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2 Day Gallipoli and Ancient Troy Tour: WW1 Battlefields and Legendary Stories From Istanbul
4.9
26 Ratings
Beyoğlu
2 days tour to visit WW1 battlefields, Gallipoli Peninsula with a guide and from the sea by boat. You will visit Kabatepe Simulation Centre to watch 3D videos about Gallipoli Campaign. Tour includes a visit to Ancient Troy City. You will hear about Homer’s famous Troy and legend of beautiful Helen and Trojan Horse.
2 days tour to visit WW1 battlefields, Gallipoli Peninsula with a guide and from the sea by boat. You will visit Kabatepe Simulation Centre to watch 3D videos about Gallipoli Campaign. Tour includes a visit to Ancient Troy City. You will hear about Homer’s famous Troy and legend of beautiful Helen and Trojan Horse.
Duration:
2 days
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
Gallipoli National Park - 06.00
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06.30 Pick up from your hotel door in Istanbul’s Taksim area
06.30 -
07.00 Or pick up from your hotel door in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet area and transfer for Eceabat
12:00 Arrive in Eceabat
12.15 Lunch at a local restaurant
13.00 Depart from Eceabat for Fully Guided Gallipoli Tour
Visiting - -
Brighton Beach,
-…
Gallipoli National Park - 06.00
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06.30 Pick up from your hotel door in Istanbul’s Taksim area
06.30 -
07.00 Or pick up from your hotel door in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet area and transfer for Eceabat
12:00 Arrive in Eceabat
12.15 Lunch at a local restaurant
13.00 Depart from Eceabat for Fully Guided Gallipoli Tour
Visiting - - Brighton Beach,
- Beach Cemetery,
- ANZAC Cove,
- Ariburnu Cemetery,
- ANZAC Commemorative Site,
- Respect to Mehmetcik Statue,
- Lone Pine Australian Memorial,
- Johnston’s Jolly, (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels),
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- Regiment Turkish Memorial,
- The Nek,
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Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial,
17.45 Arrive back in Eceabat and check in/transfer to your hotel
What's Included
- Local guide
- Overnight accommodation x 1 (BB)
- Lunch
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Breakfast
- Local guide
- Overnight accommodation x 1 (BB)
- Lunch
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Breakfast
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Pick up and Drop off Service from the hotels on the Asian side of Istanbul
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Pick up and Drop off Service from the hotels on the Asian side of Istanbul
Additional Information
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- This tours departs between 1st of May and 1st of October
- The Simulation Center is closed on Tuesdays. And there is no replacement.
- The accomodaiton is…
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- This tours departs between 1st of May and 1st of October
- The Simulation Center is closed on Tuesdays. And there is no replacement.
- The accomodaiton is Double or Twin share for 2 people
- If Single room is required please book seperately
Location
The Marmara Taksim
Osmanlı Sokak
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(26 Ratings)
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Alan_j
Sep 11, 2025
5 Star. - A bucket list trip that met all expectations! Fantastic guides- all three. So knowledgeable and fun. Crowded House Tours- you were brilliant in all respects. Congratulations on running such an efficient operation with lovely people. Made my dream trip everything I had hoped it would be, and more.
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278desr
Aug 3, 2025
Excellent Gallipoli tour - Really excellent. I had two guides Hassan on the first day and then Erjan on the second, both were excellent and were very insightful re Gallipoli. I was keen to see Suvla bay and the tour company arranged a private taxi tour. Every part of the experience has been really good. No area that o would fault.
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Made
Jun 9, 2025
Gallipoli tour the ANZAC cove - Fantastic our driver Josh and guide Charlie were absolutely fantastic his very funny ,friendly and very easy to talk and understand… Great tour thank you for fantastic service and day out.
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Passenger05257725100
May 18, 2025
Perfect tour to Gallipoli and Troy - We booked the two-day excursion to Gallipoli and Troy from Istanbul in Belgium (TUI).
This excursion was perfectly organized:
- comfortable vans with smooth drivers
- excellent guides (Hassan, Burak) who knew a lot about Gallipoli and Troy and could also convey this compellingly,
- flexible organization, which allowed us to arrange an adjustment in our transport even late at night
- excellent value for money
In short, an absolute must for anyone interested in history
Bart and Katty Desimpel -Kerkhofs
Belgium
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Excursion17444824651
Apr 20, 2025
The trip to Gallipoli that went off without a hitch! - Unlike Churchill, these guys plan your mission and execute it to perfection. We were picked up in Istanbul and driven to Eceabat by our great driver Suleiman - No. 1 driver in Gallipoli. He took us all through Anzac Cove with our fabulous guide Okan. Okan was incredibly knowledgable, respectful and told us about the Gallipoli Campaign from both sides. We thought we knew a lot about Gallipoli, but after spending the day with Okan, we easily doubled our knowledge.
Funda steers the ship and knows where everyone should be and where they are going. This is one slick tour group - we highly recommend them.
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Passenger55471809067
Oct 27, 2024
Excellent tour, highly recommended - An excellent tour. Our guides were very knowledgable, the tour was a good pace, and being a small tour it was easy to see and hear everything.
Gallipoli is a must do for Kiwis, and I'm so pleased we went with Crowded House.
Highly recommended.
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George_l
Sep 9, 2024
Two days, three guides - a wonderful experience - An amazing two-day excursion jammed pack with history and vivid descriptions delivered by three wonderful guides who were not only extremely knowledgeable about their specific areas of expertise, but delivered their commentaries with humour and imagination.
I cannot recommend this tour highly enough for those seeking an introduction to Gallipoli and the ancient city of Troy.
All credit to Crowded House Tours for unbelievable time management - our two day adventure was timed to perfection no standing around waiting, yet plenty of time to enjoy and experience.
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Petersp8206md
Aug 8, 2024
Great history tour of Gallipoli with knowledgeable guides and well organised company - Really good guide who spoke good English and engaged with all the guests, particularly the Aussies and Kiwis.
The emphasis was on the military history and why the different sides did what they did.
It felt like I visited all the important places on the Gallipoli Peninsula and certainly all the places I had heard of over many years.
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Kelmsom
May 21, 2024
Great experience with Crowded house tours - We had a wonderful experience visiting Gallipoli and seeing the beach landings and the memorials to all the lost soldiers. As an Australian, it was particularly poignant experience and I felt honoured to visit and pay my respects. The Turkish guide, Chari, was fantastic and shared many interesting stories about the Gallipoli campaign with perspectives on how this campaign galvanised the Turkish people and created the Anzac legend. The words of Mustafa Kemal were striking and evocative.
The trip was well planned and pretty seamless, with early morning pick ups and then a nice lunch at Exeabat. The Gallipoli tour was pretty busy as this is a large area with many special places to visit. I probably would have liked more time to walk around, so if you are a serious history buff, this is something to consider. However I think the tour was very good.
We stayed overnight at cannakule which was really lovely after the intensity of Istanbul. Our tour to Troy was nice and a lovely guide but for those people coming from Istanbul for this, it is a very long day with a smaller site to visit then Gallipoli.
All up, I thoroughly recommend Crowded House tours, they went above and beyond to help me sort out accommodation in Istanbul on our return and made the whole experience wonderful.
Thank you Ramazan and team
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Beltedcow
May 2, 2024
Well worth the time and money. - Guides Ibrahim and Hasan were superb. They have extensive knowledge of the area and also of their country and seem to really enjoy the interaction with their clients. Because they are local, they know things about the area that other guides probably do not such as the presence of a good track from the coast to Chunuk Bair. The company's organization could not be faulted; transport was good, as was my accommodation. My tour went to Hill 60 because I have a family connection there and Ibrahim researched this thoroughly and accommodated my questions and also my need for some quiet time at the memorial.
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