ISTANBUL - GALLIPOLI -
TROY-AYVALIK-Pergamum-KUSADASI-PAMUKKALE-
CAPPADOCIA -ANKARA- ISTANBUL
12 DAYS & 11 NIGHTS
12 Day Gold ANZAC Tour
Start Date: 21/04/08 Starts: Istanbul Duration: 12 days – 11 nights Finish Date: 02/05/08 Finish: Istanbul
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TOUR ITINENARY:
Tour
Description
There is no
rushing
through your
tour, you
will have
plenty of
time to
enjoy Turkey
and the
Anzac
commemorations.
This tour is
visiting the
most popular
and
beautiful
sights in
Turkey. If
you have
time on your
hands don’t
miss out on
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,
The
underground
cities and
fairy
chimneys of
Cappadocia,
while
staying in
the
authentic
cave hotels
and
4 – 5 Star
Luxury
Hotel
accommodation.
All
entrance
fees are
included in
the tour and
we have a
welcome
party on
arrival in
Istanbul.
This tour is
for those
that want to
do and see
everything
whilst on
tour 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 to 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.
Note!! Free
transfers are
available from BOTH
Istanbul Airports
throughout today.
Please confirm your
flight details in
advance
Day 2 – Istanbul City Tour
22nd
April
(Breakfast Included)
We depart from the
hotel at 09:00 am.
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
Kapatepe 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 at your
4star hotel in
Cannakale. Overnight
in Cannakale.
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
Kapatepe 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
Kusadasi. (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 & Kusadasi 27th April
After breakfast we
will depart at
09:00am (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.
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.
Day 9- Pamukkale & Cappadocia
29th April
After the breakfast,
you can enjoy the
thermal pool and sun
till 10.00am . Then
departure for
Cappadocia. After
having some rest and
then dinner, you
will have the chance
to go to the famous
traditional Turkish
Night, you will
enjoy Whirling
Dervishes, Belly
Dancing &
Traditional Turkish
Folklore. We
recommend it should
not be missed.
Day 10 - Cappadocia Tour
30th April
Today we will get to
know the Cappadocia
region, a volcanic
area in which the
geological formation
started 10 million
years ago. As a
result of these
formations phallic
like pillars have
come to life. The
beautiful horse
country "Katpatuka,"
(as the Persians
called her) is an
unbelievable strip
of land, enchanting
and mysterious. Our
guided tour will
start at 9:30 am.
and cover Avcilar,
Pigeon Valley ,
Göreme Open Air
Museum , Dervent
Valley , Uçhisar
Castle and the
pottery village of
Avanos . If you want
to join our optional
activity of
Ballooning, please
contact with your
guide and register
because it will take
place early the next
morning. Over night
in Cappadocia .
Day 11- Cappadocia Tour
& Istanbul
01st May
( Breakfast & Dinner
Included )
We depart at 9:30 am
for one of the most
interesting sites of
Cappadocia -
Derinkuyu
Underground City.
The Christians hid
from the armies of
Rome and the raids
of hostile tribes in
these self
sufficient cities in
which there were
halls for stocks of
crop, barns, rooms,
kitchens &
ventilation
channels. This
afternoon we will
depart for Istanbul
by plane .
Overnight Istanbul.
Day 12- Istanbul Tour The End
02nd May
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
* BOSPHORUS
CRUISE /
HALF DAY OR
FULL DAY -
ISTANBUL
* ANZAC DAY
BBQ -
GALLIPOLI
* TURKISH
BATH / HAMAM
* SHOPPING
TOUR /
SPECIAL
INTEREST
* TURKISH
BAR
EXPERIENCE /
MEYHANE
* HOT AIR
BALOONING -
CAPPADOCIA
* DAILY BOAT
TRIP/
KUSADASI
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ask for more
details !
Why don't
you join us
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Price
Includes:
*Welcome Cocktail
*Domestic flight from
Cappadocia to Istanbul
*Professional english
speaking tour guide
*All transportation by
Private air-conditioned
bus service
*3 nights, 5 star hotel
accommodation in
Istanbul
*2 nights, 4 star
hotel accommodation in
Çanakkale
*1 night, 4 star hotel accommodation in Ayvalik
*2 nights, 5 star hotel
accommodation in
Kusadasi
*1 night, 4 star Thermal
hotel accommodation in
Pamukkale
*2 nights accommodation
in Cappadocia in
authentic cave hotel
*All entrance fees
mentioned in the
itinerary
*Free airport - hotel
transfers on the 20th &
21st between 07:30 -
24:00
*11 Breakfasts, 6
Dinners, 1 BBQ Dinner
Party
Price
Does Not Include::
*Meals unless stated
*Drinks
*Flight Tickets
*Departure Airport 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
