Gallipoli Battlefield Tours & Troy Tours
'Gallipoli Battlefields Tour'
9 - Day itinerary

Istanbul

Welcome to Istanbul, where you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, meet with your guide and the rest of your group. Overnight Istanbul

Istanbul Old City

Today you will enjoy a guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace, the Basilica underground cistern, the Hippodrome and the Military Museum. Overnight Istanbul (B)

Troy

Early departure this morning as we drive west along the sea of Marmara towards the Gallipoli Peninsula. This afternoon we will cross the Dardanelles and travel onward to Troy to visit the site of the famous siege and tour the archaeological remains. Overnight Canakkale (B, D)

Cape Helles, Krithia

Today we visit the WW1 battlefields of Gallipoli commencing with the landing sites of 25th April, 1915. We visit the Helles Memorial to the missing, the Turkish Gun battery and Seddulbahir the site of the grave of Doughty-Wylie. We then visit the British sector where the SS River Clyde landed the men of 29th division on V beach, the Lancashire landing site where the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers were awarded six VC’s before breakfast, X Beach where HMS implacable landed, Krithia vineyard, Krithia war museum and nearby Redoubt cemetery. This visit requires some walking as the roads to the beaches are not accessible by coach. Overnight Canakkale (B, D)

ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair

After breakfast we continue our tour of the April 25th landing sites as we move north to ANZAC Cove, where the Australians and New Zealanders landed. We spend the morning walking along the landing beach and see the battlefields, nearby military cemetery and preserved trenches and tunnels. We visit the Australian memorial at Lone Pine and the site where Albert Jacka became the first Australian to be awarded a VC in WW1 before detouring to the Nek, where the Australian Light Horse Brigade suffered heavily in August offensives. The day ends on the New Zealand Battlefield at Chunuk Bair memorial. Overnight Canakkale (B, D)

Suvla Bay, Shell Green

Today we head to Sulva Bay, where some of the first British Pals Battalions joined the action in August 1915. Here we study the landings and also look at the history of the lost battalion, 1/5th Norfolk: the men from the Sandringham Royal estate who disappeared during the fighting in Sulva Bay. We also visit the new museum in Anafartalar before returning to ANZAC Cove to visit the now peaceful Shrapnel Valley cemetery and walk up to Shell Green where the Australians infamously played cricket in full view of the Turks. Overnight Canakkale (B, D)

Gokceada (Imbros)

This morning we take a ferry to the Aegean island of Gokceada for a relaxing day visiting the beaches of Aydincik, Yuvali, Yildizkoy, Ugurlu and Gizlikoy. Overnight Canakkale (B, D)

Canakkale, Istanbul

We enjoy a slower pace today as late morning we retrace our steps and travel back to the exotic city of Istanbul. Overnight Istanbul (B)

Istanbul

After breakfast, our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends before being transferred to the airport for your onward flight. (B)

Tour includes

• Ferry tickets to/from Gokceada Island
• Inbound airport transfer - Istanbul
• Outbound airport transfer - Istanbul
• Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
• Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
• Tips except driver and guide
• Entrance fees
• 8 nights - 4 star accommodation in total.
  • - 5 nights in Canakkale
  • - 3 nights in Istanbul
• 8 Breakfasts, 5 Dinners

Tour does not include

• Suggested optional activities
• Tips - driver and guide