Tour Information
A 2-day trip to Gallipoli
Peninsula with group tours visiting the battlefields and memorials of the ANZAC
troops on the first day. After a night's accommodation, you will have the
chance to snorkel at the North Beach by the ANZAC memorial to see the Milo
steamer. Late evening return to Istanbul.
This is a regular group
tour program taking place with a group of 15-20 people from different countries
and places. You may or may not be together all the time throughout the program.
Private tour arrangements can also be
made upon request.
Day 1: Gallipoli Tour: You will be picked up from your
hotel at around 06:00-06:15 in Taksim area or 06:30-07:00 in Sultanahmet area,
then start driving for Eceabat, which takes around 5 hrs' drive from Istanbul.
You will stop on the way for a small breakfast break, then arrive at Eceabat at
around 12:00 to meet with your guide and the rest of the group. You will have
lunch with the group, then start the tour of ANZAC battlefields and memorials.
You will see Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery,
ANZAC Commemorative Site, Respect to Mehmetcik Statue, Lone Pine Australian
Memorial, Johnston's Jolly, parts of Turkish and ANZAC trenches standing up to
date, 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial, The Nek and Chunuk Bair New Zealand
Memorial. After the tour, you will cross the Dardanelles with a 20-min ferry
ride, and check into your hotel. In the evening, you may go outside for a small
walk through the streets of Canakkale and by the coastline, where you may also
have a chance to see the actual Trojan Horse prop used in the movie Troy.
Accommodation in Canakkale. (breakfast on the way, lunch before the tour)
Day 2: Snorkeling
Trip: (check out from hotel in
the morning) You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:30 and
cross the Dardanelles back to Gallipoli Peninsula. After a 20-min ferry ride,
you will drive to North Beach, where you will have the chance to snorkel
towards the Milo steamer, which was sunk deliberately by the Allied forces to
form a breakwater and protect William's Pier against rough waves and weather.
You will see the remains from above and swim around. The trip will be over by
noon and you will return back to Eceabat, where you will have lunch and also
have the chance to shower. You will have the afternoon free to yourselves until
17:30, then you will get on the tour vehicle and start driving back to
Istanbul. You will be dropped off at your hotel at around 22:30. (breakfast at
hotel, lunch on the tour)
Alternative arrangements
can be made instead of returning back to Istanbul upon request.
This program is available
only between May 1 and October 15.
You are required to bring
your own swimsuits, slippers, lotions and towels. You will be provided with
fins, a mask and a snorkel for your use. (You may bring your own set as well :)
)
The price is 280 EUR per person, including:
- 1 night's BB
accommodation in double/twin room at a 3* or equivalent quaility hotel
- 1 half-day regular
group tour w/ professional guidance in English
- 1 haf-day snorkeling
trip w/ English speaking tour leader
- Lunch on the tours
(except drinks)
- Entrance fees to the
sites visited
- Transportation w/ A/C
vehicles
The price excludes
dinner, personal expenses and tips (optional).
If you are a single
traveler, there will be an extra charge of 20 EUR.
Accommodation at 4* or 5*
hotels can be arranged upon request.