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, Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, and the ANZAC Commemorative Site.

You’ll also visit the Respect to Mehmetçik Statue, Lone Pine Monument, Johnstons Jolly, Turkish 57th Infantry Regiment Cemetery, The Nek, and the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, 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 Trojan Horse, Sacrificial Altars, 3,700-year-old city walls, Houses of Troy I (3000–2500 B.C.), the Bouleuterion (Senate Building), the Odeon (Concert Hall), current excavation sites, and the layered remains of the city from Troy I through Troy 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 Ephesus, 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 Temple of Hadrian, the Ephesus Ancient Greek Theatre, and the Trajan Fountain.

After lunch, the tour continues with a visit to the House of the Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last years. Next, you will pass by the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, though little remains of the structure today.

Then, you’ll explore the beautiful Isa Bey Mosque, 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.