17 Days Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya and Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul

Meal: Lunch

06:30 - 07:00 - Pick up from your Istanbul hotel and drive to Gallipoli. (The pick-up time depends on the hotel location.) The drive takes about 5 hours with a scenic road and one break on the way.

• Brighton Beach: Brighton Beach gives the first sense of the Gallipoli shoreline and helps explain why the landing plan was so difficult once geography, cliffs, and narrow beach access came into play.
• Beach Cemetery: Beach Cemetery is a quiet Commonwealth burial ground close to the original landing area, giving the battlefield story a deeply human scale.
• ANZAC Cove: ANZAC Cove is the small coastal curve where the Australian and New Zealand forces landed in April 1915; seeing its size makes the campaign feel far more immediate.
• Ari Burnu: Ari Burnu marks the northern point of the cove and connects the sea approach with the steep ground that shaped the first hours of the landing.
• Lone Pine: Lone Pine is one of the most powerful memorial areas on the peninsula, remembered for intense close fighting and the heavy losses of August 1915.
• Johnston's Jolly: Johnston's Jolly preserves trench lines where opposing forces were only meters apart, showing the brutal closeness of the Gallipoli front.
• Shrapnel Valley: Shrapnel Valley was a vital route inland from the beach and one of the exposed lines used by soldiers moving between the coast and the ridges.
• Turkish Memorial: The Turkish Memorial honors the Ottoman soldiers who defended the peninsula and places the campaign in the wider story of Turkish national memory.
• The Nek: The Nek is a narrow ridge remembered for one of the most tragic assaults of the campaign, where terrain and timing shaped the outcome.
• Chunuk Bair: Chunuk Bair offers one of the strongest ridge views in Gallipoli and shows why control of the high ground mattered so much.

17:30 - The tour ends. Your guide will leave you at your hotel.

Overnight stay in Canakkale.

Meal: Breakfast

08:30 - After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the tour area.

• Troy Ancient City: The ruins of Troy reveal a multi-layered city rebuilt across thousands of years; your guide connects the archaeology with the legendary world of the Trojan War.
• Trojan Horse (Movie Replica): The wooden horse replica gives the legendary story a clear visual starting point and remains one of the most recognizable photo stops of the site.
• Sacrificial Altars: The sacrificial altars show the ritual side of ancient Troy, where public life, religion, and civic identity met.
• 3700-Year-Old City Walls: The ancient walls show why Troy was imagined as a fortified settlement of power, prestige, and strategic control.
• Houses of Troy I (3000-2500 B.C.): The early house remains reveal the domestic scale of one of the oldest settlement layers on the hill.
• The Agora of Troy: The agora area reflects the later civic life of Troy, showing how the city continued long after the Bronze Age legends.

11:00 - The tour ends and you will be transferred to Canakkale Bus Station.

13:30 - Intercity bus to Izmir or another closer city in Izmir. (Departure time may vary.) It will take about 6 hours.

Once you arrive in the evening, you will be transferred to your hotel for a leisure evening.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:00 - After breakfast, pick up from the hotel for the day tour.

• Library of Celsus: The Library of Celsus is the symbolic facade of Ephesus, built as both a library and a monumental tomb, with a restored frontage that still dominates the marble street.
• Great Theatre: The Great Theatre held thousands of spectators and shows the scale of entertainment, politics, and public gathering in Roman Ephesus.
• Terrace Houses optional: The Terrace Houses are an optional paid section where mosaics, wall paintings, and private rooms reveal elite Roman domestic life.
• Temple of Hadrian: The Temple of Hadrian is one of the best-preserved small monuments in Ephesus, with elegant reliefs and a strong position on Curetes Street.
• Marble Road: The Marble Road links major civic areas and still carries the feeling of a Roman city built for ceremony and movement.
• Agora: The agora was the commercial and social center where trade, meetings, and daily city life took place.
• House of Virgin Mary: The House of Virgin Mary is a quiet hillside sanctuary visited by both Christian pilgrims and travelers interested in sacred tradition.
• Temple of Artemis: The Temple of Artemis remains as traces of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, giving the Ephesus visit a wider ancient context.

16:00 - The tour ends. We will transfer you back to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

07:30 - Pamukkale tour starts from your hotel and you will meet your tour guide.

• Pamukkale Travertines: The Pamukkale travertines are white calcium terraces formed by thermal water, creating one of Turkey s most recognizable natural landscapes.
• Hierapolis Ancient City: Hierapolis was a Roman spa city above the terraces, with streets, baths, gates, theatre remains, and a long sacred history shaped by thermal springs.
• Cleopatra Pool area: The Cleopatra Pool area can be visited during the tour; swimming among ancient column fragments is optional and paid locally.

16:00 - The tour ends, we will transfer you to the bus station.

17:30 - Bus from Denizli to Antalya. (The bus departure time may vary.)

21:00 - Arrival at the bus station in Antalya. We will welcome you at the exit and transfer you to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

Free day in Antalya for beach time, shopping, or optional tours. This is a useful pause after the western Turkey section, giving you time to enjoy the Mediterranean rhythm, walk through the marina area, relax by the sea, or choose an optional activity without changing the main route.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

Another free day in Antalya to relax or add an optional activity. You may keep the day slow with the beach and old town cafes, visit local shops, book a spa, or ask for a private local experience if you want the day to be more active.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:00 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the tour area.

• Perge Ancient City: Perge was one of Pamphylia s great cities, with colonnaded streets, baths, stadium remains, and monumental gates that show Roman urban planning clearly.
• Aspendos Ancient Theatre: Aspendos Theatre is among the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world, still famous for its acoustics and complete seating structure.
• Side Ancient City: Side combines temple ruins, agora remains, theatre structures, and sea views on a compact peninsula once known for trade.
• Manavgat Waterfall: Manavgat Waterfall is a wide, low cascade where the river spreads with a calm, refreshing landscape after the ancient cities.

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

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

Free day for the beach, spa, shopping, or an optional local tour. Antalya has enough coastline, old streets, and resort facilities to make an unplanned day feel valuable, especially before the Demre, Myra, and Kekova excursion.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - After breakfast, pick up from your hotel and start the tour.

• Upper Duden Waterfall: Upper Duden is a shaded waterfall park where water drops through greenery before continuing toward the coast.
• Lower Duden Waterfall: Lower Duden, also called Karpuzkaldiran, falls directly from the cliffs into the Mediterranean and is one of Antalya s strongest coastal views.
• Kaleici Old Town: Kaleici is Antalya s old quarter, with Ottoman houses, narrow lanes, small shops, and harbor views inside the ancient city walls.
• Hadrian Gate: Hadrian Gate is a Roman triumphal gateway built for Emperor Hadrian s visit, still marking one of the grand entrances to the old city.
• Hidirlik Tower: Hidirlik Tower stands near the cliffs and harbor, combining Roman-era structure with panoramic sea views.
• Panoramic boat tour: The panoramic boat tour gives a short sea-level view of Antalya s cliffs, harbor, and Mediterranean coastline.

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

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

07:00 - You will be picked up from your hotel for the tour.

• Demre: Demre is the modern town around ancient Myra, linking the Lycian coast, early Christian history, and the boat route toward Kekova.
• Myra Rock Tombs: The Myra rock tombs are carved high into the cliff face, showing the Lycian belief in monumental burial and the city s ancient status.
• St. Nicholas Church: St. Nicholas Church is associated with the bishop of Myra, the historical figure behind the Santa Claus tradition, and preserves important Byzantine layers.
• Kekova boat tour: The Kekova boat tour follows a protected coastline with clear water, bays, and views toward the sunken city remains visible near the shore.

18:00 - The tour ends and we will transfer you to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

Final free day in Antalya before Cappadocia. This day works as a buffer before the flight section: you can rest, revisit Kaleici, enjoy the sea, or simply slow the pace before the landscape changes completely in central Anatolia.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel and check-out from your hotel.

According to your flight time, we will transfer you to Antalya Airport.

Today you will fly from Antalya to Cappadocia. If there is no direct flight on your travel date, the best available Istanbul-connected option will be arranged.

Upon arrival at the airport in Cappadocia, we will welcome you at the exit and transfer you to your hotel for check-in.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia.

09:30 - You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the tour area.

• Devrent Valley: Devrent Valley is known for imaginative volcanic shapes that look like animals and figures, making it a visual introduction to Cappadocia.
• Pasabag: Pasabag has some of the region s most dramatic fairy chimneys, including multi-capped formations linked with early hermit life.
• Goreme panoramic point: The Goreme panoramic point opens a wide view over valleys, cave houses, and volcanic formations.
• Avanos pottery workshop: Avanos connects Cappadocia s red river clay with a pottery tradition that has continued for generations.
• Zelve Open Air Museum: Zelve was once a cave village and monastic area spread across valleys, with homes, churches, and tunnels carved into soft rock.
• Uchisar Castle: Uchisar Castle is the highest rock landmark in Cappadocia, giving a strong exterior view across the region.

16:30 - The tour ends. We will transfer you to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - Pick up from the hotel and start your tour.

• Ihlara Valley: Ihlara Valley is a deep canyon shaped by the Melendiz River, combining walking paths, rock churches, and a greener side of Cappadocia.
• Derinkuyu Underground City: Derinkuyu is a multi-level underground refuge with rooms, ventilation shafts, storage areas, churches, and defensive passages.
• Belisirma Village: Belisirma Village sits inside the valley route and gives the day a softer local break between canyon and underground city visits.
• Esentepe: Esentepe is a panoramic stop that helps connect Cappadocia s valleys, villages, and volcanic landscape from above.
• Yaprakhisar: Yaprakhisar is known for dramatic rock formations and wide valley scenery, adding a cinematic landscape note to the Green Route.

17:30 - The tour ends and transfer back to the hotel.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the tour area.

• Rose Valley: Rose Valley is known for warm pink and red tones, soft volcanic walls, walking paths, and hidden cave spaces.
• Underground City: The underground city visit reveals the defensive world below Cappadocia, with tunnels, storage rooms, ventilation shafts, and stone doors.
• Pigeon Valley: Pigeon Valley is lined with carved dovecotes once used for vineyard fertilization, with wide views toward Uchisar.
• Gulludere Valley: Gulludere Valley combines rose-colored rock, cave churches, and quiet walking scenery between old dwellings.
• Cavusin Village: Cavusin Village is an old rock-cut settlement where cave houses and churches climb the cliff face.

16:30 - The tour ends. We will transfer you to the airport in Cappadocia.

21:30 - Take a flight to Istanbul. (Flight time may vary, depends on the date and availability.)

23:00 - Arrival at the airport in Istanbul. (Arrival airport and time can change.)

We will welcome you at the exit and transfer you to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast

Free day in Istanbul for shopping, museums, or optional experiences.

Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast

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