In the morning drive along the northern shores of the Sea of Marmara to get to Gallipoli, historically famous for being the site of many battles - particularly involving the Allied Forces including Australians and New Zealanders during World War I. Visit Anzac Cove where the Allied Forces landed on 25 April 1915. Anzac Cove is marked by a Turkish monument with Ataturk’ s poignant words uttered in 1934 for the Anzac troops: “Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives…you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours…You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well.” Thereafter cross the strategic waterway, the Dardanelles and proceed to Troy to see a replica of the legendary wooden horse of Troy and the site with nine inhabitation levels covering a period of 3.000 years and where the legendary Trojan War in the book of Homeros of Smyrna took place. Then drive to Assos for overnight in a simple but cosy hotel (L, D).

After visiting the remnants in Assos, considered the prettiest small harbour in the northern Aegean, with its impressive Hellenistic and Byzantine fortifications and the temple of Athena on the summit, affording spectacular views of the Aegean Sea and the Greek island of Lesbos, continue to visit the hauntingly beautiful Pergamon, once one of the richest and most powerful small kingdoms in the Middle East. Visit Asklepion - a famous health centre and the Acropol with the Altar of Zeus, Temple of Dionysus, the library, the remarkable theatre. Drive to Kusadasi for the overnight (B, L, D).

Drive to Priene, the first planned city in the ancient world, and visit to the Theatre, the Temple of Athena, Agora, the Bouleterion, the Zeus Altar. Then proceed to Miletus, the famous Ionian city that had also been visited by St. Paul during his missionary trip. Finally drive to Didyma to see the well preserved Apollo Temple that had been inhabited only by the priests and suppliants who came to consult the famous oracle there. Lunch near the temple and then transfer to Bodrum or Marmaris and end of our services. (B, L)