10 Days Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus, Pamukkale and Antalya Tour

Meet our team at Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) according to your flight details.

Transfer to your hotel and check in.

Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:30 - Pick up for Istanbul Old City.

• Hippodrome: The Hippodrome was the ceremonial and sporting heart of Byzantine Constantinople. Today its obelisks and open square help explain how imperial Istanbul was organized before the Ottoman period.
• Blue Mosque: The Blue Mosque is one of Istanbul s most graceful Ottoman mosques, famous for its six minarets and blue Iznik tiles. Its interior shows the classical Ottoman style at a monumental scale.
• Hagia Sophia: Hagia Sophia is the great monument where Byzantine engineering, imperial ceremony, Ottoman mosque architecture, and modern Istanbul history meet in one building.
• Topkapi Palace and Harem: Topkapi Palace was the administrative and private world of the Ottoman sultans for centuries. The visit includes the Harem section, where the intimate court life, family quarters, and palace hierarchy become much clearer.
• Grand Bazaar: The Grand Bazaar is one of the oldest covered market complexes in the world, with lanes of jewelry, textiles, carpets, ceramics, and traditional workshops that keep Istanbul s trading culture alive.

Note: This Old City program is a walking tour. Vehicle service is used only for hotel pick-up and drop-off; the sightseeing route is completed on foot.

17:00 - The tour ends and we will transfer you back to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

06:30 - Depart from Istanbul for Gallipoli. (Pick-up time may change.) The journey takes approximately 5 hours, with one stop on the way for personal needs. Upon arrival in Gallipoli, lunch will be served first and the guided tour will begin afterward.

• Brighton Beach: Brighton Beach was part of the wider ANZAC landing landscape and gives a first coastal view of the battlefield. Its open shoreline helps visitors understand the geography before the cemetery and ridge visits.
• Beach Cemetery: Beach Cemetery is one of the most intimate stops on the peninsula, facing the shore where the campaign became real for thousands of soldiers. The quiet setting makes the human cost feel immediate.
• ANZAC Cove: ANZAC Cove is the narrow landing area that became central to Australian and New Zealand memory of Gallipoli. Standing here shows how the terrain shaped the campaign from the first hours.
• Ari Burnu: Ari Burnu marks the northern edge of the landing zone, where cliffs, ridges, and sea meet in a compact landscape. It shows how little flat ground the soldiers had when they came ashore.
• Lone Pine: Lone Pine is remembered for some of the fiercest close fighting of the campaign. The cemetery and memorial give the site a powerful emotional weight.
• Johnston's Jolly: Johnston's Jolly preserves opposing trench lines close enough to show the brutal geography of trench warfare. It is one of the clearest places to understand how compressed the front became.
• Shrapnel Valley: Shrapnel Valley was a dangerous route inland from the landing beaches, exposed to fire from the surrounding heights. Its name reveals the conditions soldiers faced while moving through the gullies.
• The Nek: The Nek is a narrow ridge remembered for a tragic and costly attack. Its small size makes the scale of loss especially striking when seen in person.
• Turkish Memorial: The Turkish Memorial honors the Ottoman soldiers who defended the peninsula. It balances the battlefield story by showing Gallipoli as a shared place of memory.
• Chunuk Bair: Chunuk Bair was one of the key heights of the campaign and briefly became a point of desperate strategic hope. The memorials here carry a strong sense of sacrifice and consequence.

17:30 - The tour ends and we will transfer you to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Canakkale.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

After breakfast, you will be picked up for the tour to Troy.

• Troy ruins: The ruins of Troy reveal a multi-layered city built and rebuilt across thousands of years. Your guide will connect the archaeological layers with the legendary world of the Trojan War.
• Trojan Horse: The Trojan Horse replica gives the legendary story a clear visual starting point before the archaeological walk. It is also one of the most recognizable photo stops of the site.
• Ancient walls: The ancient walls of Troy show why the city was imagined as a powerful fortified settlement. Their scale helps visitors understand both defense and prestige in the Bronze Age landscape.
• Lunch break: After the Troy visit, there will be a lunch break before continuing south toward Pergamon. This separates the two major archaeological visits and gives time to rest on the road.
• Pergamon Acropolis: Pergamon Acropolis rises high above the modern town and preserves the memory of a major Hellenistic kingdom. The theater, temple areas, and panoramic terraces show how royal power used architecture and landscape together.
• Red Basilica area: The Red Basilica area was first a massive Roman temple complex and later adapted into a Christian setting. Its brick scale makes Pergamon feel different from the marble cities of the Aegean.

20:00 - Evening transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:00 - Visit House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus Ancient City, and Temple of Artemis.

• House of Virgin Mary: The House of Virgin Mary is a quiet hillside sanctuary above Ephesus, visited for its spiritual tradition and peaceful setting among trees.
• Ephesus Ancient City: Ephesus is one of the best-preserved classical cities in the eastern Mediterranean. The visit covers marble streets, Curetes Street, the Library of Celsus, the Great Theater, agora areas, fountains, temples, and the urban rhythm of a major Roman city.
• Temple of Artemis: The Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Although only traces remain, the stop completes the sacred geography that made Ephesus famous beyond its city walls.

16:00 - The tour ends and you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

07:30 - Depart for Pamukkale after breakfast and check-out.

• Hierapolis: Hierapolis was a Roman spa city built above the thermal springs. Its theater, streets, necropolis, gates, and bath remains show how healing water shaped urban life.
• Pamukkale Travertines: Pamukkale Travertines are white mineral terraces formed by warm calcium-rich water flowing down the hillside. Walking beside the terraces gives the day its most iconic natural view.
• Cleopatra Antique Pool area: The Cleopatra Antique Pool area can be seen during the visit, with warm thermal water and ancient columns inside the pool. Swimming is optional and paid locally.

The tour ends around 15:30 and we will transfer you to Denizli Bus Station.

16:30 - Bus from Denizli to Antalya. (Bus time may change.)

20:00 - Arrival and transfer to your Antalya hotel. (Arrival time may change.)

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:00 - You will be picked up from your hotel and join the Antalya tour.

• Upper Duden: Upper Duden is the greener inland face of Antalya s waterfall system, with shaded paths and water flowing through a park-like setting before reaching the coast.
• Lower Duden: Lower Duden drops directly from the cliffs into the Mediterranean. It is one of Antalya s most dramatic natural views and shows how closely the city sits to the sea.
• Kaleici: Kaleici is Antalya s old town, with narrow lanes, Ottoman houses, small shops, and restored stone streets that lead toward the harbor.
• Hadrian Gate: Hadrian Gate is a Roman triumphal gate built for Emperor Hadrian s visit. Its arches and towers mark one of the most elegant entrances into the old city.
• Hidirlik Tower: Hidirlik Tower stands near the cliffs and old harbor, linking Roman-era defense, coastal views, and the layered history of Antalya.
• Antalya Harbor: Antalya Harbor is the historic port below Kaleici, now framed by boats, cliffs, cafes, and old city walls.
• Panoramic boat trip: The panoramic boat trip gives the coastline view of Antalya, with cliffs, harbor scenery, and sea-level perspectives that complete the walking tour.

17:00 - The tour ends and you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel and free time in Antalya until your airport transfer.

15:00 - Fly from Antalya to Istanbul. (Flight time and airport may change according to season, airline schedule, and operational availability.)

16:20 - Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast

Free day in Istanbul for shopping, museums, Balat, Ortakoy, or an optional evening experience.

Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast

Transfer to Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) according to your international flight details.

Your 10-day Turkey tour ends after the airport transfer.