10 Day Gold ANZAC Tour Turkey
TOUR DESCRIPTION
With more time on your hands you can experience our 10 Day Luxury Gold ANZAC Tour. 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 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 and come back to Istanbul. All entrance fees are included in the tour and we have a welcome party on arrival in Istanbul (optional), 4 – 5 Star Luxury Hotel accommodation, luxury air-conditioned coach transport throughout, and Professional English speaking tour guides who have the insight, knowledge and experience to give you the best Anzac Tour money can buy. 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!
10 Day Gold ANZAC Tour.
Day 1- Istanbul – Monday 21 April 2008
Welcome cocktail
Welcome to Turkey, arrival into Istanbul. Transfer from airport & check in to your hotel. Welcome cocktail at 730pm 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 830pm.
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 - Tuesday 22 April 2008
Breakfast Included
We depart from the hotel at 0830 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, silver, 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. SULTANAHMET 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. This Evening there is the option of joining us as we enjoy a Dinner on the Bosphorous. Overnight 5star Hotel Istanbul.
Day 3- Gallipoli and Troy Tour – Wednesday 23 April 2008
Breakfast, lunch and dinner 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 and have an Anzac lunch on the coast of Gabatepe. 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. After the Gallipoli tour, we depart at for the ancient city of Troy. (approx. 1.5 hour drive including ferry)
Your guide will explain the mythology surrounding Troy, the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy. After Troy, drive to our Luxury Boutique Hotel in Assos. (1 hour drive) Dinner at the Hotel.
Day 4- Free day in Assos – Anzac Cove – Thursday 24 April 2008
Breakfast and dinner Included
The day is yours to enjoy, relax and have fun with your new friends, or get some sleep before the dawn service! There is also much to see in Assos if you want to sightsee. Your tour guide will provide you with ideas of where to visit. Luggage can be kept at this Hotel as you will return to stay here tomorrow night. If you wish to buy snacks for the overnight camp, today is best time to do it. There are also some food and drink stalls available at Anzac Cove. Tonight at 18:30pm we will meet back at the hotel for our buffet dinner before heading to Anzac Cove for the Dawn Services. Overnight Anzac Cove.
Day 5- Gallipoli Dawn Service – Friday 25 April 2008
Breakfast and dinner Included
Don't forget your sleeping bags, warm clothes, breakfast box, wet weather gear and torches because Gallipoli is still as dark and cold today as it was 93 years ago when your ancestors landed.
04:30 Dawn Service.
10:30 Australian National service
11.45 Turkish National Service
13:00 New Zealand National service
After the Services (approx 3pm) we will drive back to our 4star hotel in Assos. The night is yours to relax, dinner will be served at the Hotel also. Overnight Luxury Boutique Hotel Assos.
Day 6- Bergama Tour / Kusadasi – Saturday 26 April 2008
Breakfast and dinner Included
Drive to Pergamum (1 hour 40 Minute drive) - Visit Asklepion, Zues alter, Red Basilica etc. BERGAMA is the site of the Hellenistic - and later Roman - city of
Pergamon, 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 - though sadly it's now a crumbling ruin with a mosque in one of its towers. 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. Then we have the option of a Turkish Bath before checking into your hotel. Have a rest till dinner time. After having dinner at your hotel, you will have the free time to stroll. Overnight 5star Hotel Kusadasi.
Day 7- Ephesus & Kusadasi – Sunday 27 April 2008
Breakfast Included
After breakfast we will depart at 0900am (20 Minute Drive) to visit 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 well known in the markets of Turkey. This enables you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen. Overnight 5star Hotel Kusadasi.
Day 8 - Pamukkale Tour - Monday 28 April 2008
Breakfast and dinner Included
At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale (2.5 Hour Drive). We then 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 give you the option 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 4star thermal Hotel Pamukkale.
Day 9 - Pamukkale & Istanbul – Tuesday 29 April 2008
Breakfast included
After the breakfast, you can enjoy the thermal pool and sun till 10.00am, then departure for Istanbul. (8.5 hour drive).The night is yours to Istanbul. Over night 5star Hotel Istanbul.
Day 10- Istanbul - The End – Wednesday 30 April 2008
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 TravelShop Turkey Anzac Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Turkey.
Tour Inclusions:
Welcome Cocktail
9 Breakfasts, 1 Anzac Lunch, 5 Hotel dinners
Professional English speaking tour guide
All transportation by Private air-conditioned bus service
3 nights 5 star hotel accommodation in Istanbul
2 nights Luxury Boutique Hotel accommodation in Assos
2 nights 5 star hotel accommodation in Kusadasi
1 night 4 star thermal hotel accommodation in Pamukkale
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
Free airport - hotel transfers on the 21st & 22nd between 07:30 – midnight
Return airport transfers to both Istanbul Airports on 30 April at: 07:30, 13:00 & 18:00
PRICE:
(Based on double, triple or twin share)
Euro 769.00 per person
GBP 519.00 per person
(Single supplement)
Euro 919.00 per person
GBP 625.00 per person
