Step into the landscape that defined the brutal, attritional fighting on the Cape Helles front. Our “Gully Ravine Trek” takes you deep into the heart of the British and French sectors, exploring the huge natural feature that became a bloody artery for the campaign. For months, this ravine and the trenches along its edges witnessed some of the most ferocious, close-quarters combat of Gallipoli, often compared to the Western Front. This is a walk through a story of grinding warfare and immense fortitude.
Led by your specialist guide, you will descend into the ravine itself, a feature so large it contained its own field hospitals and headquarters. You will walk the very ground that was fought over for inches, visiting key battlefield sites like Pink Farm, the Vineyard, and the poignant Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery and NZE. Seeing the steep, claustrophobic sides of the gully gives you a visceral understanding of why it became such a vital and deadly piece of terrain.
This immersive trek provides a powerful insight into the experience of the British 29th Division and other Allied soldiers who fought and died here. You will learn about the series of relentless battles to gain control of the ravine and the surrounding high ground. It is a profoundly moving journey that reveals a lesser-known, yet critically important, aspect of the Gallipoli story.
