Full Day Private Tour of Helles and Anzac
While the Gallipoli Campaign’s Anzac sector may be the best known of the battle fronts on the peninsula, it was the Helles sector to the south that saw the heaviest fighting and greatest losses.
This full day tour invites the travellers to explore both the southern and northern battlefields on the Gallipoli Peninsula, allowing themto get a greater understanding of the events of the campaign and putting the involvement of all of the Turkish and Allied forces into perspective.
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Full Day Private Tour of Helles and Anzac
Pickup included
What's included in Full Day Private Tour of Helles and Anzac
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Canakkale
Following the pick up from the hotel or the cruise port in Canakkale enjoy a short ferry ride across the Dardanelles by changing the continent from Asia to Europe.
Gallipoli National Park
Start the day with exploring Helles sector which was the main focus of the Allied landings on April 25, and was the main battle front until August, with the forces of the British and French Empires, including Australian and New Zealand troops, facing the bulk of the Ottoman Army on the peninsula, with the last Allied soldiers not leaving the sector until early 1916. Namazgah Battery, Rumeli Mecidiye Battery,Turkish Monument, V beach, Helles Memorial, Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Twelve Trees Copse Cemetery are among the sites visited at the first part of the tour.
Gallipoli National Park
After a lunch break travel to the Anzac sector of the Gallipoli peninsula to explore Anzac Cove, Anzac Commemorative Site, Ariburnu Cemetery, The Sphinx, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly the tunnels and trenches and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
The tour includes a ferry ride if you stay in Canakkale No need for the ferry ride if you stay in Eceabat
Meeting / End Points
- Located at thr waterfront nearby the ferry terminal