Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1
Departure from Sofia, Serdika Bus Station, at 6.00; OMV in Mladost by the Regional Hospital at 6.10; Ihtiman Motel at 6.40; Insa Oil on the Trakia motorway in Pazardzhik at 7.10; Plovdiv, OMV beside St Petersburg Hotel, at 08.00; Haskovo, OMV at the city entrance, at 09.30. Travel via Edirne and Istanbul to Eskişehir, the Turkish Venice and city of white gold, among other attractions. Check-in, free time and overnight stay.
Day 2
Breakfast. Sightseeing in Eskişehir's Odunpazarı ethnographic complex. Departure for Cappadocia, a combination of natural beauty and cultural wealth created by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago and shaped by wind and erosion into fantastic chimney formations. En route, photo stop at Salt Lake, Turkey's second largest lake, at 905 m above sea level. Check-in, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3
Breakfast. Full-day excursion: the natural fortress of Uçhisar, on Cappadocia's highest peak with remarkable panoramic views; the 8th-century rock churches of Göreme; Ürgüp, the main commercial centre; and the Red Valley of Devrent with unusual volcanic formations. Dinner. Optional folklore evening at Yaşarbaba, Cappadocia's most popular restaurant. Overnight stay.
Day 4
Breakfast. At 9.00, opportunity for a balloon ride. Full-day excursion to Kaymaklı underground city, Lake Narıgöl, Ihlara Valley and Selime with its magnificent cathedral. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5
Opportunity for a balloon ride. Breakfast. At 9.30, departure for Ankara, capital of the Republic of Turkey and one of the country's liveliest cities. Arrival at noon. Sightseeing: Museum of Anatolian Civilisations and Atatürk's Mausoleum. Check-in, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6
Breakfast. Departure for Bulgaria at 7.30. Late-evening arrival in Haskovo; around midnight in Plovdiv and Pazardzhik; then Ihtiman and Sofia at Shell, 113 Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard beside Sofia Press, and Serdika Bus Station.
Programme duration: 6 days
Travel type: organised tour
Transport: coach
Accommodation / validity (from–to) / price:
Twin room, not guaranteed / – / included in the base price
Double room with one double bed, not guaranteed / – / included in the base price
Extra bed in a double room / – / included in the base price
Single room / – / EUR 101
Additional services / age group and prices:
Folklore evening at Yaşarbaba, Cappadocia's most popular restaurant in Uçhisar: oriental dancers and 2 drinks of choice; minimum 20 participants / EUR 35.7
Two coach seats for one traveller / EUR 109
Optional excursions and services paid for during the trip cost 20% more / EUR 0
For travellers over 69, a higher insurance premium supplement is automatically added / EUR 0
Discounts / age group and amounts:
School pupils and university students: ages 6–26 / EUR 6.65
Children up to 12 sharing both parents' room: ages 3–12 / EUR 15.3
Notes:
Optional services and activities must be requested when signing the organised-tour contract because advance reservations are necessary.
Departure and return locations: Plovdiv, OMV beside St Petersburg Hotel; Haskovo Bus Station.
Exchange rate: EUR 1 = TRY 2.21
Local time: Bulgaria 12; Turkey 12.
Minimum number of participants: 24.
Fuel surcharge: the diesel-price base is BGN 2.50 per 1 litre. An increase up to 9.99% is absorbed by the company. At 10% or more, the company may introduce a fuel surcharge. An increase of 10%–19.99% over the base results in BGN 15.00 per traveller on this programme. For each further 10% increase, this amount is multiplied accordingly.
The trip as a whole is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
No medical or health requirements apply to the trip.
Bulgarian citizens must have a valid passport or identity card valid for at least 6 months after entry.