Private Day Trip from Istanbul to Gallipoli Peninsula

Private Day Trip from Istanbul to Gallipoli Peninsula

Enhance your historical knowledge about World War 1 and learn about some of the most significant battles that influenced the course of modern Turkey in a fully customizable tour with an English-Speaking Local. The Gallipoli campaign, also known as the Dardanelles campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Çanakkale was a formidable battle that lasted for more than half a year and claimed tens of thousands of lives.

Driving along the coastline, you will have the opportunity to visit the cemeteries and memorials dedicated to all the soldiers that lost their lives during this period including the Beach Cemetery, the Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial, the Walker's Ridge Cemetery, the Chunuk Bair New Zealand memorial and Unknown Soldier's Grave, the Ari Burnu Cemetery, Mehmetçik Monument, the Anzac Cove and more.

At the end of the tour, your friendly driver will drop you off at your accommodation in Istanbul.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul

Your Welcome driver will pick you up from your accommodation in Istanbul at a convenient time.

Stop At: Anzac Cove, 17900 Canakkale Province, Gallipoli Turkey

A small cove on the Gallipoli peninsula that became famous as the site of World War I landing of the ANZACs on 25 April 1915.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Conk Bayiri Mehmetcik Park Aniti Kemalyeri Yaziti, Canakkale 17900 Turkey

A monument in the Gallipoli peninsula. Mehmetçik is a common name given to soldiers in a war, akin to G.I.

Duration: 10 minutes