3 Days Budget ANZAC Day Tour Itinerary:
Day 1 - Gallipoli Tour - Sunday, 24th April 2011
(BBQ buffet dinner optional)
Welcome to Turkey! Our ANZAC day tour starts in Istanbul optional from two different locations: At 06:30am in front of the Central Palace Hotel in Taksim or at 07:00am in front of the Hagia Sophia mosque in Sultanahmet.
We depart for Gallipoli at 7:00am (4.5 hours drive). On the way we will have the chance to watch the latest documentary on the Gallipoli Campaign. A stop will be provided on the way down for supplies. Before we start our guided Gallipoli tour a little after midday, we will have lunch (not included).
The Gallipoli tour includes the Kabatepe War Museum, ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine (Australias Memorial and Cemetery), Quinns Post, Turkish 57th Regiment Cemetery, the Nek and Chunuk Bair (New Zealand's Memorial and Cemetery).
After the tour we drive to the coast of Gabatepe for our big ANZAC BBQ and buffet dinner (optional). At approx 9:30pm we will depart for the ANZAC Dawn Service. Overnight at ANZAC Cove. If you dont want to stay outside at the ANZAC Commemorative Site overnight, we provide optional hotel accomodation at Gallipoli. This option is not available after your arrival in Turkey, pre-booking is required.
Day 2 - Gallipoli Dawn Service - Monday, 25th April 2011
Don't forget your sleeping bags, warm clothes, wet weather gear and torches because Gallipoli is still as dark and as cold today as it was 96 years ago when our ancestors landed. Please bring your hat, sunscreen and good walking shoes! Optional we provide sleepings bags, please let us know at time of booking.
04:30am ANZAC Day Dawn Service
10:30am Australian National Service
11.45am Turkish National Service
01:00pm New Zealand National Service
After the services at approx 3:00pm we will depart from Gallipoli and drive back to Istanbul (4.5 hours drive). We will drop off in front of the Central Palace Hotel in Taksim or in front of the Hagia Sophia mosque in Sultanahmet.
Day 3 - Istanbul City Tour / Tour End - Tuesday, 26th April 2011
Your Istanbul city tour starts optional from two different locations: At 09:30am in front of the Central Palace Hotel in Taksim or at 10:00am in front of the Hagia Sophia mosque in Sultanahmet.
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.
After the Istanbul city tour your ANZAC day tour ends. You have the option to experience a Bosphorus cruise, you will have the chance to enjoy magnificent views of the Bosphorus straigt which is connecting Asia to Europe.
You can make shopping in the shopping centers that we advise. We will be the responsible from the shopping centers that we recommend. So that, you will have solid and guaranteed stuffs.
We hope you had a memorable tour and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Turkey Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Turkey.
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