2-Day Gallipoli and Troy Combo Tour from Istanbul

Your journey begins early in the morning with pickup from your hotel on the European side of Istanbul city center, around 6:30 am. You’ll travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle towards the Gallipoli Peninsula.

At 12:20 pm, you will arrive in Eceabat, where lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Following lunch, you will depart on a fully guided Gallipoli Battlefields Tour.

Accompanied by a professional guide, you will explore key sites from the Gallipoli Campaign:

• • Brighton Beach
  • Beach Cemetery
  • ANZAC Cove
  • Ariburnu Cemetery
  • ANZAC Commemorative Site
  • Respect to Mehmetçik Statue
  • Lone Pine Australian Memorial
  • Johnston’s Jolly – with original Turkish and Allied trenches.
  • The Nek
  • Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Çanakkale for check-in and overnight stay.

After breakfast and check-out from your hotel, your guided Troy Tour will begin around 8:30 am. You’ll be transferred to the legendary site of Troy Ancient City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to over 4,000 years of history.

During this immersive 2-hour tour, your professional guide will lead you through the key highlights of the archaeological site, including:

• • The Trojan Horse (replica)
  • Sacrificial Altars
  • The 3700-year-old city walls
  • Houses of Troy I (3000 B.C. – 2500 B.C.)
  • The Bouleuterion (Senate Building)
  • The Odeon (Concert Hall)
  • Current excavations in progress
  • Remains from Troy I through to Troy IX, showcasing multiple layers of settlement

After the guided tour ends at approximately 10:30 am, you will be transferred back to Çanakkale city center, arriving around 11:45 am. You will then have free time to explore Çanakkale on your own, grab lunch at a local restaurant (lunch not included), or visit the waterfront and enjoy the atmosphere of this historic Dardanelles town.

The tour guide will inform you of the exact meeting point and time in Eceabat for the return transfer to Istanbul.

You will depart for Istanbul at approximately 6:00 pm, with a scenic drive through the countryside and scheduled comfort breaks. Arrival in Istanbul will be around 11:00 pm, where you will be dropped off at your hotel. End of Tour Services.