Day-by-day itinerary
IMPORTANT — confirmation required: The source contains historical optional-service and admission prices. The office confirms current supplements.
Day 1
06:00 departure from Sofia Central Bus Station, sector 43; boarding starts at 05:30. Pick-ups: 07:00 Shell Pazardzhik; 07:30 outside Trimontium hotel, Plovdiv; 09:30 Haskovo Bus Station for passengers boarding there. Depart for Istanbul. Short stop in Edirne to see Selimiye Mosque, built by Mimar Sinan in the 16th century. Continue to Istanbul. Arrival, check-in and overnight stay.
Day 2
Breakfast. “Meeting of Two Continents” panoramic tour with Bulgarian-speaking guide: Golden Horn bridges, St Stephen’s Iron Church, the modern European side, Dolmabahçe Palace (outside), crossing to Asia on the Bosphorus suspension bridge and Çamlıca Hill. Free afternoon. Optional guided walk in Bulgarian through old European Istanbul, formerly Constantinople: Sultanahmet Square, Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque (outside), Yerebatan Saray (outside), Hagia Sophia (outside). Supplement BGN 29 / EUR 14.83 per person, booked and paid in Bulgaria, not locally; minimum 20 participants; Bulgarian-speaking guide included. Hagia Sophia can be visited independently for EUR 25. Conservative dress is required: women must cover their heads with a scarf or shawl and cover legs and shoulders. Overnight stay.
Day 3
Breakfast. Free day. Optional Bosphorus boat trip with Bulgarian-speaking guide: BGN 50 / EUR 25.56 per person, minimum 25 bookings, booked and paid in Bulgaria, not locally. Optional afternoon visit to Dolmabahçe with Bulgarian-speaking guide: BGN 29 / EUR 14.83 per person plus admission, reserved and paid in Bulgaria, not locally. Includes reservation and Bulgarian-speaking guide; admission about EUR 30, payable in Turkish lira locally; minimum 15 participants. Optional Gar Gazino dinner: BGN 70 / EUR 35.79 per person, BGN 38 / EUR 19.43 for children aged 7 to 11, free up to 6. Includes a rich menu, unlimited local alcoholic and soft drinks, oriental dancing and an orchestra playing evergreens. Overnight stay.
Day 4
Breakfast. Optional Topkapı Palace visit with a local Bulgarian-speaking guide: BGN 29 / EUR 14.83 plus admission, booked and paid in Bulgaria, not locally. Includes reservation and guide. Admission about EUR 18–20, payable in Turkish lira locally, and mandatory headsets about EUR 3,50 are paid locally. Minimum 15 participants. Around 13:00 depart Istanbul–Edirne–Plovdiv–Sofia. Evening arrival at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Note: on Tulip Festival tours departing 04.04.2026 and 10.04.2026, Emirgan Park replaces Topkapı Palace. One of Istanbul’s finest parks, it blooms with countless tulips in April.
Accommodation in 2* or 3*
Date | Adult in double/triple | Single | Child/youth up to 17 with 2 adults | Child/youth up to 17 with 1 adult
04.09.2026 | 398.99 BGN / 204 EUR | 504.60 BGN / 258 EUR | 319 BGN / 163.1 EUR | 365 BGN / 186.62 EUR
19.09.2026 | 398.99 BGN / 204 EUR | 504.60 BGN / 258 EUR | 319 BGN / 163.1 EUR | 365 BGN / 186.62 EUR
17.12.2026 | 398.99 BGN / 204 EUR | 504.60 BGN / 258 EUR | 319 BGN / 163.1 EUR | 365 BGN / 186.62 EUR
Programme duration: 4 days.
Additional services — age group/prices; the source leaves the age ceiling unspecified:
Dolmabahçe Palace: 27.38 BGN / 14.83 EUR
Bosphorus boat: 48.90 BGN / 25.56 EUR
Topkapı: 27.38 BGN / 14.83 EUR
Walking tour of old European Istanbul: 27.38 BGN / 14.83 EUR
Dinner at Gar Gazino: 68.45 BGN / 35.79 EUR
Extra seat: 148.64 BGN / 76.69 EUR
Notes: four-day tour with 3 nights and breakfasts in Istanbul and guided sightseeing in Edirne and Istanbul. Accommodation is on a bed-and-breakfast basis at 3-star hotels.
Accommodation is on a bed-and-breakfast basis at 3-star hotels.
Required documents: for the Republic of Turkey, an international passport or identity card valid for at least 150 days from arrival.
IMPORTANT: an identity card with indefinite validity issued more than 10 years ago must be replaced for travel by a valid international passport.
For Turkey, obtain the main amount you intend to spend in Turkish lira in Bulgaria.
Health requirements: no special requirements.
Contract terms
Payment: booking requires a deposit of 30% of the coach package price and a package travel contract. The remaining balance is payable no later than 30 days before the advertised departure date.
Cancellation fees:
• Cancellation by 18:00 on the second working day after conclusion of this contract: no cancellation fee if the contract was concluded more than 65 days before departure, provided this does not conflict with the airline’s cancellation terms for purchased tickets.
• From 18:00 on the second working day after conclusion of this contract until 65 days before departure: 20% of the package price in euros.
• From 65 to 31 days before departure: 30% of the package price in euros.
• From 30 to 21 days before departure: 50% of the organised trip price in euros.
• 20 or fewer days before departure: 99% of the organised trip price in euros.
Minimum group: all coach tours require 25 tourists. If the minimum is not reached, the operator may cancel and refund all package payments in full, without additional compensation. The operator must notify travellers in accordance with Article 89, paragraph 7, point 1 of the Tourism Act.
Coaches used: Mercedes, Scania, Setra, Volvo, Iveco, MAN, Neoplan, VDL, Bova and Van Hool, with air conditioning, video, coffee machine and minibar, licensed for international passenger transport. Seat belts must be worn during travel.
Medical insurance costs extra: EUR 1,25 per person per day up to age 64; EUR 2.50 per person per day aged 65 to 74; EUR 5.00 per person per day over 74. Total cover EUR 15 000, with assistance, covering medical costs from accidents or acute illness, medical transport and repatriation.
The operator offers optional trip cancellation insurance covering the traveller’s costs of terminating the package travel contract.
The tour is not suitable for persons with reduced mobility.
Passport and visa requirements: a valid identity card is accepted for EU countries, Serbia, Macedonia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland. Other countries require an international passport valid for at least 6 months after return.
Because fuel prices rise unpredictably, a fuel surcharge may be introduced. Booked customers will be informed immediately if this becomes necessary.
For Turkey, obtain the main amount you intend to spend in Turkish lira in Bulgaria.
3% discount for booking two months before departure or for the operator’s regular customers.