Day 1 ISTANBUL-KAPIKULE
Meeting Points:
19:30 Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot,
20:00 In front of İstikbal-Altunbaş in Mecidiyeköy
20:30 In front of Ömür Plaza in İncirli
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 departure 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 by crossing the “Friendship Bridge” over the Danube River in the Bulgarian city of Ruse. Following customs and passport procedures, we head toward Bucharest, the capital of Romania, known as the “Paris of the East.” After our journey, we begin our panoramic tour, which offers the opportunity to discover Bucharest up close. The main places to be seen 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) commissioned by Ceaușescu, Bucharest Old Town, and the Triumphal Arch. Following our Bucharest city tour, we organize an optional “Ceaușescu’s House” tour (30 €). We visit the Ceaușescu family home, commissioned by Nicolae Ceaușescu and opened to visitors as a museum in 2016. After our optional tour, we head toward the hotel where we will stay. Following check-in at the hotel, free time and overnight stay. Our guests who wish may join an optional dinner program at a local restaurant (55 €). Return to the hotel after the optional tour. 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 route.
Lunch : Will be taken optionally during the free time.
Dinner : Will be taken during the optional tour.
Currencies : Romania – Romanian Leu (RON)
Day 3 BUCHAREST - SINAIA – BRAN - BRAȘOV - BUCHAREST
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, free time is provided. Our guests who wish may join our optional “TRANSYLVANIAN CASTLES” tour (50 €), Romania’s most captivating destination, renowned for its castles (entrance fees excluded). In our tour, which encompasses unique natural and historical beauties, we first visit Peleș Castle, one of the most beautiful castles in Europe. After a photo break here, we depart for the city of Bran. Upon reaching Bran, we see the mysterious “Dracula’s Castle,” associated with Count Dracula films and known as the birthplace of the vampire legend, belonging to 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 free time here, we depart for the city of Brașov, famous for its historical beauty and cafés. The main places to be seen 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. Following our panoramic city tour, we provide free time for our guests to spend time in the city’s famous restaurants. After 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 get to know the historic city of Veliko Tarnovo, built on the Yantra River, up close. Following our panoramic city tour, free time is provided for lunch. After free time, we reach the Kapıkule Land Border Gate by following the Dimitrovgrad–Haskovo–Kapıkule route. After the passport and customs procedures here, we enter Türkiye. Taking the necessary breaks along the route, we reach Istanbul. We drop off our guests at the points included in the tour program along the return route and conclude our tour. We hope to meet you at 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)