3 Nights 5 Days by Bus to Halkidiki

Day 1 | ISTANBUL-HALKIDIKI

We depart in the evening from the specified locations: at 22:00 from Kadıköy Marriage Office, at 22:30 from in front of Mecidiyeköy Square/Bambi Cafe, at 23:00 from in front of İncirli Ömür Plaza, at 23:30 from in front of Beylikdüzü Marmara Park Shopping Mall, at 23:59 from Silivri Vega Shopping Mall, at 00:30 from Çorlu Junction Aytemiz Petrol, at 01:00 from Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Yay Facilities, and at 02:30 from in front of Keşan Junction (Shell). (You must be at the specified locations at least 15 minutes before the departure times.) Upon arrival at the İpsala border gate, we complete customs and passport procedures and then cross into Greece, heading to Halkidiki via Alexandroupolis (Dedeağaç), Komotini (Gümülcine), Xanthi (İskeçe), and Kavala.

Day 2 | HALKIDIKI

In the morning, arrival to Afytos, the tourist settlement of Kassandra town, considered the center of Halkidiki. After a very short panoramic walk, free time for breakfast and coffee. At 15:00 we go to our hotel and check into our rooms. We can immediately enjoy the hotel pool, or take a short walk to enjoy the sea, sand, and sun on the beach. Overnight at our hotel in the center of Halkidiki.

Day 3 | HALKIDIKI

After breakfast, free time to enjoy the hotel pool or, with a short walk, the sea, sand, and sun on the beach. Guests who wish may join the extra-cost Possidi Cape & Lidl Market shuttle, departing at 10:00 and returning at 16:00. (35.€) In this beautiful untouched beach area, we enjoy the unspoiled/unbuilt shoreline until 14:00, then after an approximately 20-minute drive we stop for 1 hour of shopping at Lidl Market and return to the hotel. Guests who wish may also join the Panoramic Thessaloniki Masterpieces and live music, entertaining Tavern & Sirtaki tour, which will be held at 19:00 in the evening. (75.-€ / Fixed Menu – Limited Drinks) Overnight at our hotel in the center of Halkidiki.

Day 4 | HALKIDIKI

After breakfast, free time to enjoy the hotel pool or, with a short walk, the sea, sand, and sun on the beach. Guests who wish may join the Full-Day Great Halkidiki Boat Tour for an extra fee. (75.-€) On this tour, we depart from the hotel at 09:00 and, after a 45-minute drive, board our private boat waiting for us at Paliori harbor. We will visit Halkidiki’s beautiful coves and have the opportunity to swim in crystal waters. On Sithonia, the middle finger of Halkidiki, we take a swimming break at Kelyfos Island, then a swimming and lunch break in Neos Marmaras, followed by swimming breaks in Tarakliya cove, and around 17:00 we return to the harbor, reaching the hotel around 18:45 and concluding our tour. Guests who wish may, for an extra fee in the evening, use the Kallithea shuttle, where there are beautiful and select tavernas, shops, and markets. (15.-€) Overnight at our hotel in the center of Halkidiki.

Day 5 | HALKIDIKI-THASSOS ISLAND-ISTANBUL

After breakfast, at 08:00 we head to Keramoti. After an enjoyable journey of approximately 3 hours, and before arriving in Keramoti, we take a short break at the Kavala Cookie Factory, then we give free time in Keramoti until 17:30. Guests who wish may join the Thassos Island tour arranged for an extra fee. (45.-€) Our first stop on this tour is Panagia village, the most untouched village on Thassos Island and its most sacred settlement. Here, after walking among traditional Greek village houses and seeing Panagia Church, we visit the traditional olive oil factory and museum in the olive-famous region. During the break we will have in the village, those who wish may sip coffee at the café in the village square, while others may try the famous delicacies (lamb/kid/kokoretsi) at the island’s most famous taverna. Then we tour the Limenas area panoramically. Guests who wish may enjoy the sea, sand, and sun on the beaches in Limenas, while those who wish may taste Greek delicacies at the tavernas in Limenas and shop in the bazaar. At 16:30 we depart from Limenas and take the 16:45 ferry to Keramoti, then after an approximately 2.5-hour journey we arrive at the Kipi border gate. After passport, customs, and Freeshop shopping, we cross the Meriç River and, after the passport and customs procedures at the İpsala Turkish Border Gate, we follow the İpsala, Keşan, Tekirdağ route to reach Istanbul, where we drop you off at the locations where we picked you up at the start of the tour and end our tour.

ADVANTAGEOUS EXTRA TOUR PACKAGE

POSSIDI CAPE & LIDL MARKET + AGORA BEACH + GREAT HALKIDIKI BOAT + THESSALONIKI & TAVERN + THASSOS ISLAND TOUR + KALITHEA SHUTTLE + AFYTOS SHUTTLE 290.€ instead of 320.€