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Full-day History Tour To The Turkish Battle Sites In Gallipoli
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Battlefield, Sun and Sand, History

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Understand the history of the Turkish Battle at the Gallipoli peninsula of Turkey on this full-day VIP Tour. Walk on the historic land of Turkish battles and visit its Cape Helles Memorial, Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkish Memorial, Beach Cemetery, Chunuk Bair and many other prominent landmark war sites.

Highlights
  • Visit the Hospital Museum & Gallipoli Kabatepe Museum 
  • Pay your respects at the several cemeteries of soldiers
  • Marvel at the amazing architecture of Kilitbahir Fortress
  • See Brighton Beach and Anzac Cove the prime location for the various troops
  • Head to Turkish Memorial, Lancashire Landing and Twelve Tree Cops Cemetery
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    • Meet your tour guide and visit the following in Gallipoli:
      • Turkish Gun batteries: Find remnants of some Turkish gun batteries at Gallipoli.
      • Kilitbahir: The Kilitbahir Fortress is part of a more extensive defensive compound whose parts have been restored and are now used for exhibitions and as museum space. 
      • Hospital Museum: This is a unique venue situated in Sultan Bayezid II Mosque Complex in Edirne. It houses recreated rooms of a hospital from the Ottoman period. The museum is the second most visited historical site in Edirne, after the Selimiye Mosque. 

      • Achi Baba Hill: Achi Baba (Turkish: Alçıtepe) is a height dominating the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, located in Çanakkale Province. Achi Baba was the main position of the Turkish Ottoman defences in 1915 during the World War I Gallipoli campaign.

      • Turkish Memorial: The Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum was constructed to commemorate the sailors of the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul, which sunk in 1890 off Kushimoto, Wakayama in Japan. 

      • Cape Helles Memorial: The Helles Memorial serves the dual function of Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli campaign and place of commemoration for many of those Commonwealth servicemen who died there and have no known grave.

      • Brighton Beach: During the Battle of Gallipoli, this beach was the prime location for the various troops of the Allies side, mainly the ANZAC troops, to use their little and precious free time to swim. 

      • Lancashire Landing and Twelve Tree Cops Cemetery: There are now 1,237 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 

      • Simulation center:  The Gallipoli Kabatepe Museum has 11 gallery rooms equipped with advanced high-tech simulation equipment.   

      • Anzac Cove: The cove is a small, gently curved beach 3,5 km north of Kabatepe, enclosed by the two arms of the plateau above. The beach itself is only 600 m long and less than 10 m wide.

      • The historical site of Battle of Lone Pine and the tunnels and trenches of Turkey.

      • 57th Regiment Turkısh Cemetery: The Memorial Park is another Turkish symbolic cemetery, with plaques bearing names of soldiers of the 57th Regiment. The Anatolian Turkish Regiment of Mustapha Kemal's 19th Division led its counter-attack on 25th April that stopped the Anzac advance on Baby 700 after desperate fighting. 

      • Chunuk Bair site: The Battle of Chunuk Bair was a World War I fought between the Ottoman defenders and troops of the British Empire over control of the peak in August 1915. 

What's Included
  • English-speaking Gallipoli (Turkish) tour guide

What's Excluded
  • Transportation

  • Entrance fees

  • Meals

Meeting Point

Gallipoli/Çanakkale, Turkey

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
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1 To 4USD 350 Per Group

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USD 350 / group