Gallipoli Tour from Çanakkale - Lunch Included
Overview
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6 hours 30 minutes
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The name Gallipoli has long been associated with sacrifice and heroism, a place where history and legend have combined. Explore ANZAC battlefields and learn about the events of 1915 on this half day Gallipoli tour.
Visit Brighton Beach, the intended site of the landing on April 25. See Beach Cemetery where John Simpson Kirkpatrick ( The Donkey Man ) is buried
Explore ANZAC Cove site of the first landing on April 25 and the main base for the Allied troops in this sector throughout the campaign
Visit Ariburnu Cemetery on the northern tip of ANZAC Cove & The ANZAC Commemorative Site, where the annual Dawn Service is held
See The Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Johnston's Jolly where you'll explore original Allied and Turkish trenches and tunnels
Visit The 57. Regiment Turkish Memorial, where you will be given the Turkish perspective. The Nek, and Chunuk Bair where New Zealand Memorial is located
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Gallipoli Battlefield
Your tour starts at the door of your hotel in Çanakkale at around 11:30am, where you will be met by our passenger escort and accompanied to the ferry terminal, where you will board the waiting ferry for the short trip across the Dardanelles Strait. On arrival in the town of Eceabat, once the ancient city of Madytos, located on the shores of the Dardanelles, you will be able to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you board our coach for the 15 minute trip out to the battlefields, crossing the Gallipoli Peninsula and driving to the Aegean coast, and one of the most famous beaches in modern history – ANZAC Cove. The first part of your tour takes in the area where the men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed on April 25 1915, with our experienced guide giving you both background to the campaign leading up to the landing as well as describing the events of that historic day and beyond. Among the highlights of the first part of the tour are standing above ANZAC Cove, site of the initial landing, and visiting the grave of John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the stretcher bearer famed as the Man with the Donkey for carrying wounded soldiers to a medical aid post using a stolen donkey. Moving from the beaches up into the hills above, the tour then traces the line of the battle along what became known as Second Ridge, where the Allied advance was halted that first day of fighting by the Ottoman defenders and where the front line was located for the next seven months. The tour follows the road along the top of Second Ridge, with the lines of Allied and Turkish trenches still clear on either side. The tours stops at a number of cemeteries and memorials, including the Australian memorial at Lone Pine – where almost 5000 Australians who have no known grave are commemorated – and Johnston’s Jolly Cemetery where we walk through the now abandoned trenches and tunnel entrances. The final stop on the tour is Chunuk Bair, one of the highest points on the peninsula, and site of the New Zealand national memorial. The hill was captured in August by New Zealand troops and held for two days before being recaptured from the Allies by Ottoman forces under the personal command of Mustafa Kemal – later the president of modern Turkey. Chunuk Bair was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign, with the names of more than 850 New Zealand soldiers who fell in the area commemorated on the memorial. The recapture of Chunuk Bair effectively ended Allied hopes of victory at Gallipoli and so is a fitting place for our tour to close. At the conclusion of the tour, our bus will return to Eceabat. Those guests wishing to travel to Istanbul will be able to take our specially configured bus, designed to provide more space and greater leg room for your comfort, for the approximately five hour trip. For those guests wishing to return to Çanakkale, you will be escorted to the nearby ferry for the trip back across the Dardanelles.
What‘s Included
Set Menu Lunch. Vegeterian option is available
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Drinks at the lunch
Tips for the guide and driver
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Reviews
113 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour, even better guide
W6073INjackl,,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did the day trip tour from Canakkale Great tour with very insightful guide. Çağrı (Charlie) was extremely knowledgeable and great at telling information and stories. Provided some lovely insight into both sides of the story too, the Allied/ANZAC forces and the Turkish. Would recommend going with Crowded House Tours and would highly recommend going with Çağrı if you get the chance :)
You won’t regret doing this educational and entertaining tour
440kathy,,Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour with Burak, the perfect guide - he knows everything there is to know about the Gallipoli campaign (and a fair bit about Australia, NZ, and the UK too!) He is also very good at keeping the group engaged with his upbeat personality and humour. Highly recommended.
Would recommend
Deborah C,,Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Would definitely recommend nice lunch and so informative our guide Burak was absolutely fantastic his knowledge was great
Gallipoli campaign tour
David B,,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Charlie, was tremendous and passionate about his work. He was able to bring together the history with context and meaning.
Perfect for Aussies
LindaAgas,,Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I have been to Gallipoli 4 times but this was the first from the Aussie perspective and it was informative and very different to the Turkish and private tours I have previously attended. Burak was professional informative educated factual and had a great sense of humour. It’s half a day we started with the ferry ride from Canakkale to Eceabat where we went to lunch TERRIBLE location and food. It didn’t phase me as I have all my köfte and chicken to the dogs and cats waiting outside. The food was ordinary the location was dark and didn’t look clean and the staff looked miserable. I strongly suggest a nicer cleaner and happier location. The fruit a mandarin looked like a lime was sour maybe a banana instead would be nice. Then we boarded a minibus catering for 14 passengers and our driver Metin Abi was professional and very careful. I sat at the front and observed his driving he was exceptionally good. Great driving Thankyou. I know there is a lot more to see the Aussies would love to see the villages within Gallipoli maybe something to consider. But Thankyou we had a great time
An entertaining guide, an unforgettable experience
Tezza03,,Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00After a 4hr drive from Istanbul, we arrived in Canakkale to a delicious lunch then off on our tour of Gallipoli. Burek was our guide and what a wealth of knowledge and information he is! His energy is intoxicating; you want to know everything he has in his archives about the war and the place itself. Well organised tour and brilliant guide. Thanks for a brilliant day
Great trip
Anna H,,Oct 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great day our guide Charlie was fantastic with great insights into the full campaign and a great sense of humour my only feeling was it could have been a full day
Fantastic trip of...
Henry R,,Sep 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic trip of gallipoli, taking in all the Anzac sites. Our guide was very knowledgeable and humorous. A great experience.
Small group (12 people),...
Julie R,,Sep 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Small group (12 people), well organised and very informative, plenty of time to spend at all of the important sites.
An amazing tour with an amazing guide
coletteh578,,Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Terrific day . We took 4 hour transfer from Istanbul . The coach was comfortable . Stops for refreshments were timely . We had the most fabulous guide , Burak whose knowledge was second to none . I’m so much better informed about the Gallipoli campaign now. His humour and enthusiasm held our interest for the full duration of the tour .
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