Istanbul to Gallipoli. Gallipoli Tour and Saty in Canakkale or Eceabat.

06:30-07:00 You will be picked up from your hotel in Istanbul (Pick up time can change according to your hotel location.)

12:30 Arrive in Eceabat. Upon arrival, have lunch in the restaurant. From here you will drive to the ANZAC Battlefield area to start an emotional & memorable tour.

On tour you will visit:

* Kabatepe War Museum
* Beach Cemetery (John Simpson's Grave)
* ANZAC Cove
* Ari Burnu (First ANZAC landing place)
* Lone Pine Cemetery (Australian memorial)
* Johnston's Jolly (Walk in the ANZAC trenches)
* View Shrapnel Valley
* Turkish Memorial
* The Nek & Walker's Ridge
* Chunuk Bair (Main New Zealand memorial)

At the end of the tour, you will be transfered your hotel. Check in and overnight in Cannakkale.

DAY 2

Troy - Ayvacik - Assos - Balabanli Village Tour and Stay in Canakkale or Eceabat

After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel around 08:00 and then drive to Troy to proceed to the ancient site of Troy, 36km south of Canakkale. Your guide will walk you around the 9 layers of ancient cities built on top of each other the earliest dating back to 3000 B.C. The commentary is filled with mythical stories of the site & surrounding areas while filling you in on the history of the excavations past & present. The story of Troy is part-mythology & part-archaeology.

On tour you will visit:

* A replica of the wooden horse that you can climb into for a photo.
* City walls dating from early Bronze Age up to the Romans, in all, 9 different settlements.
* Excavation information centre which holds exhibits from the work underway.
* The fortification walls of Troy Vl with its tower & gateway entrance.
* Temple of Athena - the focal point of a great annual festival in honour of the goddess Athena.
* Schliemann’s trench - the discoverer of Troy?
* The entrance ramp to Troy ll.
* The sanctuary - an important religious centre of its time.
* The odeon - intended for the presentation of musical performances.

After visiting Troy, depart for Ayvacik – a small non touristic town with a great Friday market where you can buy all sorts of local produce, fruit & vegetables and handicrafts. You’ll have plenty of time to wander around and maybe even pick up a few bargains! You will have a pleasant choice of local foods which you may buy for your lunch.

Then, we depart for Assos, A traditional stone house village set upon a mountainside with a beautiful harbour down the bottom, overlooking the island of Lesvos. Here we will tour the Temple of Athena on the highest point of the mountain and have Turkish tea at a local Cay (tea) House which has an extraordinary set of coffee tables to sit at.

Late afternoon departure for Balabanli Village, Here you will wander the traditional village seeing sights such as the old wheat crushing wheel and the thatched summer houses for the sheep. Your day out will be topped off by a visit to local house. A small stone built house which is full of Turkish hospitality and a cook who can whip up a storm. Mother will then delight you with her traditional home cooked dinner in which we will all sit together as family and share the meal.

Late evening departure for Eceabat. Overnight in Cannakkale or Eceabat

You will have breakfast at your hotel.
 

09:00 You will be picked up from your hotel and transfered to Diving Boat. There are 216 shipwrecks in and around Gallipoli Peninsula. These wrecks cover a large variety of sea vessels, except gallions.
Dive depths range from 7m to 30m. Normal dive to static line dives can be undertaken.
You will have welcome tea or coffee on Boat. After that, first dive brefing and first dive.
After first dive, we will have lunch on the diving boat. After having lunch, Second dive brefing and second dive. Then evening tea or coffee and cake.
Not that, All scuba and ABC diving equipment and Underwater guide diver will be provided and the tour run if weather permitted.
 

18:00 At the end of the Diving Tour, you will be dropped of at your hotel in Canakkale or Eceabat.

Also, it is possible to drop you of at the bus station and we can arrnage your bus ticket to your destination.

*If you would like to extend your package with other our tours like ephesus tour, pergamon tour, pamukkale tour, cappadocia tour,  please do not hesitate to contact with us.

• All mentioned pick ups and drop offs
• Non-smoking and air conditioned touristical vehicles in the tours

• 2 Night Hotel in Canakkale or Eceabat. Hotels option will be sent you upon on your request.
• 2 Breakfast , 3 Lunches,

• Gallipoli  Tour
• Troy Tour
• Ayvaci Tour , Assos Tour, Balabanli Village Tour
• Diving in Anzac Site at Gallipoli Peninsula

• Professional English speaking tour guide and driver in the tours
• Transportation by airconditioned, nonsmoking vehicle
• All mentioned entrance fees
• Local Taxes and Service Charges