The Anzac Day Bronze 12 day Tour:
(all prices are based on Per person on a twin sharing basis if your are unable to get flights that fit in with your tour schedule then we can arrange extra nights in a hotel that will accommodate for this The Anzac Tour is only once each year in April)

12 DAY ANZAC TOUR: based on two sharing a twin bedded 3 star hotel room, for passengers who are travelling alone and don’t want to share the room, (single supplement is)
AT A GLANCE:
The 12 day Anzac pilgrimage tour is in particular the favourite ANZAC DAY TOUR because it’s the pilgrimage and a holiday tour, all in 12 days'. Includes 3 star hotels, breakfast and dinners (outside Istanbul) Guided tours of Turkey's favourite sights...and attending the AWESOME DAWN PARADE at the Gallipoli on the 25th April... No other ‘longer tour’ offers this much for so less...!
If you have more days you could also book extra nights accommodation in Istanbul before the 22nd or after the 3rd - only an extra £14 pp/pn (3 star hotels with breakfast).
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Starts Istanbul - ends Istanbul
3 star hotels (no cheap hostels, no camp sites), modern coaches, Bosphorous cruise (Istanbul) Anzac info booklet and Gallipoli map. Professional guides travel with you all the way, site seeing of Troy and Pergamum. Ephesus, Cotton castles of pamukalle, Whirling dervishes of Konya and then Anitkabir in Ankara (mausoleum of Ataturk) and then back to Istanbul. 24/7 help line in Turkey.

FULL ITINERARY:
Day 1: 22.04.
Arriving 2 Istanbul > Getting to your hotel > check in.
First part
All the hotels are 3 stars. Arrival Istanbul Airport.
During the 22nd April (between 10.30am - 23.30 hrs) a GOTURKISH representative will be at meeting point 1 at the arrivals section at Istanbul Airport (arrival times of Turkish airways).The representative is available to greet you into Istanbul and assist you with directions to your hotel.
All bronze passengers will get a guide information sheet…Getting to your hotel from the airport (tell you in plain and simple English the ‘easiest and cheapest ways to your hotel’ / by airport coach, by taxi, by train).
It’s easy and cheap getting to the hotels.
Airport to hotel is only 20 - 25 min by taxi, 30 min by airport train. Cost approx. is only £5-£10 pp (depending on the size of the group. The cost is about £10 for single travellers travelling alone who take a taxi).
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Day 2: 23.04
Istanbul > Free day to visit the famous sites and sounds of Istanbul
The hotels we use are no more than approx. 30min (2-5 minutes by tram) Walking distance to most of the famous tourist sites like the Byzantium Hippodrome / Blue Mosque / Hagia Sophia / Topkapi Palace / Grand Bazaar -
Don’t forget … Turkish Anzac Gala night at the famous Chakil restaurant on the night of the 23rd of April:
At approx 20.00 we pick you up at your hotel 4 the Turkish - Anzac Gala night. They'll be a 3 course meal, 2 belly dancers, folklore dancers from different regions of Turkey, entertainers, live music - and first glass of local wine is free.
The Gala night starts with the national anthems of Australia, NZ and Turkey...then its pure entertainment. Starts at 20.30hrs till midnight.
The Gala Ball is at the Chakil 'The most famous show house in Istanbul'...No tickets at door, (the normal door price is $70 USD our special price is only £20 pp) Please come to enjoy the belly dancers, folklore dancers, the dervishes. More Drinks are available - just ask the waiters... DONT MISS IT...!!!
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Day 4 - 25.04
TODAY IS ANZAC DAY GALLIPOLI > SERVICES > Eceabat
First part
At 22 - 23.00 hr. our coaches will take you to the sight of the dawn parade or (OUR TIP: grab the best seating spots at Gallipoli as soon as we get there....take a sleeping bag / or warm floor blanket / bring an umbrella / small torch ) You’re now at Gallipoli . It's dark, cold just as it was 89 years ago...
Second part
You'll attend the dawn service - between 05.00 - 05.30 Australians then go to Lone Pine (Australian service area… 12.00 - 12.40. So, in reality you have at least 5 hours to wonder around and explore trenches and other memorial sites. New Zealanders are advised to head for Chunuk Bair, 'again, take this opportunity to explore the trenches, memorial sights and whole atmosphere at Gallipoli. The services at Chunuk Bair start at 13.40 and ending at approx. 14.10
Third part
We will meet up at our rendezvous point at 15.00 hr and depart for Ayvalik via Troy. According to the 3rd century AD writer Philostratus, Troy was haunted by the ghosts of the great heroes who had lived, fought and died there. Troy is home to the many myths and legends of Classical Greek and Pre-Hellenic Mythology. After Troy you go to Ayvalik and check into our 3 star beach resort hotel. Buffet dinner is available at our beach hotel.
(Buffet self serve dinner at hotel is included – drinks available to purchase)
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Day 5: 26.04 .04
Ayvalik - Pergamon - Kusadasi
After Breakfast we Transfer to Pergamon. Visit Pergamum, the famous Acropolis and the Asclepion. The Acropolis and Asclepion, Pergamum is famous for its temple of Zeus, The Trojaneum and the theatre are still here, After we transfer back to Kusadasi. Evening arrival to the Grand Efe hotel (3 star sea side hotels) and Check in.
(breakfast at Ayvalik, dinner ‘self serve buffet’ dinner at Kusadasi is included)

Day 6: 27.04.04
Kusadasi – Ephesus – Temple of Artemis (one of the 7 wonders of the world)
After breakfast, we continue our sightseeing as we visit the fantastic ruins of Ephesus, positively the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean, and among the best places in the world to get a feel for what Roman life must have been like! The evening is free to do as you wish. Go for a stroll on grand efe’s private beach Overnight-Kusadasi.
(breakfast and dinner at hotel is included)
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Day 7: 28.04.04
Kusadasi – Pamukkale
Transfer to Pamukkale. We visit the famous calcium terraced pools of Pamukkale, a natural phenomena and gift of Mother Nature. Pamukkale was formed when warm, calcium rich mineral water cascaded over the cliff edge, cooling and depositing in the process, enjoy a very pleasant dip at the Pamukkale Thermal, with its submerged fragments of fluted marble columns in the centre of the Roman town of Hierapolis.
(breakfast and dinner at hotel is included)

Day 8: 29.04.03
Pamukkale - Konya - Cappadocia
After breakfast, we drive inland to Konya. On the fringe of Central Anatolia lies Konya, it is one of the oldest and cities in the world, in Konya, we have lunch and visit the Mevlana Museum, the former lodge of the Whirling Dervishes. Leaving Konya, we drive onwards to Cappadocia. Along the way, we have a chance to visit Overnight-Cappadocia region.
(Breakfast and dinner at hotel is included)
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Day 9: 30.04.04
Cappadocia – Cappadocia - Cappadocia
Today we introduce you to the lunar landscape of Cappadocia at Dervent Valley, then we head on to Zelve open air museum, which is one of the earliest inhabited and latest abandoned monastic settlements of Cappadocia, seeing the best examples of the Pasabag fairy chimneys, we drive further to Avanos, where we stop for a while or you can have lunch at a local restaurant. Goreme open air museum is where we visit the rock carved churches and colourful frescoes. We end the day hiking up to the top of Uchisar castle, giving us a breathtaking panorama. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
(breakfast and dinner at hotel is included)
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Day 10: 01.05.04
Cappadocia - Ankara
Breakfast Transfer to Ankara and visit the Mausoleum of Ataturk. Check in to the hotel. Overnight Ankara
(Breakfast at hotel is included)

Day 11: Sun 02.05.04
Ankara – Istanbul
Free morning, in the afternoon we drive back 2 Istanbul (5-6hrs) Check into our 3 star hotels, free evening in Istanbul.
(Breakfast at hotel is included)

Day 12: 03.05.04
Istanbul – end after breakfast.
Breakfast - end of tour
(breakfast at hotel is included)

Extra night’s accommodation to suit your flight schedule.
Pre / post accommodation is available (hotel accommodation before the 23rd of April)
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What’s included?
• 10 night in 3 star hotel accommodation
• how to get to your hotel guide sheet
• 10 Breakfast
• Istanbul tourist map – Istanbul guide book
• Travel helpers on coach
• Bosphorous cruise
• Transfer 2 Gallipoli
• Full Gallipoli site plan / history notes - descriptive and colour
• Sightseeing of Troy – trosian horse, troy museum, Ephesus, cotton castles, Anitkabir
• Sightseeing of Pergamum, Acropolis and the Asclepion
(flights are not included)

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