This 2-day Pergamon, Troy, and Gallipoli Tour starts from Kusadasi or Selcuk and takes you on a journey through some of Turkey's most important historical sites. Your first stop is the ancient city of Pergamon, where you will visit impressive ruins, including the Acropolis, the ancient Library, which once held approximately 200,000 scrolls, the Gymnasium, and other remarkable structures that reflect the city's rich Greek and Roman heritage. After exploring Pergamon, continue to Canakkale for an overnight stay.
The following day begins with a guided tour of the world-famous Ancient City of Troy, where you will discover the remains of several ancient settlements and see the famous wooden Trojan Horse replica. Later, continue to the Gallipoli Peninsula to visit the historic battlefields of World War I. Your guided tour includes important memorials dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives on both sides, as well as preserved trenches, tunnels, landing sites, and military cemeteries. Throughout the visit, your guide will explain the events of the Gallipoli Campaign and its significance in Turkish, Australian, and New Zealand history.
Duration
2 Days 1 Nights
Available Languages
EN, ES
10:30 am Pick-up from hotels & bus to Canakkale
The journey is about 7 hours, and there will be a stop at Pergamon along the way. The Pergamon tour will make stops at the Acropolis, the Library, which once held 200.000 books, the Temple of Athena, the Temple of Trajan, the Gymnasium situated on terraces, the lower Agora, the Hellenistic Theater with a seating capacity of 10,000, and the Temple of Dionysus.
There may be free time to visit the Archaeological & Naval Museums and the Ottoman Castle in Canakkale.
Transfer by ferry to the hotel in Eceabat.
Overnight in the Gallipoli region.
Today's tour will begin with an exploration of Troy. In Troy, you will visit the Trojan Horse, Sacrificial Altars, the 3,700-year-old city walls, Houses of Troy I 3,000 B.C. - 2,500 B.C., the Bouleuterion (Senate Building), the Odeon (Concert Hall), and the remains of the various cities from Troy I through to Troy IX.
Break for lunch.
On the afternoon tour of Gallipoli, you will visit Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, ANZAC Commemorative Site, the Mehmetcik Statue, the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels), Turkish 57th Infantry Regiment Cemetery, the Nek, and the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial.
18.00 – The tour bus departs for Istanbul
23.00 - Arrive at your hotel in Istanbul
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