Full Day Private Tour of Helles and Anzac [8549P17]
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.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
CANCELLATION POLICY
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
ITINERARY
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- End the day with unforgettable memories and drop back to your hotel or cruise port in Canakkale by the lovely ferry ride. No need for the ferry ride if you stay in Eceabat
