Day 1 İSTANBUL-KAPİKULE
Meeting Points:
19:30 Kadıköy Marriage Registry Office Parking Lot,
20:00 In Front of Mecidiyeköy İstikbal-Altunbaş
20:30 In Front of İncirli Ömür Plaza
21:30 TEM Selimpaşa Metro Facilities
22:30 TEM Çerkezköy Metro Altunbaş Facilities
23:59 Kapıkule
After meeting our guests at the departure points specified in the tour program, we reach the Edirne–Kapıkule Land Border Gate by following the Istanbul–Edirne highway and taking the necessary breaks. After completing our exit procedures here, we enter Bulgaria.
Day 2 KAPIKULE – BUCHAREST
After our overnight journey, we reach the Giurgiu Land Border Gate in Romania in the morning, crossing the “Friendship Bridge” over the Danube River in the Bulgarian city of Ruse. Following customs and passport procedures, we depart for Bucharest, the capital of Romania, known as the “Paris of the East.” After our journey, we begin our panoramic tour, which will give us the opportunity to explore Bucharest more closely. The main sights include Unirii Square, University Square, the Aviators’ Monument, Victory Square, Calea Victoriei, Bucharest’s most famous avenue, the Romanian Athenaeum building, Revolution Square, the Royal Palace, the statue of our forefather Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK, the Bucharest History Museum, the “House of the People” (Palace of Parliament) built by Ceausescu, Bucharest Old Town, and the Arch of Triumph, among the places to be seen panoramically. After our Bucharest city tour, we will take guests who wish to join on the optional “Ceausescu Mansion” tour (30 €). We visit the house of the Ceausescu family, commissioned by Nicolae Ceausescu and opened to visitors as a museum in 2016. After our optional tour, we depart for the hotel where we will stay. Following check-in at the hotel, free time and overnight stay. Guests who wish may join the optional dinner program at a local restaurant (55 €). After the optional tour, we return to the hotel. Overnight stay at our hotel in Bucharest.
Museum and archaeological site entrance fees and guided explanations inside the museum are included in the optional tour price.
Breakfast : Will be taken optionally at a facility along the way.
Lunch : Will be taken optionally during the free time provided.
Dinner : Will be taken during the optional tour.
Currencies : Romania – Romanian Leu (RON)
Day 3 BUCHAREST - SINAIA – BRAN - BRAŞOV - BUCHAREST
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, free time is provided. Guests who wish may join our optional “TRANSYLVANIAN CASTLES” tour, one of Romania’s most captivating destinations, renowned for its castles (50 €) (Entrance fees excluded). On our tour, which encompasses unique natural and historical beauties, we first see Peleş Castle, one of the most beautiful castles in Europe. After a photo stop here, we depart for the city of Bran. Upon reaching Bran, we see the mysterious “Dracula’s Castle,” which was the subject of Count Dracula films and where the vampire legend originated, associated with Vlad III, known in Ottoman history as “Vlad the Impaler.” After photographing the castle, our guests can shop at souvenir shops and stalls in Romania’s largest open-air souvenir market and taste local food and beverages unique to the region. After the free time here, we depart for the city of Braşov, famous for its historical beauty and cafés. The main sights in this beautiful city, which features historical buildings constructed in the medieval German Rococo style, include the Black Church, the city walls, and its preserved narrow streets. After our panoramic city tour, we provide free time for our guests to spend time at the city’s famous restaurants. After the free time, we return to our hotel in Bucharest. Return to the hotel and overnight stay.
Museum and archaeological site entrance fees are not included in the optional tour price.
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch : Will be taken optionally during the free-time break.
Dinner : Will be taken optionally during free time.
Currencies : Romania – Romanian Leu (RON)
Day 4 BUCHAREST – V. TARNOVO – ISTANBUL
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart from our hotel, complete our passport and customs procedures at the Giurgiu–Ruse Land Border Gates, and enter Bulgaria. Taking the necessary breaks along the route, we reach Veliko Tarnovo, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. We take a city tour to become better acquainted with the historic city of Veliko Tarnovo, built on the Yantra River. After our panoramic city tour, free time is provided for lunch. After the free time, we reach the Kapıkule Land Border Gate by following the Dimitrovgrad–Haskovo–Kapıkule route. After completing the passport and customs procedures here, we enter Turkey. Taking the necessary breaks along the route, we reach Istanbul. We drop our guests off at the points included in the tour program along the return route and conclude our tour. We hope to meet you in our next events.
Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel and is included in the price.
Lunch : Will be taken optionally during the free-time break.
Dinner : Will be taken optionally during free time.
Currencies : Romania – Romanian Leu (RON) / Bulgaria – Bulgarian Lev (BGN)