Your tour
will take in a combination of battlefields, memorials and
war cemetaries. You'll learn why battles were fought at particular
locations, your guide will help you to interpret the landscape
and look for signs of the battle evident today. You'll hear
the countless stories of personal bravery and sacrifice, not
just on the battlefield but also the acts of ordinary people
in extraorinary times.
Specialist Battlefield Guides: Consistently highly rated by
Leger's guests for their knowledge, personal perspective and
going the extra mile; your guide on tour will be one of Leger's
hand picked specialists. The team of over 20 guides is headed
by Paul Reed, Tony Lea and Bill McQuade, who between the three
of them have a combined total of over 50 years' guiding experience!
Gallipoli Holidays by Air 8 Days -
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Gallipoli
Tour Itinerary
DAY 1: Fly to
Istanbul where we are met and transferred to our overnight
hotel.
DAY 2: Gabatepe and
Helles Memorial (included) Early departure
for Gallipoli, with comfort stops en-route; the journey
is around four hours from Istanbul and we have lunch in
Gallipoli town, overlooking the Dardanelles. Following check-in
at our hotel, we visit the Helles Memorial to the Missing
– where the vast majority of those who fell in 1915 are
commemorated, seeing the Turkish gun battery. We also go
into Seddul Bair and see the grave of Doughty- Wylie VC.
B,D
DAY 3: British Landings Cape Helles - Krithia
(included) We begin our look at Gallipoli by focussing
on the landings on 25th April 1915. We start on the British
sector, seeing where the River Clyde landed the men of the
29th Division on V Beach, Seddul Bair, and the nearby V
Beach Cemetery. We then move on to Lancashire Landing, where
the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers won six VCs before breakfast:
this visit requires some walking as the roads to the beach
are not accessible in a coach. At X Beach we see where HMS
Implacable landed 2nd Royal Fusiliers, and have a picnic
lunch before we look at the ground fought over by the British
in the second phase of the campaign, seeing Krithia and
the Vineyard, plus the war museum in Krithia and nearby
Redoubt Cemetery. B,D
DAY 4:
Anzac Beach - Lone Pine (included) CContinuing
with our look at the 25th April landings we move north to
ANZAC – where the Australians and New Zealanders landed.
We visit ANZAC itself, spending the morning walking along
the landing beach and seeing the battlefield and nearby
military cemeteries. Picnic lunch at Lone Pine, where we
look at the Australian attack and see the Lone Pine Memorial
and Cemetery, and nearby preserved trenches and tunnels.
We see where Albert Jacka became the first Australian to
win the VC in WW1, and go to the Nek, where the Australian
Light Horse suffered heavily in the August offensives –
as graphically illustrated in the 1980s film ‘Gallipoli’.
The day ends on the New Zealand battlefield at Chunuk Bair,
seeing preserved Turkish trenches and the Memorial. B,D
DAY 5
: Sulva Bay - Shell Green (included) In the morning we go up to Suvla Bay,
seeing where some of the first British ‘Pals’ battalions
came into action in August 1915. Here we study the landings
and also look at the history of the ‘Lost Battalion’, the
1/5th Norfolks: the men from the Sandringham Royal estate
who disappeared during the fighting at Suvla. We also visit
the new Suvla Bay Museum in Anafarta, seeing an incredible
amount of relics recovered from the battlefield. A picnic
lunch will be available. In the afternoon we return to ANZAC
and see the peaceful Shrapnel Valley Cemetery and take a
walk up to Shell Green where the Australians played a game
of cricket in full view of the Turks! B,D
DAY 6:
Channakale – Troy (included). We cross
the Dardenelles to visit Channakale, seeing the military
cemetery, with freetime for some shopping and lunch. In
the afternoon we travel to Troy, visiting the site of the
famous siege and seeing the archaeological remains, before
returning to Gallipoli. B,D
DAY 7:
Istanbul (included) We depart
our hotel and arrive at Istanbul at lunchtime. The afternoon
is free to visit Istanbul city centre. B
DAY 8:
Fly back
to the UK from Istanbul. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast,
D=Dinner
Please note due to the nature of this tour some walking
is involved.
Your Hotels
Your first and last night
will be at the 4-star Hotel All Seasons in Istanbul. The hotel
has a restaurant and bar. All bedrooms have a T.V., telephone,
hairdryer plus air-conditioning. You will stay for 5 nights
at the 2-star Hotel Kum in Eceabat/Gelibolu, centrally located
on the Gallipoli peninsula, close to the WW1 battlefields.
The hotel has a restaurant with terrace, café, bar, beach
bar, disco and swimming pool. All bedrooms have a T.V., telephone,
hairdryer.
Flights
Flights are by British
Airways from London Heathrow and Manchester to Istanbul (Manchester
flight supplement from £100 per person). All prices are subject
to availability. Flight supplements may apply. Call for more
details of flight prices/times.
Departure Dates & Prices 2008 Tour ref K8TGL
7 nights’
accommodation with continental breakfast
5 evening meals
6 Battlefield visits and excursions: Gabatepe and Helles Memorial;
British Landings Cape Helles – Krithia; ANZAC Beach – Lone
Pine; Suvla Bay – Shell Green; Channakale – Troy; Istanbul
Return flights with British Airways from London Heathrow to
Istanbul
Supplement for flights from Manchester £100 per person
British Battlefield Guide
Air-conditioned coach
Leger
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£881 £815
Prices
are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras
• Optional
excursions • Single room supplement £159 •
Travel insurance: Standard £38.50, Gold Upgrade £5.
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