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From Dracula's Castle to Ancient Athens & Istanbul-Cappadocia 3 FLIGHTS INCLUDED - Small Group Tour

15 days
From Bucharest to Istanbul
4.6
65 traveler reviews
From Dracula's Castle to Ancient Athens & Istanbul-Cappadocia 3 FLIGHTS INCLUDED - Small Group Tour - Ajdinis
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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 30
Age range 18 to 84
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Highlights

  • Explore Bucharest's historic landmarks
  • Tour Sofia's awe-inspiring cathedrals
  • Discover Skopje's ancient Kale Fortress
  • Visit Meteora's cliff-top monasteries
  • Cruise the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrival in Bucharest
  2. Day 2 Discover Bucharest
  3. Day 3 Optional Transylvania Adventure
  4. Day 4 Bucharest –Veliko Tarnovo-Sofia
  5. Day 5 Sofia to Skopje
  6. Day 6 Skopje to Tirana via Matka Canyon and Prizren
  7. Day 7 Tirana to Ohrid
  8. Day 8 Ohrid
  9. Day 9 Ohrid to Kastoria and Meteora (Kalabaka)
  10. Day 10 Meteora (Kalabaka) - Athens Transfer
  11. Day 11 Athens
  12. Day 12 Athens to Istanbul (by Flight)
  13. Day 13 Istanbul
  14. Day 14 Istanbul to Cappadocia (by Flight)
  15. Day 15 Cappadocia to Istanbul (by Flight)
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Flights
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
  • Free eSIM
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What's Not Included

  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Operated by

Ajdinis

4.6
(65 reviews)

Number of tours

84

Age Range

18 to 70 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

100%

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Customer Reviews

  • Maya
    · May 20th, 2025
    Good thought out tour. Visited a lot of places with local guides, the accommodations were good and close to the main attractions. Budapest is stunning! We reccommend the tour!
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  • Linda
    · May 13th, 2025
    I had an amazing time on this well-organized tour through Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey. From the smooth airport transfers to the fascinating guided tours, everything was taken care of. My highlights were the Acropolis in Athens, the stunning Meteora monasteries, the historic Rila Monastery, and the enchanting streets of Istanbul. Cappadocia was a standout, with its unique cave hotels and breathtaking landscapes (the hot air balloon ride was a must!). The accommodations were comfortable, and the local guides were knowledgeable and friendly. I highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to explore these beautiful regions with ease and comfort!
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  • Hilary
    · June 4th, 2025
    Overall had a good trip. The guide was good but felt that we could have had a bit more info on the places we went to. Sometime he would just drop us in town and say I’ll pick you up at this time but no info on the town. He was a nice person and a safe driver and we would recommend him to others. Adjinis needs to look at the level of communication they have with the customer. We were reaching out to them as didn’t get picked up for tour of Istanbul and then put on the wrong tour so by the time it was fixed we missed half of our tour. We had to reach out to ask for info on flights/transfers etc as they didn’t provide any info for us. There was also a mix up in Meteora and we were booked with 2 guides for the tour and had one of the ladies yelling at us as we didn’t know what was happening and she was upset about it. The driver of the bus from Meteora to Athens was a nightmare!! He was driving one handed with his vape in the other and every 15-20 minutes he would be vaping while driving a bus full of passengers…. Would not recommend him to anyone! The Athens part of the trip we feel that we were just abandoned by the tour operator as we were dropped at the train station (during a taxi strike) and just left there to find our own way to our hotel and the next day had to find our own way to the Athens tour… a transfer to the hotel should have been arranged like in all the other cities and also to the Athens tour as very hard to get taxis from the hotel we were booked into. Other than that we had a good time, the hotels were central and of a reasonable quality except the Istanbul one which had multiple issues including mouldy walls (we have sent photos to Adjinis)
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Dates & Availability

15 days
From Dracula's Castle to Ancient Athens & Istanbul-Cappadocia 3 FLIGHTS INCLUDED - Small Group Tour
From Bucharest to Istanbul

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