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No battlefield is as dramatic in setting and evocative in memory as Gallipoli. Our ever popular walking tour incorporates the initial landings of April 25th 1915 through to the eventual evacuation in January 1916. We feel this tour offers the most comprehensive tour available to the Peninsular, in an intimate group to reach seldom visited spots via mule tracks, dried up gullies and quiet beaches.
Day 1 - Scheduled flights from London to Istanbul. Transfer to Gallipoli by coach to the Hotel Grand Anzac in Canakkale.
Day 2 - Walk one Starting at W Beach, Cape Helles. We see the cemeteries of Lancashire Landing and V Beach. Crossing the fields around Hunter-Weston Hill we arrive at the magnificent Helles memorial to the missing. We then visit Sedulbahir where the substantial Turkish defences awaited the men assaulting from the famous RiverClyde.
Walk two An adventurous walk goes “up the line” along the weather beaten Gully Ravine to Pink Farm allowing us to visit spots that once housed over burdened Field Ambulances and countless billets in its shelter, alongside wells sunk by the Engineers to quench the parched thirst of the troops.
Day 3 - Walk three From the landings at Anzac cove up to the high ground of Lone Pine. Here the AIF stormed ashore and scrambled past the “Sphinx” to breach the Turkish lines. After a visit to Plugges Plateau we ascend Boltons Ridge via Shell Green, where the briefest of cricket matches was played under fire ending at the Lone Pine Memorial with its breath taking views over the Aegean.
Walk four - Clinging to the cliffs above the beaches, we chart the frontline held by Anzac troops. Intimate burial spots at Parade Ground Cemetery and Johnstons Jolly join preserved trenches and memorials named after courageous and colourful Australian characters. We finish at the tragic site of the attack by the Australian Light Horse on The Nek.
Day 4 - Walk five Twelve Tree Copse to the Redoubt. The heart of the Gallipoli fighting, hear the story of the “Cigarette VC” and follow along Wigan Road and Oldham Street trench lines before arriving at Redoubt cemetery to learn the story of 2/Lt Duckworth.
Walk six The most spectacular of any battlefield walks from the heights of Chanuk Bair to the beaches below. Focusing on Kiwi forces and New Army troops we follow their battle along the Rhododendron Ridge. This walk is on steep, mountainous terrain along a winding trail and is not for the faint hearted, but is enormously rewarding.
Day 5 - Walk seven - After a stop at Chocolate and Green Hills, we spend the morning looking at the ill fated Suvla landings in mid August 1915. Our walk begins at Hill 10 before we follow in the footsteps of the 5th Norfolk’s and uncover the true story behind the vanishing battalion. Afternoon visits to the French battlefield at Morto Bay and the Turkish Monolith.
Day 6 - Return to Istanbul after a visit to the Naval Museum in Canakkale.
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