Participate in this expedition to witness the Gallipoli Battlefront of World War I and honor the memory of the brave troops who courageously battled and sacrificed their lives on this soil. Now they rest alongside Turkish soldiers in the heart of a brotherly nation, becoming children of Turkey.
- Istanbul - Your tour starts with an early pick-up from your Istanbul Hotel. It continues with a land journey of approximately four and a half hours.
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Eceabat - Lunch will be provided at a local restaurant in ECEABAT, also known as MAYDOS, which is the closest district to the battlefields,
Your Local Guide will meet you in ECEABAT before going to the local restaurant.
Then You will drive to ANZAC Battlefields; - Gallipoli Battlefield - Then You will drive to ANZAC Battlefields; the order of the visits follows as:
Brighton Beach
The intended landing place
Beach Cemetery
On the southern tip of ANZAC Cove where you will see the grave of John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the man with the donkey, a famous soldier of ANZAC
- Anzac Cove - The landing place of the first wave of ANZAC troops and home to up to 30,000 soldiers during the campaign
Ariburnu Cemetery
On the northern tip of ANZAC Cove and place of the First ANZAC Day Commemorative Service
- Lone Pine Memorial - Site of the successful attack and capture of Turkish trenches by the Australians during the August offensive
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Gallipoli National Park - Johnston’s Jolly
Where you’ll visit original Allied and Turkish trenches and tunnels
Trenches and Tunnels
57th Regiment Turkish Memorial
The NEK
Site of the famous Light Horse charge depicted in the ‘Gallipoli’ movie
Walkers Ridge
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial
Captured by the New Zealanders during the August offensive, a highest point captured during the entire campaign.
For those who had family members fought and died and commemorated at Gallipoli, the Tour Guide will help you locate the headstone or name on the panels on the memorial walls.
- Istanbul - The tour concludes with transport back to Istanbul and drops off at the hotel door in the evening.
- Private transportation
- Pick up & drop off from/to your Istanbul hotel
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entry/Admission - Gallipoli Battlefield
- Tips - driver and guide
- Dinner
- Drinks
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.