Gallipoli Walking Tour 2026
Our Gallipoli tours have been proving popular for over 20 years, during this time we have endeavored to dig deeper and go further consistently amending and tweaking our itinerary to offer something new, whilst appealing to anyone visiting for the first time.
Tour Dates: 10/15 May 2026
Price Per Person: £1850:00 *Tour Now Open*
*Gallipoli Association Members joining us trigger a £100 donation to the GA
Non flight option: £1550:00 – (meet in Istanbul or Canakkale)
Deposit: £300 (Flight Cost,ATOL approved)
Single Supplement – £150:00
Hotel: 4* Truva Hotel, Canakkale – Bed, Breakfast,
Lunches and Museums included
Winery visit included
Welcome drinks & map pack on arrival in Canakkale included
This tour starts and ends at Heathrow Airport unless meeting us in Istanbul
Key Information
For 2026 we are thrilled to be once again offering a purely walking tour to the Peninsula in the company of fellow enthusiasts and authorities.
This tour, led by authors and experienced Gallipoli guides Clive Harris & Steve Chambers, we will be studying the key elements of the Gallipoli Battlefields to greater understand the main areas of the campaign, conducted at a relaxed pace and with scope to visit spots not offered on other tour itineraries.
We feel this tour offers the most comprehensive tour available to the Peninsula, as part of a like minded intimate group to reach seldom visited spots via mule tracks, dried up gullies and quiet beaches.
*Please note that your guides are extremely experienced in Guiding the Gallipoli Campaign and the group size and dynamics of this tour are such that if there is an alternative area of the Peninsula you would like to visit, let us know, this is entirely possible and encouraged*
*This is a walking tour but the distances are not excessive, our average day involves around 6/7 miles over undulating ground but at a pace to suite the needs of the group, if you have any concerns please feel free to give us a call*
The walks will be led by either Stephen Chambers and Clive Harris, both are GBG Badged Guides and published authors, alongside them an experienced, English speaking local guide makes up the unrivalled guiding team.
New for 2026, we will be located in the 4* Truva Hotel, Canakkale. A modern sea front Canakkale hotel with well equipped modern rooms with A/C, TV en-suite bathrooms, restaurant and bar facilities.
The tour is offered on a bed and breakfast basis, with packed lunches or cafe lunches included.
*Evening meals not included
Scheduled Turkish Airline or British Airways flights from Heathrow
Itinerary
Scheduled flights from London to Istanbul. Transfer to Gallipoli by coach to the Hotel Grand Anzac in Canakkale.
This is a 4 hour transfer on a fully air-conditioned coach. We will stop off for a short snack/toilet break halfway through the journey.
All our transfer coaches have Wi-Fi and complimentary bottled water on board.
Monday 11 May 2026 – Anzac Day
Our morning will be spent studying the Gaba Tepe sector with a walk along the shoreline from the Anazac Commemoration site to Beach Cemetery. We then further explore the Anzac sector via Shrapnel Valley up to the heights of Plugges Plateau, the first ridge captured by the Anzac’s on 25 April 1915.
After lunch at a local restaurant, we will continue the Anzac advance from the Second Ridge at Lone Pine, to the furthest advance of the Australian and New Zealand troops on that first day of the landing. This walk will take us over Pine Ridge, down into Legge Valley and up onto the Third Ridge (Gun Ridge), the final objective of the covering force, ending the walk at Mustafa Kemal’s command post on the Scrubby Knoll.
Tuesday 12 May 2026– Helles Day
Beginning the morning on the top of Achi Baba, where we will experience panoramic views of the Helles battlefield, we will descend down to the beaches. Next stop is Erturgal Fort, trenches and the Ottoman memorial to Sgt Yahya, all overlooking V Beach. We will visit V Beach CWGC Cemetery, the spit of rock where the River Clyde came shore, all under the shadow of Seddulbahir Fort. We will then advance up through the village to Doughty-Wylie’s Grave, and then the Helles Memorial.
After lunch at V Beach Café, we will walk from the French artillery battery onto Hunter-Weston Hill and then Lancashire Landing CWGC Cemetery. From there we will visit W Beach to recount the story of the 6 VC’s Before Breakfast before ascending onto Hill 114 to explore the old base-camp of the MEF.
We end the day with visit to the Bengodi/Asmadan Winery for a tasting flight (foot passage ferry option for non-winers).
Wednesday 13 May 2026 – Gully Ravine Day
We will spend the whole day exploring Gully Ravine, starting at the Ottoman Nuri Yamut Memorial we will walk across the seaward cliffs to Gurkha Bluff, just above Y Beach. We will continue along Gully Spur, visiting Geoghegan’s Bluff and the football field for lunch. We will then continue to follow the ravine to Gully Beach. Exiting the ravine we will walk along the West Krithia to finish the day at Pink Farm CWGC Cemetery.
Thursday 15 May 2026 – Canuk Bair Suvla Day
We will begin the morning atop Canuk Bair and walk down Rhododendrom Ridge via the Farm, the recent devistating wildfires across this area have provided a unique opportunity to follow the trenchlines, dugouts and strongpoints for a short window before nature recovers the landscape.
After a packed lunch at the museum in Buyuk Anafarta, we will visit the key areas of the Suvla Bay area including Suvla Point and General Stopford’s HQ, Green Hill and Hill 10 bringing our tour to a close.
Friday 15 May 2026
Return to Istanbul and onward journey home
Booking
Deposits can be paid via BACS transfer (IBAN if overseas) both account details are on the bottom of the booking form.
If you wish to pay by credit card, drop us an email and we will send you the relevant link.
Cheques can be made payable to “Battle Honours Ltd”