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we only use 3 and 4 Star Hotels, no camping, tents or
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Anzac Day Silver 15 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)
15 DAY SILVER ANZAC TOUR: based on two sharing a twin bedded 3 star hotel room,
for passengers who are traveling alone and don’t
want to share a room (single supplement charge)
AT A GLANCE:
The 15 day silver Anzac pilgrimage and tour is the deluxe
favourite ANZAC 15DAY TOUR because it’s the pilgrimage
and a holiday tour, all in 15days'. Includes 3 star hotels,
breakfast and dinners (outside Istanbul) Guided tours
of Turkey's favourite sights...and attending the AWESOME
DAWN PARADE at Gallipoli on the 25th April... No other
‘longer tour’ offers this much for so less...!
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Istanbul - ends Istanbul
3 star hotels and luxury travel to the anzac services
24/7 help line in Turkey.
Days 1 to 7
Identical arrangements to that of the 8 Day silver Anzac
Tour, as detailed below then on to Koycegiz for the rest
of the 15 day Anzac tour
22nd
April - Day 1 - Istanbul
Arrival Day. Airport transfer (one way only).
note; Last transfer up to 23.00 hr (last flight from London
of Turkish airways)
Time
PM -
Departure for the Antil disco at 1930hrs to get groups
there by 2000hrs.
Departure back to hotels – 0030hrs. Antil is a disco
night – Hotel DJ and belly dancers.
(Overnight-Istanbul)
23rd
April - Day 2 - Istanbul
Time AM - Full sightseeing day. Hippodrome, Topkapi Palace,
Blue Mosque
Break at Topkapi Palace Gardens, then lunch in the area
of Sultanahmet-from 1200-1345hrs.
PM-Return from lunch by 1400hrs. Depart for the Grand
Bazaar free time and shopping. – Meet at a given
point, and depart for Eminonu for Bosphorus Cruise. Cruise
duration – 90mins. Cruise boats – max. pax
–200 Return to hotel after cruise.
Departure for antil for 2nd group*1930hrs to get groups
there by 2000hrs.
Departure back to hotels – 0030hrs.
(Overnight-Istanbul)
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24th April - Day 3 - Istanbul to Gallipoli Peninsular
AM- Breakfast at 0630hrs, departure from Istanbul no exceptions
at 0730hrs.
Arrival on the Gallipoli Peninsular, designated rest stops
for toilets, hypermarket purchases.
PM-Guided sightseeing of the Gallipoli Peninsular by fully
licensed english speaking guides only.
Pax will be able to stop and explore at every point visited,
highlights include
1. Chunuk Bair,
2. Lone Pine,
3. Johnson Jolly trenches,
4. Baby 900-
5. all the main trenches and the monument for the 57th
Regiment,
6. Jonnie and Mehmet statue.
7. Kabatepe War Museum.
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Pax
will be provided with Commonwealth War Graves Commission
sheets, Kangaroo Marines transcript (to be supplied
to pax when they leave for Gallipoli).
(Gallipoli tour will end at around – 1930hrs)
BBQ at 2000-2230hrs. BBQ will comprise – chicken,
kofta kebabs, salads, breads. Extras-water. Soft drinks
and beer can be purchased at reasonable prices. Departure
for Dawn Service site at 2230-2300hrs.
(Overnight at Dawn Service site)
Please pack warm clothing bring a sleeping bag, ground
sheet, small torch and umbrella, or waterproofs and
don't forget your camera .Suggestion this should all
be packed in a day pack, as all luggage will be locked
in the coach hold.
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25th April - Day 4 - ANZAC DAY – Gallipoli Peninsular
– Ayvalik via Troy
AM -Dawn Service at 0530hrs. VIPs arrive at 0430-0500hrs.
Bugle call at 0530hrs, services last until 0630hrs approx.
From here, walk to Lone Pine for National Australia service
which commences at around 1130-1145hrs approx. and finishes
approx 1 hour later. Memorials en route. Chunuk Bair National
New Zealand Service commences at approx 1230 or 1330hrs.
This service will be approx. 1 hour. ( Nzers must continue
uphill to get to Chunuk Bair on time) New Zealanders must
return to Lone Pine downhill to meet with the coaches.
Departure from Lone Pine is prompt at 1530hrs.
Travel from here to Eceabat for ferry crossing to Cannakale,
then straight to Troy. Departure from Troy onwards to
Ayvalik.
PM-Arrive Ayvalik for buffet dinner. Drinks available
for purchase.
(Overnight-Ayvalik
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26th April
- Day
5 - Ayvalik – Kusadasi via Pergamum
AM - Depart Ayvalik at around 0900hrs for Pergamum. (2.5
hours).Guided tour of the site. Departure for Kusadasi(3.5
hours)
PM-Arrive-Kusadasi early evening. Later-buffet dinner(possibly
a beach buffet). Drinks available for purchase.
(Overnight-Kusadasi)
Tuesday
27th April - Day 6 - Kusadasi – Pamukalle via tour
of Ephesus
AM - Depart Kusadasi for Ephesus at around 0900hrs. Fully
guided tour of the site. Then onwards to Pamukalle via
Selcuk(2.5 hours)(for lunch stop).
En route, visit a leather factory-max. visit time 1 hour
15mins.
PM - Arrive Pamukalle at around late afternoon, then Cotton
Castles and Hierapolis tour, evening buffet dinner. Drinks
available for purchase.
(Overnight-Pamukalle
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28th April - Day 7 - Pamukkale - Koycegiz
After Pamukkale, we continue to lakeside Koycegiz, in
a region famed for its liquid amber trees, source of the
precious petrified amber gum.
(Dinner and overnight – Koycegiz)
Thur 29th April - Day 8 - Koyceyiz
A day of leisure. chill-out on a lake cruise excursion
to the revitalising thermal mud baths or neighbouring
Turtle Beach - excellent for swimming and spotting the
loggerhead turtle. Do also try the local olives and honey
whilst in Koycegiz.
(Dinner and overnight – Koycegiz)
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Friday
30th April - Day 9 - Koyceyiz - Fethiye
To coastal Fethiye. Relax, swim, paraglide from a height
of 1969m, sail to Butterfly Valley or just chill out in
the bars and cafes.
(Dinner and overnight - Fethiye)
Sat 1st May - Day 10 - Fethiye - Side
Enjoy an invigorating dip at Saklikent Gorge, a natural
wonder of breathtaking beauty before trekking to the famed
Saklikent River Bar. On to the coastal town of Side. In
42 BC, Antony and Cleopatra met here for a romantic tryst!
(Dinner and overnight - Side)
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Sun
2nd May - Day 11 - Side – Cappadocia via Konya
To Manavgat Falls, then we head inland. On the fringe of
Central Anatolia lies Konya, one of the oldest occupied
cities in the world. We then head northeast to the jewel
in Turkey's crown-Cappadocia.
(Dinner and overnight - Cappadocia region)
Mon 3rd May- Day 12 - Cappadocia
Whole troglodyte villages, underground churches and fortresses
have been hewn from the soft, eerily eroded volcanic rock
of Cappadocia. The crumbling legacy of persecuted Christians
escaping Muslim onslaught in 1st to 10th centuries AD is
one of Turkey's finest attractions. A guided tour of the
region includes Göreme Valley and Zelve with its phallic-like
eroded landscape of so-called 'fairy chimneys' and Devrent
Valley.
(Dinner and overnight - Cappadocia region)
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4th May - Day 13 - Cappadocia - Ankara
Visit Derinkuyu Underground City, a troglodyte city of immense
proportion before heading to Ankara, the nation's capital
established in 1923 by Ataturk.
(Overnight - Ankara)
Weds
5th May - Day 14 - Ankara - istanbul
The Mausoleum of Ataturk is our first stop. The great Leader's
tomb with its huge bronze doors is gargantuan and a reflection
of the esteem in which he is held. Heading back to Istanbul,
arrive late afternoon. Remainder of the day free.
(Overnight - Istanbul)
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6th May - Day 15
Tour ends after breakfast.
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?
• professional licensed english
speaking guides
• One way day transfer to hotel (22nd and subject
to goarmy travel having the flight details 2 weeks before
tour date) 10.31-23.30
• 13 night in 3 star hotel accommodation
• 13 Breakfast
• disco / part at academia – cheese pasty
included.
• Belly dancer won’t dance for tips
• escorted sight seeing tour in istanbul of Topkapi
palace, Hippodrome, Blue mosque
• Bosphorous cruise
• escorted sightseeing tour at Gallipoli peninsula
• visit Grand bazaar
• buffet self service dinner at hotels in Ayvalik,
Kusadasi, Pamukalle,
• BBQ at Gallipoli – chicken, kofte, mixed
salads, breads
• Full Gallipoli site plan / history notes - descriptive
and colour
• Sightseeing of Troy – Trosian horse, Troy
museum, Pergamum, Ephesus, Cotton Castles (entry fees
not included)
• A guided tour of the Cappadocia region
includes Göreme Valley and
Zelve
• The Mausoleum of Ataturk
(flights
are not included)
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