Ballina RSL Travel Club

RSL Travel Club

Our members mean the world to us ...
So we thought we’d bring the world to you ...
Via our new ‘travel club’ for members!

2008 Ballina RSL Gallipoli Tour

Due to the great success of our 2007 special tour, our club members will once again be offered the experience of a lifetime … the opportunity to be heading off to Gallipoli for Anzac Day.
8 Days/7 Nights – 20 April to 27 April 2008 – Escorted Group Tour

The 2008 Ballina RSL Gallipoli Tour will be a perfect balance of free time, comprehensive sightseeing and extra inclusions. You'll take in all the great sites of Istanbul as well as spending a total of 4 nights - perfectly located in Canakkale - the heart of the Gallipoli region. Add to that our expert guides plus our War Historians- it's certainly a 'special tour' for our club members.

Features and Inclusions

Arrival and Departure airport transfers on 20 and 27 April
3 nights 4 star accomodation in Istanbul
4 nights Superior Tourist or 4 star hotel in Canakkale region
Breakfast daily, 5 dinners, 1 buffet lunch
Lunch pack on 25 April
1/2 Day Bosphorus Cruise
Visit to Troy
Full day sightseeing tour of Istanbul
Extensive touring of the Gallipoli Battlefields
Services of War Historians throughout the Gallipoli region
Services of experienced Tour Guide and Travel Company staff
Anzac Day Dawn Service
Australian or New Zealand National Services at Lone Pine or Chunuk Bair
Welcome drink and Information evening in Istanbul
Travel by First Class air-conditioned coaches
End of tour tips to guides and drivers
Entrance fees as per itinerary, services, hotel porterage, tips, local taxes

PLUS Ballina RSL members will recieve a complimentary money belt that will help keep your valuables safe throughout the tour.

Costs:
AUD$1579 pp twin share (excluding airfares)
Single Supplement AUD$399
Special Group Flight departures available on application.

In their own words... club members who travelled with us in 2007 reflect ...

"I would certainly recommend this tour to other club members. In Gallipoli, the ruggedness of the terrain really struck me ... standing there trying to imagine the soldiers landing, attacks so heavy and soldiers drowning. Without the war historians on hand during our tour, we wouldn't have understood or gleaned as much. Our local Turkish guide "Yuksel", also gave us some fantastic insights."

- Judy Reinhardt

"It's hard to describe - it's overpowering. I cried harder when I got home and sat down and thought about it. It was very sad but I'm glad I did it."

- Joy Cran

"Whilst at the Dawn Service, the Austrailan Defense Minister, Brendan Nelson, happened to approach me in the crowd to ask of my reason for being there. When I told him about my father's war involvement, his reaction was to lean over and kiss me on the cheek."

- Shirley Oag

To view some amazing photo galleries from last year's Ballina RSL Gallipoli Tour, along with the Channel Seven National News coverage involving some of our club members, click here