Troy (Truva) Tours and Tickets - page 3

Fantastic experience. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and we had a fabulous time. Would highly recommend this tour

Good communication, well organized. People spoke good english and we could understand them easily. Nice comfortable bus. Offered to help us find a grave if we knew anyone buried there. We stayed in a nice Canakkale hotel in the centre of town which gave us breakfast.

A bucket list trip that met all expectations! Fantastic guides- all three. So knowledgeable and fun. Crowded House Tours- you were brilliant in all respects. Congratulations on running such an efficient operation with lovely people. Made my dream trip everything I had hoped it would be, and more.

Very well organized trip thank you, great accommodation. What else can I say, very informative guides. I learned a lot.

Long drive (but our driver Murat was so good) but good views, car ferry ride, excellent tour of the Troy ruins with great historical context from our guide Omer, and good museum right next to the site. Excellent conversations and short naps.

It seemed a bit hectic all the changes of vehicles , but it was actually very well planned, and they were very responsible, carefully checking who went where. Personally I liked a lot crossing the Dardanelles. Lunch was good; better yet with close feline companionship ( this is Türkiye!). At Troy/ Truva/Troia ( you choose ) the guide was very thorough. A little tiresome to stand in the sun, listening, but young people probably didn't care. Beautiful views of Marmara sea & Dardanelles.

We had an incredible 2-day experience, starting with a 6:30 AM pickup from Istanbul. We traveled on a minibus (17 passengers in a 20-seater), with a 45-minute stop for coffee at a gas station about 2.5 hours into the journey. After another 2.5 hours, we arrived at our starting point, checked in, and had lunch before heading to Gallipoli around 12:30 PM. While not far distance-wise, the Gallipoli tour lasted 3 hours, and offered a look at the many battlefields and cemeteries. It was a moving, especially for the Australians in our group. The highlight was definitely our guide, Chuck. He possessed incredible historical knowledge, balancing detailed history with independent time. He read the group well and added warm-hearted insights throughout. We arrived back at the check-in point around 5 PM and took the ferry over to Asia, where we had from 5:30 PM until 12:30 PM the next day to explore on our own. Our hotel, the Artur, was better than expected and in a perfect location. The only minor improvement would be the breakfast, which was somewhat lackluster (though perhaps just cultural). At 12:30 PM on the second day, we met our next guide for the tour of Troy. I loved his storytelling, like Chuck, he found the right balance and provided fascinating theories. I can best describe exploring Troy as being like visiting Pompeii and learning history through the excavations. This tour felt shorter but was still well worth it. We left around 3:30 PM to catch the ferry back, boarded the bus to Istanbul, took a 30-minute break, and returned to our hotel around 8:30 PM. Overall, this was an excellent "off the beaten path" excursion. While you could do it on your own, the tour company handled every detail.

The road travel was boring in that the driver had no PA system to speak to the customers & there was no seat back information sheets in times, breaks etc. The road trip meal breaks only had menus in Turkish, so most of my vehicle did not order from the buffet.