Highlights
- Convenient Departure: Early morning pickup from your hotel in Istanbul with breakfast served en route (breakfast is your expense).
- Guided Gallipoli Tour: Explore key sites like Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Memorial, and Chunuk Bair with an expert guide.
- Overnight Stay: Enjoy a comfortable night in a hotel in Eceabat or Canakkale.
- Flexible Finish: Breakfast included on the second day, with the rest of your journey at your own pace.
Inclusions
- Pick up from your hotels in Istanbul center (Sultanahmet, Fatih, Beyoglu and Taksim areas)
- 1-night hotel in Canakkale with breakfast
- English speaking tour guide on the tour
- Entrance fees to the sights on Gallipoli Tour
- Lunch at the local restaurant
- Land transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches
- Parking and road tolls
- Local Taxes
Exclusions
- Personal expenses
- Drinks at the lunch
- Dinner
- Optional Troy Day Tours
- Return to Istanbul or another city
Remarks
- Exact pickup time will be given at the time of booking.
- You are kindly requested to present yourself at the pickup point 15 minutes prior the pre-advised pickup time.
- Comfortable shoes and a hat is recommended as shade is limited in summer time.
- The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion.
- The pick-up in Istanbul is available from the locations of Sultanahmet, Fatih, Beyoglu and Taksim and Besiktas areas.
Overnight Tour to Gallipoli from Istanbul
Day 1 – Istanbul to Gallipoli Tour
Morning Schedule
06:00 – 06:30 am: Pick up from hotels in Taksim, Besiktas, Sisli, and Karakoy regions.
06:30 – 07:00 am: Pick up from hotels in Sultanahmet, Beyazid, Sirkeci, Laleli, Aksaray, and nearby areas.
08:30 am: Stop for breakfast (please note that breakfast is at your own expense).
Afternoon Schedule
11:45 am: Arrive in Eceabat and enjoy lunch.
12:45 pm: Depart for the Gallipoli guided tour.
Gallipoli Guided Tour Highlights – Explore the historic and emotional landmarks of Gallipoli, including:
- Anzac Cove
- Brighton Beach
- Beach Cemetery (the grave of John Simpson)
- Kabatepe
- Ariburnu Cemetery
- Johnston’s Jolly (Turkish and ANZAC trenches and tunnels)
- ANZAC Commemorative Site
- Lone Pine Australian Memorial
- Courtney’s & Steele’s Post Cemetery
- Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial
- Quinn’s Post
- Turkish 57th Infantry Regiment Memorial
- Sergeant Mehmet Turkish Memorial
- The Nek
- Walker’s Ridge Cemetery
- Baby 700
- Respect to Mehmetcik Memorial
- Battleship Hill & Mustafa Kemal’s Headquarters
Evening Schedule
17:00: End of the Gallipoli tour. Drive to your hotel in Canakkale for check-in.
Overnight stay in a hotel in Canakkale.
Day 2 – Check-out from the Hotel
Have breakfast at the hotel. Check out before noon to conclude the tour program.
Optional Add-Ons for Day 2
- Join a guided tour of Troy.
- Arrange bus transportation to other Turkish destinations such as:
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- Istanbul
- Ephesus
- Izmir
- Kusadasi
- Cappadocia
- Pamukkale
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Note: These optional additions depend on your travel plan and preferences.
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