Several companies in Çanakkale and Eceabat run guided tours by car or minibus of the Gallipoli battlefields (map). A seat in the minibus costs about TL45; a private tour for one to three people costs about TL220.
Coming from Istanbul, Efendi Travel, a TurkeyTravelPlanner.com partner, has a variety of tours from Istanbul to Gallipoli and Troy, from budget to top-class, same-day to overnight:
Day Excursion to Gallipoli
This is the way to tour Gallipoli in the shortest time for the least money. You depart Istanbul early in the morning and drive to Eceabat on the Gallipoli peninsula. You’re met in Eceabat in late morning by your tour guide. After lunch, you tour the peninsula, stopping at all the major historical locations. In the early evening your motorcoach departs for Istanbul, arriving at bedtime. This is the most efficient way to go, and allows you to visit Gallipoli from Istanbul in one (long) day. More…
Overnight Tours to Gallipoli & Troy
A 2-day tour that’s less rushed, and you get to see Troyas well. Transport is the same as for the aforementioned Day Excursion (above), but you stay overnight near Gallipoli at a comfortable, budget-priced hostel or in a 3-star hotel, as you choose. By staying overnight you’ll have time to visit Troy as well. More…
Private Gallipoli Tour
Your group is driven by professional chauffeur from Istanbul to Gallipoli in a comfortable air-conditionedMercedes-Benz van, with plenty of time to see whatever you like, at your own pace. More…
4-Day Gallipoli & Aegean Turkey Tour
Efendi Travel also offers a very efficient, high-comfort tour from Istanbul showing you the Gallipoli battlefields, Troy, Pergamum, Ephesus, Aphrodisias and Pamukkale in only 4 days (3 nights) by private car with driver-guide. More…
Anzac Day Tours
Here’s how to attend the dawn commemoration ceremonies on ANZAC Day (April 25th) without the many hassles that are often part of Gallipoli tours. More…
6-Day Self-Drive Tour
You can also visit the Gallipoli battlefields from Istanbulon an overnight excursion by rental car, or on a six-day self-drive tour that includes Gallipoli, Troy and Mount Ida, Bergama (Pergamum), Ephesus and Kuşadası.More…
—by Tom Brosnahan
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