Gallipoli Half Day Tour from Canakkale

Briefing

• Gallipoli Battlefield Areas: Eight months of brutal fighting in 1915 turned this quiet Aegean peninsula into a defining chapter of modern history.

• Brighton Beach: Soldiers landing on Brighton Beach in 1915 had no cover except the pre-dawn darkness and a few metres of sand.

• Beach Cemetery: Barely a hundred metres from the shore, Beach Cemetery is one of Gallipoli's most affecting stops simply because of its location.

• ANZAC Cove: Recognized worldwide as the symbolic heart of the ANZAC story, this quiet cove draws pilgrims from across the Southern Hemisphere.

• Ari Burnu: Just north of ANZAC Cove, Ari Burnu is where soldiers first scrambled ashore, disoriented and already under fire from the cliffs.

• Lone Pine Cemetery: Visitors from Australia and New Zealand often spend longer at Lone Pine than anywhere else on the battlefield, reading every headstone they pass.

• Johnston's Jolly: Walking the reconstructed trenches at Johnston's Jolly, you understand immediately why both sides used periscopes rather than looking over the parapet.

• Shrapnel Valley: Shrapnel Valley cemetery sits in the same gully where thousands of soldiers moved up and down the line through eight months of fighting.

• Turkish Memorial: Dominating a hillside above the battlefield, the Turkish Memorial is visible from many points across the Gallipoli peninsula.

• The Nek: Visitors to the Nek often struggle to comprehend how such a small piece of ground could have produced such enormous casualties so quickly.

• Chunuk Bair: New Zealand's primary Gallipoli memorial sits at Chunuk Bair, commemorating the Wellington Infantry Battalion and the August 1915 offensive.