2‑Day Pergamon, Gallipoli & Troy Tour from İzmir

You will be picked up between 10:30 AM and 11:00 AM from your hotel in Izmir, Kusadasi, or Selcuk, and transferred to Pergamon. After a lunch break, begin your guided tour of the Pergamon Acropolis, once one of the most powerful cities of the ancient world.

Your tour includes visits to:

• The Acropolis
• Altar of Zeus (referred to as the “Throne of Satan”)
• Hellenistic Theatre (seating capacity of 10,000)
• The Great Library (once held 200,000 volumes)
• Temple of Trajan
• Gymnasium, built across terraces
• Lower Agora
• Temple of Dionysus
• Temple of Athena

After the tour, you will continue your journey to Çanakkale, where you’ll check into your hotel for the night. Overnight in Çanakkale.

You will be picked up from your hotel around 8:30 AM and travel to the legendary site of Troy, the ancient city immortalized in Homer’s Iliad. Highlights include:

• A reproduction of the Trojan Horse
• Sacrificial altars, ancient city walls, and dwellings
• The Bouleuterion and Odeon
• Ongoing excavation areas revealing Troy’s rich history

Next, you’ll take a ferry across the Dardanelles Strait (“the Narrows”) to Kilitbahir, where you can admire the historic fort built by Mehmet the Conqueror. After lunch in Eceabat, the tour continues to Gallipoli, a site of profound historical significance. You’ll visit:

• Brighton Beach, one of the main landing zones
• Beach Cemetery, Anzac Cove, and Ariburnu Cemetery
• Anzac Commemorative Site
• Lone Pine Australian Memorial, marking the site of a pivotal WWI battle
• Johnston’s Jolly, featuring original trenches
• 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial and The Nek
• Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial

By 6:00 PM, your group departs from Gallipoli and travels back to Istanbul, arriving at approximately 11:00 PM. You will be transferred to your hotel—this marks the end of our services for the day.