Istanbul to Gallipoli Full Day Tour with Lunch and Transfers

Name: Istanbul to Gallipoli Full Day Tour with Lunch and Transfers
Brand: Crowded House Tours
SKU: 8549P1
Price: 115.18 USD
Rating: 5.0 (253 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceIstanbul, Turkey

17 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit the notorious WWI battlefields of Gallipoli in just one day on this tour from Istanbul, including lunch and hotel transfers. See Anzac Cove, where the troops first landed; visit the commemorative site where the Dawn Service is held; walk along Brighton Beach; and learn about the war from both perspectives as you view the Allied and Turkish trenches at Johnston's Jolly.

Explore Gallipoli's WWI landing grounds, battlefields, and cemeteries
Guide provides key details that would be hard to research independently
Stay fueled with an included lunch along the way
Hassle-free 2-way transfers from Istanbul hotels (European side only)

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Lunch
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Drinks
Gratuities
Breakfast
Dinner

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

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Start time

06:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Pick up from Taksim, Karaköy, Galata area is between 06.00 - 06.15 am Pick up from Sultanahmet , Sirkeci, area is between 06.30 - 07.00 am No pick up or drop off service from the hotels on the Asian side of Istanbul Meeting point might be arranged depending on the locaiton of the hotel

What To Expect

Istanbul

5 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Gallipoli National Park

5 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Istanbul (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Stroller accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate

The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
No pick up service from the hotels on Asian side of Istanbul
Pick up from Taksim, Karaköy, Galata area is between 06.00 - 06.15 am
Pick up from Sultanahmet, Sirkeci, Aksaray, Fatih area is between 06.30 - 07.00 am
Please contact for the exact pick up time and location one day prior to departure date
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

alan_l

The guide, 'Charlie' was a gracious, Knowledgeable, and deeply empathetic tour guide who was simply superb. His manner, deep knowledge and sense of occasion, plus a welcome dash of humor, made the experience so much better. We came away with a far greater understanding and respect for all the people involved in the conflict. A very humbling experience. Truly memorable.

Reviews

5.0

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Highly Recommended

Susan_J, May 2024

Wonderful staff, small group size was fantastic. We could get into the smaller areas with the mini van. No time wasting waiting for people to get on/ off big bus. Guide very knowledgeable and interesting to listen to. Highly recommend this trip.

Excellent value

George_T, May 2024

Seeing my great uncle’s memorial at Chunuk Bair. Fabulous informative and knowledgeable tour. Good drivers and excellent guide, top marks to the guide.

Overall great day

Katrina_G, May 2024

Really enjoyed our day. Traveled from Istanbul. Had a stop for breakfast and toilet around 930, then onto lunch. After lunch we met up with our tour guide Hasan who was brilliant. A very emotional day. We spent about 4 hours seeing the sights. Then headed back to Istanbul with a stop for dinner and toilet part way home. I would recommend slightly shorter breaks, including lunch to get to Gallipoli earlier and maybe have a little more time there. Overall would definitely recommend.

Highly recommend. Thanks Crowded House

Diane_L, Apr 2024

This is a well organized tour, from start to finish. Our guide was passionate and knowledgeable. Enjoyed being with a small group and english speaking guide.

Insightful

Andy_S, Apr 2024

Long but very informative day, we left Istanbul at seven am and got back to The hotel at nine pm, well worth it though

Gallipoli tour

David_W, Mar 2024

I enjoyed the day, and had always wanted to visit Gallipoli. The tour was nice, good information and a good guide. The only negatives were the included lunch was poor, and there was no museum.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hi There Thank you for your kind review.We don’t know what you mean by poor lunch but We have 3 oourse set menu. They serve the soup of the day first and for the main course they have grilled meatballs ( beef ), chicken shish served with rice , chips and salad. And they have fruit of the season for the last part. As all can see in the tour itinerary we don’t have any museum included in this package. We have the museum only in the 2 Days 1 Night Gallipoli Troy Tour tour from Istanbul ( New Museum of Troy included ) We wish you checked the itinerary well at the booking period. Safe Travels

Fantastic trip to Gallipoli

Paula_S, Mar 2024

Fantastic tour. Guide Hasan was super knowledgeable and very informative. It was a long day from Istanbul but very enjoyable and bus was comfy. Very well organised tour. Highly recommended.

Interesting stories!

Andrei_S, Mar 2024

You'll learn A LOT of interesting historical facts and insane stories. Impressive! Burak, our guide, who born and raised in the area, done a wonderful job! Really appreciate the quality of the tour! One more thing to improve the experience. The time to walk around each of the stop was like 3-10 minutes, it is VERY rush, as there are a lot of stuff to read and wander around, plus taking photos. I would remove a 40-50-min breakfast stop on the way to Gallipoli and invest this time into each of the stop along graves/landmarks/beaches.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE

Fred_L, Mar 2024

I had read five books on the Gallipoli campaign prior to the battlefield tour and I am a retired soldier of 36 years. I was not expecting much from our tour guide. I was more than pleasantly surprised! Hassan, our tour guide, had a PhD level knowledge of the battlefield and the way he presented it was superb. It is certainly a long day but a once in a lifetime experience. Bring your sun hat and maybe even some toilet paper lol!

The guide, 'Charlie' was...

alan_l, Mar 2024

Lest We Forget

Viresh_P, Mar 2024

Deeply emotional experience. Gallipoli has huge significance for Australians. I wanted to see the place where so many ANZAC's gave their lives to fight in a far away place. Very sad to see so many names listed on memorial walls and no graves as these soldiers' bodies have not been found. Also a new found feeling of respect and friendship towards just as many Turkish soldiers who also gave their lives. If I did not live so far away, I would come back and do a 3 day Gallipoli tour as the 1-day tour just cannot do justice to the history of this battle. Huge raps for our guide "Charlie". Was very informative and told us about the impact for both sides of the conflict and how this formed the history of modern Turkey. Tiny comment - the lunch provided was the worst of the 5 day tours we did in Turkey.

Wonderful

Anastacia_M, Feb 2024

Incredible experience with a truly wonderful guide. This is a must do, the tour is very informative and awakening, understanding that what we learn of the war from our countries is often different than the truth of battle. Very grateful for this experience

Great day

Melz_S, Feb 2024

Excellent knowledgeable guide nice lunch. Recommended for any Australian or new Zealander. Emotional place

Enlightening..fantastic..

Debbie_F, Feb 2024

The tour from Start to finish was fantastic.i wish to thank Josh and Charlie for a truely great day so much knoweledge it was wonderfull .experience

Very informative tour!

Ceoconnor1, Feb 2024

Hasan was a superb tour guide. His knowledge of Gallipoli made the tour the highlight of our visit. We learned so much from him. It is well worth the time commitment as it is a long drive to the peninsula.

Exceptional

Karen_P, Feb 2024

So efficient from start to finish. Really well organised. Excellent transportation. Great lunch. Guide and information exceptional. The site is very well maintained, respectful and full of information.

Gallipoli

Josephine_H, Feb 2024

The minibus collected me from my accommodation well within the timescale. All drivers were safe, friendly and polite. For the tour of Gallipoli I was the only Brit among several lovely Australians. And female on a battlefield tour at that! I went, while staying in Istanbul, because my grandfather landed at Suvla Bay with the British Army in October 1915, so to learn more about the campaign, and the likely experience of my grandfather who died 30 years before I was born, was amazing. Our tour guide was fantastic on such a beautiful, peaceful and emotional afternoon. You brought a few words in WW1 diary to life: “I arrived under heavy bombardment to Suvla Bay…” Yes, there is a lot to fit in but it fitted the bill for me perfectly. I only drop a star for the food. The breakfast and dinner stop were the same. The staff were lovely, but the venue is a bland roadside self-service cafe with a 15-30 minute stop. The lunch stop at Eceabat was similar with lovely staff, who I suspect have been low paid to provide the cheapest of lunch.

A must do for every Australian

Tony_S, Jan 2024

Viator are the agent, Crowded House Tours in Eceabat are the crew that deliver the experience. They are a top notch crew, friendly, helpful and with deep extensive knowledge of the Gallipoli campaign of WW1. A deeply moving experience

Well worth doing

Blake_M, Jan 2024

If you are an Australian or a Kiwi in Istanbul for more than a day or two, you are doing yourself a disservice if you fail to take one of these Gallipoli tours. Sure, it is a long day and quite a tiring exercise, but the rewards are immeasurable. It is fascinating and moving to traverse the important Gallipoli sites and see this huge part of our history gain another dimension. Our guide, Charlie, provided a sensitive and warm narration of the enormous contribution made by both sides in this devestating conflict. And not without a dry, fitting touch of humour here and there as well. In short: highly recommended.

Anzac Cove / Gallipoli day bus tour

Deb_S, Jan 2024

The whole day was fabulous. The best of the tours we’ve had in Istanbul. The bus ride was comfortable, the food stops fabulous and the guides clear and experienced. The national park is lovely and both the Australian and Turkish monuments/memorials a fitting tribute to the poor soldiers who perished during WWI. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and humerous with his Australian references. A very humbling experience for us. Thank you. Lest we forget.

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