Military History Tours Australia Gallipoli '95 Itinerary
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19 April 2010 - ISTANBUL:
Arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. You will be met and transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.
(D)
20 APRIL 2010 – ISTANBUL:
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
followed by a free day in Istanbul. In the evening we depart from the hotel for a cruise
on the Bosphorus. During the cruise you will have the opportunity to admire the old wooden houses
(yalis) and the Fortresses of Rumeli and Anadoluhisari. We have dinner
together before returning to our hotel. (BD)
21 April 1010 – ISTANBUL:
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards depart from the hotel for a full day city tour to visit the highlights of Istanbul. The Blue Mosque, famous for its six minarets and blue Iznik tiles, then visit the Saint Sophia, originally a Byzantine Cathedral converted into a mosque after the conquest of Istanbul and later into a Museum. Next stop will be to the Underground Cistern. We then move to the Topkapi Palace for lunch and Palace visit. In the afternoon we visit the Bazaar. The dinner will be on your own.
(BL)
22 April 2010 - ISTANBUL – GALLIPOLI:
We say farewell to Istanbul as we drive out
to the Gallipoli Peninsula. We will enjoy lunch at Gelibolou on the shores of the Dardanelles prior to heading up to Chunuk Bair for our ground brief and strategic brief. Following those initial presentations we will proceed to our accommodation for a well deserved pre-dinner drink. Dinner at the hotel. (BLD)
23 April 2010 – GALLIPOLI:
The Battlefields, where we visit
ANZAC Cove, Shrapnel Valley and Plugges Plateaux. Following lunch we return to the Battlefields for presentations at Suvla Bay, the Nek, Quinn’s Post,
the 4th Battalion parade ground (which was the assembly area for Lone Pine) and Lone Pine itself. Dinner at the hotel. (BLD)
24 April 2010 – GALLIPOLI:
Today we return to the Battlefields where we visit the landing sites at Cape Helles and also view the area of the initial Naval Battle. In the afternoon we visit legendary Troy prior to returning to our hotel for another well deserved pre-dinner drink. Dinner at our hotel. (BLD)
25 April 2010 – GALLIPOLI:
ANZAC Day, an early wake up call and coffee and tea in the lobby of your hotel prior to moving to North Beach for the Dawn Service.
This service will commemorate the 95th anniversary of the landings at
Gallipoli. Details of the ANZAC Day programme will be promulgated as soon
as it is released by the Australian Government. At the completion of the Dawn Service we will move to Lone Pine via Artillery Track for the Australian Service.
This will in turn be followed by the Turkish Service near the Nek and the New
Zealand Service at Chunuk Bair. After a very moving but memorable day, we
return to our hotel for a drink before dinner. (BLD)
26 April 2010 - GALLIPOLI – BURSA:
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Depart from the Hotel and drive to Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. Lunch will be served at the Kebab House, after lunch we visit the Grand Mosque, the Green Mausoleum and the Silk Bazaar. Dinner at our hotel. (BLD)
27 April 2010 - BURSA – ISTANBUL:
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, then depart from the hotel and drive to Istanbul. We arrive in Istanbul by lunch time, lunch on your own and rest of the day at leisure. Dinner on your own. (B)
28 April 2010 - ISTANBUL - :
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Morning free time to buy those last souvenirs, then transfer to the airport for your
onward flight. (B)
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