2-Day Troy and Gallipoli Tour from Istanbul

Early in the morning, meet your guide in the lobby of your hotel in central Istanbul or in a central Istanbul(prearranged pickup point) step on board your comfy vehicle for a voyage to Gallipoli’s historic battlefields. Along the way stopping briefly for a quick bite to eat (own expense). 

After about a four-hour journey, we arrive in Gallipoli, learn about the long and dreadful WWI campaign fought between the Ottoman Turks and Australian, New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). 

ANZAC, who was a member of the Allies, followed orders to attack Istanbul but were met by a surprisingly determined Ottoman Turk army who battled with them to a standstill. 

Hear about the thousands of soldiers who fell in Gallipoli during nearly eight months of fighting,  walking with your guide through this historic site. 

Begin your walking tour by exploring the most exciting battlefields and observing quaint memorials which are visited by many foreigners every year. 

See the most poignant Australian memorial site - (Lone Pine). Then stroll to the trenches of the Nek while learning about the soldiers who attacked from the nearby forest. 

Next, head to Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, discover a rare battleground where Allied troops were triumphant, but only for a short period. 

Continue to ANZAC Cove, where most of the battles of the War had been fought, pay your heartfelt respects to the soldiers who had fallen and died here. 

Then we will stroll through Ari Burnu Cemetery to see where 200 servicemen had fallen forever. 

Observe more memorials at Beach Cemetery, Brighton Beach, and the sombre trenches at Johnson’s Jolly. 

Stop for lunch about midway through your tour, take this time to explore and discover the hidden gems of this site at your own pace. 

Then, meet your guide at a prearranged place and time to drive to your accommodation in central Çanakkale where you will have more free time.

After breakfast, we will depart from your hotel with your guide and head to Nusrat minelayer and Cimenlik Castle. 

Start the day with a walking tour, learn how Troy evolved from a series of small villages to became a Bronze Age dwelling only to fall as a Byzantine town. 

With your guide, hear about the ancient history of Troy and the Greek mythology of the Trojan War, a 10-year war started by the Trojan prince (Paris) who took off with Zeus’ daughter (Helen). 

Admire these historical ruins and see the timber-built Trojan Horse, the town’s icon. Afterwards, you can take the time out to explore the ruins at your own pace. 

Next, we will have lunch at a restaurant nearby, before continuing through one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, the 4,000-year-old ancient city of Troy. 

Learn how Troy is thought to be the first place where people connected from the Mediterranean region and Anatolia (ancient Asia). 

Finally, hop back on your coach and return to your Istanbul lodging where your tour ends in the late evening.