Which Trojan Horse does this tour include?

The itinerary includes the wooden horse used in the 2004 film Troy, located on Canakkale’s waterfront. It is a modern film prop. The ancient ruins are visited separately at Troy Ancient City.

How long does the tour take?

The local Canakkale-return options run approximately 08:30–12:00 or 12:45–17:00. For Onward to Istanbul, the two approximate sessions are an 08:30 Troy visit with 13:00 departure for Istanbul, or a 12:30 Troy visit with 17:00 departure. Allow additional time for the road journey and central Istanbul hotel drop-off; arrival depends on traffic and the season.

Does the Istanbul ending include the transfer?

Yes. Select Onward to Istanbul and the itinerary starts at your Canakkale hotel, includes the Troy visit and finishes at your central Istanbul hotel. The onward journey is part of that option, so no separate Canakkale–Istanbul transfer is needed. Bring your luggage at pickup.

Are any meals included?

No meals are included in any of the four options starting from Canakkale. This also applies to the Group tour continuing to Istanbul. Allow for your own meals and drinks.

What are the walking conditions?

The archaeological visit takes place on site paths with uneven earth and stone. Choose shoes suitable for these surfaces and dress for the weather. The tour includes transport between Canakkale and the site.

Is this tour run as a group or a private tour?

This tour is sold as Group or Private. You choose when you check availability.

Departs daily Troy admission included

Troy Ancient City Tour from Canakkale

Troy entry & guide includedSee Canakkale’s movie horseCanakkale or Istanbul drop-offMaximum 15 people

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Tour Overview

Explore Troy’s ancient walls and settlement layers with an English-speaking guide. See the movie horse on Canakkale’s waterfront. Troy admission is included. Choose a return to Canakkale or onward travel to Istanbul.

Start from your Canakkale hotel for a guided visit to Troy. Explore the successive settlement layers, Bronze Age walls, houses of Troy I, sacrificial altars and agora. The itinerary also includes the wooden horse used in the film Troy, on Canakkale’s waterfront.

Choose a Group or Private tour, with either a return to your Canakkale hotel or an onward journey to your central Istanbul hotel. The Canakkale-return option is a half-day visit; continuing to Istanbul makes it a longer day. An English-speaking licensed guide, Troy Ancient City admission and the transport for your selected ending are included. See more Troy tours for other routes.

Choose the visit and ending that fit your route

Guided archaeological visitExplore Troy’s settlement layers, walls, early houses, altars and agora.
Movie horse in CanakkaleThe film replica is a separate waterfront stop within the itinerary.
Admission includedEntry to Troy Ancient City is covered by the selected option.
Two ending optionsReturn to your Canakkale hotel or continue to your central Istanbul hotel.

Day by day

Tour Itinerary

Every day is set out in full below: the times, the transfers and every place you visit.

Troy sightseeing and return to Canakkale This itinerary follows the Group option that returns to Canakkale, covering the movie horse and the archaeological visit.

08:30 or 12:45Approximate pickup for the selected half-day slot.Pickup from your Canakkale hotelJoin the shared vehicle from your central Canakkale hotel for the booked morning or afternoon tour.

The visiting order follows the day’s itinerary.Movie horse and guided Troy visitSee the movie horse on Canakkale’s waterfront and explore Troy Ancient City with an English-speaking licensed guide. The stops below cover the film replica and the archaeological remains.

Trojan Horse (movie replica)See the wooden horse made for the 2004 film Troy on Canakkale’s waterfront. This modern film prop connects the city with the familiar story of the Trojan Horse.
Troy Ancient CityExplore the remains of settlements built in successive layers on the same mound. Your guide explains how the excavations reveal different periods of the city’s long history.
Sacrificial AltarsVisit the stone altars associated with the ancient sanctuary. They provide evidence of religious practices within the later city.
The 3,700-Year-Old City WallsSee the surviving Bronze Age fortifications, with their sloping stone faces. The walls help show the scale and defensive layout of the ancient settlement.
Houses of Troy ILook at the remains of houses from Troy’s earliest main settlement layer, dated approximately 3000–2500 BC. Their foundations introduce the domestic spaces beneath the later cities.
Agora of TroySee the public area associated with the later Greek and Roman city. It adds the civic life of these periods to the earlier walls and houses on the route.

12:00 or 17:00Approximate finish for the morning or afternoon Canakkale-return option.Return to your Canakkale hotelAfter the sightseeing, take the included transfer back to your Canakkale hotel.

Included:
English-speaking licensed guide
Troy Ancient City admission
Canakkale hotel pickup and return
Meals not included

Package scope

What's Included

No hidden package costs. A licensed English-speaking guide, Troy admission and transport from Canakkale to your selected hotel ending are included.

Included

Covered by the displayed package price

Pickup from your central Canakkale hotel.
The guided Troy sightseeing itinerary, including all six listed stops.
An English-speaking licensed tour guide.
Entrance admission to Troy Ancient City.
Air-conditioned transport for the booked itinerary.
Drop-off at your Canakkale hotel or onward transport and drop-off at your central Istanbul hotel, according to the option selected.
Your own guide and vehicle when the Private option is selected.
Local taxes and service charges.

Not included

Budget separately or add during booking

All meals and drinks, including in the Onward to Istanbul options.
Hotel accommodation and personal expenses.
Visits or services outside the listed itinerary.

Route & duration options

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Visit Troy in half a day, add Gallipoli or Pergamon, or make the trip from an Istanbul hotel.

This tour compared with 3 other Turkey packages Choose the ending as well as the sights: this tour offers a Canakkale return or an onward Istanbul journey, with meals excluded in both.
Comparison	Troy and Gallipoli Full Day Tour from CanakkaleTroy and the ANZAC battlefields in one day	Troy and Pergamon Tour: Canakkale to KusadasiVisit Troy and Pergamon while travelling south	Troy Day Tour from IstanbulReturn to Istanbul after visiting Troy	You are viewingTroy Ancient City Tour from CanakkaleA guided Troy visit with a choice of hotel ending
Sites visited	Troy and Gallipoli’s ANZAC sector	Troy and Pergamon Acropolis	Troy Ancient City and the film horse in Canakkale	Troy Ancient City and the film horse on Canakkale’s waterfront
Start	Canakkale hotel	Canakkale hotel	Central Istanbul hotel	Canakkale hotel
Finish	Canakkale hotel	Kusadasi or Selcuk hotel	Central Istanbul hotel	Canakkale, or Istanbul with the onward option
Time required	Full day, approximately 08:30–17:30	Full day with onward travel	Full day with roughly five hours of road travel each way	Half day locally; longer with onward Istanbul transport
Lunch	Included	Included	Group: included; Private: extra	Not included in any option
From price	€165	€269	€131~~€146~~	€85
	View Tour & Prices: Troy and Gallipoli Full Day Tour from Canakkale	View Tour & Prices: Troy and Pergamon Tour: Canakkale to Kusadasi	View Tour & Prices: Troy Day Tour from Istanbul

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Practical details

Before You Book

The sightseeing, meals and two possible endings.

Which Trojan Horse does this tour include?
The itinerary includes the wooden horse used in the 2004 film Troy, located on Canakkale’s waterfront. It is a modern film prop. The ancient ruins are visited separately at Troy Ancient City.
How long does the tour take?
The local Canakkale-return options run approximately 08:30–12:00 or 12:45–17:00. For Onward to Istanbul, the two approximate sessions are an 08:30 Troy visit with 13:00 departure for Istanbul, or a 12:30 Troy visit with 17:00 departure. Allow additional time for the road journey and central Istanbul hotel drop-off; arrival depends on traffic and the season.
Does the Istanbul ending include the transfer?
Yes. Select Onward to Istanbul and the itinerary starts at your Canakkale hotel, includes the Troy visit and finishes at your central Istanbul hotel. The onward journey is part of that option, so no separate Canakkale–Istanbul transfer is needed. Bring your luggage at pickup.
Are any meals included?
No meals are included in any of the four options starting from Canakkale. This also applies to the Group tour continuing to Istanbul. Allow for your own meals and drinks.
What are the walking conditions?
The archaeological visit takes place on site paths with uneven earth and stone. Choose shoes suitable for these surfaces and dress for the weather. The tour includes transport between Canakkale and the site.
Is this tour run as a group or a private tour?
GroupPrivate
You choose when you check availability.