Combined Troy and Gallipoli Tour from Canakkale with onwards transfer to Istanbul
Description
Great for those who have limited time in Canakkale and want to see Troy ancient City and Gallipoli ANZAC Battlefields in one day and continue on to Istanbul. This tour will explore the Gallipoli and Troy region in one day with pick up from Canakkale hotels and return Travel from Canakkale to Troy where you will spend the morning visiting the ancient city till lunch time and enjoy lunch by the Dardanelles and visit ANZAC battlefields including ANZAC cove, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly (Turkish and Allied Trenches) and Chunuk-Bair New Zealand Memorial. Tour will continue on to Istanbul after Gallipoli visit
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Itinerary
DAY 1 CANAKKALE – TROY – GALLIPOLI – ISTANBUL 08.30 Collect from Canakkale Hotels Proceeds to the ancient city of Troy in our A/C & NO-SMOKING tour bus. The guide will explain the mythology surrounding Troy, the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy, as well as explaining the history and discoveries of the archaeological diggings from its discovery by Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870's to the present day and on going. Nine cities have been discovered built one on top of the other dating back to 3500 B.C. You'll also see and hear about: The Trojan Horse Helen of Troy. The Trojan Wars. Sacrificial Altars. The 3700 year old city walls. Houses of Troy I, 3000 B.C. - 2500 B.C. The battle between Achilles and Paris. Current excavations in progress. Remains of the various cities from Troy I through to Troy IX.
11.30 Return to Canakkale 11.45 Depart from Canakkale and proceeds by Kilitbahir Car Ferry across the Dardanelles. Before proceeding to the battlefields lunch is provided at the Restaurant. After lunch the tour travels by air-conditioned tour bus and to the battlefield area and visits:
After lunch the tour travels by air-conditioned tour bus and to the battlefield area and visits: Brighton Beach, the intended landing place and swimming weather permitting. Beach Cemetery on the southern tip of ANZAC Cove, the landing place of the first wave of ANZAC troops and home to up to 30,000 troops during the campaign. John Simpson Kirkpatrick of "Simpson and his donkey" fame is buried in this cemetery. Ari Burnu Cemetery on the northern tip of ANZAC Cove. Lone Pine Australian Memorial, site of the successful attack and capture of Turkish trenches by the Australians during the August offensive. Johnston's Jolly where you'll visit original Allied and Turkish trenches and tunnels. 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial The Nek site of the famous Light Horse charge depicted in the 'Gallipoli' movie. Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, captured by the New Zealanders during the August offensive, highest point captured during the entire campaign.
18.30 Transfer to Istanbul & Drop off at Atatur Airport or Old City and New City Hotels
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(17)
The guides knowledge of all our places visited was incredible. From Troy to the battlefields where our Anzacs fought
Tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable, he tailored the tour to help us trace our relative. The private bus transfer was also comfortable, which we appreciated as we were travelling from 4 hours away for the tour. We would definitely recommend Hassle Free Travel. The staff were very helpful in booking and we really enjoyed it.
I travelled one week around turkey with their support and organization. Everything was good. Good organization and helpful during all travel. I met also the staff and the owner of the agency I absolutely recommend this tour operator
Our tour included hotel pick up in Canakkale and drop off in Istanbul at the end of the day. Fascinating insights into the archeological site of Troy followed by a ferry ride to Eceabat and fabulous lunch. Onwards guided tour of Gallipoli which was incredibly informative.
The guide was very knowledgeable about the sites and the history and provided great insights that would be very difficult to discern from just touring the areas and reading the plaques. Very well organized and efficient.
In ancient Troy it was incredible to see thousands of years of history all in one spot. Gallipoli tour was great and walking through the original Australian and Turkish trenches was incredible. The guide is very good and very knowledgeable about Troy and the Gallipoli battle. I also liked the transfer back to Istanbul.
I had such an eye opening educational experience on the Troy & Gallipoli tour. It ended up being a solo tour because no other visitors were there at the time. I was able to get all of my questions answered by Apo, who is such a knowledgeable and patient Guide. He provided anecdotes about Greek mythology and WWI history to add context to the exhibits. I definitely recommend this combo tour with this particular company and Apo as a Guide for history buffs and folks fascinated by mythology!
Boz (Apo) has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Gallipoli and the WW1 events there. The level of personal detail he introduced at each site heightened our involvement. He gave us a background of Turkey in those days, and its strategic place in the world. This led to the reasons why the campaign was undertaken, and why its repulse was so important to future of Turkey. We had the good fortune of having just the two of us on the tour, and his full attention. He tailored the tour to our background and interests. He explained the effect of the terrain on both sides, and then the driving tour from the ANZAC landing beaches culminating on the heghts of Chunuk Bair highlighted the difficulties for all combatants. We had a working knowledge of events before we visited, but the tour integrated what we knew, and made the history of the campaign come alive. The tour gave us a valuable scale and perspective of the batlles at Gallipoli. We didn't know our driver's name due to language difficulties, but his driving made the long journeys from and to Istanbul very pleasant and comfortable.
Boz was a fascinating, knowledgeable and engaged guide. He went out of his way to meet the wishes of different people and could engage equally with those with a deep knowledge of Gallipoli and the novice. More than one half day tour is essential to understand (from the perspective of both sides) the importance, sacrifice and consequences of these major battles.
Would highly recommend this tour. The tour was very well structured and organised. It suited our needs perfectly and was executed by friendly and knowledgeable guides. The Gallipoli tour was very moving. The onwards transfer to Istanbul was on the same bus as the Gallipoli tour which was great 😀
