WFA Presidents tour - Gallipoli
Tour Dates: 22/26 June 2025
Price Per Person: £1450:00
Non flight option available – £1150:00 (meet in Istanbul or Canakkale)
Deposit: £300 (Flight Cost,ATOL approved)
Single Supplement: £120:00
Hotel: 4 nights Grand Anzac, Canakkale – Bed, Breakfast
Lunches included, Museums included, Welcome drink and Map Pack in Canakkale included
This tour starts and ends at London Heathrow Airport unless meeting us in Istanbul
Key Information
Led by WFA President Professor Gary Sheffield and experienced Gallipoli guide Clive Harris, this tour we believe is unique in its content and itinerary, whereby the locations visited may be familiar to students of Gallipoli, the tour will study the impact of the Western Front on the campaign thought, tactics, doctrine, technology and personalities. It will also consider the later careers of many of the Gallipoli men on the Western Front between 1916 through to eventual victory.
Itinerary
Day One – Sunday 22 June 2025
Scheduled flights from London Heathrow to the newly opened Ataturk Airport Istanbul. Transfer to Gallipoli by coach to the Hotel.
*This is a 5-hour transfer, all our vehicles are air conditioned. There will be a snack/toilet break halfway through the journey. All coaches are also fitted with Wi-Fi and carry complementary water.
Day Two – Monday 23 June 2025
‘Helles’ – After a overview of the Naval Campaign prior to the landings we visit a viewing platform on the lower slopes of Achi Baba that affords excellent views over the Helles Sector from the landings to evacuation, we then visit V Beach, W Beach and the French Cemetery.
Lunch is taken in a local cafe before the afternoon sees us visit the entrance to Gully Ravine, 12 Tree Copse Cemetery and Redoubt Cemetery to discuss the Krithia battles between late April and August.
An unhurried visit to Helles Memorial completes our day.
Day Three – Tuesday 24 June 2025
‘Anzac’ – Beginning at the Anzac commeorative site we focus on the initial landings on either side of Ari Burnu including visits to Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery and take in the magnificent veiws of the Sphinx. We will discuss the operational factors that played into the initial landings and how thay shaped this sector of the campaign for the next 9 months until evacuation.
Lunch is taken in a local restaurant before our afternoon sees us explore the Anzac Heights with stands to study the Battle of Lone Pine, the fighting for Quinns Post, the tradegy at the Nek and finally the battle for Chanuk Bair to complete our day.
Day Four – Wednesday 25 June 2025
‘Suvla’ Today we focus on the illfated Suvla landings, starting at Suvla Point and Hill 10 we discuss the first 48 hours of the campaign, we then look at the story of the 5th Norfolks busting myths and discussing the reality of what happened to this Battalion.
A Packed Lunch is eaten in a local museum in Anafarta before the afternoon sees us visit Green Hill Scimitar Hill to consider the 21 August battle, the largest yet often overlooked action of the Campaign, after a visit to Hill 60, we complete our tour with a visit to Embarcation Cemetery to consider the evacuatiuon at Gallipoli and what came next for the men that leave.
Day Five – Thursday 26 June 2025
Return to London via Istanbul
Booking
Deposits can be paid via BACS transfer (IBAN if overseas) both account details are on the bottom of the booking form.
If you wish to pay by credit card, drop us an email and we will send you the relevant link.
Cheques can be made payable to “Battle Honours Ltd”