8-Day Break

• Day 1 – We fly to Istanbul where we are met and transferred to our hotel for an overnight stay.
• Day 2 – GABATEPE and HELLES MEMORIAL (included). We make an early start for Gallipoli, a journey of just under five hours from Istanbul. Following check-in at our hotel, where we will be staying for four-nights, we start at the Gabatepe Information Centre and Museum. Then, we visit the Helles Memorial to the Missing – where the vast majority of those who fell in 1915 are commemorated. B,D
• Day 3 – BRITISH LANDINGS CAPE HELLES – KRITHIA (included). Our look at Gallipoli begins by focusing on the landings of 25th April 1915. We start on the British sector and see where the 'River Clyde' landed the men of the 29th Division on V Beach, then visit Seddul Bair, the nearby V Beach Cemetery and Turkish Gun Battery. We then move on to Lancashire Landing, where the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers won 6 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 the 2nd Royal Fusiliers. After a picnic lunch 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. B,D
• Day 4 – ANZAC BEACH – LONE PINE (included). Continuing to look at the 25th April landings, we move north to ANZAC Cove – where the Australians and New Zealanders landed. We visit the beach and nearby cemeteries. We then visit the battlefield at Lone Pine, the Lone Pine Memorial and nearby preserved trenches and tunnels. We walk the ground where Albert Jacka became the 1st Australian to win the VC in WW1. Then, to the Nek, where the Australian Light Horse suffered heavily in the August offensives, as graphically illustrated in the 1980s film 'Gallipoli'. Our day ends on the New Zealand battlefield at Chunuk Bair, seeing preserved Turkish trenches and the Memorial. B,D
• Day 5 – S BEACH – SUVLA BAY (included). An opportunity to look at the often forgotten French contribution and see the French Cemetery at Morto Bay near S Beach. Travelling via Skew Bridge Cemetery, 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. B,D
• Day 6 – To Istanbul for a two-night stay. B
• Day 7 – ISTANBUL (included). With free time to explore this beautiful city, why not relax in a café or maybe visit the Bazar? Or join our city sightseeing tour (optional). In the afternoon, there will be a chance to visit the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Istanbul, where there are British graves from many wars, including the Crimea, WW1 and WWII. B
• Day 8 – We transfer to the airport for our return flight home. B

B=Breakfast Br=Brunch L=Lunch D=Dinner

Accommodation
Your first and last two nights 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 four 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 subject to availability. Flight supplements may apply. Call for more details of flight prices/times.

Extras
Optional Excursions.
Single room supplement £159
Travel Insurance, Standard £38.50, Gold Upgrade £5.

Departure Dates and Prices

RESERVATION ENQUIRIES