6 Days Istanbul, Troy, Gallipoli and Ephesus Tour

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Tour Duration

6 Days

Tour Type

For Small Group

Tour Code

TTA-2738

Instructions

Istanbul – Canakkale – Kusadasi: Ideal for short stays and cruise connections from Kusadasi, covers major highlights of Western Turkey. starts from Istanbul ends in Kusadasi.

Itinerary

Upon arrival in Istanbul transfer to your hotel. Remainder of the day is free for you to explore on your own.

Overnight in Istanbul
Included Meal(s): No meals are included on this day

After breakfast at approximately 8:30 am, you will be picked up from your hotel to begin the full-day tour. Today on the tour you will visit Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, and Topkapi Palace. Lunch will be at a local restaurant. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. (Note that Topkapı Palace is closed Tuesday, and Hagia Sophia is closed Monday).

Overnight in Istanbul
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

Early morning pick up from your hotel and departure for Gallipoli. It will take around 4.5 hours to get to the Gallipoli War Fields. There will be one stop enroute for a short break for personal needs. Once you arrive in Ecebat, lunch will be provided. After lunch around 1:00 pm you will begin the fully guided tour of Gallipoli with visits to the Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, ANZAC Commemorative Site, Respect to Mehmetcik Statue, Lone Pine Australian, Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels), Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Cemetery, The Nek and the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. After the tour transfer to Canakkale for check-in to your hotel.

Overnight in Canakkale
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast check out of the hotel in Canakkale. Around 8:30 am you will be picked up from your hotel to begin the morning tour of Troy. You will visit the ancient city of Troy famous for the legendary Trojan horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince. After your morning Troy tour, you will be driven back to Canakkale where you will board a public bus to Selcuk/Kusadasi at approximately 12:30 pm. You will arrive in Kusadasi around 7:00 pm and there will be 2 breaks enroute for personal needs. After arrival at the Kusadasi or Selcuk bus station, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi for check-in.

Overnight in Kusadasi
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast around 8:30 am you will be picked up from your hotel to join the full-day tour of Ephesus & The House of Virgin Mary. On this tour, you will visit The Temple of Artemis which was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Then you will visit the world famous ancient Greco-Roman City of Ephesus; one of the most well preserved example in the world. After visiting this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch, you will visit The House of Virgin Mary where it is believed she spent her last days. This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims. You will also be able to visit on this tour the İsabey Mosque; one of the oldest and most impressive works of architectural art in Turkey. After the tour, you will be transferred to back to your hotel.

Overnight in Kusadasi
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast, you will check out of your hotel from Kusadasi at around 12:00 pm. After check out, we can drop you off to the Kusadasi / Izmir bus station, Kusadasi port or Izmir airport. You can let us know if you need to be dropped off after check out.

Included Meal(s): Breakfast
Accommodation: No accommodation is included on this day

Important Notes :

This is a regular group tour, but if requested at cost can be provided as a private tour
The regular group tour has shopping stops included in the tour

When To Book

Book as soon as possible to guarantee availability, especially during public holidays and festivities.
You can book up to 2 days before (Istanbul local time) if there are still places available. If less than 2 days before the start of your requested tour date, please contact us by email or phone as it would be a last-minute booking that will need to be checked for availability before your tour reservation is confirmed.

Includes

Included in the Tour Price :

All transfers mentioned in the itinerary
2 nights in Istanbul at a standard quality or 4-star hotel including breakfast
1 night in Canakkale at a 3-star hotel including breakfast
2 nights in Kusadasi at a 4-star hotel including breakfast
Professional licensed English speaking guide during the tours
Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch)
Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the program
Local taxes and service charges

Not Included :

International airfare.
Visa to enter Turkey.
Services not mentioned in the program.
Optional tours mentioned in the program, they will be provided at an additional cost.
Drinks with meals.
Travel insurance (recommended).

Featured Hotel

Accommodation in below Hotels (or similar hotels depending on vacancy at the time of booking):

In Istanbul: Muyan Suites OR Deluxe Golden Horn Hotel OR Albatros Premier Hotel or similar (Standard quality)
In Canakkale: Anzac Hotel OR Grand Anzac Hotel OR Kervansaray Hotel or similar (Standard quality)
In Kusadasi: Derici Hotel OR Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel OR Efe Boutique Hotel OR Marina Hotel or similar (Standard quality)

The quoted price of this tour covers accommodations in hotels as mentioned above or in similar quality hotels.

If you wish to include a higher quality hotel, we offer two options:

Option 1: We can upgrade your hotel at an additional cost. This cost will be added to the total tour price of the standard package tour.
Option 2: You can arrange your own accommodation on the tour as per your preference. We can offer a new package tour price without including the cost of hotel accommodation. If Option 2 is preferred, all services as part of the package tour will be provided except for hotel accommodation.

Please let us know the option you prefer at the time the tour request is made so that we can price the tour accordingly. If no change in hotels is needed and you wish to proceed with the hotels highlighted in our package tour at the quoted tour price then you may book the tour directly online.