Day trip

Canakkale: Full-Day Troy and Gallipoli Tour

4.6 / 5

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Activity provider: Crowded House Tours
Day trip

Canakkale: Full-Day Troy and Gallipoli Tour

Activity provider: Crowded House Tours

From US$ 95.93 per person

Explore the legendary ancient city of Troy and Gallipoli's World War I battlefields on the same day. You'll learn about the history of Troy, which may have been the first world war, before visiting Gallipoli, where the last "gentleman's war" took place.

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Duration 10 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
Please wait in the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time. Please check with the local operator about the exact pick up time and location

Experience

Highlights
  • Learn from your guide the myths, legends, and history of Troy
  • Explore 9 different cities
  • Explore the war memorials and battlefields of the Gallipoli Peninsula
  • Learn more about the ill-fated campaign of the ANZAC troops
  • See Brighton Beach, the Arıburnu Cemetery, the Commemorative Site where the ANZAC day is held, and Lone Pine
Full description

Your tour begins at the door of your hotel in Canakkale, where you will be met by your driver to take a 30-minute drive to Troy. There you will be met by your tour guide who will explain the mythology surrounding Troy, as well as the history and discoveries of the archaeological excavations. You'll learn the city in detail, from its discovery by Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870s through to the present day. You will not only see the still-impressive defensive walls of the ancient city and learn the story of the Trojan War, but will also be able to walk past the ruins of everyday houses which date back more than 3,000 years. You can also walk the same paths as the people of the city did three millennia ago. Following your tour, you will re-board your tour bus to be carried back to Çanakkale where you will catch the ferry to travel from Asia to Europe. After enjoying lunch at a restaurant, you will then take a trip into the past on a half-day tour of Gallipoli. You'll travel by air-conditioned minibus to the battlefields and war memorials of the ANZAC campaign of the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I. Upon arrival on the Gallipoli Peninsula, your tour will focus on the ANZAC sector of the infamous battlefields. You'll stop at 11 different points of interest to learn more about the fateful events of the Australian and New Zealand troops, including ANZAC Cove where the troops first landed and set up base. Following that you will go to Beach Cemetery, where many of the soldiers who died during the Battle of Gallipoli were buried. You can pause to reflect at the Lone Pine Memorial, one of 5 memorials on the peninsula that commemorate servicemen of the former British Empire killed in the campaign but who have no known grave, before visiting the battlefields of The Nek and Chunuk Bair. At the conclusion of your tour, you will take the ferry back to Canakkale.

Includes
  • Pickup from your hotel in Canakkale
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • Entrance fees to the ancient city of Troy
  • All transportation in an air-conditioned and non-smoking vehicle
  • Ferry fees
  • Restaurant lunch
  • Drinks during the lunch
  • Tips
  • Dinner
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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Know before you go

  • The cost of the ferry journey is included in the price of the tour
  • Drinks during lunch are not included in the price of the tour and must be paid separately
  • Tips are not included
Customer reviews

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4.6 /5

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The trip and service was exactly as it was described. The transfers were smooth and efficient. I did the full day tour of Troy and Gallipoli and both guides were informative and polite.

September 27, 2022

Everything went smoothly and I had a great day out. The guides were friendly, knowledgeable and easy to approach. Gallipoli was the highlight for me.

July 22, 2022

November 21, 2021

Product ID: 339786