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Your route
4 stops · 8 nights
Istanbul2 nights
Canakkale1 night
Kusadasi2 nights
Antalya2 nights
Istanbul1 night
Starts and ends in IstanbulDay 1 of the itinerary says how you are met
Moderate walkingTwo to three hours on foot on sightseeing days, with steps and uneven ground at ancient sites.
Troy and PergamonAfter your Canakkale night, on the road to Kusadasi
Antalya free dayTwo coastal hotel nights
Return flight includedAntalya to Istanbul, with a final hotel night included
Hotel options3 hotel classes on the same route, priced side by side
Guided in EnglishAlso in Spanish and Italian on private tours.
Group tourA shared coach and guide on the sightseeing days
Overview
Follow the western route from Istanbul through Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus and Pamukkale. End with a full Antalya free day, a flight back to Istanbul and a final hotel night on this nine-day trip. Show more overviewShow less
This 9-day Turkey tour takes you from Istanbul’s Old City to Gallipoli and the ancient cities of the Aegean. Stay in Canakkale after the battlefield visits, then explore Troy and Pergamon on the journey to Kusadasi. Two hotel nights give you a separate guided day at Ephesus.
Visit Pamukkale and Hierapolis before travelling to Antalya for two nights and a full free day. Eight hotel nights, five guided sightseeing days, the listed meals and road transfers are included, followed by the flight to Istanbul, a final hotel night and departure transfer.
Add the Bosphorus cruise and Two Continents day with our 10-day western Turkey tour, while keeping the same ancient sites and Antalya free day.
Why choose this western Turkey tour?
Follow Gallipoli with Troy and PergamonA Canakkale overnight stay connects the battlefield day with the ancient sites to the south.
Two nights in KusadasiVisit Ephesus on its own day and return to the same hotel before travelling to Pamukkale.
A free day on the MediterraneanFinish the road journey with two Antalya nights, then fly back to Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul Old City tour and a free afternoon
Sultanahmet landmarks, then an afternoon of your own.Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 2Meals: Breakfast
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 2
Meals: Breakfast
Transport: Hotel pickup
Guide: Old City guide
Sightseeing: Entrance fees
Schedule
08:30
Old City pickup after breakfast
Explore Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Hippodrome with your guide before the covered market visit.
The guided morning finishes around 12:30.
Places you’ll visit
Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
Hippodrome and its monuments
Grand Bazaar
About these 4 places
Hagia Sophia
Look up at Hagia Sophia’s dome and hear how the building’s role changed through Byzantine and Ottoman times.
Blue Mosque
Step inside to see the tiled decoration and prayer space. Wear suitable clothing and remove your shoes for the visit.
Hippodrome and its monuments
The square follows the site of the former chariot-racing arena. Its obelisks and other surviving monuments give you a sense of the old gathering place.
Grand Bazaar
Browse the covered market after the morning visits. Sunday departures use a different shopping stop because the bazaar is closed.
12:30
Shopping time after the guided visits
The guided morning ends near the Grand Bazaar or its Sunday replacement. Browse or make your own afternoon plans; lunch is separate. Group pays for its own hotel return. Private includes a return transfer after the tour.
On Sundays, another shopping stop replaces the Grand Bazaar.
Day 3: Gallipoli battlefields and the crossing to Canakkale
Follow the Gallipoli battlefield coast before a Canakkale stay.Overnight: Canakkale · 1 nightMeals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Canakkale · 1 night
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Dardanelles crossing · Road travel, tour & hotel transfers
Guide: Gallipoli guide
Sightseeing: Entrance fees
Schedule
06:30
Breakfast, checkout and the Gallipoli drive
Travel for about five to six hours, stopping for lunch in Eceabat before the afternoon battlefield visits.
Pickup varies with your hotel location.
13:00
Follow the Gallipoli battlefield itinerary
Visit the landing shore and memorials, following the valleys and ridges that shaped the campaign.
The visits take place during the afternoon.
Places you’ll visit
Gallipoli’s battlefield landscape
ANZAC Cove
Brighton Beach and Beach Cemetery
Ari Burnu
Lone Pine Cemetery
Johnston’s Jolly
Shrapnel Valley
Turkish Memorial
The Nek and Chunuk Bair
About these 9 places
Gallipoli’s battlefield landscape
Follow the relationship between the shore, inland valleys and high ridges. Your guide links the individual stops to the campaign across the peninsula.
ANZAC Cove
Stand beside the narrow landing beach and look towards the steep slopes above it. The ground makes the difficulties of moving inland easier to understand.
Brighton Beach and Beach Cemetery
See the more open coast south of the landing area, then visit the nearby cemetery. The route brings the battlefield setting and the people remembered there together.
Ari Burnu
This headland and cemetery sit beside the cove. Pause here for another view along the landing shore.
Lone Pine Cemetery
Visit the cemetery and memorial on the former battlefield. Your guide explains the fighting that took place around Lone Pine.
Johnston’s Jolly
Examine the ground where opposing trenches lay close together. The remaining positions show how little space separated the lines.
Shrapnel Valley
Look along the inland route used from the landing area. It connects the coastal stops with the positions further up the peninsula.
Turkish Memorial
The memorial remembers the Ottoman soldiers who fought here. Hear the Turkish account alongside the other perspectives covered during the day.
The Nek and Chunuk Bair
See the narrow ground at The Nek before the high ridge at Chunuk Bair. The contrast in terrain helps explain the actions and objectives described by your guide.
Cross the Dardanelles for your Canakkale stay
The crossing and hotel transfer are arranged after the visits. Check in for one night before Troy tomorrow.
Crossing and hotel transfer follow the afternoon battlefield visits.
Walk through Ephesus, with another evening in Kusadasi.Overnight: Kusadasi · night 2 of 2Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Kusadasi · night 2 of 2
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Tour transport and hotel transfers
Guide: Ephesus guide
Sightseeing: Entrance fees
Schedule
08:30
Ephesus hotel pickup after breakfast
Walk past the Library of Celsus and Great Theatre, with separate visits to the House of Virgin Mary and Temple of Artemis.
Sightseeing starts around 09:30 and finishes around 15:00.
Places you’ll visit
Ephesus Ancient City
House of Virgin Mary
Temple of Artemis
About these 3 places
Ephesus Ancient City
Follow the streets past public buildings and gathering places, including the Library of Celsus area and Great Theatre. Your guide explains how these spaces were used.
House of Virgin Mary
Visit the hillside shrine associated with Mary. Its setting offers a change from the streets and larger public spaces of Ephesus.
Temple of Artemis
See what remains of the sanctuary near Selcuk. Your guide describes the temple’s former scale and its place in the area’s history.
15:00
Return to Kusadasi for the evening
Your hotel transfer is included. Enjoy a second night here before checking out for Pamukkale tomorrow.
Sightseeing finishes around 15:00; the hotel transfer follows.
Visit the white terraces before continuing to Antalya.Overnight: Antalya · night 1 of 2Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Antalya · night 1 of 2
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Kusadasi–Pamukkale–Antalya transport · Pamukkale tour transport
Guide: Pamukkale and Hierapolis guide
Sightseeing: Entrance fees
Schedule
07:00
Breakfast, checkout and the Pamukkale drive
Travel about two and a half hours from Kusadasi. Bring your luggage because the journey continues to Antalya after the tour.
Road times are approximate.
10:30
Explore Pamukkale and Hierapolis
Explore the white terraces and Hierapolis with your guide, with lunch during the tour.
The guided itinerary finishes around 15:00.
Places you’ll visit
Pamukkale’s white terraces
Hierapolis
Cleopatra Antique Pool
About these 3 places
Pamukkale’s white terraces
Mineral-rich spring water has built the pale terraces over time. Walk barefoot in the section open to visitors and take in the views across the hillside.
Hierapolis
Explore the ancient settlement above the travertines. Its streets and public buildings developed beside the thermal springs.
Cleopatra Antique Pool
Ancient stonework lies beneath the warm water. Swimming is optional and paid separately, subject to access and time before the four-hour drive to Antalya.
Continue by road to Antalya
The included onward drive takes about four hours and ends at your hotel. Check in for two nights.
Arrival depends on the completed visits, road conditions and stops.
Day 9: Checkout and departure transfer from Istanbul
Leave your hotel for the included departure transfer.Meals: Breakfast if checkout allows
Included today
Meals: Breakfast if checkout allows
Transport: Departure airport transfer
Schedule
Hotel pickup for your departure airport
Meet your driver at the hotel and travel to the departure airport in Istanbul.
Pickup follows your flight; early checkout may be before breakfast service.
Take this itinerary with you.The full day-by-day plan as a PDF, by email or straight to your device.
What's included
Included in your package9
Eight hotel nights: two in Istanbul, one in Canakkale, two in Kusadasi, two in Antalya and one final Istanbul night
Breakfast on days 2–8 and on day 9 when checkout allows; lunch on days 3–6
Old City morning with guide, listed tickets and hotel pickup. Private also includes hotel return
Gallipoli battlefield tour, Dardanelles crossing and Canakkale hotel transfer
Troy and Pergamon with guiding, listed tickets, lunch and onward travel to Kusadasi
Ephesus guided tour with lunch, listed tickets and hotel return
Pamukkale and Hierapolis with guiding, lunch, listed tickets and onward Antalya transfer
Antalya–Istanbul flight with 15 kg checked and 8 kg cabin baggage per person
Listed airport transfers, hotel transfers, road transport, local taxes and service fees
Not included7
International flights and arrival-day meals
Lunch on days 2, 7, 8 and 9; dinners and drinks
Departure breakfast when checkout is before breakfast service
Optional swimming in Cleopatra’s Pool
Independent Antalya activities, transport and entrance fees
Hotel room use beyond normal checkout on day 8
Extra baggage, shopping and personal purchases
Hotel classes
Compare the hotel options for this route. Each price is for the whole package, per person.
One of 6 hotels in this class
Centrum Hotel1 / 6
Standard Class
Budget
€1,284per person
Double or twin room
€1,284
Single room
€2,041
Triple room
€1,220
Per person, for the whole package. Prices move with the departure date; these are this week’s lowest.
One of 6 hotels in this class
Pierre Loti Hotel1 / 6
Middle Class
Comfort
€1,576per person
Double or twin room
€1,576
Single room
€2,548
Triple room
€1,459
Per person, for the whole package. Prices move with the departure date; these are this week’s lowest.
One of 6 hotels in this class
Sura Hagia Sophia Hotel1 / 6
High Class
Luxury
€2,483per person
Double or twin room
€2,483
Single room
€3,920
Triple room
€2,184
Per person, for the whole package. Prices move with the departure date; these are this week’s lowest.
Compare packages
Keep an Antalya free day after the ancient sites with this nine-day route, or add an Istanbul night and the Two Continents tour in ten days. The six-day alternative keeps Gallipoli, Troy and Pergamon but replaces Antalya with a Kusadasi free day and a Pamukkale overnight stay.
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This tour compared with 2 other Turkey packages All three include Ephesus, Pamukkale, a Canakkale night between Gallipoli and Troy, and a domestic flight back to Istanbul. Antalya stays in these routes are independent, without a guided city tour.
This tour9-Day Gallipoli, Troy and Pergamon Tour with Ephesus and AntalyaAn Old City morning, the main western archaeological sites and two Antalya nights, with a full coastal free day before flying back.
Yes. After your Canakkale night, visit Troy in the morning and Pergamon in the afternoon. Lunch and the onward transfer to your Kusadasi hotel are included.
What is planned for the Antalya stay?
You spend two nights in Antalya after the Pamukkale tour, with day 7 entirely free. You can rest or arrange your own outings; a guided Antalya city tour is not part of this package.
Is the Antalya hotel on the beach?
High Class hotels are beachfront; Standard and Middle Class hotels are near the beach. The Hotel Options section shows the properties available in each class.
Where does our luggage go on the Pamukkale day?
Check out in Kusadasi and bring your luggage for the journey. After Pamukkale and Hierapolis, the included road transfer takes you to your Antalya hotel.
Is there an Istanbul night before our departure?
Yes. Fly from Antalya on day 8, meet your driver and stay one final night in Istanbul. Your departure airport transfer is included on day 9.
Which languages and tour types is this tour available in?
Languages and tour types
Guide language
Group tour
Private tour
ENEnglish
Available
Available
ESSpanish
—Not offered
Available
ITItalian
—Not offered
Available
Pick the combination that suits you when you check availability.
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Pierre Loti Hotel1 / 6
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