Troy and Gallipoli Tour

Highlights
Get lost in the ancient history.
Learn about the first beauty contest.
Enjoy the beautiful view of Hellespont.
Feel The Boreas Wind of Windy Troy.
Enjoy the ferry ride on the narrowest part of The Dardanelles.
Study The Naval Campaign and The Naval Battle of Canakkale.
See the Original Trenches and Communication Tunnels.
Spectacular views of the landing beaches
View the Cliffs of Gallipoli and The Turkish firing lines from the beach.
Feel the challenge between The ANZAC Diggers and The Turkish Defenders.
Study this honorable campaign with local battlefield experts.
Learn about the evacuation of ANZAC and SUVLA Bay.
A 30-minute smooth drive to The Legendary City of Troy or Ilion or Ilios or Wilusa.
On The way, the guide will explain the mythology surrounding Troy, the Trojan Horse, and Helen of Troy while you are enjoying the beautiful view of The Dardanelles and the countryside.
The guide will also talk about the history and discoveries of the archaeological excavations, from its discovery by Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870s to the present day and nine cities have been discovered, built one on top of the other, dating back to 3500 B.C.      
During the tour, we will seek answers to the following questions.
Who was Helen of Troy?
Was she the real cause of the Trojan Wars or was it the economy?
Did the wooden horse exist?
What is happening with the current excavations?
You will learn the answers to these and many other questions.

Sights Visited:
The Trojan Horse
The wooden horse is briefly mentioned only in the ODYSSEY. (War Trick)
1. Odyssey
It was left behind as an offering to The Goddess ATHENA by the GREEKS.
2. Austrian Prof. Schachermery and Turkish Prof. Ekrem Akurgal said
The wooden horse was an offering to The God Poseidon (Earthshaker and God of the Sea)
The city walls defended Troy for 10 years and were then destroyed by a violent earthquake The Greeks attacked Troy and conquered it. The Greeks thought that Poseidon had helped them.
3. Michael Wood
The wooden horse might have been built as a battering ram to destroy the walls.
This theory was inspired by an ASSYRIAN relief and seems logical.
The Achaean soldiers tried several times to climb the sloping walls but could not climb the vertical part which was made of mud-brick.
A horse-like battering ram could well have been used against this weak part of the Wall.
4. A wooden tank-like horse could have been used as a big shield to approach the walls
5. A moveable tower from which soldiers jumped on the walls.
Pithos Garden, Terracotta Water Pipes, Grinding Stones, Hand Mills
Eastern Wals of Troy VI, The Tower of Troy VII, The Outer Court Wall of The Temple of ATHENA ( Temenos )
East Gate of Troy VI
Palace Houses of Troy VI
North East Bastion of Troy VI
Great Theater (Troy VIII/IX) 400 B.C. 6000 seating capacity ( not excavated yet )
Temple of Athena
Ceiling Blocks of The Temple of Athena
The Platform of The Temple of Athena
Citadel Wall of Troy II (2500-2200 BC Schliemann's "burnt city")
Megaron House
Fortification Wall of Troy I
Schliemann's Trench
Various Layers of Troy
The Ramp of Troy II
The Palace Building of Troy VI M
Sanctuary
The Lower City of Ilios or Wilusa
Kaskal Kur, The Cave
The Roman Bath
Odeion
South Gate and The South Tower
Bouleuterion or Portico

After The Ancient City of Troy, a 30-minute drive back to the city, and a 15-minute ferry ride on Dardanelles, you will enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant before proceeding to the Battlefields.

Sights Visited
Brighton Beach
Beach Cemetery
ANZAC Cove
Ariburnu Cemetery
ANZAC Commemorative Site
The Sphinx
Lone Pine Australian Memorial
Trenches of the 10th AIF at Silt Spur
Johnston’s Jolly
57^th Regiment Turkish Memorial
The Nek
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial
After your tour, our crew will bring you back to the Cruise Port.

P.S. Our guide will assist guests who are relatives or friends of soldiers who participated in the war but could not return home. They can request help in finding their loved ones' names on gravestones or monuments.

P.S. For Those who wish to travel to Istanbul, it is possible to arrange a shared tour minibus transport or a public bus subject to availability, please mention this at the time of the booking.