Private Anzac & Helles Tour from Istanbul

DAY 1 Istanbul - Eceabat

08:00

Pick up from hotel in Istanbul and depart for Eceabat

12:00

Arrive in Eceabat and lunch at a local restaurant in Eceabat

13:00

Depart for Fully Guided Helles Tour

Visiting

• Namazgah Battery
• Rumeli Mecidiye Battery
• Seyit Onbasi (Corporal Seyit)
• Top of Alcitepe (Achibaba)
• Turkish Memorial
• French Cemetery
• V Beach
• Ertugrul Battery
• Helles Memorial
• Lancashire Landing Cemetery
• X Beach
• Twelve Trees Copse Cemetery
• Alcitepe (Krithia)

16:30

Back from Helles Tour and check in to the hotel

Overnight at your hotel

DAY 2 Eceabat - Istanbul or Selcuk / Kusadasi

08:15-08:30

Pick up from hotel and depart for Eceabat

09:30

Depart for Fully Guided Private Gallipoli Tour

Visiting

• Brighton Beach
• Beach Cemetery
• ANZAC Cove
• Ariburnu Cemetery
• ANZAC Commemorative Site
• Respect to Mehmetcik Statue
• Lone Pine Australian Memorial
• Johnston's Jolly, (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels)
• Turkish 57th Infantry Regiment Cemetery
• The Nek
• Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial

13:30

Restaurant lunch in Eceabat

14:30

Depart for Istanbul

19:00

Arrive in Istanbul and drop back to your hotel

The package includes

• All transportation in A/C 'NO - SMOKING' vehicle
• Fully Guided Private Anzac Sector tour
• Professional English speaking guide
• 2 Restaurant lunches in Eceabat
• One night accommodation at hotel (B&B) (tourist class, 3 star, 4 star and 5 star options are available)
• Fully Guided Private Helles Sector tour
• Ferry Fees

A Tale of Two Fronts: The Complete Gallipoli Campaign Tour

For the serious history enthusiast, this comprehensive 2-day private tour offers the definitive exploration of the Gallipoli Campaign. Go beyond the story of a single sector and gain a complete understanding of the conflict by visiting both the iconic ANZAC landing sites and the lesser-known but crucial British and French fronts at Cape Helles. This exclusive tour, with your own expert guide and private vehicle, allows you to compare and contrast the different terrains, tactics, and experiences that defined this brutal eight-month struggle.

Your first day is dedicated to the dramatic story of the Anzac Sector. You’ll stand on the sands of ANZAC Cove, walk the solemn grounds of the Beach Cemetery, and understand the fight for the high ground at key locations like Lone Pine Australian Memorial and the climactic heights of Chunuk Bair, the New Zealand Memorial. Your guide will provide a rich, detailed narrative of the soldiers' experiences in the rugged, treacherous ravines before you retire for a comfortable overnight stay in the region.

On day two, the focus shifts to the southern tip of the peninsula and the Cape Helles front, where the heaviest fighting of the campaign took place. You will witness a different kind of warfare as you explore sites of the British landings like V Beach, the imposing Helles Memorial to the missing, and the formidable trench systems of Gully Ravine. This complete, two-front approach provides an unparalleled perspective on the full scale and tragedy of the Gallipoli campaign.