3-Day Gallipoli, Troy and Ephesus Tour from Istanbul

You will be picked up from your hotel in Istanbul between 6:30 and 7:00 am (pickup times may vary depending on your hotel location) to begin your journey to Eceabat, which takes approximately 5 hours. Upon arrival in Eceabat, lunch will be served before starting your full-day tour of the historic Gallipoli Peninsula.

The itinerary includes visits to the Memorials of Dardanelles, Spiaggia di Brighton, Cimitero della spiaggia, Baia di ANZAC, Cimitero di Ariburnu, e il Sito commemorativo dell'ANZAC.

You’ll also visit the Respect to Mehmetçik Statue, Monumento commemorativo australiano di Lone Pine, Johnstons Jolly, Cimitero del 57° Reggimento di Fanteria turco, Il Nek, e il Monumento commemorativo di Chunuk Bair, Nuova Zelanda, offering a comprehensive insight into this significant battlefield.

After the tour ends around 4:30 pm, you will be transferred to your hotel in Çanakkale for check-in and overnight.

After breakfast, check out of your hotel in Çanakkale. At 8:30 am, you will be picked up to begin your morning guided tour of Troy Ancient City, the legendary site immortalized in Homer’s Iliad. The tour lasts approximately 2 hours and includes key highlights such as the Cavallo di Troia, Altari sacrificali, mura cittadine di 3.700 anni, Houses of Troy I (3000–2500 B.C.), IL Bouleuterion (Palazzo del Senato), IL Odeon (Sala concerti), current excavation sites, and the layered remains of the city from Troia da I a Troia IX.

After the tour, you will return to Çanakkale to board a public intercity bus to Selçuk/Kuşadası, departing around 12:30 pm. The journey takes approximately 6.5 hours, with two short breaks en route for personal needs. Upon arrival at the Kuşadası or Selçuk bus station (around 7:00 pm), you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Kuşadası for check-in and overnight stay.

After breakfast, check out of your hotel at around 8:30 am. You will then be picked up to begin your full-day tour of Efeso, the ancient Greek city that played a vital role as a cultural and commercial hub in its time. During your visit, you’ll explore key highlights such as the Tempio di Adriano, IL Grande Teatro, e il Fontana di Traiano.

After lunch, the tour continues with a visit to the Casa della Vergine Maria, where it is believed she spent her last years. Next, you will pass by the Tempio di Artemide, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, though little remains of the structure today.

Then, you’ll explore the beautiful Moschea di Isa Bey, a fine example of Seljuk architecture.

After the tour ends around 4:00 pm, you will be dropped off at your preferred location: either in Kuşadası or İzmir city center, at İzmir Airport, or at the main bus terminal in İzmir by 5:00 pm. This marks the end of the tour and our services.