Gallipoli
Learn all about the Gallipoli Campaign and take a tailor made tour through the actual battlefields!
Travel to Istanbul to visit the landing beach for troops, the rememberance park, memeorial sites and museums and so much more whilst leaarning all about the distinct battles that were fought during World War 1.
All about the Gallipoli Campaign!
The Gallipoli campaign of WW1 was intended to bring the war to a speedier end by opening another front away from France.
In the bigger scheme of the battle story, it is a cautionary tale that highlights the hefty costs of shoddy planning and leadership, but it also showcases amazing bravery and heroism from both sides.
Lasting from 1915 to 1916, bitter fighting cost the allies 200,000 causalities. The Turkish forces suffered 255,000.
It has become a pilgrimage site for many, but predominantly Australians and New Zealanders as this was the primary landing site of their military ancestors, the ANZACS. It is where they established their fighting abilities, and where many sadly fell in the fight for freedom.
WW1 Gallipoli Tour Highlights
ANZAC Beach
Landing beach of the Australians and New Zealanders. After arriving on 25th April 1915, soldiers remained at this site for the full 8-months of the campaign having been unable to advance and link with adjoining forces.
Lone Pine
A pivotal site for the Australian and New Zealand troops in the Gallipoli August offensive, Lone Pine was so named for the solitary Turkish pine that stood there at the start of the fighting. As a result of the battle’s significance, the annual Australian Anzac Day dawn service is held here.
Suvla Bay
The landing at Suvla Bay was the final British attempt to break the deadlock of the Battle of Gallipoli. Although initially successful, mismanagement from the outset meant it quickly reached the same stalemate conditions that prevailed on the Anzac and Helles fronts.
Helles Peninsula & Memorial
The memorial is the main Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli campaign and commemorates the 20,956 Commonwealth servicemen with no known grave who died in the campaign 1915–1916. UK and Indian forces named on the memorial died in operations throughout the peninsula.
Eceabat Memorial Park
This remembrance park is an open-air museum between the road and sea which includes an evocative life-size battle scene, as well as a large relief model of the Gallipoli peninsula, busts of Turkish generals, and various war relics.
Museum at Bigali
During the Dardanelles War, this house became headquarters of the 19th Division, headed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It became known as Atatürk House and was transformed into a museum in 1973.
Battlefield tours are tailor-made for each group. This itinerary is an example only.
Each tour is costed individually and will be determined by group size, preferred dates of travel, flight details and final itinerary.
For a tailored, all-inclusive quote, please contact us.
Battlefield tours are tailor-made for each group. This itinerary is an example only.
Each tour is costed individually and will be determined by group size, preferred dates of travel, flight details and final itinerary.
For a tailored, all-inclusive quote, please contact us.
