodation for 7 nights in 4* hotels
7 breakfasts to be served at the hotels
4 dinners to be served at the hotels
1 dinner to be served at a local restaurant in Skopje
1 dinner to be served at a local restaurant in Sarajevo
Macedonian Night with dinner, music and entertainment
All intercity transfers explicitly stated as included in the program
All tours and excursions stated as included in the program
Professional Turkish-speaking guide services
Local guide services required in some regions, checkpoint and parking fees
Not Included
Personal and extra expenses
Lunches Drinks consumed during meals
International departure fee
Optional guide and driver tips
Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
Extra excursions specified or not specified in the tour program
Any service not explicitly stated as included
City tax, border crossing and local service fees (40 Euro)