Special Interest Gallipoli Tours
'August Offensive - 5 days Tour'
5 - Day itinerary
05 Aug 2011 to 09 Aug 2011

Istanbul

Welcome to Istanbul, where you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, meet with your guide and the rest of your group. Overnight Istanbul

Istanbul Old City

This morning, you will enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome before driving west along the Sea of Marmara towards the Gallipoli Peninsula. Tonight we will enjoy an introductory information session on the Gallipoli campaign. Overnight Canakkale (B)

ANZAC Cove, The Nek

Today our first stop is ANZAC Cove where we spend time walking the landing beach and visit the nearby beach cemetery before continuing on to Lone Pine (Australian) and Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorials, Johnston's Jolly and the Gallipoli museum. Early afternoon we will stop at the Nek for a short memorial service at the location where on 7 August 1915, two regiments of the Australian 3rd Light Horse Brigade mounted a tragic attack on the Turkish trenches. Overnight Canakkale (B, L)

Suvla Bay, Cape Helles

We awake before sunrise and head to ANZAC cove for a private dawn service to commemerate our fallen forefathers. We then continue our tour visiting the various battlefields and memorials spread throughout the Gallipoli penninsula such as Suvla Bay and Cape Hellas. Late afternoon we take a final drive along the road from Lone Pine to Chunuk Bair for the opportunity to grab any photos you may wish to add to your collection before returning to Istanbul. Overnight Istanbul (B, L)

Istanbul

After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends (B)

(B – Breakfast, L – Lunch, D – Dinner)

Tour includes

• Inbound airport transfer – Istanbul
• Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
• Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
• 4 nights - 4 star accommodation in total.
  • 2 nights in Canakkale
  • 2 nights in Istanbul
• 4 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners

Tour does not include

• Suggested optional activities
• Tips
• Entrance fees to the various sites