Troy Day Tour

REF. NO. TJTR 5

Troy is a complex site. It has its own excavations team that returns every year to unravel the mystery that is Troy. This makes it an ongoing site where every year a piece of the

puzzle is uncovered and history is made known!

DID THE TROJAN HORSE WAR ACTUALLY HAPPEN?

IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT OF THE TROJAN WAR CITY?

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE TREASURES UNCOVERED FROM THIS SITE?

               FIND OUT THE ANSWERS TO THESE MYTHIC QUESTIONS ON OUR TOUR!

Itinerary :

Tour departs at 09.30 am or 1.00 pm, depending on season and other daily tour schedules.

Tour departs from TJs Hotel in Eceabat, where you will cross the famous Dardanelle waters and proceed to the ancient site of Troy, 36km south of Çanakkale.

Our local, English-speaking guide will tour you around the 9 city ruins on the site of Troy, explaining the people from the era, their houses and culture, and the reason for the final destruction of each city.

The commentary is filled with mythical stories of the site and surrounding areas, while filling you in on the history of the excavations, the excavators and their findings.

At the site you’ll be shown around:

• A replica of the wooden horse that you can climb into for a photo.
• Excavation information centre which holds exhibits from the work underway.
• The fortification walls of Troy Vl with its tower and gateway entrance.
• Temple of Athena – the focal point of a great annual festival in honour of the goddess Athena.
• Schliemann’s trench – the discoverer of Troy?
• The entrance ramp to Troy ll.
• The sanctuary – an important religious centre of its time.
• The odeon – intended for the presentation of musical performances.
• Current excavations in progress.
• Return to TJs TOURS Agency & Hotel in Eceabat.

Inclusions ::

• Fully guided of Troy with local, Professional English speaking guide.
• All transportation in private ‘Non Smoking’ bus.
• Breakfast and Lunch
• Entrance fee.

Exclusions :

• Evening meals
• Drinks

TJs TOURS is the only agency with a set of registers for the Gallipoli Peninsula on the premises.

The register books were given to TJ and B in recognition of their work for the Commonwealth War Graves in providing information for tourists on the Gallipoli Peninsula. With these books, we can locate the burial site of any Commonwealth soldier who fell in the Gallipoli campaign.

We invite you to make use of this service free of charge.

Not : Times change according to the season & weather conditions.