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Your route
7 stops · 16 nights
Istanbul2 nights
Canakkale1 night
Kusadasi2 nights
Antalya3 nights
Cappadocia3 nights
Adiyaman1 night
Sanliurfa2 nights
Istanbul2 nights
Starts and ends in IstanbulDay 1 of the itinerary says how you are met
ActiveLong walks, hills or valley hikes; good footwear and a reasonable level of fitness are needed.
16 hotel nightsIncluding three each in Antalya and Cappadocia
Gallipoli and Troy on separate daysA Canakkale hotel night between the two visits
2 full free daysAntalya on day 8 and Istanbul on day 16
Domestic flights includedAntalya to Cappadocia, then Gaziantep to Istanbul
Hotel options3 hotel classes on the same route, priced side by side
Guided in EnglishYou choose the language when you check availability
Overview
From Gallipoli's battlefields to Gobeklitepe's stone pillars, this seventeen-day trip links western and southeastern Turkey. A three-night Antalya stay breaks up the journey before Cappadocia and four guided days in the southeast. Show more overviewShow less
Follow Gallipoli and Troy with Ephesus, Pamukkale and four days in southeastern Turkey on this 17-day tour. Stay in Canakkale between the battlefield and Troy visits, then continue down the Aegean coast. Three nights in Antalya include a city and boat tour and a free day before flying to Cappadocia for the Red and Yellow tours.
Travel east for Nemrut at sunset, staying in Adiyaman afterwards. Two Sanliurfa nights cover Gobeklitepe, Karahantepe and Harran before a full Halfeti–Gaziantep excursion and evening flight. Sixteen hotel nights, twelve guided sightseeing days and a final free day in Istanbul are included.
Visit four landmarks, then enjoy a free afternoon.Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 2Meals: Breakfast
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 2
Meals: Breakfast
Transport: Hotel pickup · Tour transport
Guide: English-speaking guide
Sightseeing: Listed entrance tickets
Schedule
08:30
Old City Hotel Pickup
Visit the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia with your guide before finishing at the Grand Bazaar.
Places you’ll visit
Hippodrome and Obelisks
Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia
Grand Bazaar
About these 4 places
Hippodrome and Obelisks
See the surviving monuments on the old racing ground. Your guide uses them to explain the contests, crowds and ceremonies once held in the square.
Blue Mosque
Look at the tilework and arrangement of domes inside this working mosque. Visits follow prayer times, with shoes removed and shoulders and knees covered.
Hagia Sophia
See Hagia Sophia’s great dome and features from its different periods of worship as your guide explains the building’s history.
Grand Bazaar
Browse the covered market lanes after the tour. Another shopping stop replaces the bazaar when it is closed on Sunday.
12:30
Finish at the Grand Bazaar
Finish at the bazaar or its Sunday replacement and spend the afternoon independently. Lunch is separate. Group arranges its own hotel return; Private includes a return transfer after the guided morning.
Follow the peninsula’s shores and ridges before a hotel night across the strait.Overnight: Canakkale · 1 nightMeals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Canakkale · 1 night
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Tour transport · Strait crossing and hotel transfer
Guide: Licensed English-speaking guide
Sightseeing: Listed entrance tickets
Schedule
06:30
Checkout and Depart Istanbul
Travel with your luggage after breakfast towards the Gallipoli peninsula.
13:00
Gallipoli Battlefield Tour
After lunch in Eceabat, visit the landing areas, coastal cemeteries and ridge memorials with your guide.
Places you’ll visit
Gallipoli Battlefield Landscape
Brighton Beach
Beach Cemetery
ANZAC Cove
Ari Burnu
Lone Pine Cemetery
Johnston’s Jolly
Shrapnel Valley
Turkish Memorial
The Nek
Chunuk Bair
About these 11 places
Gallipoli Battlefield Landscape
See how the shore, gullies and ridges shaped the campaign. Your guide connects this terrain with the memorial stops along the route.
Brighton Beach
View the broader shore south of the main landing area. Its shape contrasts with the narrow cove and steep ground nearby.
Beach Cemetery
Walk beside the coastal graves and look towards the water. The setting recalls the movement of troops, supplies and wounded soldiers through the beaches.
ANZAC Cove
Stand beside the landing shore and see the ground rise inland. The beach and overlooking ridges are central to the story of the landings.
Ari Burnu
Pause near the headland and cemetery at the cove’s edge. This area is closely tied to the first landings in April 1915.
Lone Pine Cemetery
Visit the cemetery and memorial on the ridge. The graves and names provide a point of reflection during the battlefield route.
Johnston’s Jolly
Look at ground where the opposing lines were close together. Your guide explains the trenches and the limited space between positions.
Shrapnel Valley
See the valley linking the shore with inland positions. Its slopes and cemetery reveal another part of the campaign landscape.
Turkish Memorial
Visit the stop remembering Ottoman soldiers on the peninsula. Your guide covers the Turkish defence alongside the Allied accounts.
The Nek
Look across the narrow ridge between its steep sides. The small area helps explain the circumstances of the attack remembered here.
Chunuk Bair
Visit the high ridge and memorial above the battlefield. The view makes clear why this position was a major objective in August.
18:30
Canakkale Hotel Arrival
Cross the strait after the visits and reach your hotel for one night.
Explore the ruins before the afternoon journey down the Aegean coast.Overnight: Kusadasi · night 1 of 2Meals: Breakfast
Included today
Overnight: Kusadasi · night 1 of 2
Meals: Breakfast
Transport: Tour transport · Onward Kusadasi travel and transfers
Guide: Licensed English-speaking guide
Sightseeing: Listed entrance tickets
Schedule
08:30
Pickup for Troy
Explore the ancient city’s walls, altars and early houses, and see the movie horse on Canakkale’s waterfront.
Places you’ll visit
Troy Ancient City
Trojan Horse from the Film
Sacrificial Altars
Ancient City Walls
Houses of Troy I
Agora of Troy
About these 6 places
Troy Ancient City
Explore the excavated layers of the rebuilt settlement. Your guide explains how each visible phase fits into the city’s history.
Trojan Horse from the Film
See the wooden film horse on Canakkale’s waterfront. This stop is separate from the ancient site outside the city.
Sacrificial Altars
Look at altar remains used for ritual at Troy. They add religious life to the houses and defences along the walking route.
Ancient City Walls
Examine the masonry and gateways of the old fortifications. They show how builders protected the city over different periods.
Houses of Troy I
See the early residential remains beneath later phases of building. Their position helps reveal how the town accumulated over time.
Agora of Troy
Visit the area associated with public activity and trade. It adds everyday life to the stories usually associated with Troy.
Afternoon
Continue to Kusadasi
Group guests take the station transfer and a coach to Izmir for about five and a half hours. Private guests travel directly from Canakkale to Kusadasi by private vehicle.
Group coach timing depends on availability; Private travels directly by road.
After the journey
Onward Hotel Transfer
Group guests meet their driver at Izmir station for the one-hour Kusadasi transfer. Private guests continue directly to their hotel.
Group pickup follows the coach arrival; Private continues in the same vehicle.
Evening
Kusadasi Hotel Check-in
Check in for two nights, ready for tomorrow’s Ephesus tour.
Visit the royal sites and mountain terraces before staying below the summit.Overnight: Adiyaman · 1 nightMeals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Adiyaman · 1 night
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Cappadocia–Adiyaman road transfer · Tour transport
Guide: Licensed English-speaking guide
Sightseeing: Listed entrance tickets
Schedule
06:00
Checkout and Drive to Adiyaman
Leave after breakfast with your luggage for the drive of approximately six hours.
13:30
Nemrut Sunset Circuit
Visit Cendere Bridge, Arsameia and Karakus before walking up to Nemrut’s terraces to see the sculpted heads at sunset.
The summit visit is timed for sunset.
Places you’ll visit
Cendere Bridge
Arsameia
Karakus Tumulus
Mount Nemrut at Sunset
About these 4 places
Cendere Bridge
See the Roman bridge’s stone arch and surviving columns above the gorge. It introduces the monumental building on this route.
Arsameia
Explore remains linked with the Commagene kingdom. Reliefs and inscriptions help explain the royal history behind Nemrut.
Karakus Tumulus
View the burial mound and standing columns, including the eagle-topped column. The monument is connected with the Commagene royal family.
Mount Nemrut at Sunset
Walk about 800 metres uphill on a steep stepped path, roughly 20 minutes at an average pace. At the terraces, see the monumental heads beside the tomb mound as sunset approaches.
21:00
Adiyaman Hotel Arrival
Return from the mountain and check in for one night. Dinner is separate.
See prehistoric carvings, quarry caves and Harran’s beehive houses.Overnight: Sanliurfa · night 2 of 2Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Sanliurfa · night 2 of 2
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Tour transport · Hotel pickup and return
Guide: Licensed English-speaking guide
Sightseeing: Listed entrance tickets
Schedule
09:00
Harran Plain Hotel Pickup
Visit Karahantepe and Sogmatar, see the Bazda quarry chambers and continue to Harran’s beehive houses and older ruins.
Places you’ll visit
Karahantepe
Sogmatar Ancient Settlement
Bazda Caves
Harran
Harran Beehive Houses
Historic Harran
About these 6 places
Karahantepe
See carved stone features and spaces cut into bedrock at the Neolithic site. Your guide relates them to yesterday’s Gobeklitepe visit.
Sogmatar Ancient Settlement
Visit a rocky landscape with reliefs and inscriptions linked to ancient worship. The features give this stop a different character from the earlier excavation.
Bazda Caves
Look into the large chambers left by quarrying. These spaces supplied stone for buildings in surrounding settlements.
Harran
Arrive on the broad plain around the old settlement. The town provides the setting for its traditional houses and historic remains.
Harran Beehive Houses
Examine the conical roofs and local building method. The houses offer a contrast with the rock-cut architecture seen earlier.
Historic Harran
Explore the visible remains of the older settlement with your guide. This visit covers the historic area separately from the nearby traditional houses.
17:30
Return to Sanliurfa
Come back to your hotel after the full itinerary, ahead of tomorrow’s Gaziantep journey.
Approximate return after the full Harran itinerary.
Day 15: Halfeti and Gaziantep, Then Fly to Istanbul
Complete the boat, museum and market visits before the evening flight.Overnight: Istanbul · night 1 of 2Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 1 of 2
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Flights: Gaziantep to Istanbul flight
Transport: Tour transport · Euphrates boat trip · Airport transfers · Sanliurfa–Gaziantep road transfer
Guide: Licensed English-speaking guide
Sightseeing: Listed entrance tickets
Schedule
07:00
Checkout and Gaziantep Transfer
The drive takes about one and a half hours, arriving in time for the morning tour.
08:30–18:00
Full Halfeti and Gaziantep Tour
Take the boat trip at Halfeti, then explore Gaziantep’s mosaics and markets. The drive to Halfeti takes about two hours each way.
The boat trip depends on water and weather conditions.
Places you’ll visit
Halfeti Village
Euphrates Boat Trip
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
Gaziantep Castle Exterior
Coppersmiths Bazaar
Almaci Market
About these 6 places
Halfeti Village
See the stone buildings and shoreline of the waterside settlement. The reservoir changed the old village landscape around them.
Euphrates Boat Trip
Travel across the reservoir for views of rocky banks and partly submerged settlement features. The route follows the prevailing water and weather conditions.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
View mosaics recovered from Zeugma and displayed in Gaziantep. Detailed figures and floors show the work made for the ancient city’s homes.
Gaziantep Castle Exterior
Look at the castle above the city centre from outside. Entry into the fortress is not included.
Coppersmiths Bazaar
Walk through the workshops and shops where copper goods are made and sold. The visit offers a close view of a local craft.
Almaci Market
Browse food stalls with spices, dried goods and regional produce. The ingredients make a useful final stop in the city.
After sightseeing
Transfer to Gaziantep Airport
After the full itinerary, drive approximately 30 minutes to the airport.
Evening
Fly to Istanbul
The flight takes about two hours and is included in the package.
Departure time depends on the season and availability.
Arrival Meeting and Hotel Transfer
Meet the representative at your arrival airport and continue to the hotel for two final nights.
Meet your driver at the airport shown on your confirmed itinerary.
This tour17-Day Turkey Tour: Gallipoli, Cappadocia & GobeklitepeVisit Gallipoli and Troy on separate days, then continue west to east through Turkey with a free coastal day.
The seventeen-day alternative combines Cappadocia and the southeast with Ephesus, Pamukkale, Troy and Gallipoli, without Antalya.
Good to know
Practical details for the coast, Cappadocia and the southeast.
Please note
Breakfast is included before the early road departures to Gallipoli, Pamukkale, Adiyaman and Gaziantep.
The Antalya–Cappadocia flight includes a connection. Flight and coach times vary with season and availability.
Nemrut has an approximately 800-metre uphill stone path with steps; vehicles stop below the terraces. Bring a warm layer for sunset.
The Gulludere walk is optional and takes up to two hours; you may wait with the vehicle. Underground-city passages have stairs and low, narrow sections.
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The Halfeti boat trip depends on weather. Day 15 includes the full Halfeti–Gaziantep itinerary before the airport transfer.
A booked Turkish Night show includes dinner and local drinks. Weather cancellation of a booked balloon flight refunds the activity fee.
Normal hotel check-in and checkout times apply.
The day 15 flight schedule must allow the full Gaziantep excursion, airport transfer and check-in time.
Cleopatra’s Pool swimming costs extra and depends on access and time. The Antalya boat trip depends on weather and sea conditions.
What to bring
Walking shoes
Sun protection
A warm layer for Nemrut
Swimwear
Your passport (hotels and domestic flights ask for it)
Cancellation
How much comes back depends on how early you let us know: we count the days from your written cancellation to your first booked service.
More than 90 days75% back
61 to 90 days70% back
31 to 60 days60% back
16 to 30 days30% back
0 to 15 days, or no showNo refund
Non-refundable flights, hotels or activity tickets in your booking are charged on top of these amounts.
There are two full free days: Antalya on day 8 and Istanbul on day 16. Breakfast and the hotel are included on both days; your own outings are separate.
Is the Antalya to Cappadocia flight direct?
The included journey has a connection, with airport transfers at both ends. Day 9 is reserved for travel, so no sightseeing tour is scheduled that day.
What is the walk to the Nemrut terraces like?
Allow about twenty minutes for the roughly 800-metre steep stone path and steps. Vehicles cannot reach the terraces. You stay in Adiyaman after the sunset visit and travel to Sanliurfa the next morning.
Can I take a balloon flight before the Cappadocia tour?
An optional sunrise flight or ground-watching trip can be booked for day 10 before the Red Tour. Balloon flights last about one hour, require a minimum age of 6 and depend on weather and aviation approval.
Do we finish the Gaziantep tour before flying to Istanbul?
Yes. The full Halfeti and Gaziantep tour finishes around 18:00, followed by the roughly 30-minute airport transfer. The evening flight must leave enough time for airport check-in after the complete tour. Ask us to check this before booking.
How do we travel from Troy to Kusadasi?
After the Troy visit, Group guests take a coach from Canakkale to Izmir for about five and a half hours, then a one-hour hotel transfer. Private guests travel directly from Canakkale to Kusadasi by private vehicle. Lunch is separate in both options.
Is the Nemrut sunset visit possible in winter?
Snow and ice can close the mountain road and path. Ask us to check access for your travel dates before booking. The visit needs safe, open access to the terraces.
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