9-Day Private Istanbul, Gallipoli & Troy Tour

Highlights of the 9-Day Istanbul, Gallipoli & Troy Tour

Trace three thousand years of history on this 9-day private Istanbul, Gallipoli and Troy tour, run exclusively for your own party and arranged in-house by Inca Tour, a TÜRSAB-licensed operator. The route links the imperial city of Istanbul with the battlefields of Gallipoli, the legendary ruins of Troy and Pergamon, the classical city of Ephesus, the travertines of Pamukkale and the Mediterranean coast at Antalya.

• Istanbul — the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar.
• Gallipoli & Anzac Cove — the memorials and cemeteries of the 1915 campaign in Çanakkale.
• Troy & Pergamon — the city of the Trojan Horse and the great acropolis of Bergama.
• Kuşadası & Ephesus — the Library of Celsus, Curetes Street and the Temple of Artemis.
• Pamukkale & Hierapolis — the white terraces and the ancient spa city above Denizli.
• Antalya — the historic Kaleiçi quarter before the flight back to Istanbul.

From Istanbul you head west to Çanakkale, walking the Gallipoli battlefields and Anzac Cove before visiting Troy and the acropolis city of Pergamon (Bergama). In Kuşadası you explore the magnificent ruins of Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis, then travel inland to the dazzling terraces of Pamukkale and the ancient spa city of Hierapolis.

The tour ends on the Mediterranean in Antalya, with its Roman and Ottoman old town of Kaleiçi, before a domestic flight returns you to Istanbul. Travelling privately with your own guide and vehicle, you set the pace and enjoy a flexible, in-depth journey across the highlights of western Türkiye.