2-Day Gallipoli and Troy Tour from Istanbul and return

We wanted to find the grave of Lt Commander Stuart Brodie, Commander of Royal Navy submarine E15, who was killed trying to get up the Dardanelles Straits during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915. All this was organised for us by our wonderful guide, Ercan, who showed us the grave in the Canakkale cemetery and also took us on a fascinating tour of the Gallipoli peninsula. He was a really good guide, extremely knowledgeable and interesting and in touch with all sorts of historians and military personnel, who had similar interests. Our last minute request to visit the new museum at Troy was fitted into our schedule without hesitation and, again, this was something very worth visiting.

Hassle free tours organised our return transport from Istanbul and also private Gallipoli and Troy tours for a party of six. The pre-trip communications and arrangements were perfect and we received regular updates prior to our trip. Our tour guide for both was Ercan who guided us around the Gallipoli North and South peninsula battlefields and cemeteries. This was a full day trip departing at 8.30am and arriving back at our hotel around 6.30pm. Day 2 we visited Troy for half a day before departing back to Istanbul. We could have not asked for a more knowledgeable person. Ercan was happy to talk to us one to one or as a group. There is so much to cover but Ercan was incredibly helpful and very patient with us. There is simply no way to cover the amount of places we visited without staying much longer. There is a long list of places on Hassle free tours that we visited but they can modify it to suit individual requests. We were equally amazed on day 2 with Ercan's coverage of Troy which we added as a bonus as it is so close to Gallipoli. He is really a special tour guide so if you are looking to visit Gallipoli I would urge you to use Hassle free travel but also make a request for Ercan (you will need to be lucky as he will be booked up!!) - thanks again for a memorable and emotional trip

We were fortunate to be the sole participants,(2 adults, 2 young adults), of this tour when we embarked. From the pick up to return to hotel, we were extremely happy with the service provided by the tour guide drivers and the extensive knowledge from Ercan, our tour guide. Ercans' knowledge of the areas we visited was extensive without being over detailed or boring, very factual. Lunch was included on our first day at the Maydos restaurant where were greeted pleasantly and treated to a delicious 3 course meal. Transfer by ferry to Cannakkalie and overnight at the 4/5 star Kolin motel before our journey to Troia was enjoyable. The Kolin motel had well appointed spacious rooms, dinner and bfast included. For the amount of great history in Gallipoli and Troy, Ercan, our tour guide was able to condense facts suitable to the time limitations. Highly recommend. Ercan and No hassle tours