Eastern Europe Program
Itinerary
Day 1
Istanbul
We will visit Sultan Ahmet mosque. Old bazaar and afternoon Bosphorus boat tour. Dinner at hotel and and leisure time.
Day 2
Istanbul – Komotini – Kavala
After breakfast we drive by Greece. First stop Komotini . Is the oldest Ottoman city of Thraki area. We will visit there Ottoman s Mosques and later we drive bus Kavala. Old water road, Kavalali Ali Pasha mosque our visit list.
Day 3
Kavala – Haskovo – Varna
We drive bus early . We will visit Haskovo . Thracian Tomb of Alexandrovo, karagozler mosque we will visit and eat lunch in Haskovo than drive bus Varna.
Day 4
Varna – Constanta 200 km
After breakfast we will begin discover to Varna. First stop STONE FOREST, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin , Monument of Tsar Kaloyan , Monument of Tsar Kaloyan , Varna Clock Tower, Ancient Fortress at cape St. Atanas , Dormition Katedrali, St. Constantin ve Helena Monastery, Pills museum, Also we will visit Ottoman s Mosques called Hayriye, Aziziye. We make lunch pray here we will eat our lunch Turkish side of Varna and drive bus Costanta.
We will begin city tour of Costanta. The Mosque of Constanta – Minaret , Constanta Faleza Casino , Ovidiu Square , Tropaeum Traiani Monument , Saint Andrew’s Cave Monastery , Mosque of Mahmudiye, Mosque of Romania king (110 years old ) after our tour we drive bus hotel dinner at hotel and leisure time.
Constanta, Calaraşi ,Galati, Braila and Tulcea has a lot of Turks Muslim people.
Day 5
Costanta –Galati – Odessa
Today our first stop Babadag. We will visit tomb of Sari saltuk who works in Balkan area as a teach muslimanizm on Selchuk emperor time. Later we will visit Galati. Galati is the city of Romania which is pass Danube river. We stop over there on lunch time. We make city tour also on Galati and drive bus Odessa. Afternoon we will make city tour of Odessa. Deribasovskaya street, Strairs of Potemkin, Habour, Duke de Richelieu statue, Sabornaya church, Opera, Free time of Privoz bazaar, Teatralnaya Square, Monument to Catherine the Great and Founders of Odessa, passage, Sailor`s Wife Monument, Holy Assumption Cathedral, Odessa National Research Library, Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theater
Day 6
Odessa – Chisinau
We will discover the city. Milestii Mici, Victory Memorial and Eternal Flame, Stephen the Great Monument, Afghan War Memorial To Sons of Motherland – Eternal Memory, Dormition of the Theotokos , Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau City Hall, Philharmonic Hall, Chisinau Mosque, Monument to A.S. Pushkin, Calorful Alley, Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression, water tower , Holly Gate.. After our tour finished we drive bus Iasi.
Day 7
Chisanau – Bucharest
On arrival Bucharest – City tour of Romanian capital – Bucharest. Panoramic tour includes the second biggest building in the world – The Chaushesku Palace (The Palace of the Parliament). Free time for shopping and wandering in Old town of Bucharest. Lunch in local restaurant. Visit Hard Rock Cafe Bucharest. Check-in in hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 8
Bucharest – Bran – Sinai – Bucharest
After breakfast, travel from Bucharest to Sinaia and visit the Peles Castle – Dracula. Proceed to Bran for lunch and pray before visit of Bran Castle most famous for the legend of Dracula. Some free time for souvenirs shopping before drive to Bucuharest for dinner and overnight.
Day 9
Bucharest –Sofia
After breakfast we will begin city tour of Bucurest. Bucharest city tour will start with a drive through Piata Unirii and reach the Palace of the Parliament, the largest building in Europe, currently hosting the Romanian Parliament. Also known as the People’s House, the massive building has 12 stories and 8 underground levels, with the last one being an anti-atomic bunker that is linked to the main institutions of the city through 20km of catacombs.
Your visit includes a standard tour through the huge marble halls, and you will also climb on the roof of the building for some stunning views. You’ll have the opportunity to admire the city from the Parliament’s terrace, and you will enjoy your lunch at a 200-year old traditional Romanian restaurant.
Fun fact: The Palace of the Parliament’s volume exceeds that of the Great Pyramid of Giza by 2%, thus some consider it a ”pharaonic” construction. Due to its weight, the building sinks by 6mm each year.
In the second part of your city tour in Bucharest, we will drive through Calea Victoriei in order to reach Bucharest Old Town, a place brimming with life and history. Calea Victoriei is one of the most important arteries of Bucharest, stretching for over 2.700 meters, from Piata Natiunilor Unite (United Nations Square) to Piata Victoriei (Victory Square).
Arrive in Sofia then proceed with city tour in Sofia covers – Alexander Nevski Catedral, Holy Synod, National Theatre, Banya Bashi Mosque will be visited.
Later transfer at Hotel, dinner and overnight in Sofia.
Day 10
Sofia – Plovdiv – Istanbul
Morning early we begin to drive Istanbul. Lunch time we eat our lunch and visit Second Beyazit Kulliye, Selimiye mosque, Ulu Mosque, Olg Grand bazaar for shopping time and drive bus Istanbul airport afternoon.
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