New Year Balkan Package 3 Nights 4 Days PRN-PRN THY 26251
Tour Detail
NEW YEAR BALKAN TRIANGLE TOUR VISA FREE !!!
WITH THY
ALBANIA – NORTH MACEDONIA – KOSOVO
3 NIGHTS 4 DAYS – ACCOMMODATION IN 4* HOTELS
NO MANDATORY EXTRA PAYMENTS
3 COUNTRIES - 3 CAPITALS
Tirana – Elbasan – Struga – Ohrid – Resne – Bitola(Manastır) – Tetova(Kalkandelen) – Skopje – Pristina – Prizren
Tour Departure Date: DECEMBER 31
Day 1 Istanbul – Pristina – (Prizren) – Skopje
Meeting in front of the International Departures Terminal, Istanbul Atatürk Airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we depart for Pristina at 08:25 on Turkish Airlines flight TK1017. Arrival in Pristina at 08:05. After passport, baggage and customs procedures, we head out from the airport for a city tour of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, one of the world's youngest states with a majority Muslim Albanian population. We begin our city tour upon arrival in Pristina. Among the places to be visited are Mother Teresa Street, Çarşı Mosque built by Sultan Bayezid in the 15th century, the clock tower dating from the 19th century, Sultan Murad Mosque built by II. Fatih Sultan Mehmed in 1461, the Hamam, Yaşar Paşa Mosque whose construction began in the 16th century and was completed in the 19th century, and an Ottoman mansion from the 19th century now used as the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. After our city tour, free time until the flight hour. Guests who wish can join the extra Prizren – Sultan Murat Hüdavendigar Mausoleum tour organized by our guide.(45 EUR). In our tour, we first visit the Kosovo Field where the Battle of Kosovo took place and the mausoleum of Sultan Murat Hüdavendigar who fell as a martyr there. After the visit, continuing our journey, we arrive in the city of Prizren. In Prizren, one of the most charming cities of the Balkans and having the highest concentration of Turkish population in the country, we take a city tour. After visits to Şadırvan Square, Halveti Tekke, Sinan Paşa Mosque, Bayraklı Mosque and Prizren Bridge, we have a photo and coffee break. Upon completion of the tour, we travel to Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Upon arrival, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. For New Year celebrations, we join the festivities held in the city square. (Return transfers are at the guests' own expense.)
Day 2 Skopje – ( Tetova (Kalkandelen) – Matka Canyon) – Ohrid
After breakfast at the hotel, panoramic city tour. In our half-day panoramic tour introducing Skopje, the city where our famous poet Yahya Kemal Beyatlı was born; Old Train Station, monument and house of philanthropist Mother Teresa born in Skopje, Stone Bridge, Castle Walls, Old City from the Ottoman period, Çarşı and Ottoman architectural heritage among the most beautiful in the Balkans including Mustafa Paşa, Sultan Murad and Gazi Isa Bey Mosques, Davud Paşa Hamam, Kapan, Sulu and Kurşunlu Inns are included in the places to be visited. After our visits, free time for shopping in the Turkish Bazaar. After meeting, we head to Ohrid, the pearl of North Macedonia. Guests who wish can join the extra Tetova (Kalkandelen) – Matka Canyon tour organized by our guide.(30 EUR). In this tour, we first carry out our program with a pleasant walk in the uniquely beautiful Matka Canyon and a photo break amidst unique natural landscapes. Afterwards, we visit Tetova (Kalkandelen), the country's 3rd largest city and where the Albanian population is most concentrated. We visit the Alaca Mosque and Imaret built by two sisters. After our visit, continuing our journey, we arrive in Ohri and check into the hotel. Overnight at our Ohri hotel.
Day 3 Ohrid (St.Naum – Resne – Bitola(Manastır)
After breakfast at the hotel, during the tour to be carried out in Ohrid, named after Lake Ohrid, one of the largest lakes in the Balkans; Çınar Square, Turkish Bazaar, Haydar Kadı Mosque, Pir Mehmet Hayati Mosque and its tekke with Bedesten, St. Dimitri Church, Hagia Sophia Church, St. Clement Monastery, St. Kaneo Church, St. Pantelejmon Church, Samoil Fortress and historical Ohrid streets forming examples of civil architecture are among the places to be visited. After our tour, free time for shopping in Ohrid bazaar. During the free time given in Ohrid, guests who wish can join the extra Ohrid Lake Boat Tour organized separately. (15 EUR) Guests who wish can join the full-day St.Naum – Resne – Manastır tour organized by our guide.(65 EUR). Meeting by vehicle in front of the hotel and starting the journey to carry out our program. In our tour, first we arrive at St. Naum with a journey of approximately 1 hour amidst magnificent views. We visit the source where Lake Ohrid is born. After visiting this natural wonder, which is considered the depiction of Heaven by the saints of the city and where the Cyrillic Alphabet was born by the Slavic Orthodox denomination, we head to Resne. In Resne, we see the palace of Niyazi Bey from Resne, one of the three most famous figures of Ittihad and Terakki and who became famous due to his benefits in the Turkish-Greek war, and then arrive in Bitola. During our city tour of Manastır (Bitola); Şirok Sokak, Turkish Bazaar, Bedesten, Ishak Paşa and Yeni Mosque, Clock Tower are seen, and we visit the Manastır Military High School building where Atatürk graduated and the Atatürk Memorial Room Museum, experiencing the most emotional moments of the tour. After the program, return journey to Ohrid. Overnight at our hotel. Guests who wish can join the Macedonian Night tour organized additionally by our guide.(45 EUR)
Day 4 Ohrid – Elbasan - Tirana – Pristina- Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, leaving Ohrid, we arrive in Tirana via Elbasan through the Albania border crossing. We will carry out a panoramic tour introducing this beautiful city that remained between wars throughout the 20th century, lived under Enver Hoxha's dictatorship regime for 40 years, is a mountainous country of the Balkans, was developed by Süleyman Paşa in 1614 and became the capital of Albania in 1920. Some of the places we will see during our tour include Ethem Bey Mosque, historic Clock Tower, National Museum, Opera and Ballet Building, Parliament and Prime Ministry Buildings, Presidential Mansion, Mother Teresa Statue and Skanderbeg Square. After our Tirana tour, short free time. After meeting, transfer to Pristina airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we depart for Istanbul at 20:30 on Turkish Airlines flight TK1020. Arrival in Istanbul at 23:55. Hope to see you on your next trip...
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Outbound Flight |
Outbound Date |
Outbound Route |
Outbound Departure |
Outbound Arrival |
Return Flight |
Return Date |
Return Route |
Return Departure |
Return Arrival |
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TK 1017 |
31.12.2026 |
IST-PRN |
08:30 |
08:15 |
TK1020 |
03.01.2027 |
PRN-IST |
20:35 |
00:20* |
What's Included
* Turkish Airlines Istanbul – Pristina / Pristina – Istanbul Economy Class Flight Tickets
* Local Transportation Services
* Local professional Turkish-speaking guide services
* 3 Nights Total Accommodation with Breakfast Included: 2 Nights in Ohrid and 1 Night in Skopje at 4-star Hotels
* Panoramic city tours of Pristina, Ohrid, Skopje, and Tirana
* Mandatory local guide services in some cities
* All highway checkpoint and parking fees
* City Taxes
* Customs Duties
* Panoramic city tours as specified in the program
* Airport taxes and transfer fees
Not Included
* Museum and historical site entrance fees.
* Extras charged at the hotel and all personal expenses
* Extra tours
* Lunch and dinner meals
* All sightseeing and tours not specified in the program.
* Driver service (tip) (5 EUR per person)
* Optional guide tips
* Exit fee for traveling abroad.
* International travel health insurance
General Information
- To be able to shop and spend in all countries included in the program during the tour, it is sufficient for us to have Euros. In regions where local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- For our New Year's tours, guests who wish to purchase the Gala Dinner extra must pay the Gala Dinner fee at the time of tour registration.
- Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred during the trip. It is advisable to bring a sweater or similar clothing for the evening.
- In our tours, seat rotation (seat changing) is applied daily in the seating plan; fixed seats and front seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a mandatory minimum stay of 3 days to bring goods (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limit when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (excluding spirits with more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including spirits with less than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- During the tour, guides may make changes to the program flow while ensuring that all places specified in the program are shown, depending on weather and road conditions.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour date. If the cancellation is made less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if 20 days or less remain, a 100% penalty applies. Documents such as hospital reports obtained from Turkish authorities, work permission letters, etc., submitted along with the participant's cancellation request, are unfortunately not accepted for cancellations of hotels and services to be received outside Turkey.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. Tours cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified by Viyatravel.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying names in the tour program and/or options exist for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by Viyatravel 2 days before the tour departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified kilometers. In such cases, information will be provided by Viyatravel 15 days before the tour departure date.
- Triple rooms are subject to hotel availability; in these rooms, the bed assigned to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 additional bed. Since additional beds are foldable or referred to as coach beds, participants booking triple rooms for the 3rd person and/or children are deemed to have accepted potential crowding in the room and the type of bed.
- Breakfasts included in the tour package are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited, generally as a limited continental menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated for the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for general introduction of cities and conducted via vehicle with guide commentary; they do not include entry to museums or historical sites. If panoramic tours cannot be carried out because local authorities do not allow visiting, entering, or accessing certain areas on the scheduled day and time (including other tours specified in the program), due to any event causing closed roads, or due to weather conditions making the tour impossible, Viyatravel shall not be held responsible for the inability to conduct said tours. Some tours may be conducted by public transport or on foot, within available means, at points where vehicles are not allowed to enter due to closed roads.
- Waiting times at customs gates crossed by road during travel may exceed standard limits; Viyatravel cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences arising from such waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local Viyatravel we serve with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient numbers are not met, the excursions cannot be carried out, or extra tour prices, content, and vehicles used may vary according to the number of participants. Additionally, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide depending on whether museums and historical sites at the destinations are open or closed, and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and depend on the participant's preference. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours organized during the trip are deemed to have agreed to wait at a suitable rest facility along the route. These passengers will be dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and picked up from the same location after the main tour is completed.
- Check-in and boarding procedures for those participating in air tours are personal processes and must be completed by the guest at the airport counters of the relevant airline or online via the airline's website before the flight.
- Viyatravel is not responsible for flights not being realized for those who do not arrive at the specified airport at the times announced by Viyatravel for tour participation, fail to complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or complete them on time but do not board the plane. All costs for round-trip new flight tickets and transfers in the destination area required for passengers who miss their flight to join the tour are borne by themselves.
- Viyatravel acts as an intermediary between the passenger and the airline and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be risks of delays in scheduled and special flights, or times may change prior to the existing tour and flight. Viyatravel is obligated to notify such changes as soon as possible. The passenger purchases the tour accepting the risk of time changes. Children aged 0-2 years do not pay airport tax or airport service fees.
- Vehicle types used in our tours are classified as follows according to the number of persons. Based on the number of people in each tour, the following vehicle types are determined:
Buses: (Used for groups of 25 - 46 persons) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for groups of 17 - 24 persons) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for groups up to 16 persons) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have completed the sale of the tour by accepting the above terms.
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