ISTANBUL - GALLIPOLI -
TROY-AYVALIK-PERGAMUM-KUSADASI-PAMUKKALE-
FETHIYE
10 DAYS & 9 NIGHTS
10 Day Standart Anzac Tour
Start Date: 22/04/08 Starts: Istanbul Duration: 10 days – 9 nights Finish Date: 01/05/08 Finish: Fethiye
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TOUR ITINENARY:
Tour
Description
Experience
the must see
places of
Turkey
including
Istanbul,
Gallipoli
Battlefields
and the
Anzac
Services,
Troy,
Asklepion
and Red
Basilica,
and the
roman city
of Pergamum,
the ancient
ruins of
Ephesus, the
hot springs
of Pamukkale,
a mud bath
in the
middle of
Lake
Koycegiz,
then finish
in the
magnificent
Fethiye/Oludeniz.
From Fethiye
you can book
onto our
famous ANZAC
DAY 4 day
Boat Party
that will
drop you off
in Olympos.
From here we
can arrange
flights or
coach
transport to
anywhere in
Turkey. You
may like to
hit the
Greek
Islands? We
can arrange
the ferry
tickets for
you to go.
The tour
also
includes
arrival
airport
transfers, a
welcome
cocktail,
Anzac BBQ
lunch on the
Anzac
Peninsula,
Anzac BBQ
buffet
dinner
(optional),
all entrance
fees
mentioned in
the
itinerary,
3star Hotel
accommodation,
Professional
English
Speaking
tour guides.
This tour
will ensure
you leave
Turkey with
many great
memories of
the beach,
sun, sand,
blue cruises
and parties.
This will
entice you
to return
for many
more visits
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 5star Hotel in
Istanbul.
Day 3 – Gallipoli - Dawn Service
24th April
Breakfast & 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 an
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, 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 Troy & 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.
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,
we depart for the
ancient city of Troy
(40 minute drive).
Your guide will
explain the
mythology
surrounding Troy,
the Trojan Horse and
Helen of Troy. After
Troy, return to our
hotel where we will
have dinner. The
evening is yours.
You can enjoy the
beach and the pool,
relax and have fun
with your new
friends. Over Night
in 3star Hotel in
Ayvalik.
Day 5- Pergamum Tour / Kusadasi 26th April
Breakfast and dinner
included
Drive to Pergamum
(45 minutes) - see
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. On the
way, we will visit a
place which
continues to perform
one of the oldest
arts of Turkey; a
carpet weaving
centre. After that
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 3star
Hotel in 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 3star
Hotel Kusadasi.
Day 7- Pamukkale Tour
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 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
3star Hotel
Pamukkale
Day 8- Pamukkale & Dalyan Mud Bath -Fethiye
29th April
Breakfast and dinner
included
After Breakfast
depart for Dalyan (4
hour drive). Dalyan
is a very popular
small town not
spoiled by
buildings. The
wonderful 7
kilometres sandy
Iztuzu Beach, which
is accessible by a
45 minutes boat
trip, is one of the
last nesting areas
for the Caretta
caretta, Sea
Turtles. Lunch
break.
A 15 minutes' boat
trip will take you
to the sulphur bath
which is a different
experience for many
people visiting the
city. Caunos, the
ancient city near
modern Dalyan, was
founded around the
9th century BC.
Caunos is famous for
its rock-cut tombs.
After the tour,
return to your
hotel. Resting &
dinner. The night is
yours. Overnight in
3star Hotel Fethiye
Day 9 - Fethiye
30th April
Breakfast included
The day is yours ,
you don't have to
wake up early.
Ölüdeniz
is famous throughout
the world for it's
natural magnificent
beach, crystal clear
sea and paragliding
activities.
If you want to have
a good fun, you can
choose one of our
optional activities
like jeep safari and
paragliding.
Overnight in
Oludeniz/Fethiye.
Tomorrow, our
Famous ANZAC DAY 4
Day Boat party
departs , it
will end in Olympos.
Please see the link
for full details. At
the end of the boat
tour we can arrange
flights or coach
transport to
anywhere in Turkey.
You may like to hit
the Greek Islands?
We can arrange the
ferry tickets for
you to go.
Day 10- Fethiye Tour The End
01st May
Breakfast included
After breakfast
check out from the
hotel or depart for
the Anzac Day Boat
Party. From Fethiye
we can arrange
flights or coach
transport to
anywhere in Turkey.
You may like to hit
the Greek Islands?
We can arrange the
ferry tickets for
you to go. 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
*
PARAGLIDING
/ FETHIYE
Please
ask for more
details !
Why don't
you join us
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Price
Includes:
*Welcome cocktail
*8 Breakfasts, 1 Anzac
Lunch, 4 Dinners
*Professional English
speaking tour guide
throughout.
*All transportation by
private a/c tour coach
*2 nights at 3 star
hotel accommodation in
Istanbul,
*1 night at 3 star hotel
accommodation in Ayvalik.
*2 nights at 3 Star
Hotel accommodation in
Kusadasi
*1 night, 3 star hotel
accommodation in
Pamukkale
*2 night, 3 star hotel
accommodation in Dalyan
/ Fethiye
*All entrance fees
mentioned in the
itinerary
*Arrival
Transfers from
Ataturk Airport on
22nd April between 07:30
- 24:00
Price
Does Not Include::
*Meals unless stated
*Drinks
*Flight Tickets
*Arrival
Transfers from
Sabiha Gokcen
Airport and all
departure
*transfers
*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
