Edirne Tour (Day Trip)
OUR MEETING POINTS:
07:00 In front of Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot
07:30 In front of Aslı Börek at Mecidiyeköy Square
08:00 In front of Ömür Plaza at İncirli Metrobus Stop
08:15 Avcılar Bus Stops
08:30 In front of Beylikdüzü Marmara Park
09:00 In front of Silivri Kipa
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE TO BE TRAVELED: 550 KM
We depart from the designated points in the morning and, after a pleasant journey, arrive in Edirne, which served as the capital of the Ottoman State for 100 years. After breakfast here, as our first stop we cross the Mecidiye Bridge, which was opened to traffic in 1847 over the Meriç River, is 263 meters long, 7 meters wide, and was built with 12 arches on 13 piers, and we arrive in Karaağaç. Here we visit the monument explaining Lausanne and world peace and the museum where documents belonging to İsmet İnönü are exhibited, and then we view the historic guardhouse and station building panoramically. Afterwards we tour the historic Kaleiçi Houses, the Şükrü Paşa Monument, and the Balkan War Museum, and then we arrive at the Selimiye Mosque, which Mimar Sinan called my masterpiece from his mastership period. After the visit to Selimiye Mosque and Complex, we provide free time for shopping in the Bedesten. After the lunch we will have here, we go to the Old Mosque, the oldest monumental structure in Edirne that has survived from the Ottomans to the present day. From here, we visit the three-balcony mosque with a 67-meter minaret and a 24-meter dome, built by Murad II between 1447 and 1483, and then we arrive at the Bayezid Complex, with 100 domes, built by Bayezid II in 1488 by Mimar Hayreddin. After the visit here, we tour the health museum located in the infirmary, then we see the Macedonia Tower, Genoese Tower, Deveci Han, Cultural Center, Bedesten, Uzun Bazaar, and Archaeology Museum. After the tour of the Sarayiçi Justice Pavilion, where the Kırkpınar wrestling matches have been held for 600 years, and the visit to the Balkan Martyrs' Cemetery, later in the day we return to Istanbul and bid farewell to our guests, hoping to meet again on another tour.
A seat number cannot be promised or guaranteed under any circumstances during reservation. If deemed necessary by the guide, they have the right to make changes to the timing and program flow provided that the entire program is completed. Our tour is a day trip; there is no hotel accommodation. Our tours are a whole with the bus, tour program, and guide services, and cannot be evaluated separately. Transportation, excursions, and similar rights not used during the tour are non-refundable.
Our vehicles depart from the designated departure points for each tour at the announced times; please be ready at the departure point at least 15 minutes before the departure time.
Before the tour participation date, the contact number of the tour responsible staff will be sent via text message to the phone number you provided during reservation. Please make sure that the contact number you provide is correct. Otherwise, responsibility rests with you.
When children under 18 who are not considered adults do not participate in the tour together with one or both of their mother or father, it is mandatory to have the consent forms required for participation in the tour with them during the trip.
The agency reserves the right to cancel the tour with notice 3 days in advance if sufficient participation is not achieved. The latest circular invalidates the previous one. VAT is included in our prices.
Fison Travel has no responsibility in cases where facilities, museums, and archaeological sites operating under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey and local municipalities cannot be visited because they are closed due to renovation, maintenance, restoration, or any kind of work, or in tours that cannot be carried out due to adverse weather conditions before or during the tour.
What's Included
✅ Round-trip Transportation,
✅ Traditional Turkish Breakfast or Breakfast Plate,
✅ Guiding Services,
✅ National Park Entrance Fees,
✅ Mandatory Travel Insurance No. 1618.
Not Included
❌ Personal Expenses,
❌ Lunch,
❌ Museum and Ruins Entrance Fees,
-Comfortable clothes suitable for the season and walking shoes,
-Cash and a bank card,
-Phone charger,
-Personal medications and basic hygiene items.
