15 Days Gallipoli, Cappadocia and Antalya Beach Stay

Hippodrome and ObelisksThe old racecourse survives as an open square marked by ancient monuments. Your guide explains the significance of the surviving obelisks and the gatherings once held around them.

Blue MosqueThe mosque’s tiled interior and layers of domes form the main focus of this visit. Enter in modest clothing, remove your shoes and follow the arrangements around prayer times.

Hagia SophiaVisit the domed monument whose spaces carry traces of both Byzantine and Ottoman history. The guide relates the building’s changing use to the architectural features visible today.

Grand BazaarCovered passages lead between shops selling textiles, jewellery and other goods. This is the last stop of the guided morning, with time afterwards to explore the market yourself.

Gallipoli Battlefield AreasThe peninsula’s shores and ridgelines form the setting of the 1915 campaign. Your guide introduces that landscape before relating the separate sites to the course of the fighting.

Brighton BeachThe open beach gives a broader coastal view than the landing ground farther north. It helps explain the different terrain encountered along the peninsula’s western shore.

Beach CemeteryThe graves stand beside the sea close to the former landing positions. This compact cemetery links the campaign’s losses directly to the narrow coastal ground used during the fighting.

ANZAC CoveLook from the landing beach towards the abrupt slopes inland. The short distance between water and high ground helps make the challenge of the landings clear.

Ari BurnuVisit the coastal headland and cemetery at the edge of the landing sector. The position provides another view of the shore and the ridges that shaped the campaign.

Lunch in EceabatA restaurant lunch is included on the outward journey from Istanbul, before the afternoon battlefield visits. Drinks are paid separately.

Lone Pine CemeteryThe cemetery and memorial occupy ground associated with the August battles. Your guide explains the fighting around the ridge and the remembrance represented by the present site.

Johnston's JollyTrench remains mark a place where the opposing positions stood close together. The stop helps illustrate the limited space and exposed ground faced by soldiers on the front.

Shrapnel ValleyThe valley climbs inland from the coastal sector towards the ridge positions. Its course shows why movement through this ground mattered for supplies and access during the campaign.

Turkish MemorialThe memorial introduces the experience of the Ottoman soldiers defending the peninsula. It forms part of the broader account of the campaign alongside the Allied cemeteries and memorials.

The NekA small ridge became the setting for the attacks remembered here. Standing on the ground helps explain how its narrow dimensions influenced the fighting.

Chunuk BairThe higher ridge offers a wider view across the battlefield landscape. The guide describes the August struggle for this position and the importance of the surrounding heights.

Troy Ancient CityThe archaeological remains belong to successive settlements on the same mound. Your guide explains the layers and the evidence behind the city’s long history.

Trojan Horse (movie replica)See the wooden horse from the film Troy on Canakkale’s waterfront. The photo stop links a modern telling of the story with the ancient remains visited during the morning.

Sacrificial AltarsThe sacred-area remains show another side of life in the ancient city. The guide introduces the role of ritual spaces within the settlement.

3,700-Year-Old City WallsSections of the Bronze Age defences reveal the strength and scale of the city’s walls. Their stonework helps identify an important building phase among the surrounding remains.

Houses of Troy IEarly house foundations provide evidence of the first settlements on the mound. Your guide uses them to show how domestic life preceded the larger structures of later Troy.

Agora of TroyThe agora represents public activity within the later city. Its remains help complete the picture of Troy beyond the walls, houses and sacred areas.

Ephesus Ancient CityThe main visitor route connects monumental façades, paved streets and the theatre. Your guide explains how these spaces supported the public and commercial life of the ancient city.

House of Virgin MaryThis small hilltop chapel has a continuing place in pilgrimage traditions. The visit explores its association with Mary within the wooded setting above Ephesus.

Lunch during the Ephesus tourAn included restaurant lunch gives you a break between the visits around Ephesus. Drinks and personal extras are separate.

Temple of ArtemisThe remains occupy the site of a sanctuary once celebrated throughout the ancient world. The standing column helps your guide describe the temple’s former size and significance.

Pamukkale TravertinesThe pale terraces form a striking slope below the ancient city. Follow the marked visitor route and walk barefoot where required on the protected mineral surface.

Hierapolis Ancient CityExplore the remains of the settlement that developed around the thermal springs. Public buildings and the wider archaeological landscape reveal the importance of this setting to ancient visitors.

Lunch during the Pamukkale visitStop for the included restaurant lunch during the sightseeing itinerary. Drinks are extra before the onward journey to Antalya.

Cleopatra Antique PoolWarm water surrounds ancient fragments within the open pool. There is no charge to view it; buy an extra swimming ticket at the pool if you would like to swim.

Perge Ancient CityThe archaeological route follows the streets and public spaces of the former city. Gate structures, baths and colonnaded remains help your guide explain how Perge was organised.

Aspendos Ancient TheatreSee the theatre’s seating and stage building together as a largely surviving Roman structure. The guide explains the relationship between the architecture and the performances it was built to host.

Lunch on the full-day circuitAn included restaurant lunch breaks up the archaeological itinerary. Drinks are charged separately.

Side Ancient CityThe archaeological remains share a coastal peninsula with today’s town. Walk through the site with your guide to understand its historic harbour setting and surviving structures.

Manavgat WaterfallThe river falls over a broad ledge beside landscaped viewing areas. Take in the water and surrounding greenery after the ancient-city stops.

Devrent ValleyWeathering has left a variety of recognisable shapes in the rocks, including the camel formation. The stop gives you time to look across the valley and pick out the changing silhouettes.

Pasabag Open Air MuseumThe capped rock pillars stand beside paths through the open-air site. Carved openings within the formations reveal how people used these natural structures as shelter.

Goreme Panoramic ViewLook across Goreme and the surrounding folds of rock from the viewpoint. Seeing the town within the valleys helps connect the individual stops of the day.

Lunch on the Red TourPause for an included restaurant meal between the northern Cappadocia visits. Drinks are extra.

Avanos Pottery WorkshopA pottery demonstration shows how local clay is worked into vessels. The visit introduces the town’s craft skills, with any purchases left to your choice.

Zelve Open Air MuseumThe former settlement spreads through rock-cut rooms and communal spaces in the valleys. Walking the visitor paths shows how the landscape supported an inhabited village.

Uchisar Castle (exterior view)View the rock fortress from an outside stop, where the carved openings and its height above the landscape are visible. Castle entry and the summit climb are not part of the tour.

Rose ValleyThe valley’s pale and pink ridges create changing views across the rock landscape. The guide introduces the natural forms and evidence of past use in the surrounding cliffs.

Underground CityExplore the connected rooms and passages beneath the surface. Storage spaces and ventilation features help explain the site, while steps, low ceilings and narrow sections shape the visitor route.

Pigeon ValleySmall dovecotes cut into the rock recall the use of pigeons in local agriculture. The valley views place these practical features within the wider Cappadocia landscape.

Lunch on the Yellow TourLunch at a local restaurant is included during the sightseeing circuit. Drinks are separate before the afternoon visits continue.

Gulludere ValleyThe optional valley walk can take up to two hours. Guests who would rather skip the walk can wait with the vehicle and rejoin the itinerary afterwards.

Cavusin VillageThe remains of the old carved settlement rise above the village. Your guide explains the former homes and their relationship to the cliffs and valleys around them.