Izmir to Gallipoli and Troy Tours

Izmir to Gallipoli and Troy Tours

You are going to depart from Izmir city by 4 hours bus transportation and arrive in Canakkale. Pick you up from Canakkale bus station and transfer to Canakkale ferry station. Pass on the Dardanelles to Gallipoli peninsula. After the lunch, you will have Gallipoli guided tour and stay at the hotel. Next day morning, drive to Troy ancient city. You will have guided Troy Ancient City tour and bus transportation back to Izmir. If your next destination is not returned back to Izmir. You will continue to Istanbul. Your tour will end when you arrive in Izmir or Istanbul.

2 Days Izmir to Gallipoli and Troy Tours
Day 1 – Izmir to Canakkale  &  Gallipoli Tour
06:30 – Depart from Izmir bus station for Canakkale.
11:15 – Upon arrival to Canakkale bus station. Met on arrival and transfer to Canakkale ferry station to take a ferry to Eceabat in Gallipoli peninsula. We take you to our office in Eceabat. You will have time to rest and relax until tour departure time.
12:00 – Have lunch at the local restaurant.
13:00 – We depart from Eceabat for Guided Gallipoli Anzac tour. Our first point will be Anzac Cove.
Gallipoli Tour:
Anzac Cove
Brighton Beach  (actually intended landing beach)
Beach Cemetery (the grave of John Simpson)
Ariburnu Cemetery
Kabatepe
Johnston’s Jolly  (Turkish and ANZAC trenches and tunnels)
ANZAC Commemorative Site
Courtney’s & Steele’s Post Cemetery
Lone Pine Australian Memorial
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial
Quinn’s Post
Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Memorial
Sergeant Mehmet Turkish Memorial
Walker’s Ridge Cemetery
The Nek
Baby 700
Respect to Mehmetcik Memorial
Battleship Hill & Location of Mustafa Kemal’s Headquarters

17.00 pm – End of the Gallipoli tour. Transfer to hotel.
17.30 pm – Check into hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 2 – Troy Ancient City Tour  &  Izmir or Istanbul
Breakfast and check out from the hotel.
08:30 – Pick up from the hotel and take the ferry on the Dardanelles to the Canakkale. Upon arrival to Canakkale and drive to Troy Ancient City and start to guided tour in Troy Ancient City.
Guided Troy Ancient City Tour
On Troy tour you will visit and hear about:
The Trojan Horse which was used in the movie Troy
Helen of Troy
The Trojan Wars
Battle between Achilles and Hector
The Trojan Horse which is in the Ancient City
The 3200 years old city walls of Troy VI and VII
The East gate of VI (VIP entrance of Troy VI)
The Temple of Athena
Walls of Troy II and Megaron House
The ramp of Troy II
Walls of Troy I (The oldest ruins of Troy)
The trench of Schliemann
The Scaean Gate
Sanctuary (Sacrificing Altars)
Roman Bath
Odeon (Music theater)
The Gate of Troy VI (Where possibly the tricky wooden horse was taken)
South gate of Troy VI
Bouleuterion
Ruins of Agora (Marketplace)

At the end of the tour, transfer to Canakkale bus station for your bus to Izmir.16
13:45 – Depart from Canakkale for Izmir
18:30 – Upon arrival to Izmir bus station. Tour ends.

Note: If your next destination is not returned back to Izmir. We provide your transportation to Istanbul. Our bus will depart from Eceabat at 17:30 pm and arrival to Istanbul around 22:00 – 22:30 pm and transfer you to your hotel in Istanbul. If your next destination continues to Istanbul then you will have more time in Canakkale to visit the city and Aynali Carsi (Aynali Bazaar) on your own.