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Visit Gallipoli on a 2 or 3-day private tour, either in the company of a local guide or our expert Historian. Please see pricing information below. For groups of 4+, speak to our team for special pricing.
Walking on the hallowed ground of Gallipoli is an incredible experience, and we have designed this private tour to make visiting Gallipoli and exploring all of the key sites possible to fit into any travel plans.
Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours Gallipoli Private Tour options include:
*single supplements apply for solo travellers.
For groups of 4+, please speak to our team for special pricing.
Welcome to your Gallipoli battlefield tour. You will be met this morning at your Istanbul hotel by your English-speaking tour guide and driver, who will transport you in a private air-conditioned vehicle on the 4-hour drive to the Gallipoli peninsula. En route you will follow the shore of the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles, the historic waterway that was the principal objective of the Gallipoli campaign. On arrival at Gallipoli you will have free time for lunch and then spend the afternoon exploring the Anzac sector. You will visit places made famous by courage and sacrifice including Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, Shrapnel Valley, Quinn’s Post, the Nek, Chunuk Bair and more. Your evening is free to rest and reflect on a moving day.
This morning you will spend more time on the Gallipoli battlefields exploring the ground where the Anzac legend was forged. In the afternoon you will farewell Gallipoli and be driven back to Istanbul, where you will be dropped at your hotel. The journey may be over but the memories will last a lifetime.
*Breakfast Included
Welcome to your Gallipoli battlefield tour. You will be met this morning at your Istanbul hotel by your English-speaking tour guide and driver, who will transport you in a private air-conditioned vehicle on the 4-hour drive to the Gallipoli peninsula. En route you will follow the shore of the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles, the historic waterway that was the principal objective of the Gallipoli campaign. On arrival at Gallipoli you will have free time for lunch. You will cross the Dardanelles and travel south to tour the ancient city of Troy, immortalised in the tales of the Trojan War, its heroes as Hector and Achilles and also the tale of the Trojan Horse.
Today you will return to the Gallipoli Peninsula to explore the Anzac sector. You will visit places made famous by courage and sacrifice including Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, Shrapnel Valley, Quinn’s Post, the Nek, Chunuk Bair and more. You then arrive at Cape Helles on the southern toe of the peninsula, where British and Frensh troops landed. You will further visit the impressive Martyr’s Memorial and discover the story of the Anzac’s forgotten battle at Krithia. Return to Canakkale. Your evening is free to rest and reflect on a moving day.
*Breakfast Included
Today you will head to Suvla Bay, where some of the first British ‘New Army’ Battalions joined the action in August 1915. Here you will 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 Suvla Bay. You will visit some of the less visited areas within the Gallipoli battlefields including Suvla Bay, Hill 60, Scrubby Knoll (Kemal Yeri) and Hill 971. At the end of an amazing day you will be transferred back to Istanbul for your onward arrangements.
*Breakfast Included
★ 2 or 3 days’ fully-escorted private touring with services of an English speaking local guide.
(or services of expert WW1 Historian at an additional cost)
★ Comprehensive touring of all the major battle sites at Gallipoli, including many out-of-the-way sites visited only by Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours
★ Pick-up and drop-off from central Istanbul hotels
★ 1 or 2 nights 4-star accommodation in Canakkale
★ Travel by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
★ Breakfast daily
★ All entrance fees as per the itinerary
Ask about our airfare, hotel and car hire deals, which offer great discounts when booked in conjunction with our tours.
Please note: Itineraries are subject to change due to operational reasons. In addition, your Historian may alter the sites visited on each day to suit local conditions. Any changes will be advised closer to the time of departure.
Ask about our airfare, hotel and car hire deals, which offer great discounts when booked in conjunction with our tours.
Please note: Itineraries are subject to change due to operational reasons. In addition, your Historian may alter the sites visited on each day to suit local conditions. Any changes will be advised closer to the time of departure.
Ask about our airfare, hotel and car hire deals, which offer great discounts when booked in conjunction with our tours.
Please note: Itineraries are subject to change due to operational reasons. In addition, your Historian may alter the sites visited on each day to suit local conditions. Any changes will be advised closer to the time of departure.
Ask about our airfare, hotel and car hire deals, which offer great discounts when booked in conjunction with our tours.
Please note: Itineraries are subject to change due to operational reasons. In addition, your Historian may alter the sites visited on each day to suit local conditions. Any changes will be advised closer to the time of departure.
Ask about our airfare, hotel and car hire deals, which offer great discounts when booked in conjunction with our tours.
Please note: Itineraries are subject to change due to operational reasons. In addition, your Historian may alter the sites visited on each day to suit local conditions. Any changes will be advised closer to the time of departure.
Ask about our airfare, hotel and car hire deals, which offer great discounts when booked in conjunction with our tours.
Please note: Itineraries are subject to change due to operational reasons. In addition, your Historian may alter the sites visited on each day to suit local conditions. Any changes will be advised closer to the time of departure.