Start Date: 22/04/08 Starts: Istanbul Duration: 9 days – 8 nights Finish Date: 30/04/08 Finish: Istanbul
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TOUR ITINENARY:
Tour
Description
A wonderful
adventurous
tour
covering
Istanbul,
Gallipoli
and the
Anzac
Services,
Troy,
Ephesus,
Pamukkale ,
some of the
historical
sights of
Turkey, Also
including
arrival
airport
transfers, a
welcome
cocktail,
Anzac lunch,
Anzac BBQ
buffet
dinner
(optional)
on the Anzac
Peninsula,
all entrance
fees
mentioned in
the
itinerary,
quality 3
star
accommodation
and
Professional
English
Speaking
Guides who
have the
insight
knowledge
and
experience
to give you
the best
Anzac Tour
money can
buy
Welcome cocktail
included Welcome to
Turkey, arrival into
Istanbul. Transfer
from airport & check
in to your hotel.
Welcome cocktail at
7:30pm at the hotel.
Tonight we can take
you to a welcome
gala dinner with
Traditional Turkish
1001 entertainment,
an optional
activity. You can
meet our friendly
crew and other
travellers while
enjoying traditional
Turkish Food and
enjoy the mystical
atmosphere of
Istanbul at night.
The evening starts
at 8:30pm. Overnight
at 3star Hotel in
Istanbul. Note!!
Free transfers are
available from
Istanbul Ataturk
Airport throughout
today. Please
confirm your flight
details in advance.
Day 2 – Istanbul City Tour
23rd April
Breakfast Included
We depart from the
hotel at 08:30 for
the Istanbul city
tour. Topkapi Palace
The great palace of
the Ottoman sultans
from the 15th to the
19th centuries
housing an exquisite
collection of
crystal, Standart and
Chinese porcelain,
robes worn by the
sultans and their
families, the famous
jewels of the
Imperial Treasury,
miniatures, the Holy
Mantle; enshrining
relics of the
Prophet Mohammed.
Sultan Ahmet
Imperial Mosque
Across from St.
Sophia built in the
16th century by the
architect Mehmet, is
known as the Blue
Mosque because of
its magnificent
interior decoration
of blue Iznik tiles.
Hippodrome Ancient
Hippodrome, the
scene of chariot
races, with the
three monuments; the
Obelisk of
Theodosius, the
bronze Serpentine
Column and the
Column of
Constantine. Lunch
break and then we
head to the Spice
Bazaar (Egyptian
Bazaar) The air here
is filled with the
enticing aromas of
cinnamon, caraway,
saffron, mint, thyme
and every other
conceivable herb and
spice. After the
tour you have the
option to experience
The Bosphorous
Cruise. You will
have the chance to
enjoy magnificent
views of Bosphorous
which is connecting
Asia to Europe.
Tonight nearly every
tour group will have
arrived. We have a
welcome party
arranged to meet and
greet the groups and
tour guides. This is
an optional
activity, unlimited
local drinks between
9-11pm.! Overnight
at 3star Hotel in
Istanbul.
Day 3 – Gallipoli - Dawn Service
24th April
Breakfast and Lunch
Included
We depart for
Gallipoli at 07:00
(4.5 hour drive). On
the way we will have
the chance to watch
the latest
documentary on the
Gallipoli Campaign.
We arrive in
Gallipoli for lunch.
We will have a ANZAC
lunch on the coast
of Kabatepe. We then
start our tour of
the Gallipoli
Peninsula. We visit
Kabatepe War Museum,
Anzac Cove, Lone
Pine Australia’s
Memorial and
Cemetery, Quinns
Post, Turkish 57th
Regiment Cemetery,
The Nek, Chunuk-Bair
New Zealand Memorial
and Cemetery. After
the tour we drive to
the coast of
Kabatepe again for
our big ANZAC BBQ
buffet dinner
(optional). Prior to
dinner we will stop
at a supermarket for
additional supplies
for our overnight
stay at ANZAC Cove.
To those who decline
the fantastic buffet
BBQ dinner, this
will be your only
stop for dinner
also. After dinner
at approx 9.30 pm we
will depart for the
Dawn Service.
Overnight Anzac Cove
DAY-4 Dawn Service
25th April
Dinner Included
Don't forget your
sleeping bags, warm
clothes, wet weather
wear and torches
because Gallipoli is
still as dark and
cold today as it was
93 years ago when
your ancestors
landed.
04:30 Dawn Service.
10:30 Australian
National service
11.45 Turkish
National Service
13:00 New Zealand
National service
After the services,
we depart for the
ancient city of
Troy. (40 min drive)
Your guide will
explain the
mythology
surrounding Troy,
the Trojan Horse and
Helen of Troy. After
Troy, we drive to
our hotel (3 hours
drive) in Ayvalik
where we will have
dinner at the Hotel.
The evening is
yours. You can enjoy
the beach and the
pool, relax and have
fun with your new
friends. Overnight
in 3star Hotel
Ayvalik.
Day 5- Pergamum Tour / Kusadasi 26th April
Breakfast and dinner
included
Drive to Pergamum
(45mins) – visit
Asklepion, Zeus
alter, Red Bassilcia
etc. Pergamum is
the site of the
Hellenistic - and
later Roman - city
of Pergamum, ruled
for several
centuries by a
powerful local
dynasty. Its
foremost attraction
is the Kizil Avlu or
"Red Basilica", a
huge edifice on the
river not far from
the acropolis,
originally built as
a temple to the
Egyptian god Osiris
and converted to a
basilica by the
early Christians,
when it was one of
the Seven Churches
of Asia Minor
addressed by St John
in the book of
Revelation Then
departure for
Kusadasi (3 hour
drive). On the way,
we will visit one
of places which
continues to perform
one of the oldest
arts of Turkey; a
carpet weaving
centre. Afterwards
check in to your
hotel. Have a rest
till dinner time.
After having dinner
at your hotel, you
will have the free
time to stroll.
Overnight in 3star
Hotel Kusadasi.
Day 6- Ephesus & Kusadasi 27th April
Breakfast included
08:30 we depart for
Ephesus (20 min
drive) - once the
commercial centre of
the ancient world -
is a highlight of
any visit to Turkey.
The city, whose
wealth and patronage
supported its
splendid
architectural
program, was
dedicated to the
goddess Artemis. Her
enormous temple,
once considered one
of the seven wonders
of the Ancient World
and rebuilt several
times, dates in its
latest form from the
third century B.C.
The tour of the
ruins also includes
a theatre,
gymnasium, agora and
baths, as well as
the Library of
Celsus. After lunch,
we will make a
shopping tour in
which you will be
aware of the ancient
arts of Turkey like
leather
manufacturing and
jewellery. As this
will be a guided
tour, you will avoid
the constant nagging
and sometimes
bullying that is
well known in the
markets of Turkey.
Enabling you to
enjoy the shopping
experience whilst
gaining the
knowledge of the
ancient craftsmen.
In the evening, as
being one of our
optional activities,
you will have the
chance to experience
the traditional
Turkish bath.
Overnight in 3star
Hotel Kusadasi.
Day 7- & Pamukkale Tour- Monday
28th April
Breakfast and dinner
included
At 08:30 we depart
for Pamukkale (2.5
hour drive). We
arrive at Pamukkale
for lunch.
Afterwards we shall
visit the calcium
terraces of
Pamukkale (cotton
castle) and the
ruins of
Hierapolis.We walk
around this natural
phenomenon and you
will have the option
of lying in the
waters of the
natural springs.
After our days
activities we will
check into our hotel
in Pamukkale Dinner
will be served at
the hotel and the
rest of the night is
yours. Overnight in
3star Hotel
Pamukkale
Day 8- Pamukkale & Istanbul
29th April
Breakfast included
After the breakfast,
you can enjoy the
thermal pool and sun
till 10.00am. Then
departure for
Istanbul. (8.5 hour
drive). The evening
is yours to enjoy.
Overnight in 3star
Hotel Istanbul
Day 9- Istanbul Tour The End
30th April
Breakfast included
After breakfast
check out from the
hotel. We hope your
tour was a memorable
one and we look
forward to seeing
you in the future on
another Sisan Tours.
Have a safe trip
back home and thanks
for choosing Sisan
Tours
* BOSPHORUS
CRUISE /
HALF DAY OR
FULL DAY -
ISTANBUL
* ANZAC DAY
BBQ -
GALLIPOLI
* TURKISH
BATH / HAMAM
* SHOPPING
TOUR /
SPECIAL
INTEREST
* TURKISH
BAR
EXPERIENCE /
MEYHANE
* DAILY BOAT
TRIP /
KUSADASI
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Price
Includes:
*Welcome
cocktail
*Professional licensed
English speaking tour
guide throughout
*All transportation by
private a/c tour coach
*3
nights at 3 star Hotel
in Istanbul
*1
night at 3star Hotel in
Ayvalik.
*2 nights at 3star Hotel
in Kusadasi
*1 night 3 star Hotel in
Pamukkale
*Dawn and National
Services (Australian,
New Zealand)
*All entrance fees
mentioned in the
itinerary
*Arrival
Transfers from
Ataturk Airport on
22nd April between 07:30
- 24:00
*7 Breakfasts, 1 ANZAC
Lunch, 3 Dinners
Price
Does Not Include:
*Meals unless stated
*Drinks
*Flight Tickets
*Personal Expenses
Important
Notice !!!
*Please,
don't forget
to bring
your
sleeping
bag.
*Itineraries
subject to
change
according to
weather
and/or daily
circumstances.
*Single
supliment
avaliablity
is limitted
*Arrivals at
21st April
or before
please
contact for
your
transfer and
hotel
accommodation
at
info@anzacday.net
Sisan Tours
Travel
Agency
Ege Vista Tic.
Merkezi No.3/G Kusadasi - TURKEY Tel : +90
256 618 24 09
&
+90 256 618 24 10
Fax : +90-256
618 24 08
E-mail:
info@anzacday.net
