6 Days Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus Tour

On arrival in Istanbul, our team welcomes you at the airport. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Transfer to your hotel in the city center.

Rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the old city.

• Ancient Hippodrome: Built for chariot racing, the Hippodrome served as the political and ceremonial heart of Byzantine Constantinople for centuries. The obelisks still standing here once marked the turning lanes of a city that ruled half the known world.
• Blue Mosque: The Blue Mosque has six minarets, cascading domes, and famous Iznik-blue tilework that give Istanbul one of its most recognizable silhouettes.
• Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque: One of the most ambitious structures ever built, Hagia Sophia has served as a cathedral, a mosque, and a museum across fifteen centuries.
• Topkapi Palace: The nerve center of the Ottoman Empire for four hundred years, Topkapi Palace gives you access to imperial courtyards, treasury rooms, and panoramic views.
• Grand Bazaar: With thousands of shops under a vaulted roof, the Grand Bazaar has been the commercial heartbeat of Istanbul since 1461.

17:00 - Transfer back to your hotel after the tour.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

Between 06:00 - 07:00 am - Depart from Istanbul for the Gallipoli Peninsula in the morning.

Note: Pick-up is only available from centrally located hotels. Central hotel areas are Sultanahmet, Sirkeci, Beyoglu, Taksim, and Fatih.

There will be one stop on the way for breakfast at your own expense. The journey takes approximately 5 hours.

Around 12:00 - You will arrive in Canakkale and you will enjoy the lunch at a local restaurant. After the lunch, you will be transferred to the tour area.

• Gallipoli Battlefield Areas: Every year on April 25, tens of thousands of pilgrims from Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey gather at Gallipoli for dawn services. Your guided tour covers the same sites that draw those annual visitors: ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine, the Nek, Chunuk Bair, and the Turkish Memorial. Walking these places outside the April crowd gives you space and quiet to take everything in.

17:00 - Transfer to your hotel in Canakkale after the tour.

Overnight stay in Canakkale

Meal: Breakfast

08:15 - Pick up from your hotel in Canakkale and transfer to Troy.

• Troy Ancient City: Alexander the Great visited Troy in 334 BC, made offerings at the tomb of Achilles, and declared himself heir to the Homeric heroes. Walking through Troy's Bronze Age walls and altars with that in mind changes how you see every stone. Your guide explains which parts of the site Alexander visited and why Troy carried such political weight for Greek, Macedonian, and later Roman rulers.
• Trojan Horse Replica: The wooden horse replica at the site connects the archaeological remains with the legendary story of the Trojan War. It is one of the most recognizable photo stops at Troy and helps set the scene before exploring the ancient layers of the city.

12:30 - Continue south by intercity transfer toward Kusadasi/Selcuk after the tour. The scheduled bus departure can be adjusted depending on the operating timetable.

Around 17:00 - Once you arrive at Izmir Bus Station, we will welcome you at the bus station, transfer you to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk and transfer to the Ephesus tour area.

• Ephesus Ancient City: Ephesus sits in a natural valley in western Turkey, and the landscape itself adds drama to every photograph. Marble columns frame distant hillsides, and the Great Amphitheatre carves a perfect arc into the slope above the city.
• House of Virgin Mary: A visit to the House of Virgin Mary gives you time to walk the grounds, enter the chapel, stop at the wishing wall, and fill a bottle at the sacred spring.
• Temple of Artemis: The single surviving column at the Temple of Artemis site gives visitors one clear vertical element to understand the scale of this ancient wonder.

16:30 - Transfer back to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk after the tour.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast

Free time in Kusadasi/Selcuk until the airport transfer.

Transfer to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport according to your flight. (Pickup time may change.)

Flight from Izmir to Istanbul. (Flight time may change.)

Arrival in Istanbul and end of included services. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Your 6-day Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, and Ephesus tour ends in Istanbul.