ISTANBUL - GALLIPOLI -
TROY-AYVALIK-Pergamum-KUSADASI-PAMUKKALE-FETHIYE-ANTALYA-
CAPPADOCIA -ANKARA- ISTANBUL
15 DAYS & 14 NIGHTS
15 Day Standart ANZAC Tour
Start Date: 22/04/08 Starts: Istanbul Duration: 15 days – 14 nights Finish Date: 06/05/08 Finish: Istanbul
Double Room P.P :
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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,
Dalyan mud
baths, and
the amazing
city of
Cappadocia
view first
hand the
historical
arts
traditions
and
mysteries of
Turkey. The
Mediterranean
views of
Antalya, and
visit the
capital of
Turkey,
Ankara. The
tour also
includes
arrival
airport
transfers, a
welcome
cocktail,
ANZAC lunch,
a ANZAC BBQ
buffet
dinner on
the Anzac
Peninsula
(optional),
all entrance
fees
mentioned in
the
itinerary, 3
star Hotel
accommodation,
professional
English
speaking
tour guides,
accommodation
in the
authentic
cave hotels
of
Cappadocia.
This tour
will ensure
you leave
Turkey with
many great
memories and
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 3star 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
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 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 - Antalya
30th April
Breakfast included
After breakfast
depart to Antalya (5
hour drive). On the
way we shall see one
of the best
panoramic views of
the Mediterranean
Sea. Lunch break on
the way. We will be
passing from ancient
Likya and you will
have the chance to
take photos of
breath taking
scenes. In ancient
times it covered all
Pamphylia that means
"the land of all
tribes". Attalia,
the ancient name of
Antalya , was
derived from the
Pergamum King
Attalos II
Philadelphus, who
founded the city on
the Pamphylian
seacoast around 150
BC. It is known that
it was visited by
St. Paul on the way
to Perge in 46 A.D,
it was an important
trading centre in
the 2nd century A.D.
and that the Emperor
Hadrian's visit in
130 A.D. was
commemorated with
new monuments. Check
in to your hotel.
The rest of the day
is yours to discover
Antalya. Overnight
in 3star Hotel
Antalya
Day 10- Antalya Perge Aspendos Tour
01st May
Breakfast and dinner
included PERGE :
According to the
geographer Strabon,
Perge has been
founded by Akhas who
came down here after
the Trojan wars.
Perge was first
mentioned in 334 BC
when Alexander the
Great passed through
here. In the
following years,
Perge went under the
control of Pergamum
when the Kingdom of
Pergamum became a
part of the Roman
city. Especially in
the first and the
second centuries BC,
Perge became one of
the richest towns in
Pamphylia. Therefore
it is not a
surprising that St.
Paul started his
campaign in Anatolia
from Perge in 46 AD.
The people of Perge
loved and respected
their Artemis to
such an extent that
Christianity had to
wait for another 400
years to enter here.
In the Byzantine
period, Perge was
the seat of the
bishop. Even though
Arabs raided Perge
in the 7th century
AD, when Seljuk
Turks settled the
area, records show
the existence of an
older race living
here.
After the tour,
departure for
Aspendos. Lunch
break on the way.
ASPENDOS: The
eastern land of
Antalya was called
Pamphylia in ancient
times. The Toros
Daglari ( Taurus
Mountains ) forms a
beautiful back drop
to the fertile
coast, rich with
fields of cotton and
vegetables. Aspendos
(Belkis) lies 47 km
east of Antalya in
the Pamphylian
plain. In 486 BC,
Greeks and Persians
had a great battle
here (the Greeks
won, they didn't
stay in the area for
long). During the
reign of he Roman
emperor Marcus
Aurelius (161-80 AD)
Aspendos got its
theatre, which is
the best preserved
of all. It was built
by Romans and
maintained by
Byzantines and
Seljuks. The ruins
of the ancient city
are extensive and
include a stadium,
an agora, and a
basilica. Dinner at
the hotel. Overnight
in 3star Hotel
Antalya.
Day 11- Antalya - Cappadocia
02nd May
Breakfast including
Early morning we
have a long drive to
Cappadocia (8 hour
drive). Check in to
your hotel. After
having some rest,
you will have the
chance to go to the
famous traditional
Turkish Night, you
will enjoy Whirling
Dervishes, Belly
Dancing &
Traditional Turkish
Folklore accompanied
by traditional
Turkish food. We
recommend it should
not be missed.
Overnight Cave Hotel
in Cappadocia.
Day 12- Cappadocia Tour
03rd May
Breakfast and dinner
included
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 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. Dinner at
your Hotel.
Overnight in Cave
Hotel Cappadocia
Day 13- Cappadocia Tour & Ankara
04th May
Breakfast & Dinner
included
We depart at 9:30
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 Ankara
with a lunch break
during the trip (4
hour drive).
Overnight in 4star
Hotel Ankara.
Day 14- Ankara City Tour & Istanbul
05th May
Breakfast and dinner
included
Visit Ataturk
(founder of the
modern Turkey)
Museum at the
Ataturk Mausoleum.
Lunch break. After
the break city tour
of Ankara which is
the 2nd biggest city
and the capital of
Turkey. Then
departure for
Istanbul (5 hour
drive).Over night in
3star Hotel
Istanbul.
Day 15- Istanbul - The End
06th 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 Tour.
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
* HOT AIR
BALOONING -
CAPPADOCIA
* DAILY BOAT
TRIP/
KUSADASI
*
PARAGLIDING
- FETHIYE
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Price
Includes:
*Welcome Cocktail
*14 Breakfasts, 1 Anzac
Lunch, 7 Dinners
*Professional English
speaking tour guide
throughout
*All transportation by
private a/c tour coach
*3 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
*1 night 3 star hotel
accommodation in Dalyan
/ Fethiye
*2 nights 3 star hotel
accommodation in Antalya
*2
nights accommodation in
Cappadocia in authentic
cave Hotel
*1 night 4 star hotel
accommodation in Ankara
*All entrance fees
mentioned in the
itinerary
*Arrival
Transfers from
Ataturk Airport on
22rd 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:
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