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Thessaloniki Edessa Kavala Tour with 2 Nights Accommodation 2026
**Day 1: ISTANBUL – IPSALA**
Meeting Points:
22:00 Kadıköy Evlendirme Dairesi Parking Lot
22:30 Beside Mecidiyeköy Ziraat Bank
23:00 In front of İncirli Ömür Plaza
23:45 In front of Silivri Vega Mall
01:00 Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Rest Area
After meeting our guests at the departure points specified in the tour program, we travel along the Tekirdağ – Malkara – Keşan – İpsala route, making necessary breaks, and arrive at the İpsala Land Border Gate. After completing our exit procedures here, we cross the Meriç River and arrive at the Greek Kipi Land Border Gate. Following passport and customs procedures there, we enter Greece.
**Day 2: IPSALA – THESSALONIKI**
After entering Greece, we stop for breakfast on the way. Following the break, we head to Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece after the capital Athens. Upon arrival in Thessaloniki, we visit the city’s largest church, the Church of Saint Demetrios, and Atatürk’s house. Afterwards, we take our panoramic city tour. We see the waterfront, White Tower, Round Tower, Fairgrounds, Alexander the Great statue, Seven Towers, the Galerius Arch from the Roman period (Kamara), Rotunda, Bey Hamam, and Hamza Bey Mosque panoramically. Then we give free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Outlet Tour (10 €). After the tour, we head to our hotel. Upon arrival, we complete check-in procedures. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Greek Tavern tour (Tavern Tour 55 €). After the tavern tour, we return to the hotel and stay overnight in Thessaloniki.
**Day 3: THESSALONIKI - EDESSA (VODINA) – THESSALONIKI**
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, free time. Guests who wish may join the full-day optional Edessa Waterfalls Tour (25 €). On this tour, we first head to Giannitsa, known during the Ottoman period as Yenice-i Vardar. After seeing the Tomb of Gazi Evrenos Bey and the clock tower, we give free time. After the free time, we stop for shopping at Lidl supermarket and Jumbo on the way. After shopping, we proceed to Edessa, also known as Vodina. Here we see the park and the famous waterfalls and take a photo break. Then we give free time for lunch and photography. After the free time, we return to our hotel in Thessaloniki. In the evening, guests may use the bus to reach the city center (transfer fee 10 €). Overnight stay in Thessaloniki.
**Day 4: THESSALONIKI - KAVALA – PORTO LAGOS - ISTANBUL**
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete check-out and depart from our hotel for Kavala. Upon arrival in Kavala, we begin our panoramic city tour. As we head toward the old town, the first place we will see is St. Nicholas Church. The mosque, built in 1530 by Suleiman the Magnificent for Ibrahim Pasha, was shortened by its minaret in 1926, converted into a bell tower and turned into a church, and Christian mosaics were added in front of it. Other historical places we will see on our tour are: Kavala Castle, the house of Mehmet Ali Pasha of Kavala, the imaret currently used as a hotel, the aqueduct, and the old town inside the castle. After our panoramic Kavala city tour, we head to Porto Lagos. We will walk on the bridge built over Vistonida Lake and visit Agios Nikolaos Church. After a photo break with the lake view, we head toward the Kipi Land Border Gate in Greece. Upon arrival, we complete passport and customs procedures, have the opportunity for free shop shopping, and then proceed to the İpsala Land Border Gate. After passport and customs procedures, we follow the Keşan – Tekirdağ – Silivri highway and head to Istanbul. After a meal break in Tekirdağ along the way (with the opportunity to taste the famous Tekirdağ meatballs), we continue to Istanbul. Upon arrival in Istanbul, we drop off our guests at the points listed in the tour program (along the return route) and conclude our tour. We hope to see you on our next trips...
What's Included
Bus transportation
Accommodation for 2 nights in 3*-4* hotels in Thessaloniki with breakfast included
Panoramic city tours and transfers included in the program
Turkish guiding service
Customs duties
All highway and parking expenses
Not Included
International exit fee (It is recommended to make payment to banks before the travel date.)
Visa fee and service charge (Our guests with Green Passports are exempt from the visa)
International Travel Health Insurance
Lunches and dinners
Extras taken at the hotel
Optional excursions specified in the program
All personal expenses
Museum and site entrance fees (Optional)
Tips for the driver and guide (Optional)
All accommodation or city taxes (5 € per night for 3*, 10 € for 4*, 15 € for 5* to be paid by guests at the hotel reception.)
