1. Day Gallipoli & Troy -
Pergamon Tours
06:30 Depart From Istanbul Gallipoli
12:00 Arrival in Canakkale and Gallipoli Tour
GALLIPOLI TOUR
Depart early from your hotel in Istanbul and drive to Gallipoli. Visit Dardanelles, Kabatepe War Museum, Brighton Beach and Anzac Cove where the dawn service is held each Anzac Day. We will also visit the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly and Chunk Bair New Zealand Memorial and Kilitbahir Fortress. Stop for lunch. Then cross the Dardanelles and arrive in Canakkale. Check-in to your hotel. Stayovernight in Canakkale.
TROY TOUR
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to Troy. Visit the ancient city of Troy and the Trojan horse. After visiting the sites, you will be transferred to your hotel in Istanbul or Ephesus (Selcuk) according to your choice. End of our services.
Pergamon Day Tour Description
Acropolis
One of the seven churches addressed in Revelation, the city of Pergamum became the center of a large kingdom in the 3rd century B.C. and retained its status as a political and cultural leader into the Byzantine period.
Aesclepium
The god of healing, Aesclepius received worship in cultic centers around the Greek and Roman world. This large complex at Pergamum was originally constructed in the 4th century B.C.
In the 2nd c. A.D., Hadrian further developed the center and it was added to the list of "wonders of the world."
Serapeum
A temple to the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld was erected in the lower city of Pergamum. The Serapis cult was founded by Ptolemy I and was centered in Alexandria.
Temple of Trajan
Some impressive remains of this 2nd c. A.D. marble temple dedicated to the emperor have been restored.
Theater
This theater is one of the steepest ones preserved in Turkey today. It sits on the edge of the city's acropolis. It was built in the Hellenistic period and altered in the Roman period.
06:30 Depart From Istanbul Gallipoli
12:00 Arrival in Canakkale and Gallipoli Tour
What to Visit in Gallipoli Day Tour from Istanbul
- Kabatepe War Museum
- Beach Cemetery (John Simpson's Grave)
- ANZAC Cove
- Ari Burnu (First ANZAC landing place)
- Lone Pine Cemetery (Australian memorial)
- Turkish Memorial
- The Nek and Walker's Ridge
- Chunuk Bair (Main New Zealand memorial
16:00 Arrival and Transfer to
hotel Check in Overnight
2. Day Breakfast
Troy & Pergamon Tour & Bus to
Destination You want
08:30 Depart For Gallipoli &
Troy After Breakfast
17:00 Tour end and then Return
to Istanbul
What to Visit in Troy Tour
- A replica of the wooden horse that you can climb into for a photo.
- Excavation information centre which holds exhibits from the work underway.
- The fortification walls of Troy Vl with its tower and gateway entrance.
- Temple of Athena - the focal point of a great annual festival in honour of the goddess Athena.
- Schliemann’s trench - the discoverer of Troy?
- The entrance ramp to Troy ll.
- The sanctuary - an
important religious centre of its time.
What to See in Pergamon Day Tour
- Asklepion
- Acropolis
- Roman Bath
- Ancient City Ruins
GALLIPOLI TOUR
Depart early from your hotel in Istanbul and drive to Gallipoli. Visit Dardanelles, Kabatepe War Museum, Brighton Beach and Anzac Cove where the dawn service is held each Anzac Day. We will also visit the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly and Chunk Bair New Zealand Memorial and Kilitbahir Fortress. Stop for lunch. Then cross the Dardanelles and arrive in Canakkale. Check-in to your hotel. Stayovernight in Canakkale.
TROY TOUR
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to Troy. Visit the ancient city of Troy and the Trojan horse. After visiting the sites, you will be transferred to your hotel in Istanbul or Ephesus (Selcuk) according to your choice. End of our services.
Pergamon Day Tour Description
Acropolis
One of the seven churches addressed in Revelation, the city of Pergamum became the center of a large kingdom in the 3rd century B.C. and retained its status as a political and cultural leader into the Byzantine period.
Aesclepium
The god of healing, Aesclepius received worship in cultic centers around the Greek and Roman world. This large complex at Pergamum was originally constructed in the 4th century B.C.
In the 2nd c. A.D., Hadrian further developed the center and it was added to the list of "wonders of the world."
Serapeum
A temple to the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld was erected in the lower city of Pergamum. The Serapis cult was founded by Ptolemy I and was centered in Alexandria.
Temple of Trajan
Some impressive remains of this 2nd c. A.D. marble temple dedicated to the emperor have been restored.
Theater
This theater is one of the steepest ones preserved in Turkey today. It sits on the edge of the city's acropolis. It was built in the Hellenistic period and altered in the Roman period.
