The Spirit of Gallipoli Tour
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Overview
Highlights
- Spend 3 nights in the Gallipoli region sensitively exploring the whole campaign from the moving memorials on Cape Helles to the barren hills and rugged landscape surrounding Lone Pine
- Gain a deeper insight into the life of the diggers from our specialist Turkish Battlefield Tour Guide
- Pay your respects as part of a private morning commemoration at ANZAC Cove and gain an insight into the Turkish story in an evening presentation by a Turkish Historian
- Visit ANZAC Cove, Beach Cemetery, Lone Pine, Shrapnel Valley, Walker’s Ridge, the Nek and the surrounding trenches, Kabatebe Museum and the Commonwealth and Turkish Memorials on Cape Helles
- Spend 3 nights in exotic Istanbul and visit the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Square, the Underground Cisterns, and Topkapi Palace
- Visit ancient Troy, explore the Grand Bazaar and enjoy Turkish tea in a historic Medrese
- 15 years experience operating Gallipoli Commemorative tours
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- All sightseeing, scenic drives, excursions and entrances as described in the itinerary
- Fully escorted by an experienced Turkish Tour Guide
- Travel in a first class air-conditioned touring coach
- End of tour tips to Turkish Tour Guide and driver
- 6 nights authentic, specially selected hotel accommodation
- Hotel porterage (1 bag per person)
- Arrival and departure airport transfers in Istanbul (Ataturk Airport only)
- Breakfast daily
- 5 dinners including welcome and farewell dinners in Istanbul
- Turkish tea in a historic Medrese, lunch at Kum Hotel on Gallipoli Peninsula
- Private commemoration at ANZAC Cove and evening presentation by a local Turkish historian
- Entrance fees to Topkapi Palace, Underground Cisterns, Kabatepe Museum & Troy
- Free WIFI available on most coaches and at hotels
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Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Dosso Dossi
You will be met at Istanbul Ataturk airport and transferred to your hotel. This evening join your fellow travelling companions and Turkish Guide for a traditional Turkish kebab dinner in a local restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast
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Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
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Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Dosso Dossi
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Meals: Breakfast
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What's excluded
- International Flights
- Visas
- Airport taxes
- Port taxes
- Security charges
- Airport transfers
- Items of a personal nature
- Laundry, drinks and consumables.
All cancellations must be received in writing.
If cancelled outside of 60 days prior to travel a cancellation fee of the deposit applies.
If cancelled after final payment but prior to 45 days before travel a cancellation fee of 50% applies.
If cancelled later than 45 days prior to travel a cancellation fee of 100% applies.
6 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch and 5 Dinners
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Guaranteed Group Departures
All Albatross programmes offered are group touring programmes. The term‘ group tour’ is defined as having a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 40 passengers travelling (on ANZAC Day tour departures) and a maximum of 28passengers travelling (on European Summer tour departures). Once Albatross Tours confirms 10 deposited passengers travelling, it guarantees that the group tour will depart. In the event of only 9 passengers or less booking and travelling on that specific departure we are unable to operate that departure as a group tour and that departure will be\ withdrawn. In rare instances such as this Albatross Tours guarantee to advise all parties concerned of the withdrawal of the tour at least 90 days prior to its scheduled departure date.
Transportation
When group sizes are considered too small to use a full sized coach we reserve the righto use a smaller coach. Smaller coaches and any vehicles used for local transfers and occasional day excursions may not have toilet facilities on board. Individual country and EEC laws regarding coach transportation will be abided by at all times.
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