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Gallipoli - Troy - Assos - Ayvacik & Village Cultural Tours - 2 Days & 1 Night
Cultural Tour Itinerary
Day 1 - Istanbul -
Gallipoli Tour
06:30 Pick up from your hotel or hostel in istanbul and drive
to the World War I Battlefields of Gallipoli.
12:00 Arrive at lunch stop in Eceabat
12:30 Fully guided Gallipoli Tour
* 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 and Walker's Ridge
* Chunuk Bair (Main New Zealand memorial)
17:30 Gallipoli Tour ends
After the tour, transfer to hostel / hotel. Overnight.
Day 2 - Troy -
Assos - Ayvacik & Local Village Tour
07:30 Depart from hostels / hotels.
08:00 Ferry crossing from Eceabat to Canakkale over the
famous Dardanelle waters.
Breakfast includes Turkish pastries and a fruit juice on the run.
08:30 Arrival in Canakkale and drive to the site of TROY,
36km to the south.
* Troy - Tour the historic home of the Trojan
wars at Troy with a local, english speaking guide.
Here you will see the remains of 9 city levels destroyed over time
by different forms of destruction both human and natural. You will
hear the stories of the myth and the history behind the excavations.
* 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. Youll 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.
* 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 Çay (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. Anyone wishing to go
southbound may be dropped off at the bus station in Ayvacik for an
onward bus journey or after arrival to Eceabat bus transfer back to
Istanbul. Arrival to Istanbul and transfer to hotel. Tour ends.
What is including;
- All bus transportations from/to Istanbul
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All transportation in non smoking vehicle in tours
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Entrance and ferry fees included.
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Fully guided tour of Gallipoli with lunch
- 1 Night hotel
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Fully guided tour of Troy
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Visit local Ayvacik market
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Visit Assos and tour the temple of Athena
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Walk the village of Balabanli
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Breakfast and dinner included
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