Gallipoli

You’ll leave Istanbul early and drive west to the Gallipoli Peninsula, where the 1915 campaign left marks that are still visible in the terrain — trench lines, cemetery rows facing the Aegean, and a narrow beach where thousands of soldiers landed under fire. This is not a surface-level visit. Your guide walks you through the full campaign chronology, from the April landings to the August offensive to the December evacuation.

The day covers ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair, Brighton Beach, The Nek, Johnston’s Jolly, and the Kabatepe Museum. At each stop, your guide provides the military context — who fought where, what they were trying to take, and why the geography made it nearly impossible. The trenches at Johnston’s Jolly are close enough to the opposing lines that you can see both sides from a single position.

Lunch is included on the peninsula. You’ll be back in Istanbul by evening.