Troy and Gallipoli Day Trip: Ancient City & Battlefields

Nine cities built one atop the other, spanning 3,500 years of human settlement, sit inside Troy's excavated walls.

A full-day tour from Canakkale that visits the ancient city of Troy in the morning and the Gallipoli ANZAC battlefields in the afternoon, with a local English-speaking guide, lunch, and round-trip transport by air-conditioned minivan. Hotel pickup begins around 8:30am and the tour returns by approximately 6:30pm. The route crosses the Dardanelles by car ferry and covers four major ANZAC memorials—Lone Pine, Johnston's Jolly, Chunuk Bair and The Nek—alongside Turkish and Australian cemetery sites.

The Experience

Pick-up from your Canakkale hotel around 8:30am starts the day with a drive to Troy in an air-conditioned minivan. The guide walks you through the mythology—the Trojan Horse, Helen, the battle between Achilles and Paris—then moves into the archaeology: Heinrich Schliemann's discovery in the 1870s, the nine cities stacked one on top of another dating back to 3500 B.C., the 3,700-year-old city walls, sacrificial altars, and the houses of Troy I from 3000–2500 B.C. You'll see current excavations and the remains of layers Troy I through Troy IX. By 11:30am you return to Canakkale and board the Kilitbahir Car Ferry to cross the Dardanelles.

After lunch at a restaurant on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the tour moves through the battlefield sites. You visit Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, Ari Burnu Cemetery, the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly, the 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial, The Nek (the site of the famous Light Horse charge shown in the Gallipoli film), and the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. The guide explains the significance of each location and the events that unfolded there. The return to Canakkale happens around 6:30pm.

What’s included

• Local English-speaking guide throughout the day.
• lunch at a restaurant on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
• round-trip shared transport by air-conditioned minivan from your Canakkale hotel.
• car ferry crossing of the Dardanelles.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Hassle Free Travel

Is this one for you?This is a shared tour with a set schedule and fixed stops, which is what makes it possible to cover both Troy and four ANZAC memorials in a single day without arranging transport or ferries yourself. Choose it if you want the full historical arc—ancient mythology and archaeology in the morning, then twentieth-century military history in the afternoon—guided by someone who can connect the stories at each site.

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Top questions

What exactly is Troy and why is it so important archaeologically?

Troy is an ancient city on the Aegean coast whose ruins reveal nine separate cities built one on top of the other, dating back to 3500 B.C. The site was famously discovered by archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870s and is known for its connection to the Trojan War and the legend of the Trojan Horse. The tour shows you the 3,700-year-old city walls, houses from Troy I (3000–2500 B.C.), sacrificial altars, and ongoing excavations that continue to uncover layers of settlement spanning thousands of years.

Which ANZAC memorials and battlefields does the tour include?

The Gallipoli portion visits four major memorials: the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, and The Nek, the site of the famous Light Horse charge depicted in the film Gallipoli. The tour also stops at Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, Ari Burnu Cemetery, and the 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial, so you see both Australian and New Zealand sites alongside Turkish positions.

How long is the tour and what time does it start and finish?

The tour runs approximately 10 hours, with hotel pick-up around 8:30am and return to Canakkale by approximately 6:30pm. You spend the morning at Troy (until around 11:30am), then cross the Dardanelles by car ferry, have lunch, and spend the afternoon touring the Gallipoli battlefields.

Is lunch included, and what about drinks during the day?

Lunch is included and provided at a restaurant on the Gallipoli Peninsula after you cross the Dardanelles. Drinks are not included in the tour price, so you'll want to bring water or purchase beverages separately.

Do I need any special fitness level or mobility to do this tour?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. It involves walking around the Troy archaeological site and the various battlefield memorials and cemeteries on the Gallipoli Peninsula, but the pace is set by the group and the guide. Infants can ride in a pram or stroller, and service animals are allowed.