Istanbul & Gallipoli Troy Tour Package (7 Days & 6 Nights)
Highlights: Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Spice Market, Boaphorus Cruise, Beylerbeyi Palace, Camlica Hill, Gallipoli Battlefields, Troy Ancient City
Operates: All year-around / By coach
Package Rate: Please fill the form and tell us your travel dates & choice of hotels
Optional Tours: Turkish Bath (Hamam), Turkish Night Show & Whirling Dervishes Performance
Note: Istanbul & Gallipoli Troy package is insuranced by TURSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies)
Day 1 Arrival in Istanbul
Upon arrival to Istanbul Ataturk Airport, you will be met by our staff and accompanied during the transfer to your hotel. You have the afternoon and evening free to relax and/or check out the city.
Day 2 Bosphorous Cruise and Asia Sightseeing Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Breakfast, then meeting your guide at hotel lobby short drive down to Eminonu to visit Spice Bazaar with mystical smells of different aromas of variousspices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers,etc. Then walk to the harbour to embark on the Bosphorus Ferry for a cruise on the Bosphorus. We believe a visit to Istanbul is never complete if you haven't joined the Bosphorus Cruise. During the cruise you will see the city from a different perspective, the old wooden villas, Rumeli Fortress, Ortakoy Mosque, both bridges linking Asia & Europe, (our banner is a glimps of what you will see) & much more. After lunch, continue on land to visit Camlica Hill for 360° panoramic views over the city & driving back to Europe over the Bosphorus Bridge we visit Beylerbeyi Palace, summer residence of Ottoman Sultans. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 Splendors of Empire Sightseeing Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Today your guide will take you to visit some of Istanbul’s most fascinating sights such as the Blue Mosque; unique with its 6 Minarets, St Sophia Museum; the jewel of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul, a 6th Century Church dedicated to Divine Wisdom. We walk around the Hippodrome where once chariot races & other activities took place during the Roman period. We’ll have lunch at a local restaurant serving Turkish Cuisine before heading to the Grand Bazaar; worlds oldest & biggest covered bazaar with more than 4000 shops which are still in business today. Finally we visit Topkapi Palace; the home of the Ottoman Sultans & their families for over 400 years, a city within a city with 3000 residents. The day will finish with the visit to the Mosque of Suleymaniye the Magnificent. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4 Drive to Canakkale / Gallipoli Tour (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast, check out and meet for early morning transfer to Eceabat. On arrival break for lunch before starting the Gallipoli Battlefields and Memorials Tour. The guide will take you to see the Kabatepe Museum, ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly (Turkish & Allied trenches and tunnels), The Nek and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. After sightseeing cross by car ferry for the drive on to Canakkale. Overnight in Canakkale.
Day 5 Troy Ancient City Tour / Drive to Istanbul (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Breakfast at hotel, check out and depart on the mornings excursion to visit the famous archaeological and mythological city of Troy, home of the "Trojan Horse" & "Helen of Troy". Return to Canakkale by noon with the remainder of the day at leisure until departure on the drive back to Istanbul. Late evening arrival to the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 6 Free day in Istanbul (Meal: Breakfast)
After breakfast at hotel, remainder of day at your leisure to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 7 Departure transfer (Meal: Breakfast)
After you have checked-out from your hotel, we will arrange for the transfer to Istanbul International Airport for your onward flight. Have a nice trip and thanks for choosing Commodore Tour & Travel
* Hotel accommodations in choice of preferred class
* Professional Tour Guides licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
* Noted sightseeing tours on regular group or private guided basis
* Main entrance fees to sights mentioned by the itinerary
* Meals mentioned by the itinerary - Vegeterian meals available
* Required land transport including roundtrip airport transfers with A/C non-smoking minivans
* Local taxes & handling services