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- Penguin Travel
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 8 - 22
- Ages 16+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore the old town of Durres
- Tour the ancient city of Appolonia
- Discover Tirana's rich history and nightlife
- Visit UNESCO-listed Ohrid and its lake
- Cross into Turkey, tour Edirne and Istanbul
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Arrive Durres (Albania)
- Day 2 Durres - Tirana
- Day 3 Tirana - Ohrid (North Macedonia)
- Day 4 Ohrid
- Day 5 Ohrid – Thessaloniki (Greece)
- Day 6 Thessaloniki
- Day 7 Thessaloniki
- Day 8 Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli
- Day 9 Alexandroupoli - Istanbul
- Day 10 Departure from Istanbul
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Additional Services
Operated by
Penguin Travel
Number of tours
41
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
100%
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- Elena· July 12th, 2025The tour was mostly good, although not everything was to my liking. 1. At least one hotel was so sub-standard (Alexandra in Dobrinishte) that I have to move out an pay out of pocket for a different hotel. My assigned room at Alexandra had an awful quality bed mattress, but more to the point, NO AIR CONDITIONER. It was intolerable in the heat of over 93 degrees F. 2. I wish the itinerary was slightly different. a) The specific Thracian tomb we visited was not very interesting, while 20 miles away in Kazanlak was one with frescoes (or at least there was a fresco in the museum). If Kazanlak were on our itinerary, we could have also seen the roses. b) For some mysterious reason Arbanasi was missing from our guide's itinerary even though it was mentioned in the original brochure synopsis we received from Tourradar. c) It's not clear to me what the purpose was to include the Buzludzha Monument in the tour, or Vanga's placeShow more
- Dr.· July 3rd, 2025This was a wonderful tour. I could not have done half the things we did if I tried to plan it myself. We had a knowledgeable Bulgarian guide, Georgi, and he helped demystify a lot about all the different conflicts and things about these countries and their rich histories. We had a great group of experienced travelers, and a comfortable bus on which we traveled almost 2000 km. We had local guides and walking tours in most of the cities. Videos of everything can be found on IG or TT under TrvlZaddy. I highly recommend this trip, and I will likely be booking more with this company.Show more
- Marina· June 30th, 2025We had a wonderful tour. Our tour leadre Georgi was professional, knowledgeable, friendly and fun company. Driver Bobby gots us around all 8 countries safely. He was quiet but friendly. Accommodation varied but good standard. Breakfast varied and gave us a taste of local cuisine. Arranged city tours where informative & interesting. Highly recommend this trip of former Yugoslavia countriesShow more
Dates & Availability
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- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday28 Aug, 2025To Saturday6 Sep, 2025EnglishFilling FastFrom:NZ $1,525 per personMultiple Room TypesLocal payment$391
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Asked on June 16th, 2025Does this tour make a stop at the Lion of Amphipolis on Day 8? Is is possible to book an extra night's accommodation at the hotel in Istanbul after Day 9? Also, is the trip 'guaranteed' - If someone books it, is it certain to go ahead at this point?
Penguin TravelOperator•Written June 2025Unfortunately, we will most likely not run this tour this August as we currently don't have enough participants.
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