4-Day Turkey Tour — Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus & Pamukkale

Q: How much does the 4 day Turkey tour cost, and what does that cover?

The tour is USD 1,575 per person based on two adults travelling together, and the price is close to all-inclusive on the ground: private vehicle, licensed local guides, three nights in 5-star hotels with breakfast, every entrance fee from Gallipoli to Hierapolis, ferry crossings, and the evening Denizli–Istanbul flight with the airport transfer at the other end. What you add yourself: lunches and dinners, the optional Cleopatra's Pool swim, and the Ephesus Terrace Houses if you want them (quoted on request). Children travel at a discount (ages 4–6 pay 40% less, ages 0–3 pay 70% less), with exact family pricing confirmed on your private quote.

Q: How much driving is involved, and is it tiring?

Day one is the longest: roughly five hours from Istanbul to the Gallipoli Peninsula, broken by a breakfast stop, with the battlefields visited on arrival. Day two moves in two shorter legs — about 30 minutes to Troy, then around two and a half hours each to Pergamon and on to Kuşadası. Day three is barely a drive at all: Ephesus is 20 minutes from your hotel. Day four is a three-hour run inland to Pamukkale, and then you fly. There is no return drive — the evening flight from Denizli replaces what would otherwise be an eight-to-nine-hour road journey back to Istanbul.

Q: Which hotels do we stay in?

You stay in hand-picked 4-5 star (boutique) hotels, and on this route both properties are genuine 5-star addresses: one night in Çanakkale on the Dardanelles waterfront and two nights in Kuşadası on the Aegean coast, a short walk from the sea. Breakfast is included at both hotels every morning. Staying two nights in the same Kuşadası hotel is deliberate — day three runs to Ephesus and back with no suitcase in the vehicle. If you'd prefer a different hotel category or a specific property, tell us when you request your quote and we price the tour around it.

Q: Can children manage the early start and the day-one drive?

School-age children generally do well on this route: the Trojan Horse replica, walking barefoot down the warm Pamukkale pools and the ferry ride across the Dardanelles are reliable hits, and the private vehicle means rest stops happen whenever your family needs them. The Gallipoli afternoon is moving rather than graphic, and many families travel precisely for it. The two things to plan around are the ~06:30 pickup and the five-hour drive on day one; for children under four we usually suggest a gentler pace. Our child discounts (40% off ages 4–6, 70% off ages 0–3) apply site-wide.

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Quick Answer: This 4 day Turkey tour from Istanbul is a fully private tour. It links five of Turkey's greatest ancient sites: the Gallipoli battlefields, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus and Pamukkale. It ends with an evening flight from Denizli back to Istanbul, so there is no long drive home. Day one covers ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair, with a night in Çanakkale on the Dardanelles. Day two pairs Troy with the hilltop theatre of Pergamon before two nights on the Aegean coast at Kuşadası. Day three is a full Ephesus day; day four is Pamukkale's white travertines and Hierapolis, then the flight home. A licensed local guide leads each region, all site entries and the domestic flight are included, and every night includes breakfast. Priced at USD 1,575 per person (two adults). Turkey Family Tours is TURSAB-licensed (no 13538). Get a Private Quote →

4-Day Private Turkey Tour — Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus & Pamukkale

This is a 4-day private Turkey tour from Istanbul built around the country’s western classics: the 1915 Gallipoli battlefields, the Bronze Age walls of Troy, the mountain-top theatre of Pergamon, marble-paved Ephesus and the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale. You drive out of Istanbul on day one and fly back from Denizli on day four, so no ground is covered twice.

You travel in a private vehicle with a licensed local guide in each region. The nights split one in Çanakkale on the Dardanelles and two at Kuşadası — a base many families pick this route for. Every site entry plus the Denizli–Istanbul evening flight is in the price. Operated by Turkey Family Tours, TURSAB-licensed (No. 13538), from USD 1,575 per person. If you have more days to spend, our private tour packages extend the same route into Cappadocia and Istanbul.

4-Day Route at a Glance

Days	Region	Signature stops
1	Gallipoli	Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial, ANZAC Cove & Arıburnu, Lone Pine & 57th Regiment trenches, The Nek & Chunuk BairOvernight · Çanakkale
2	Troy & Pergamon	UNESCO site of Troy with the Trojan Horse; Pergamon Acropolis and its cliff-side theatre; drive to Kuşadası for two nights on the Aegean
3	Ephesus	Temple of Artemis, Curetes Street & the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre, House of the Virgin Mary
4	Pamukkale	Travertine terraces, Hierapolis ancient city, Cleopatra's Antique Pool (optional swim); evening flight Denizli → Istanbul

Private vehicle throughout · 3 nights with breakfast · evening flight back to Istanbul included · from USD 1,575 per person, entrance fees included.

Where You Stay — 3 Nights

Nights	Hotel	Location
1	Kolin Hotel5-starÇanakkale · On the Dardanelles	Çanakkale · On the Dardanelles
2–3	Charisma De Luxe Hotel5-star	Kuşadası · Seafront, walk to the town centre

Hand-picked 4-5 star and boutique hotels, breakfast included.

Explore Locations

Turkish flags lining the approach to the Canakkale Martyrs Memorial at Gallipoli

Gallipoli Battlefields

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Canakkale turkey may 26 2019 wooden horse view in canakkale turkey after the filming of the movie troythe wooden horse that was used as a prop was donated to the city of canakkale

Troy Ancient City

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Ephesus private tour — Library of Celsus & ancient Roman city

Ephesus Ancient City

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Turquoise thermal pool below the white travertine terraces, Pamukkale

Pamukkale Travertines

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Highlights of the Tour

ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine & Chunuk Bair with a licensed local guide
Troy's city walls and the Trojan Horse — nine cities on one hill
Pergamon's 10,000-seat theatre built into the cliff-face
The Library of Celsus and marble streets of Ephesus
House of the Virgin Mary in the pine woods above Ephesus
Barefoot walk down Pamukkale's white travertine pools
Hierapolis and the option of a thermal swim in Cleopatra's Antique Pool
Evening flight from Denizli back to Istanbul — no return drive

Tour Itinerary

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Day 1 — Gallipoli Peninsula ( Istanbul pickup ~06:30 · ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair · overnight on the Dardanelles )
Istanbul pickup & drive to Gallipoli

Your guide collects you from your Istanbul hotel between 06:30 and 07:00 and you set off west along the Marmara coast, with a relaxed breakfast stop on the way. The Gallipoli Peninsula is reached after roughly a five-hour drive, and the battlefield visit begins straight away.

Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial & landing beaches

The tour opens at the Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial at Morto Bay, commemorating the Turkish soldiers of the 1915 campaign, then follows the shoreline past the Allied landing beaches while your guide sets out how the nine-month campaign unfolded across this narrow peninsula.

ANZAC Cove & Arıburnu

At ANZAC Cove you stand on the beach where Australian and New Zealand troops came ashore on 25 April 1915. The Arıburnu cemetery and Atatürk's memorial words to the mothers of fallen soldiers stand just above the shore.

Lone Pine, the trenches & 57th Regiment

Lone Pine, the Australian memorial and cemetery, sits over the tunnels of some of the campaign's fiercest fighting. You walk the preserved trench lines along Second Ridge, only metres apart in places, to the Turkish 57th Infantry Regiment Cemetery.

The Nek & Chunuk Bair

The road climbs past The Nek to Chunuk Bair, the New Zealand memorial at the summit the August offensive briefly held. From the ridge you look down over the entire battlefield and across the Dardanelles — the strait the whole campaign was fought for.
Overnight in Çanakkale, on the Dardanelles
A short ferry ride across the strait brings you to Çanakkale for the night. You stay at the Kolin Hotel (5-star) on the waterfront, with the evening free along the harbour promenade. Breakfast at the hotel is included.

Accommodation:

Kolin Hotel, Çanakkale (5-star)
Day 2 — Troy, Pergamon & the Aegean coast ( the Trojan Horse · Pergamon Acropolis · drive to Kuşadası, 2 nights by the sea )
Breakfast & drive to Troy

After breakfast a 30-minute drive brings you to Troy, the mound of Hisarlık — nine cities layered on one hill across 4,000 years and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Troy Ancient City — the walls, the Trojan Horse & nine cities

Your guide walks you along the great Bronze Age walls, the ramp of Troy II and the sanctuary levels, separating what archaeology shows from what Homer sang. The Trojan Horse replica by the entrance is the classic family photo stop.

Pergamon Acropolis

A drive south through the olive country of the Troad brings you to Pergamon, whose acropolis crowns a hill 300 metres over modern Bergama. At the top: the Temple of Trajan's white columns, the foundations of the Altar of Zeus, the library that once rivalled Alexandria's, and the steepest ancient theatre in the world — 10,000 seats built straight down the cliff-face.
Drive to Kuşadası & check-in
In the late afternoon you continue south to Kuşadası on the Aegean coast. You check in to the Charisma De Luxe Hotel (5-star), a seafront hotel that is your base for two nights, with the evening free by the sea. Breakfast is included here on both mornings.

Accommodation:

Charisma De Luxe Hotel (5-star)
Day 3 — Ephesus ( Temple of Artemis · Celsus Library · Great Theatre · House of the Virgin Mary )
Temple of Artemis

A 20-minute drive from your hotel, the day opens at the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its 127 Ionic columns once stood some 18 metres tall; a single re-erected column marks the site today, and your guide reconstructs its scale and the pilgrim crowds it drew.

Ephesus Ancient City — Hadrian's Temple & the Celsus Library

You then enter Ephesus, the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean. Walking marble Curetes Street past the Temple of Hadrian you reach the Library of Celsus, whose two-storey façade — once holding 12,000 scrolls — is the icon of the city. The Terrace Houses, Ephesus's frescoed Roman villas, can be added on request and are quoted when you book.

The Great Theatre & Harbour Street

The route continues to the Great Theatre, a 25,000-seat amphitheatre carved into Mount Pion where St Paul is said to have preached, then along the colonnaded Harbour Street that once led to the city's silted-up ancient port. A lunch break at a local restaurant follows.

House of the Virgin Mary

The last visit is the House of the Virgin Mary, a small stone chapel on Bülbül Mountain believed to be where Mary spent her final years, recognised by the Catholic Church as a place of pilgrimage. It sits in quiet pine woods above Ephesus.
Evening in Kuşadası
You return to the Charisma De Luxe Hotel by late afternoon — no suitcase moves today, and the evening is yours on the waterfront.

Accommodation:

Charisma De Luxe Hotel (5-star)
Day 4 — Pamukkale & flight back to Istanbul ( travertines · Hierapolis · Cleopatra's Pool · evening flight Denizli → Istanbul )

Drive to Pamukkale

After breakfast and check-out you set out on the roughly 3-hour drive inland through the olive groves and farmland of the Aegean hinterland, reaching Pamukkale before midday.

Pamukkale Travertine Terraces

The visit begins on the travertines — the "cotton castle" of white terraces that calcium-carbonate-rich hot spring water has built over the cliff-face for thousands of years. You walk barefoot down the warm, shallow pools (footwear is not allowed, to protect the terraces) while your guide explains how the springs keep building the white stone.

Hierapolis Ancient City

Hierapolis was founded in the 2nd century BC under the kings of Pergamon — the same dynasty whose capital you climbed on day two — and inscribed by UNESCO together with the travertines. Your guide walks you along the colonnaded main street to the Temple of Apollo and the Plutonium, the "gate to the underworld" where volcanic gas still seeps.

Cleopatra's Antique Pool & the Hierapolis Theatre

At Cleopatra's Antique Pool you can swim in 36°C mineral water among fallen Roman columns — bring a swimsuit; entry to the pool is optional and paid on site. A short walk up is the Hierapolis Theatre, its carved stage building and 12,000 seats largely intact.

Evening flight Denizli → Istanbul

In the late afternoon a private transfer takes you to Denizli airport for the evening flight back to Istanbul (about one hour, included in the price). A driver meets you at the airport and returns you to your Istanbul hotel — the tour ends at your door.

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What's Included & Excluded

Included

Private air-conditioned vehicle from Istanbul to Denizli
Licensed local guide in each region
3 nights in 5-star hotels with breakfast (1 Çanakkale, 2 Kuşadası)
Evening flight Denizli → Istanbul & airport transfer to your hotel
All entrance fees: Gallipoli sites, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus, Pamukkale & Hierapolis
Hotel pickup in Istanbul & all ferry crossings
Local taxes & parking

Excluded

Lunches & dinners
Ephesus Terrace Houses (on request, quoted before you book)
Cleopatra's Antique Pool entry (optional, paid on site)
Personal expenses & drinks
Gratuities (optional)
International flights

Know Before You Book

Fill in the request form and send it to us. Our team gets back to you within a few hours by e-mail to confirm availability and the final cost.

Once you confirm your booking, we send you a secure online payment link and take a 25% deposit to reserve your tour. The remaining 75% is paid on arrival in Turkey, in cash or by credit card. If you’d rather not use a card for the deposit, you can pay it by bank transfer.

Pricing is per person. Ages 7 and over pay the adult rate; ages 4–6 receive a 40% discount; ages 0–3 receive a 70% discount.

Cancellations must be made in writing, by e-mail or certified mail to Turkey Family Tours. The 25% deposit is non-refundable for any cancellation. If you cancel less than 7 days before the tour, or do not show up, no refund is given and the full tour fee is due.

Frequently Asked & Question

The tour is USD 1,575 per person based on two adults travelling together, and the price is close to all-inclusive on the ground: private vehicle, licensed local guides, three nights in 5-star hotels with breakfast, every entrance fee from Gallipoli to Hierapolis, ferry crossings, and the evening Denizli–Istanbul flight with the airport transfer at the other end. What you add yourself: lunches and dinners, the optional Cleopatra's Pool swim, and the Ephesus Terrace Houses if you want them (quoted on request). Children travel at a discount (ages 4–6 pay 40% less, ages 0–3 pay 70% less), with exact family pricing confirmed on your private quote.

Four days covers all five sites because the route runs one way, west to east. Each gets its natural share of a day: a full afternoon on the Gallipoli battlefields, a morning at Troy and an afternoon at Pergamon, a full day at Ephesus, and most of a day at Pamukkale and Hierapolis. The two nights in Kuşadası mean day three needs no packing at all. The ending does the saving: instead of driving back across the country, you take the one-hour evening flight from Denizli, so sightseeing continues right up to the final afternoon. If you'd rather spread the same ground over more days, see our 7-day Turkey tour.

Day one is the longest: roughly five hours from Istanbul to the Gallipoli Peninsula, broken by a breakfast stop, with the battlefields visited on arrival. Day two moves in two shorter legs — about 30 minutes to Troy, then around two and a half hours each to Pergamon and on to Kuşadası. Day three is barely a drive at all: Ephesus is 20 minutes from your hotel. Day four is a three-hour run inland to Pamukkale, and then you fly. There is no return drive — the evening flight from Denizli replaces what would otherwise be an eight-to-nine-hour road journey back to Istanbul.

You stay in hand-picked 4-5 star (boutique) hotels, and on this route both properties are genuine 5-star addresses: one night in Çanakkale on the Dardanelles waterfront and two nights in Kuşadası on the Aegean coast, a short walk from the sea. Breakfast is included at both hotels every morning. Staying two nights in the same Kuşadası hotel is deliberate — day three runs to Ephesus and back with no suitcase in the vehicle. If you'd prefer a different hotel category or a specific property, tell us when you request your quote and we price the tour around it.

School-age children generally do well on this route: the Trojan Horse replica, walking barefoot down the warm Pamukkale pools and the ferry ride across the Dardanelles are reliable hits, and the private vehicle means rest stops happen whenever your family needs them. The Gallipoli afternoon is moving rather than graphic, and many families travel precisely for it. The two things to plan around are the ~06:30 pickup and the five-hour drive on day one; for children under four we usually suggest a gentler pace. Our child discounts (40% off ages 4–6, 70% off ages 0–3) apply site-wide.

By air. After the Hierapolis Theatre on day four, a private transfer takes you about an hour to Denizli Çardak Airport for the evening flight to Istanbul (roughly one hour) — the ticket is included in your tour price. A driver meets you at Istanbul airport, and the transfer to your hotel is included as well, so there is nothing to arrange on arrival. Flying this leg saves you the better part of a day on the road. If you prefer to stay overland the whole way, our 11-day Turkey tour fully by road covers this coast without a single flight.

Yes — this is a private tour, so the framework flexes around your group. Common changes: adding the Ephesus Terrace Houses (quoted on request), swapping the Pergamon afternoon for longer at Troy, adding a rest day in Kuşadası between Ephesus and Pamukkale, or starting with extra hotel nights in Istanbul before departure. Timings can shift too — some families push the day-one pickup earlier to reach Gallipoli sooner. Tell us what you have in mind through the enquiry form and we return a reworked day-by-day plan for your family, usually within 24 hours, before you commit to anything.

Send the quote form with your dates and group size; we reply with a final price and a day-by-day plan, usually within 24 hours. Booking is secured with a 25% deposit, and the remaining 75% is paid on arrival in Turkey — not before. After the deposit we book your Çanakkale and Kuşadası hotels and your Denizli–Istanbul flight, and send a day-by-day confirmation with pickup times. Note that the deposit is non-refundable, and cancellations within 7 days of the tour date, or a no-show, are charged the full tour fee. Turkey Family Tours operates under TURSAB licence 13538, Turkey's national travel-agency register.

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Eight days across Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale and Ephesus — the Old City's great monuments, the fairy-chimney valleys, the white travertines of Pamukkale and the marble streets of Ephesus, linked by three domestic flights, with a private guide and vehicle in every region.
Inclusion

This private tour includes three domestic flights (Istanbul–Cappadocia, Cappadocia–İzmir and İzmir–Istanbul), seven nights of hotels including a Cappadocia cave hotel, a licensed local guide and private vehicle on every touring day, and all listed site entrance fees.

4-Day Private Turkey Tour — Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus & Pamukkale

4-Day Private Turkey Tour — Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus & Pamukkale

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Highlights of the Tour

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 — Gallipoli Peninsula ( Istanbul pickup ~06:30 · ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair · overnight on the Dardanelles )

Istanbul pickup & drive to Gallipoli

Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial & landing beaches

ANZAC Cove & Arıburnu

Lone Pine, the trenches & 57th Regiment

The Nek & Chunuk Bair

Overnight in Çanakkale, on the Dardanelles

Accommodation:

Day 2 — Troy, Pergamon & the Aegean coast ( the Trojan Horse · Pergamon Acropolis · drive to Kuşadası, 2 nights by the sea )

Breakfast & drive to Troy

Troy Ancient City — the walls, the Trojan Horse & nine cities

Pergamon Acropolis

Drive to Kuşadası & check-in

Accommodation:

Day 3 — Ephesus ( Temple of Artemis · Celsus Library · Great Theatre · House of the Virgin Mary )

Temple of Artemis

Ephesus Ancient City — Hadrian's Temple & the Celsus Library

The Great Theatre & Harbour Street

House of the Virgin Mary

Evening in Kuşadası

Accommodation:

Day 4 — Pamukkale & flight back to Istanbul ( travertines · Hierapolis · Cleopatra's Pool · evening flight Denizli → Istanbul )

Drive to Pamukkale

Pamukkale Travertine Terraces

Hierapolis Ancient City

Cleopatra's Antique Pool & the Hierapolis Theatre

Evening flight Denizli → Istanbul

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