Western Turkey: 3-day private tour

About this tour

• Walk the marble streets of Ephesus with your own guide
• Climb to the Acropolis of Pergamum and its steep hillside theatre
• See nine layers of history and the wooden horse replica at Troy
• Visit ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair on the Gallipoli peninsula

Pick a start date to see the dates of each day.

1. 1Day 1 Fly to Izmir, private tour of Ephesus Kusadasi Flight

   

   An early start: our driver collects you from your Istanbul hotel between 04:00 and 05:00 for the morning flight to Izmir. We send you the flight details with your itinerary after booking, so you can check in yourself at the airport. Our team waits for you at the domestic arrivals exit in Izmir with a sign bearing your name, and the drive to Ephesus takes about an hour.

   With your guide you visit the ancient city of Ephesus, the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, the site of the Temple of Artemis and the Isa Bey Mosque. There is a break for lunch (not included). If you would like to see local crafts, your guide can suggest a few workshops; the stop is up to you. Around 16:00 to 17:00 you are taken to your hotel in Kusadasi, a small seaside town.

2. 2Day 2 Pergamum and Troy Canakkale Breakfast

   

   After breakfast, around 08:00, you drive about three hours north from Kusadasi to Pergamum. Your guide takes you up to its Acropolis, home to one of the steepest theatres of the classical world. There is a break for lunch (not included) before you continue to Troy.

   The legend of Troy and Homer's poems came back to life when the site was rediscovered in 1863. Excavations have revealed nine cities, built one on top of the other, going back to 3000 BC. You walk through the ruins with your guide and see the replica of the wooden horse that, as the story goes, hid the Achaean soldiers who sacked the city. From Troy it is about two more hours to your hotel in Canakkale.

3. 3Day 3 Gallipoli and ANZAC Cove, drive to Istanbul Breakfast

   You meet your guide at reception around 08:00 for a day on the Gallipoli peninsula, where the First World War battlefields are marked by memorials and cemeteries. You visit ANZAC Cove, the Lone Pine Memorial and cemetery, the Chunuk Bair Memorial and cemetery, The Nek and Johnston's Jolly, along with trenches that are still clearly visible in the scrub. Your guide explains what happened at each place and what it means today.

   At the end of the tour you drive about four hours to Istanbul, arriving before midnight, and are taken to your hotel.

Prices per person

Children: 0–3 years 70% off, 4–6 years 40% off, 7+ years adult price. Your exact total for your date and group is shown in the price calculator.

Groups of 5 or more travellers: 10% off the tour price (extras not included).

Where you stay

Hotels depend on availability: we confirm one of these or a hotel of the same standard after booking.

What's included

• 1 domestic flight from Istanbul to Izmir (15 kg checked bag + 8 kg cabin bag)
• 2 nights in your chosen hotels (1 in Kusadasi, 1 in Canakkale)
• Breakfast at the hotel (vegetarian, vegan or halal on request)
• All airport and hotel transfers in an air-conditioned private vehicle
• Licensed private guide on every sightseeing day
• Entrance tickets for the sites in the itinerary

Not included: lunches, dinners and drinks, personal expenses and tips, international flights.

Make it your own

Add an extra and its price is added to your total in the calculator, for everyone in your group.

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