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Itinerary

  1. Intro

    Introduction

  2. Day 1

    Budapest

    Budapest
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Ibis Styles Budapest Center)

    Included Activities

    • Meet Your CEO and Group

    Optional Activities

    • Budapest Morning Walking Tour
  3. Day 2

    Budapest to Balla Géza Winery

    Budapest to Balla Géza Winery
    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional Romanian Dinner at Balla Géza Winery)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Balla Geza Winery)

    Included Activities

    • Balla Géza Winery Visit
    • Nem Adom Fel Café and Bar

    Optional Activities

    • Great Market Hall Visit
    • Gellert Hill Visit
    Landmarks
    Great Market Hall
    Gellert Hill
    Danube River
  4. Day 3

    Balla Géza Winery to Sighișoara

    Balla Géza Winery to Sighișoara
    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at Balla Géza Winery)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Sighisoara)

    Optional Activities

    • The History Museum (Muzeul de Istorie) Visit (50RON per person)
    • Clock Tower Visit (Free)
    • Casa Dracula (Vlad Dracul Restaurant) - sampling Romanian cuisine (10-50RON per person)
    • The Church of the Dominican Monastery Visit (Free)
    Landmarks
    Sighișoara Citadel
    Clock Tower
    Casa Dracula
  5. Day 4

    Sighișoara to Brașov

    Sighișoara to Brașov
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Central Residence Annapolis Brasov)

    Included Activities

    • Sighișoara Region Guided Tour
    Landmarks
    Brașov Medieval City
  6. Day 5

    Brașov

    Brașov
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Central Residence Annapolis Brasov)

    Included Activities

    • Bran Castle Visit
    Landmarks
    Bran Castle
  7. Day 6

    Brașov to Bucharest

    Brașov to Bucharest
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (ibis Styles Bucharest City Center)

    Included Activities

    • Orientation With CEO

    Optional Activities

    • Arch of Triumph Visit (Free)
    • National Village Museum Visit
    • National History Museum Visit
    • Palace of the Parliament Visit
    • Bucharest Bike Tour (20RON per person)
    • Museum of the Romanian Peasant
    Landmarks
    Palace of the Parliament
    Arch of Triumph
  8. Day 7

    Bucharest to Veliko Tarnovo

    Bucharest to Veliko Tarnovo
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Concorde)

    Optional Activities

    • Tsarevets Fortress Visit
    Landmarks
    Tsarevets Fortress
  9. Day 8

    Veliko Tarnovo

    Veliko Tarnovo
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Concorde)

    Included Activities

    • Arbanasi Village Visit

    Optional Activities

    • Nativity Church Visit (6BGN per person)
    Landmarks
    Arbanasi
  10. Day 9

    Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia

    Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Budapest Sofia)

    Included Activities

    • Orientation With CEO

    Optional Activities

    • Ladies' Market Visit (Free)
    • St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Visit (Free-6BGN per person)
    • Vitosha Boulevard Visit (Free)
    Landmarks
    St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
    Vitosha Boulevard
    Ladies' Market
  11. Day 10

    Sofia to Plovdiv

    Sofia to Plovdiv
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    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Clepsydra Residence)

    Optional Activities

    • Plovdiv Old Town Visit (Free)
    • Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis Visit (3BGN per person)
    • Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum Visit (5BGN per person)
    Landmarks
    Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis
  12. Day 11

    Plovdiv to Istanbul

    Plovdiv to Istanbul
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    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Centrum Istanbul)
  13. Day 12

    Istanbul

    Istanbul
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    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Centrum Istanbul)

    Included Activities

    • Istanbul Guided Walking Tour

    Optional Activities

    • Blue Mosque Visit (Free)
    • Grand Bazaar Visit
    • Hagia Sophia (or Aya Sofya) Visit (25EUR per person)
    • Topkapi Palace Visit (1500-650TRY per person)
    • Spice Bazaar Visit (Free)
    • Archaeological Museum (150TRY per person)
    • Dolamabahçe Palace (450TRY per person)
    • Basilica Cistern (600TRY per person)
    • Galata Tower (250TRY per person)
    Landmarks
    Blue Mosque
    Hagia Sophia
    Topkapi Palace
    Grand Bazaar
    Spice Bazaar
    Galata Tower
    Basilica Cistern
    Dolamabahçe Palace
  14. Day 13

    Istanbul

    Istanbul
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    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Istanbul Walking Tour and Bosphorus Cruise
    • Optional group dinner
  15. Day 14

    Istanbul to Çanakkale

    Istanbul to Çanakkale
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    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Gallipoli Battlefields Guided Tour
    Landmarks
    Gallipoli Peninsula
    ANZAC Cove
    Lone Pine
  16. Day 15

    Çanakkale - Selçuk

    Çanakkale - Selçuk
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Troy Visit
    • Çöp(m)adam Visit
    Landmarks
    Troy
  17. Day 16

    Selçuk to Izmir

    Selçuk to Izmir
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional Turkish Pide (Flatbread))

    Included Activities

    • Ephesus Visit
    • Pide Demonstration and Lunch
    • Orientation Walk of Kemeralti Old Bazaar
    Landmarks
    Ephesus
    Temple of Artemis
    Kemeralti Bazaar
  18. Day 17

    Konya to Cappadocia

    Konya to Cappadocia
    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at a restaurant in Konya)

    Included Activities

    • Mevlana Museum Visit

    Optional Activities

    • Optional group dinner
    Landmarks
    Mevlana Museum
  19. Day 18

    Cappadocia

    Cappadocia
    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Shared Meal with Local Family)

    Included Activities

    • Hike Through the Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
    • Kaymakli Underground City
    • Dinner with Local Family

    Optional Activities

    • Bike Rental for Individual Exploration
    • Optional Trekking Tour Through Local Valleys
    Landmarks
    Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
    Kaymakli Underground City
  20. Day 19

    Cappadocia to Istanbul

    Cappadocia to Istanbul
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Optional final group dinner
  21. Day 20

    Istanbul

    Istanbul
    Meals
    Breakfast

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  • Ibis Styles Budapest Center

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  • Balla Geza Winery

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  • Hotel Concorde

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