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You can travel from Istanbul
to the Gallipoli
battlefields and return in
one day—a l-o-n-g
15-hour day, but possible.
The easiest and most cost-effective
transport is via a tour,
such as this one by TurkeyTravelPlanner.com partner Backpackers
Travel:
You're
picked up at your hotel (in Sultanahmet,
Beyazıt or Taksim areas) and taken
to Istanbul's Main
Bus Terminal where you board
a comfortable intercity coach for
the 5-hour ride to Eceabat on
the Gallipoli peninsula. (By utilizing
scheduled public buses, Backpackers
Travel provides a more comfortable
journey and a more value-for-money tour.)
(Off-season, from December through
March, the tour departs not from your
hotel but from the Backpackers
Travel office in Sultanahmet [map].)
At Eceabat, you're met at mid-day by a professional
tour guide and vehicle, who take you
on an afternoon tour of the extensive
battlefields,
including:
—The Kabatepe War Museum
—Beach Cemetery (John Simpson's Grave)
—ANZAC Cove
—Ari Burnu (First ANZAC landing place)
—Lone Pine Cemetery (Australian memorial)
—Johnston's Jolly (walk in the ANZAC
trenches)
—View of Shrapnel Valley
—Turkish Memorial
—The Nek and Walker´s Ridge
—Chunuk Bair (main New Zealand memorial)
After your
tour, you return to Istanbul by
evening intercity bus, then by shuttle
van to Sultanahmet, arriving
at bedtime.
This is the fastest and
least expensive way to go, and allows
you to visit Gallipoli from Istanbul
in one (long) day.
For less rush, more
comfort and the
opportunity to visit Çanakkale and
Troy,
consider staying
overnight or taking a private
tour. More...
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