Top Canakkale Half-day Tours

Escape the bustling streets of Istanbul on a 2-day group tour to Gallipoli and Troy. After a scenic drive along the Marmara Sea, explore the poignant landmarks and battlefields of Gallipoli, including Brighton Beach, Ariburnu Cemetery, and more. At the end of the day, enjoy a restful night in Canakkale. On Day 2, visit the New Museum of Troy, and learn about the myths and history of this legendary city.

Explore ANZAC sector of the Gallipoli peninsula in a unique way. Walk in their footsteps and learn about the events of 1915 leaving their mark on many nations. Take a journey back where history was made and myths were born, connecting the past with the present.

While you can make your own way to the Gallipoli peninsula, it’s best to take a tour if you want to explore the many WWI sites—there’s no public transport and little information available at the battlefields and memorials. On this full-day tour from Eceabat, visit key sites such as ANZAC Cove and Johnston’s Jolly, alongside the moving memorials at Lone Pine and Chunuk-Blair, and learn all about the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign from your guide.

Follow in the footsteps of the ANZAC troops on this private shore excursion to Gallipoli’s WWI battlefields from Canakkale. Visit the poignant memorials, military monuments, and battle sites of the Gallipoli National Park; hear stories of the battle from both the Turkish and Allied sides; and see sites such as Kabatepe Hill, Anzac Cove, and the Trojan Horse of Canakkale.

Delve deeper into World War I’s 1915 Gallipoli campaign with a private 5-hour tour of the peninsula’s Cape Helles area from Eceabat. It was here that British and French forces landed to coincide with the more famous landings further north. Learn about the campaign, and visit landing and combat sites, including V and W Beach, and memorials and cemeteries. Assistance in finding individual graves, plus lunch, transport, and hotel pickup and drop-off included.

The legend of Troy and the Trojan War is one of the most famous tales of ancient Greece, and the UNESCO-listed archaeological site of Troy is among Turkey’s most visited ruins. This private 4-hour shore excursion from Canakkale is ideal for those short on time, including the Houses of Troy I, the Odeon, the Troy Archeological Museum, and of course, the replica of the legendary Trojan Horse.