3 Days Tour of Gallipoli, Troy & Ephesus (Tour starts from Istanbul and ends in Kusadasi or Izmir)

Day 1: Gallipoli Tour

Early morning, set out for Gallipoli following pickup from your Istanbul hotel. The journey to the Gallipoli War Fields takes around 4.5 hours, with one stop en route for a short break for personal needs. Lunch is provided on arrival in Ecebat. After lunch around 1:00 pm, join a fully guided tour visiting Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, the ANZAC Commemorative Site, the Respect to Mehmetcik Statue, the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels), the Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Cemetery, The Nek and the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. Once the tour ends, transfer to Canakkale or Eceabat and check in at your hotel.

• Overnight in Canakkale or Eceabat
• Included Meal(s): Lunch

Day 2: Morning Troy Tour and Kuşadası

Check out of your Canakkale hotel after breakfast. Around 8:30 am, your hotel pickup begins the morning tour of Troy. Explore the ancient city, famed for the legendary Trojan horse from the time of Beautiful Helen, Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince. Following the morning tour, return by road to Canakkale and board a public bus to Selcuk/Kusadasi at approximately 12:30 pm. The bus reaches Kusadasi around 7:00 pm, with 2 breaks en route for personal needs. On arrival at 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

Day 3: Ephesus Tour

Have breakfast & check out of your hotel in Kusadasi. At around 08:30 am, you will be picked up from the hotel for Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary. Begin at the Temple of Artemis, once one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, before visiting the world-famous ancient Greco-Roman city of Ephesus, described as the best-preserved example of its kind in the world. Take a break for lunch after exploring the site. The next visit is to the House of the Virgin Mary, where she is believed to have spent her final days and which is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims. Continue to the Isabey Mosque, then transfer to Izmir Airport or your hotel, depending on your schedule. This marks the end of our services and tours.

• Included Meal(s): Breakfast

INCLUDED in the Tour Price:

• All transfers mentioned in the itinerary.
• 1 night in Canakkale or Eceabat at a 3-star hotel including breakfast.
• 1 night 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 mentioned by the itinerary.
• Local taxes and service charges.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Tips to staff, items of a personal nature.
• Drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
• Any optional tours.
• Travel insurance.

IMPORTANT INFO:

• The order of the itinerary is indicative and subject to change, but all visits described will take place.
• 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.