Thursday 18 April

Depart Mackay – 2.25 pm – (Virgin DJ 918)

Arrive Brisbane – 3.50 pm

Overnight Brisbane – Kingsford Private Hotel

Friday 19 April

Depart Brisbane – 12.35 pm (Qantas – QF151)

Arrive Singapore Changi Airport – 6.35 pm

Depart Singapore – 10.30 pm (Turkish Airlines – TK61)

Saturday 20 April

Arrive Istanbul Ataturk Airport – 7.20 am

Meet charter bus & guide – Pacha Tours

Full day touring Istanbul – incl. Haida Pascha Cemetery (Aust. POWs) & Grand Bazaar

Accommodation – Hotel Ilkay

Sunday 21 April

Full day tour of Istanbul – including Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Roman Cisterns.

Overnight – Hotel Ilkay.

Monday 22 April

Bus from Istanbul to Assos. Stop over at Canakkale and Troy.

Accommodation – Assos Eden Gardens Hotel.

Tuesday 23 April

Full day exploring the Gallipoli battlefields.

Overnight – Assos Eden Gardens Hotel.

Wednesday 24 April

Full day exploring Gallipoli battlefields + private memorial and grave commemorations.

Overnight staying at Anzac Cove.

Thursday 25 April – Anzac Day

5 am – Gallipoli Peace Park - Dawn Service.

12 noon – to Lone Pine Memorial for official Australian Service.

Travel back to Istanbul

Overnight – Hotel Ilkay

Friday 26 April

Depart Istanbul 8.40 am (Turkish Airlines – TK1825)

Arrive Paris Orly Airport 11.15 am

Meet charter bus & driver – north to Somme region.

Meet Yves Fohlen at Asservillers. Grave commemorations east of Peronne.

Travel to Amiens.

Overnight – Hotel de Normandie

Saturday 27 April

French Anzac Day services.

10 am – official service at Australian National Memorial.

Travel north to Bapaume and Bullecourt for afternoon services.

Grave commemorations.

Back to Amiens.

Overnight – Hotel de Normandie.

Sunday 28 April

Private group commemoration at Australian National Memorial.

Visit Australian Memorial Park at Le Hamel.

Grave commemorations around Villers Bretonneux.

Free afternoon in Amiens.

Overnight – Hotel de Normandie.

Monday 29 April

Villers Bretonneux – visit Victoria School & museum

Explore Somme battlefields – Pozieres, Moquet Farm, Windmill, Flers, Beumont Hamel, Thiepval.

Grave commemorations.

Overnight – Hotel Formule 1 – Asservillers.

Tuesday 30 April

Visit Peronne & Mont St Quentin. Grave commemorations.

Travel up to Bullecourt – grave commemorations and private museum.

Travel to Bailleul

Overnight – Formule 1 – Bailleul.

Wednesday 1 May

Tour Flanders battlefields – to Belgium. Grave commemorations.

To Ieper. Free afternoon.

8 pm – Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate. Official involvement of the group.

Overnight – Hotel Gasthof t’Zweerd.

Thursday 2 May

Explore battlefields around Ieper – Polygon Wood, Sanctuary Wood, Passchendaele, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Langemark German Cemetery

Grave commemorations.

Back to Ieper – private group commemoration at Menin Gate Memorial

Overnight – Hotel Gastof t’Zweerd

Friday 3 May

Messines and grave commemorations in the area.

Visit Fromelles – VC Corner Cemetery – private group commemoration.

Scenic route via Mt Huon Cemetery, Abbeville & Beauvais – grave commemorations.

Travel on to Paris. Arrive late afternoon.

Overnight – Hotel Ibis – Paris La Defense

Saturday 4 May

First day in Paris – private charter bus ½ day tour of Paris + 1 hour Seine River cruise.

Group tour of Paris in afternoon – sights & shopping

Overnight – Hotel Ibis – Paris La Defense

Sunday 5 May

Explore Paris – Eiffel Tower, Arch de Triomphe, Louvre, Notre Dame, Champs d’Elysee etc

Overnight – Hotel Ibis – Paris La Defense

Monday 6 May

Elective day – group splits - choice of tours/visits eg. Palace of Versailles, Paris Disney etc.

Overnight – Hotel Ibis – Paris La Defense

Tuesday 7 May

Last day in Paris – final morning shopping

Depart Paris (Orly) – 4.05 pm (Turkish Airlines TK1828)

Arrive Istanbul – 8.30 pm

Depart Istanbul – 9.45 pm (Turkish Airlines TK60)

Wednesday 8 May

Arrive Singapore Changi Airport – 3.20 pm (duty free shopping!)

Depart Singapore – 10.20 pm (Qantas QF154)

Thursday 9 May

Arrive Brisbane – 7.40 am

Depart Brisbane - 12.20 am (Virgin DJ 917)