🌍 ESI Spring 2025 Intercity Trips – What a Semester! 🚍✨

 

🌍 ESI Spring 2025 Intercity Trips – What a Semester! 🚍✨

Spring 2025 was unforgettable for the ESI International Community — full of adventure, laughter and new friendships across Turkey! From snow-covered peaks to sunny beaches, we explored it all together.

🚌 Easy Departures from Both Sides of istanbul

Our buses always departed from :

  • Mecidiyeköy , Şişli (European Side) : 1st Stop

  • Söğütlüçeşme , Kadıköy (Asian Side) : 2nd Stop

  • Depending on high demand, we can sometimes add a 3rd departure point because Sabancı University Tuzla Campus is far away.

    Super convenient for everyone living in different parts of the city! 💙

📅 ESI Spring 2025 Trip Calendar

Here's what our semester looked like:

  • 🎿 Uludağ Ski Trip – 1 March

  • 🌲 Belgrad Forest Nature Walk – 9 March

  • 🎈 Cappadocia Adventure – 13–16 March

  • 🏛️ Pamukkale, Kuşadası & Ephesus – 18–20 April

  • 🏞️ Maşukiye & Sapanca Nature Trip – 23 April

  • 🏖️ Dalyan & Ölüdeniz Getaway – 16–19 May

  • 🏝️ Burgazada Island Escape – 1 June

Each trip was open to Erasmus students, international students, recent graduates and expats — making our buses a lively mix of cultures! 🌐🎉

Some trips were so popular that we filled 2 full buses!

🌍 Top 5 Nationalities by Trip

TripTop 5 Nationalities
Uludağ🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇹🇷 🇵🇱 🇲🇦
Cappadocia🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇹🇷 🇪🇸&🇰🇷
Belgrad Forest🇮🇹 🇬🇷 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇸
Pamukkale🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇹🇷 🇫🇷 🇭🇷&🇨🇿
Maşukiye🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇹🇷 🇮🇹 🇵🇱
Dalyan & Ölüdeniz🇫🇷 🇹🇷 🇭🇷 🇨🇿 🇳🇴&🇷🇴
Burgazada🇫🇷 🇹🇷 🇦🇱 🇲🇦 🇷🇺

🚌 How Our Intercity Trips Work

  • Night Departures (usually 9–10 PM from İstanbul)

  • Applications close 5 days before departure — and trips fill up fast! ⏳

  • Early bird applicants get better (cheaper) prices and extra perks 🐦

  • Payments are made via Fluuk app (ESI's New Mobile App) or hand payment, in euros or dollars (cash), checking by trusted ESI admins

  • Trip-specific WhatsApp groups share all the info:

    • ✔️ Museum Card (Müzekart) instructions 

    • ✔️ What to pack

    • ✔️ Departure points & hotel details

    • ✔️ Rooming lists (2–3 people per room)

    • ✔️ Bus seat arrangements

Note : Want your own single (1 person) room? There's an optional single room fee.

💤 Long Bus Rides? Actually... Fun! 🎉

Don’t worry about the journey — we make it fun with:

We start the trip by giving everyone a free Turkish Baklava treat and napkin. (optional)

  • 🎮 Multiplayer quiz contests (while coming back to İstanbul)

  • 🎶 Music & LED glow sticks

  • 🚌 Bus parties (usually while coming back to İstanbul)

  • 😴 Alternatively, catch up on sleep before the early morning trip adventure begins!

🎥 See the Vibes for Yourself!

Check out our Spring 2025 recap video — full of moments from nature hikes, cultural sights, dancing, sunsets, and more!

2 or 3 ESI admins manage ESI trips. Check their travel motivations via this link : https://tinyurl.com/ESIIstanbulAdmins

▶️ Watch or Download here:
🔗 ESI Spring 2025 Trips – Video (MP4)

ESI Muğla Trip

#Mediterranean #WeekendTrip

Start👉 9 Oct, Thu, 21.00

End 👉 12 Oct, Sun. Night

Price 👉 245 Euro (Until 25 Sep, 

🚍 Bus Departs 👉 Şişli & Kadıköy

Apply 👉 https://tinyurl.com/ESIMuglaTrip2025

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