Day 1: Istanbul - Pristina

Meeting in front of the airline counter at the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport departure terminal. AJet VF101 flight at 13:25 to Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. After a comfortable flight, arrival at 14:05 local time and following entry procedures, we begin our panoramic city tour with our private vehicle. During this tour, we will visit Germia Park, one of Pristina’s most important natural beauties. Afterward, we will see the Kosovo Museum, showcasing Kosovo’s cultural heritage. During our tour, we will also visit many valuable buildings from the Ottoman period. We will see the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque and the 18th-century Yaşar Paşa Mosque. During this historical tour of the city, we will have the opportunity to visit and commemorate the tomb of Sultan Murad I, the Ottoman sultan killed in 1389 during the Battle of Kosovo in the Kosovo field. After our tour of Pristina, we will transfer to our hotel. Later, those who wish can join our Prizren Tour. After the Prizren tour, transfer back to our hotel in Pristina. Overnight at our hotel.

Prizren Tour Per Person 30 Eur

Upon arrival in Prizren, a city that immediately gives the impression of an Anatolian Ottoman town with its architectural silhouette and the echo of calls to prayer from minarets, we'll visit the Sinan Pasha Mosque, Halveti Tekke, Bayraklı Mosque, and Mehmet Pasha's Hammam. After our Prizren Tour, we return to Pristina.

Pristina – Prizren: 85 km | Prizren – Pristina: 85 km

Total distance covered: 170 km

Day 2: Pristina - Tetovo (Kalkandelen) – Ohrid

After our morning breakfast, we pack our bags and set off to discover the unmatched nature and cultural treasures of Macedonia. Our first stop is Tetovo (Kalkandelen), one of Macedonia’s eye-catching towns. Here, we will visit the Painted Mosque, one of the most colorful and impressive mosques in the Balkans. Built in the 15th century, this mosque will amaze you with its vibrant colors and detailed decorations on the exterior. As we explore this exquisite example of Ottoman architecture, we will embark on a journey into the depths of history. After our visit to Tetova, we head toward Ohrid, accompanied by Macedonia's breathtaking landscapes of lush mountains and azure lakes. Upon our arrival in Ohrid, we will conduct a tour introducing the historical Ohrid city, which was an important base of the Ottomans in the Balkans. Among the places we will see during our tour are the Cyrillic Alphabet Monument believed to be developed by the 9th-century Byzantine monks Saints Cyril and Methodios, the Church of St. Sophia, and the Ancient Theatre from the Roman period. We will also stroll in the heart of the city, Tsinar Square, and have the opportunity to visit the old Ottoman-era Turkish Bazaar. Here, you can visit the Halveti Tekke and closely feel the city's cultural texture. Afterward, you will witness the daily life of the locals as we tour the New Bazaar and Ohrid Market. Finally, Ohrid Lake and its enchanting view will accompany our tour. After our tour, those who wish can join our Ohrid Boat Tour. After the boat tour, we transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

Pristina – Tetovo (Kalkandelen): 128 km | Tetovo (Kalkandelen) – Ohrid: 130 km

Total distance to be covered: 258 km

Ohrid Boat Tour Per Person 25 Eur

Are you ready to enjoy an unforgettable panoramic boat tour around Ohrid's Old Town? On this tour, while sailing close to the shore, we will see the city's historical texture and mesmerizing landscapes up close. On the way back, as we sail further from the coast, we will admire the unique panoramic view of the entire Old Town. One of the most important places we will see is the fishing settlement of Kaneo. Here, we will explore the Church of St. John, sitting on a cliff overlooking Lake Ohrid and dating back to the mid-15th century. This church is famous not just for its historical value but also for its stunning location and captivating view. As one of Ohrid's most photographed and iconic structures, this church will offer us great photo opportunities. On this panoramic boat tour, we will enjoy Ohrid's historical and natural beauties while progressing through the serene waters of the lake. This experience, making every moment unforgettable, will be one of the most special memories of our holiday.

Day 3: Ohrid

After breakfast, we move on to our Resen-Manastır (Bitola) tour. For this tour, we head to Resen with our private buses. We visit the palace of Resneli Niyazi, one of the three most famous figures of the Committee of Union and Progress. We then head to Manastır and in our Manastır (Bitola) city tour, we visit the Turkish Bazaar, Bedesten, Ishak Mosque, New Mosque, and the Military School where Atatürk graduated from, and the Atatürk Museum (outside). After our tour, we return to Ohrid. Overnight at our hotel.

Ohrid – Resen: 36 km | Resen – Manastır: 33 km | Manastır – Ohrid: 69 km

Total distance to be covered: 138 km

Resen – Manastır Tour Per Person 40 Eur

This tour starts by heading towards Resen with our private bus. Along the way, we will panoramically see the palace of Resneli Niyazi, known for his contributions in the Turkish-Greek war and one of the three most famous names of the Committee of Union and Progress. Upon our arrival, we begin our Manastır (Bitola) city tour. Here, we will first explore the Turkish Bazaar and Bedesten. Then, we visit Ishak Mosque and New Mosque. The most emotional moments of our tour will be at the Military School where Atatürk graduated and the Atatürk Museum, the highlight of this tour. After completing this impressive and educational tour, we return to Ohrid.

St Naum Tour Per Person 25 Eur

We embark on an exciting journey to St. Naum, known as "A Corner of Paradise in the Balkans," home to the source of Lake Ohrid and St. Naum Monastery. In this enchanting place, you will have the opportunity to photograph the unique beauty of the landscapes located in the heart of nature. During our free time, you will enjoy exploring this historical and natural wonder. After a day filled with unforgettable memories and great photos, we return to Ohrid.

Day 4: Ohrid – Skopje

After breakfast, we check out of our rooms and head to Skopje. Upon arrival in Skopje, our city tour begins. In Skopje, the birthplace of our famous poet Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, the places we will see include Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Murat Pasha Mosque, Kapan Han, Sulu Han, and the Stone Bridge. We continue our walk by viewing the Turkish and Jewish neighborhoods along the banks of the Vardar River and across the river. During this walk, we will see Macedonia Square, the Ottoman Bridge, and the Davut Paşa Hammam from outside, then enter the Turkish Bazaar. Here we will see one of Skopje's emblematic structures, the Clock Tower built in the 16th century, Sultan Murat Mosque built in the 14th century, and Isa Bey Mosque from the same century, followed by free time at the Turkish Bazaar. After free time, we transfer to our hotel. In the evening, our unrivaled Balkan night tour will take place, adorned with unique Balkan music and cuisine, and folkloric performances by a dance troupe. Overnight at our hotel in Skopje.

Ohrid – Skopje: 172 km

Matka Canyon Tour Per Person 20 Eur

Are you ready to discover Matka Canyon, adorned with the unique beauty of nature, nestled between the enchanting forests and vast meadows of Vodno Mountain? Covering an area of about 5,000 hectares, this canyon will take you to the mystical monasteries of the medieval times and the serene landscapes of a magnificent artificial lake. On this tour, as you wander among rugged rocks, you'll be amazed by the different endemic plant and animal species in the region. For adventure enthusiasts, there's the opportunity to canoe, providing adrenaline-packed moments on the water. Nature lovers will enjoy walking on green trails, relishing the quiet serenity of nature with every step. The unforgettable moments you spend in Matka Canyon will soothe your soul and leave deep impressions in your heart. Embrace the arms of nature and enjoy this unique experience!

Balkan Night with Dinner Tour Per Person 40 Eur

In this tour, get ready to fill your evening with unforgettable memories in the enchanting atmosphere of the Balkans! Our night will be adorned with unique Balkan music and delicious traditional dishes, enlivened by the impressive performances of an energetic folkloric dance group. As you get swept away by the rhythm and melodies, you'll embark on an entertaining journey into the depths of Balkan culture. This special Balkan night will not merely be an entertainment, but also a vibrant cultural experience. As you are filled with the joy of music and dance, you'll collect heartwarming memories where the past and present are blended. Each note and step will draw you into this charming region's warm atmosphere. At the end of the night, filled with the joy of this magnificent experience, we transfer back to the hotel. You will engrave this special evening in your memory, making it unforgettable. This night full of entertainment and culture will revitalize your spirit with the energy of the Balkans!

Day 5: Skopje – Pristina - Istanbul

After breakfast, the entire day is free at your leisure. At the time specified by our guide, we transfer to the airport. Following boarding procedures, our flight with Ajet Airlines VF102 scheduled at 15:45 will take us to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After a comfortable flight, arrival in Istanbul at 18:10 and the end of our tour. With the hope of seeing you again in your next travel, we bid you farewell.

• Round-trip flight tickets with Ajet Airlines on the Sabiha Gökçen - Pristina - Sabiha Gökçen route • Accommodation for 4 nights in total: 1 night in Pristina, 1 night in Skopje, and 2 nights in Ohrid at a 4* hotel category • Breakfasts • All transfers specified in the program • City tours specified in the program • Customs taxes • City taxes • All highway, parking, and checkpoint expenses • Professional Turkish-guided services • Mandatory Insurance (Professional Liability)

• Departure Fee Stamp for Abroad Exit • Travel Insurance (Up to Age 65) • Lunches • All types of hotel extras and personal expenses

GENERAL TERMS

1- The General Terms are an integral part of the tour program and cannot be considered independently from the tour program.

2- In case sufficient participation cannot be achieved for the trip; The Agency may cancel the tour up to 21 days before the tour departure date. In such a case, the cancellation information is communicated to the guest. The full amount of the tour fee is refunded to the guest. In the refund of additional services purchased outside the tour; The domestic connecting flight purchased from the Agency is also refunded to the guest, if the guest's visa application has been made using the visa service, travel health insurance, these services cannot be refunded to the guest as they have been used, if no visa application has been made, the visa and travel health insurance are also cancelled and the fee is refunded. If the guest purchased the domestic connecting flight from a product provider independent of the Agency, in case the tour is canceled by the Agency, no fee refund can be requested from the Agency. The guest accepts in advance the financial and moral damages that may occur due to the cancellation of the tour when they purchase the tour, and the Agency cannot be held responsible.

3- In case there is not enough participation for the trip, the Agency has the right of good faith not to cancel the tour. In this case, since the tour will be individually provided for the guest, the guide service included in the package will only cover the international departure-arrival area transfer.

Cancellation and Changes

4- In our tours, tickets for transportation are issued at the time of reservation. In cancellations made more than 30 days before the tour departure date, the price of the non-refundable flight tickets will be reflected as a penalty.

5- Our guests have the right to cancel without penalty, provided they notify the Agency in writing up to 30 days before the tour departure date, except for plane tickets paid by the Agency to the airline and/or undertaken. If less than 31 days remain until the start of the trip, guests can cancel by paying a penalty of 50% of the remaining tour fee after deducting the plane ticket cost, and if 15 days or less remain until the start of the trip, they can cancel by paying a penalty equivalent to the entire tour fee. In case of a cancellation request, additional services such as domestic connection, visa service, travel health insurance have variable cancellation refund conditions depending on the cancellation request period, so prior inquiry about the refund is necessary. The Agency cannot make any commitments for the cancellation refund of additional services.

Guiding Services and Extra Tours

6- The days and hours of the tours specified in the program can be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums and historical places to be visited and weather conditions. Different guides may accompany our guests during the tours.

7- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are organized for the general introduction of the cities and are panoramic tours conducted from the vehicle with guide narration and do not include museum or historical site entrances, lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours. If panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot be conducted due to closed roads by local authorities or any event, and it becomes impossible to conduct the tour due to weather conditions, the agency is not responsible for the inability to conduct the aforementioned tours. Some tours can be conducted using public transport or by walking where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not permitted as far as possible.

8- Our guide can change the days of city tours and/or additional tours depending on the participant number, the museum and historical site closure status, maintaining the tour content. This also applies to possible changes in flight times.

9- Important points to consider in tours conducted with Speed Boats; not to eat heavily or drink a large amount of water immediately before boarding the boat. Guests with stomach, back, neck complaints or who are pregnant should inform their guide.

10- There is no refund if guests do not participate in the tour or meal services specified in the inclusive services section.

About Flights

11- The Agency is an intermediary between the airline and the passenger, and in possible disputes, the relevant provisions of Turkish legislation as well as The Hague Protocol and The Warsaw Convention shall apply.

12- Delays or flight time changes may occur in scheduled and special flights. The Agency is obliged to notify such changes as soon as possible. Passengers have purchased the tour by accepting the risk of flight time changes/cancellations.

13- Children aged 0-2 only pay the airport tax fee.

14- According to airline rules; if a round-trip ticket is purchased and the outbound flight is not used, the return flight will be canceled by the airline.

15- For guests participating in tours with flights, check-in and boarding procedures are personal and must be completed by the guests before the flight at the airport counters of the relevant airline or online on the airline companies’ websites.

16- Possible last-minute delays and gate changes in flights are announced audibly at airports and shown on information boards at the location. These changes should be monitored by the guests personally.

17- The Agency is not responsible for flight failures of guests who are not present at the specified hours at the designated airport according to airline rules, who do not complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, and who, despite completing the check-in and boarding procedures on time, do not board the flight. The procuration of new departure-return flight tickets and transfers in the destination area needed for guests who miss their flight to join the tour, and all related expenses, are their responsibility.

18- The weight of luggage for flights originating in Turkey is generally 20 kg. This weight may vary depending on the airline company and destination country. If there are domestic flights in the destination country, this weight may drop to 15 kg. Excess bag weight/price rules are determined by the airlines and are not the responsibility of the Agency.

19- If guests want to upgrade their flight tickets to miles (to business or first class); after the tickets are issued, the upgrade procedures can be conducted depending on the availability of the airline (check with the airline of your membership). There is no guarantee of mileage for each flight. Check if the program's tickets are from an upgradable class.

20- Some airlines may charge extra fees for food and beverage and online check-in services.

Other Matters

21- The Agency shall not accept responsibility for any change or cancellation process directly contacted with the hotel by the guest. In such cases, the Agency's cancellation terms will apply.

22- When the hotel name is not specified in the tour program and/or offered as options for the same destination, it will be notified to the guest by the Agency 48 hours before the trip.

23- During special periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used from more distant locations or kilometers than specified. In such a case, the Agency will provide information 15 days before the departure date.

24- During registration for the purchased tour; the guest must correctly enter/declare the name, date of birth, and passport number in the passport into the system. Flight tickets are issued based on this information. The penalty cost resulting from incorrect details in the cancellation or change of plane tickets will be charged to the guests.

25- To use your cell phones abroad, check with your operator in Turkey that your phone is open for international use before leaving the country.

26- The check-in time for accommodations is 15:00, and the check-out time is 12:00.

27- The Agency will convey your room-related requests (high floor, close to general areas, smoking/non-smoking, bed type) to the hotel. Reserved rooms are arranged according to the hotel's availability, showing care to match the guest’s preferences. The realization of these requests is subject to availability during check-in and is not guaranteed by the Agency.

28- Breakfasts offered in hotels differ from the usual rich breakfast in Turkish cuisine. Generally referred to as a continental breakfast, it includes limited selections of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall assigned for the group.

29- In some cases, instead of a double bed room, a double bed may be provided. Many European hotels offer 2 beds that can be combined when needed.

30- The child and extra bed policy may vary according to each hotel's room types.

31- All extra beds and baby cribs are provided upon request and based on availability and must be approved by the hotel.

32- The capacity for an extra bed or baby crib in the room is 1 unit (maximum).

33- In triple rooms, an extra bed application is provided, and the bed assigned for the 3rd person is smaller than the standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Extra beds are made of beds called convertible and coach beds. Our guests are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible congestion in the rooms due to the extra beds in standard rooms in triple room and/or child reservations.

34- If the number of children to stay with adults and their ages are incorrectly declared by our guests, relevant hotels may charge an extra fee. In such a situation, responsibility falls on the guest who made the wrong declaration. Hotels may request identification for age verification of children.

35- In reservations for 2 adults + 1 child, a separate bed may not be available for the child. Child prices are valid only if the child stays with two adults. Child discounts apply for the “only one child” within the appropriate age group staying with two adults.

36- The daily currency change is reflected in the prices in TL. The exchange rates at the time of payment apply. Your additional requests, some extra services you will receive at the hotel (minibar, ironing, etc.) are subject to an extra charge imposed by the hotel. These costs are not included in the purchase fee and are paid directly to the hotel during your stay.

37- Some countries have different applications related to city, tourism, or local taxes. All types of city, tourism, or other taxes being applied in this way are collected from the guest by the hotel during check-in or check-out.

38- The road distances provided in programs are map-based. Travel times may extend due to traffic, weather conditions, geographical position of the destination country, roadworks, and conditions.

39- In obligatory situations or when deemed necessary, the Agency may change the order of the cities in the program and the main airline to be flown for the trip, maintaining the program content.

40- Personal belongings, bags, suitcases, passports/ID cards of people participating in the tour are their responsibility, and the Agency is not responsible for lost/stolen items. In cases where forgotten items are found, the costs of shipping them to the country and/or person belong to the owner of the item.

41- Participants in the tour must carry with them their travel health insurance policies and any related medication and reports if they have any health issues.

42- For possible extra expenses, official photo-ID/passport and credit card or cash deposit may be requested by the hotel upon check-in. The refund of the requested deposit at check-out is an operation between the hotel and the guest, for which the Agency has no intervention.

Visa and Passport

1- Guests’ passports must be valid for at least 6 months from the end date of the trip.

2- For entry-exit stamps to be stamped on your passport at customs/border crossings, there must be at least 2 blank pages in your passport.

3- Being exempt from a visa for the countries in this tour and having obtained a visa does not mean that you can enter/exit the country; the passport police have the authority to refuse entry/exit, and the Agency is not responsible for this situation, the responsibility lies with the passenger.

4- Guests who are not Turkish citizens or are dual citizens using a different country passport to participate in the tour must personally consult the relevant consulates regarding the visa procedure applied by the country to be traveled to, otherwise, the Agency will not be responsible for the consequences.

5- Torn, worn, wet, and/or similarly damaged passports should be renewed to avoid problems with customs police at the country border. Otherwise, the responsibility lies with the passenger.

6- For guests under 18 traveling alone or with only one parent, there may be a request for the joint consent of both parents by the police during country entry-exit, so we advise guests under 18 and their parents to be sensitive to this issue.