Tour Itinerary

Tour Name:Anzac Day and Gallipoli Tour PTT01
Tour Duration: 06 Days
Tour Departs: 21st April from Istanbul.
Note: This tour is a ‘Guaranteed Departure’ tour. This means that it will depart regardless of how many people are booked on to it..

DAY 1 / Saturday, 21st April – Welcome to Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul, where you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, meet your guide and the rest of your group. Overnight Istanbul.

DAY 2 / Sunday, 22nd April – Istanbul Old City
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and after lunch we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value. Tonight don’t miss the optional Turkish Folklore evening. Overnight Istanbul (Includes Breakfast).

DAY 3 / Monday, 23rd April – Gallipoli Battlefields
Depart for the Gallipoli peninsula early morning and tour this now serene site. Visiting original trenches and tunnels and ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly and The Nek before a short ferry ride across the Dardanelles. Overnight Kucukkuyu (Includes Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).

DAY 4 / Tuesday, 24th April – Troy
Today we visit the archaeological ruins of Troy. We then cross the Dardanelles, once we arrive at the Gallipoli peninsula we head straight to Anzac Cove to secure a good spot on the grass for the long night ahead. Overnight ANZAC Cove (Includes Breakfast).

DAY 5 / Wednesday, 25th April – ANZAC Day at Gallipoli
Awake before sun rise to the ANZAC Dawn Service. We become aware of the almost deafening silence as we commemorate our fallen forefathers on this special day. We attend the Australian &/or New Zealand Memorial services before a late afternoon drive back to Istanbul. Overnight Istanbul..

DAY 6 / Thursday, 26th April – Istanbul
Our tour concludes after breakfast and we bid farewell to our new friends (Includes Breakfast).

Tour Includes;
- Inbound airport transfer from Ataturk or Sabiha Gokcen Airports.
- Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking bus.
- Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour.
- Commemorative gift.
- Entrance fees to the various sites.
- 4 nights ANZAC Legend accommodation in total.
- 3 nights in Istanbul.
- 1 night in Kucukkuyu.
- 4 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner.

Tour NOT Includes;
- Tips and Personal Expenses
- Drinks and Beverages
- Suggested optional activities
- Outbound airport transfer.