BALKANS & GREEK ISLANDS

                                            BALKANS & GREEK ISLANDS  

                                                                                            (15 Days)

Day 1 

Arrival Skopje, North Macedonia

Arrival at Skopje airport. Transfer to hotel. Free time to relax and rest from the flight.

Welcome traditional Macedonian dinner offered by the company where you can try some of the traditional cuisine and where we can all meet and discus trip itinerary.

Overnight in Skopje.

Day 2 

Breakfast. 

Skopje sightseeing tour.

Tour Highlight – Fortress Kale – Old and new part of the city

Memorial House of Mother Teresa – Stone Bridge

Macedonia Square – Alexander The Great monument

Philip II of Macedonia monument – Macedonia Gate

Daut Pasha Hamam – Golden street

Mustafa Pasha Mosque – Church St.Demetrius

Overnight in Skopje.

Day 3 

Canyon Matka tour, North Macedonia

Breakfast. Transfer to Canyon Matka.

Explore Canyon Matka in Macedonia on a 4-hour sightseeing tour 20 km. from Skopje and cruise by small boat between the vertical rocks. Pass ancient houses, temples, and medieval monasteries. Start at the 14th-century Monastery of Matka, dedicated to the Holy Mother of God. Walk along the banks of the River Treska, famous for its kayak competitions, following the path past the Dam and Lake Matka. Visit of the Monastery St.Andrew.

Next, climb aboard a small boat to cruise along the canyon, soaking up the surroundings and scent of flowers. At the end visiting the Cave “Vrelo” one of the deepest caves in Europe.

Overnight in Skopje.

Day 4 

Pristina city tour, Kosovo

Breakfast. Transfer to Pristina Kosovo

Pristina (90km.from Skopje) is the cultural, economical, and administrative center of the Kosovo with a long history. In a full day tour to Pristina, you can discover archeological sites, monuments protected by UNESCO, very old Ottoman places, narrow stone streets and attractive tall buildings. The “New Born” monument is becoming the symbol of this new state.

Transfer to Skopje and overnight.

Day 5 

Thessaloniki Greece

Breakfast and check-out.Transfer to Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki sightseeing tour.

Thessaloniki is second major economic, industrial, commercial and political center. It is a major transportation hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, notably through the port of Thessaloniki. It’s easy to fall in love with this city, it has beauty, history and culture, a remarkable cuisine and wonderful vast sea views. Driving distance from Skopje to Thessaloniki is 250 km. 

Overnight in Thessaloniki.

Day 6 

Old town Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki Greece

Breakfast. Thessaloniki’s Upper Town is the most ancient part of the city, aged approximately 2,300 years. Being also the highest part of Thessaloniki, dominated by the Acropolis with the Byzantine Ottoman era fort known as Heptapyrgio. Halkidiki peninsula is the most popular destination in Northern Greece. Popular with amazing beaches, with silky sand and clear turquoise sea waters. Kalithea Beach is located on the arm of Kassandra, Chalkidiki, is a beach that has been awarded the blue flag for beauty, cleanliness and organisation. We will also visit the Temple of Zeus Ammon from the 4th c.BC – Kassandra’s main historical attraction.

Overnight in Thessaloniki.

Day 7 

Santorini Island Greece

Breakfast and check-out. Transfer to Thessaloniki airport. Arrival at Santorini Island.

Transfer to hotel. Santorini is the world-famous volcanic island located in the most southern part of the Cyclades group of islands in the Aegean Sea, in Greece. 

Oia – sightseeing tour. Oia is the most beautiful village of Santorini that recently started looking like a glamorous town, every day gathering thousands of people longing for seeing the famous Oia sunsets. Overnight at Santorini.

Day 8 

Fira – Santorini Island Greece 

Breakfast. Transfer to Fira. Fira is the capital of Santorini. Sightseeing tour. Fira became the capital of the island at the very end of 18th century and presents a mixed sample of Cycladic and Venetian styles.

Overnight at Santorini.

Day 9 

Mykonos Island Greece

Breakfast and check-out. Transfer to the port of Santorini. Arrival at Mykonos and overnight.

Day 10 

Mykonos Island Greece

Breakfast. Mykonos sightseeing. An island of beauty and magic. Mykonos has been known as the island of the winds, and it’s located in the heart of the Cyclades group. Its fame has spread across the world, as a cosmopolitan and luxurious holiday destination.  

Overnight at Mykonos.

Day 11 

Athens Greece

Breakfast and check-out. Transfer to the airport. Arrival to Athens. Historical capital of Europe. Welcome to the birthplace of democracy, arts, science and philosophy of western civilisation.  Home of Plato, Socrates, Pericles, Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus.  Athens is one of the world’s oldest cities. It’s recorded history spanning around 3.400 years and it is being inhabited since the 11th millennium B.C.E.  Athens sightseeing tour.

Overnight in Athens.

Day 12 

Athens Greece

Breakfast. Free time to explore the capital of Greece. Wine tasting tour of rare greek wines under the Acropolis by Sommelier.Learn about Greek wines during this private tasting in Athens. Listen to your experienced sommelier explore the different grape varieties that are native to the country. Wines are selected from around the country and paired with a platter of local products.

Overnight in Athens.

Day 13 

Istanbul Turkey

Breakfast and check-out. Transfer to the airport. Arrival to Istanbul.

Istanbul sightseeing. Istanbul is a very large city of fantastic history, culture and beauty. Called Byzantium in ancient times, the city’s name was changed to Constantinople in 324 CE when it was rebuilt by the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 14 

Istanbul Turkey

Breakfast. Free time to explore the city.

All Inclusive Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show.Make the most of an evening in Istanbul with a sparkling 5-hour dinner cruise experience on the Bosphorus Strait. Admire spectacular views of Istanbul’s beautifully illuminated palaces, mosques and Bosphorus bridges, and enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner with select drinks. Glittering entertainment from belly dancers, whirling dervishes and other artistes.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 15 

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Departure.