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On a private tour to Gallipoli,
you
are driven by a professional
chauffeur from Istanbul to
Gallipoli
with plenty of time to see whatever
you like, at your own pace.
The ride from Istanbul to the Gallipoli
battlefields takes about five hours.
The best plan is to have a quick lunch
or picnic upon arrival in Gallipoli,
then go straight to the battlefields.
You really do need a vehicle to explore
the battlefields, as they extend more
than 35 km (22 miles) over the hills
of the peninsula (map).
A normal tour of the battlefields
includes:
—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)
Of course, on a private tour, you
can establish your own itinerary, stopping
at places such as Twelve
Tree Copse, Lancashire Landing, Pink
Farm, Y Beach, V Beach, Seddülbahir or Cape
Helles. You could easily
spend an entire day—or even two—exploring
the peninsula, its monuments and beaches.
Efendi Travel in
Istanbul has perhaps the best value-for-money
private tours of Gallipoli. More...
After your battlefield tour, you can
return to Istanbul, stay overnight
in or near Çanakkale at a hotel of
your choosing, visit Çanakkale and Troy the
next day, then return to Istanbul or continue
your travels south
along the Aegean
coast to Bergama (Pergamum), Foça, İzmir, Ephesus, Bodrum,
or inland to Pamukkale, Antalya, Cappadocia,
or wherever your itinerary takes you
next.
Here's
a planned six-day, self-drive
itinerary from Istanbul
via Gallipoli to Ephesus by
Argeus
Tourism & Travel. that includes
an overnight stay at a mountain
lodge on the slopes of legendary Mount
Ida. More...
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