Istanbul to Gallipoli Grandeur Tour

Day 1 : Istanbul – Eceabat/Gallipoli Tour
06:00    Transfer vehicle will begin the circuit around the hotels for pickups.
Please be ready in reception of your hotel for transfer to Eceabat.
Pickups between 6 & 7am, depending on number of customers from each hotel..
07:00    Transfer to Eceabat by TJS TOURS private bus.
12.00    Arrive in Eceabat where you will be met by the staff of TJs TOURS.
12.30    Depart TJs Hotel/Hostel for a fully guided Gallipoli tours.

ANZAC Tour Day 11

 After arriving in Cannakale yesterday we had an early breakfast where we wished Mr Washbourne a Happy Birthday then continued packing all the necessary items for camping at Gallipoli that night. We caught the ferry across back into Europe, docking at Ecebat. We boarded the bus and began our journey towards Anzac Cove, driving all the way through to the New Zealand War Memorial, Chunuk Bair, where Mr Croft organised to lay a wreath with Tyler at the service tomorrow.  From here we started our eight kilometre walk down to ANZAC Cove. 

6 Days 5 Night Gallipoli, Troy, Kusadasi, Samos, Mykonos, Santorini, Athens ( Turkey + Greek Islands )

Day 1 - Istanbul to Gallipoli ( B, L )
06.00 - 06.30 Pick up from hotel in Taksim, Beşiktaş, Beyoğlu, Şişli, Ortaköy, Bebek
06.30 - 07:00 Pick up from hotel in Sultanahmet, Beyazıd, Sirkeci, Laleli, Aksaray
07.15 Pick up from hotel in Ataturk Airport Area
08.30 Have a stop for open buffet breakfast
12.00 Arrive in Eceabat. Lunch on the roof of Grand Eceabat Hotel
12.45 Depart for fully guided Gallipoli Tours
During the Galliopli Campaign the aim of the soldier were after capturing the hills coming to narrows and getting the control of the castles and canon batteries. We starting our tour from the narrowiest part of Dardanelles, after having a quick look to get idea of the narrows we drive to landing beaches.
( RSL TOUR is the only agency who start the tour from narrows )

06.00 - 06.30 Pick up from hotel in Taksim, Beşiktaş, Beyoğlu, Şişli, Ortaköy, Bebek
06.30 - 07:00 Pick up from hotel in Sultanahmet, Beyazıd, Sirkeci, Laleli, Aksaray
07.15 Pick up from hotel in Ataturk Airport Area
08.30 Have a stop for open buffet breakfast
12.00 Arrive in Eceabat. Lunch on the roof of Grand Eceabat Hotel
12.45 Depart for fully guided Gallipoli Tours
During the Gallipoli Campaign the aim of the soldier were after capturing the hills coming to narrows and getting the control of the castles and canon batteries. We starting our tour from the narrowiest part of Dardanelles, after having a quick look to get idea of the narrows we drive to landing beaches.
( RSL TOURs is the only agency who start the tour from narrows )

On tour you will visit:

• Kilitbahir Fortress
• Turkish Canon Batteries
• Brighton Beach
• Beach Cemetery ( the grave of John Simpson )
• ANZAC Cove
• Ariburnu Cemetery
• ANZAC Commemorative Site
• Respect to Mehmetcik Statue
• Lone Pine Australian Memorial
• Johnston's Jolly (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels)
• Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Cemetery
• The Nek
• Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial

This package includes:

• All Transportation in A/C 'NO - SMOKING' coach
• Professional English speaking guiding
• Restaurant lunch
• Open Buffet Breakfast
• Gallipoli tours
• Entrance fees

This package excludes:

• Dinner
• Drinks ( During the lunch )
• Gratitudes for Guide & Driver

17.30 End of the tour
18.00 Depart Back to Istanbul
20.30 Have a stop for break
23.00 Drop off to hotels in Istanbul

Gallipoli Tours Images

Kilitbahir Castle (Turkish: Kilitbahir Kalesi) is a fortress on the west side of the Dardanelles, opposite the city of Çanakkale, where there is a corresponding fortress (Kale-i Sultaniye), from which Gallipoli Tours takes its name. The two castles were constructed by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1463 to control the straits at their narrowest point. Kilitbahir’s name, meaning “lock of the sea”, reflects this defensive purpose.

Gallipoli Tours Images

“Better than I expected” - RSL Gallipoli Tours Review

My family ( 2 adults , 3 teenage children) organised a 2 day private tour of Gallipoli starting and finishing in Istanbul. This is an expensive option but well worth the money - AUD$2000 when all said and done.
We were picked up from our hotel at 7.30am and taken in a very comfortable minibus to Eceabat stopping for breakfast on the way. We arrived at Eceabat at lunch time. After lunch we drove with our guide Baris to a new interactive display of the Gallipoli campaigns. The presentation is designed to simulate some of the experiences of those envolved in those campaigns. Although in Turkish we were given electronic devices which enabled us to hear an English version. It was excellent.
We were then taken to the southern sector at Cape Helles.There we visited the massive memorials to the British and the Turks. Both are simple but very impressive. We also saw some of the landing beaches including V Beach. Now very beautiful but on 25 April 1915 a virtual slaughterhouse.On the return trip to Eceabat we stopped off at a small village for cay.

Transport to Gallipoli, buses from Istanbul to Gallipoli

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From Istanbul
By plane: Turkish Airlines, who intervened after that Atlasjet Company served out the flights between Istanbul & Canakkale, began flights on the same route with an Airbus A-319. Turkish Airlines is now operating these flights under its own low cost carrier Anadolu Jet (no thrills airline). Please note that this flight departs from Sabiha Gokcen Airport on the Asian Side, for those who will be staying around Sultanahmet & Taksim area hotels this would mean apx. 1½ hrs driving time to the airport.

Gallipoli Ephesus Pamukkale from Istanbul

Day 1 – Istanbul to Gallipoli
In the early morning we will drive west, heading towards the Aegean Sea. We will visit Gallipoli on the way 
*Gallipoli and The Dardanelles — After our lunch we will stop to visit Gallipoli, a place of fierce World War 1 fighting between Allied forces and the Turks. At ANZAC Cove thousands lost their lives in one fateful dawn morning. We will also see other famous battle sites of World War 1 in this area, such as Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair. From here we go to a ferry and cross the Dardanelle. For World War 1 buffs, you will know the Dardanelle Straits were a strategic crossing point for the allied armies to cross from Europe to Asia Minor. 
*Canakkale will be our final destination for today and where we will spend the evening. After dinner, you might want to stroll the harbor walk and experience the local culture. Overnight in CANAKKALE

Day 2 – Gallipoli to Kusadasi
We continue our scenic drive along the Aegean, stopping for photo opportunities and perhaps to indulge the taste buds at one of the many farmer road side stands that sell olives, figs, seasonal fruit and pistachios. We then will head east towards our first site of the day. 
Sites you’ll see today 
*Troy –is the ancient site written about by Homer in the Iliad. It dates back as far as 3000 BC and has been the site of nine different cities through the thousands of years it has existed. As you enter the site a large wooden Trojan horse dominates your view. You will definitely want to climb up and get your picture taken! 
After lunch you will depart from Canakkale, driving along the Aegean Sea down to Kusadasi, evening arrival in Kusadasi, Check in the hotel, Overnight stay.

High Commissioner addresses Anzac Day dawn service in London

“On this 98th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli, we gather at hundreds of dawn services around Australia and New Zealand; here in Britain; in the steaming heat of Papua New Guinea; in a chill morning of a Flanders field; at Fromelles and Villers Bretonneux, in Turkey and in ceremonies around the world. And on this day we honour a special relationship between Australia and New Zealand forged in mud and blood.

The statistics tell a stark story. During the First World War, 38.7 percent of the total male population of Australia, aged between 18 and 44, fought with a casualty rate of 65 percent, the highest of any country. It was a similar story with New Zealand. 42 percent of Kiwi males fought with a casualty rate of 58 percent. It was a conflict that helped define our identities as new nations as well as enshrine a bond between us that can never be broken.