Gallipoli Plus Tour
A tour of the most prominent attractions of the North Aegean coast, including Gallipoli, the white cotton castle of Pamukkale, the ancient Roman ruins of Ephesus and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Troy. Also on the Agenda is exploration of the old and historic part of Istanbul.
Small Group Tours
Boutique Hotels Only
Flights Only (No Overnight Buses)
Highlights
A tour of the most prominent attractions of the North Aegean coast, including Gallipoli, the white cotton castle of Pamukkale, the ancient Roman ruins of Ephesus and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Troy. Also on the Agenda is exploration of the old and historic part of Istanbul.
Tour Itinerary
Day
Pick up from the airport and transfer to your hotel by private car. Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Visit Haghia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace (harem not included). Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Drive (4.5 hours) south to the Gallipoli Peninsula. Hear expert information from a local guide. Visit the Kabatepe War Museum, the intended landing place at Brighton Beach and Anzac Cove where the Dawn Service is held yearly. Also visit the NZ Memorial at Chunuk Bair, the Australian Memorial at Lone Pine, and the Turkish Memorial as well. Overnight in Canakkale. Note: Enough time is spent in Gallipoli to visit all the sites mentioned above.
Morning tour of the ruins of the ancient cities of Troy (1 hour drive from Canakkale). Lunch break. In the afternoon, drive to Kusadasi, stopping at the beautiful ruins of Pergamon (2 hours drive) on the way. These stunning ruins, beautifully located on a hill top, demonstrate that the architects and sculptors of Pergamon were among the most talented in the Hellenistic world. Drive from Pergamon to Kusadasi will be 2.5 hours. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Visit the ruins of the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Then visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best-preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Here you will explore the Agora, Odeon, Celsius Library, Hadrian Temple, Roman Baths, Grand Theatre & Marble Street. After a lunch break, visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she is thought to have spent her final years. Overnight stay in Kusadasi.
Morning drive (2.5 hours) to Pamukkale, then lunch. In the afternoon, tour the 'Cotton Castle.' Bring swimwear as you may have time to swim in the Antique Pool (extra fee applies.) Also visit the ancient ruins of the City of Hierapolis with its theatre and Necropolis. Overnight in Pamukkale.
Morning flight to Istanbul. Transfer to hotel or sea port to meet your cruise in Istanbul. P.S. Drop off in Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye or Kusadasi is possible with this tour.
You can customize this trip with additional days! Slow the pace with rest days in locations of your choice, or add additional sightseeing days along the route.
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Departure Date
Not available for departure from 18 April to 24 April.
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Start DateFinish DateDay / Days / Every Day
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Start Date: 01.01.2018Finish Date: 31.12.2020Day / Days / Every Day: Every Day
Price List
Daily Guaranteed Departure. Not available through Anzac Day.
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StartFinishSingleDouble/Twin PPTriple PP
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Start: 01.01.2018Finish: 31.12.2019Single: 1,808 AUD 1,718 AUDDouble/Twin PP: 1,456 AUD 1,383 AUDTriple PP: 1,264 AUD 1,201 AUD
Reviews
Christine McTaggart
australia
I would like to thank Turkey Travel tours for a brilliant tour around Turkey. They were very helpful and even when things did not go to plan, they quickly sorted out all the issues. I would recommend this company highly to anyone who wishes to travel to Turkey. i want to pick another one of their tours soon.
Read MoreK. Burns
Adelaide - Australia
Sadly I am back at work now, happily perfect weather here in Adelaide this week, 27 and sunny today! Fantastic time in Turkey thankyou!! I was just heading to the shops from the Mina when I saw your office, I called in on the off chance you were there to say thankyou.
Everything was really good, all the arrangements worked really well. The guides, hotels and transfers all good! I guess the best praise I can give is that I would definitely book with you again and will recommend you to others as well. I will do a review for Trip Advisor from home too. Thankyou again.
Read MoreRoss and Liz
Vincentia, NSW, Australia
We have just completed a visit to Turkey completely arranged by Turkey Travel Centre. The itinerary was based on their Gallipoli Plus Tour but we added an extra day with a private car tour of the Gallipoli area. All the arrangements went very smoothly from being met on arrival at Istanbul airport through all hotel reservations, transfers and English speaking guides during all the visits. The hotels provided all had some great features. The Hotel Mina in Istanbul was in a perfect central location and the view from the rooftop bar and restaurant was fabulous. All the hotels were well situated and the outlook from the Hotel Efe in Kusadasi over the harbour was very beautiful. The guides provided for all the visits were very knowledgeable and the local agents in the different areas visited ensured everything went smoothly. TJ Tours in the Gallipoli area has long catered for Australians in a friendly and efficient manner and our extra day there was arranged by them. We would highly recommend Turkey Travel Centre - our tour was perfectly organised and our whole Turkey experience was wonderful, thanks to Michael Altan and his staff.
Read MoreMike Bevan
Australia
I would now like to thank you and your company for the professional manner in the way you managed our holiday inTurkey.
When I first began looking on line for a company to book with for our trip to Turkey I settled on your company because of your association with Australia. That gave me some comfort.
The result of our 10 day holiday was perfect. The scheduling of the drivers to pick us up from the airport to the selection of the hotels throughout Turkey was more than we could have hoped for.
My wife and I found the people of Turkey to be more than helpful, friendly and engaging and we left Istanbul with lots of photos of many smiling faces of the many happy locals we met on our trip and lots of fond memories.
I can also say that your english speaking guides were very knowledgeable about the many interesting ancient ruins that they took us to. I didn't realise the importance Turkey played in the ancient world and now I am a lot better informed.
In closing Michael I would thoroughly recommend your company to anyone in Australia or for that matter anyone anywhere in the world who are thinking of touring Turkey to contact you.
They will be assured of quality hotels, fantastic meals, knowledgeable guides and drivers and most importantly a guarantee that they will be picked up and dropped off on time to meet their connecting flights.
Once again thank you Michael for a very memorable trip.
Cheers
Read MoreBill, Aggie and Vida Hill
Australia
Turkey Travel Centre, in particular Michael Altan who was our contact, provided us with a fit for purpose tour which could have included any choices we wanted, the choices were extensive. As a small group we decided on Old city tour and Gallipoli/Troy tours and stayed at the Sokullup Pasa Hotel in the old city, we had an outstanding time in Turkey, thanks Michael and the team at turkey Travel Centre for making that happen!
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It still portrays magnificence. It still leaves people speechless. It still shows evidence of the forward thinking, intelligence, and confidence of the former Roman Empire. Called Ephesus, it should be on everyone’s bucket list, whether you have a passion for history or not.
Visiting Ephesus
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In Turkey, a popular method to tell the future is Turkish coffee cup readings.
Turkish Coffee and Fortune Telling
I have never had my fortune told by using Turkish coffee. The simple reason is that I do not drink it. I have friends though who greatly enjoyed the whole process.
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