DAILY GALLIPOLI TOUR FROM ISTANBUL

06:00 – 06:30 ─ Hotel pick-up from centrally located accommodations around the Taksim area.

06:30 – 07:00 ─ Additional hotel pick-ups around the Sultanahmet area.

After all guests are picked up, we begin the scenic drive from Istanbul to the Gallipoli Peninsula. A rest stop will be made en route for breakfast (at your own expense).

Midday ─ Arrival in Eceabat where you will meet your professional English-speaking local guide. After lunch at a local restaurant, the Gallipoli tour begins.

Tracing the Footsteps of History Along the Dardanelles

• Brighton Beach: Discover the coastal landing site and reflect on the somber beginning of the Gallipoli campaign.
• Beach Cemetery: A burial site for many soldiers from the ANZAC forces, offering quiet moments of remembrance.
• ANZAC Cove: The most iconic landing point of April 25, 1915, where thousands of soldiers began their ill-fated push inland.
• Ari Burnu: Stand in the area of intense early combat, now a place of reflection for visitors from around the world.
• Lone Pine Cemetery: Visit the site of the Australian memorial, a symbol of sacrifice and endurance.
• Johnston’s Jolly: Explore the preserved trenches where Turkish and ANZAC soldiers fought at close quarters.
• Shrapnel Valley: A peaceful valley that once echoed with the sounds of battle; now a moving reminder of the war.
• Turkish Memorial: Read the powerful words of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as you pay your respects at the national monument.
• The Nek: The scene of one of the war’s most tragic charges—learn the stories of those who fell in minutes.
• Chunuk Bair: One of the most important and contested points during the campaign, with views that tell a thousand stories.

18:00 ─ After the tour, depart from Eceabat.

23:00 ─ Arrival in Istanbul and hotel drop-off.