ISTANBUL - GALLIPOLI -
TROY-AYVALIK-PERGAMUM-KUSADASI-PAMUKKALE-
ISTANBUL
10 DAYS & 9 NIGHTS
10 Day
Premium Anzac Tour
Start Date: 21/04/08 Starts: Istanbul Duration: 10 days – 9 nights Finish Date: 30/04/08 Finish: Istanbul
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TOUR ITINENARY:
Tour
Description With
more time on
your hands
you can
experience
our
10 Day
Premium
Anzac Tour.
This tour is
visiting the
most popular
and
beautiful
sights in
Turkey.
Experience
the
Gallipoli
Battlefields
and the
Anzac
Services
with a BBQ
party on the
peninsula;
enjoy the
cultural,
touristic,
and
historical
sights of
Turkey. You
will enjoy
sea, sand
and sun not
to mention
loads of
fun. The
tour covers
Istanbul,
Troy,
Asklepion
and Red
Basilica,
and the
roman city
of Pergamum,
the ancient
ruins of
Ephesus, the
hot springs,
Hierapolis
and calcium
terraces of
Pamukkale
and come
back to
Istanbul.
All entrance
fees are
included in
the tour and
we have a
welcome
party on
arrival in
Istanbul, 4
– 5 Star
Luxury
Hotel
accommodation
and
Professional
English
Speaking
Guides who
have the
insight
knowledge
and
experience
to give you
the best
Anzac Tour
money can
buy. This
tour is for
those who
want to do
and see
everything
while in
Turkey,
making your
trip a
lifetime
memory. All
you need to
do is book
with us and
we will take
care of all
your travel
needs!
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 5star Hotel in
Istanbul.
Day 2- Istanbul City Tour
22nd April
We depart from the
hotel at 09:00 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 5star Hotel in
Istanbul.
Day 3- Gallipoli Tour
23rd April
We depart for
Gallipoli at 07:00.
(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
on the coast of
Kabatepe which is
included in the
price. We then start
our tour of the
Gallipoli Peninsula.
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. Dinner
will be served at
4star hotel in
Cannakale. Overnight
in Cannakale at
boutique hotel.
DAY-4 Troy & Dawn Service
24th April
After breakfast, we
depart at 09:00am
for the ancient city
of Troy (20 minute
Drive).Your guide
will explain the
mythology
surrounding Troy,
the Trojan Horse and
Helen of Troy. After
Troy, return to our
4star Cannakale
hotel. The afternoon
is yours to enjoy,
relax and have fun
with your new
friends, or get some
sleep before the
dawn service! If you
wish to buy snacks
for the overnight
camp, here is best
to do it. Tonight at
6:30pm we drive to
the coast of
Kabatepe again for
our big ANZAC BBQ
PARTY until 9.30 pm.
After dinner we will
depart for Dawn
Service
Day 5- Gallipoli Dawn Service 25th April
Don't forget your
sleeping bags, warm
clothes, breakfast
box, wet weather
wear and torches
because Gallipoli is
still as dark and
cold today as it was
93 years ago when
your ancestors
landed.
4:30 am. Dawn
Service. *
10:30 am. Australian
National service
11.45 am. Turkish
National Service
1:00 pm. New Zealand
National service
After the Services
(approx 3pm) we will
drive to our 4star
hotel in Ayvalýk. (
3 Hour Drive ) The
night is yours to
relax, dinner will
be served at the
Hotel also.
Day 6- Pergamum Tour / Kusadasi 26th April
Short drive to
Pergamum ( 45 Minute
) - see Asklepion,
Zeus alter, Red
Basilica 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
Kuţadasi. (3 Hour
Drive) On the way we
will visit a carpet
weaving center which
still performs one
of the oldest arts
in Turkey. After
that, check in to
your hotel. Have a
rest till dinner
time. After having
dinner at the hotel,
you will have the
free time to stroll.
Day 7- Ephesus Tour & Kusadasi
27th April
After breakfast we
will depart at
9:00am (20 Minute
Drive) visit to
Ephesus - 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
said to be in the
markets in 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 Kusadasi
at 5 star hotel.
Day 8- Pamukkale Tour
28th April
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,
then walk around
this natural
phenomenon and you
will have the chance
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
Pamukkale at 4 star
hotel.
Day 9- Istanbul Tour The End
29th April
After the breakfast,
you can enjoy the
thermal pool and sun
till 10.00am
.departure for
Istanbul. Over
night in Istanbul at
5 star hotel.
Day 10- Istanbul Tour The End
30th April
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, 5
star hotel accommodation
in Istanbul
*2 nights Luxury
Boutique Hotel
accommodation in Assos
*2 nights 5 star Hotel
in Kusadasi
*1 night, 4 star Thermal
hotel accommodation in
Pamukkale
*Dawn and National
Services (Australian,
New Zealand))
*All entrance fees
mentioned in the
itinerary
*Departure Airport transfers
*Free
airport - hotel
transfers on the 21st &
22nd between 07:30 -
24:00
*9
Breakfasts, 4 Dinners, 1
BBQ Dinner Party
Price
Does Not Include::
*Meals unless stated
*Drinks
*Flight Tickets
*Personal Expensess
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
