8 Day Anzac Day Tour | All Turkey Tours

8 Day Anzac Day Tour Itinerary
( Istanbul tours, Gallipoli Dawn Service, Ephesus Tour, Pamukkale Tour)

21 April.: Day 1.: Arrival to Istanbul, transfer to hotel. Check in Relax. Overnight in Istanbul. (No Meals).
22 April.: Day 2.: Istanbul Old City Tour. Overnight in Istanbul (B + L)
23 April.: Day 3.: Bosphorus and Two Continents Tour. Overnight in Istanbul (B + L)
24 April.: Day 4.: Depart from Istanbul to Gallipoli for Dawn Service Ceremonies
25 April.: Day 5.: Ceremonies in Gallipoli and Depart from Gallipoli to Ephesus
26 April.: Day 6.: Ephesus Tour. Overnight in Kusadasi. (Breakfast and Lunch)
27 April.: Day 7.: Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour. Fly to Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast and Lunch)
28 April.: Day 8.: Check out from hotel, transfer to Airport. (Breakfast).

8 Day Anzac Day Tour Description
( Istanbul tours, Gallipoli Dawn Service, Ephesus Tour, Pamukkale Tour)

21 April
Day 1.: Arrival to Istanbul, transfer to hotel. Check in Relax. Overnight in Istanbul. (No Meals).

Met on arrival at the airport, transfer to hotel where you will have relax and stay overnight in Istanbul.

22 April
Day 2.: Istanbul Old City Tour. Overnight in Istanbul (B + L)

08:30 AM Pick up from hotel and transfer to meeting point of group and tour guide for the Byzantine and Ottoman Relics tour in Istanbul.

Byzantine and Ottoman Relics Tour departs from hotel with pick up service, our staff will come and take you from hotel to meeting point to meet with tour guide and other paticipants. When every participants of tour come together, tour will be started by a short drive to first point to visit the St. Sophia Church and then continue to the Byzantine Hippodrome, Egyptian Obelisks, German Fountain and walking to the Blue Mosque after visiting the Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque) continue to the bigest covered bazaar, visit the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. In the Afternoon after lunch, tour will continue with Topkapi Palace wihch was used as a government building in the Ottoman periods period and then continue to Rustem Pasha Mosque which is one of the smallest and the one of the most beautiful mosque in old city of Istanbul. After visiting the Rustem Pasha Mosque, the tour will be ended.

Overnight in Istanbul.

23 April
Day 3.: Bosphorus and Two Continents Tour. Overnight in Istanbul (B + L)

08:30 AM Pick up from hotel and transfer to meeting point of group and tour guide for the Byzantine and Ottoman Relics tour in Istanbul.

Bosphorus and Two Continents Tour departs from hotel with pick up service, our staff will come and take you from hotel to meeting point to meet with tour guide and other paticipants to continue to visit the sites. Walking on Balat Streets; Walking through the Jewish quarter of Old City. Golden Horn; The ancient Greek colonists chose Halic or Golden Horn to be the site for Byzantium. Bosphorus Bridge; Connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul. Unique chance to step from one continent to another in 2 minutes. Çamlıca Hill; Çamlıca Hill has a panoramic view of the charming Bosphorus and the mouth of Golden Horn. Bosphorus Cruise; One of the best ways to get a feel for Istanbul is to take a cruise on the legendary Bosphorus. The majestic strait that runs through Istanbul, linking Europe and Asia. From your cruise boat, you can view the dramatic sights lining the Bosphorus’ wooded shores: the Beylerbeyi Palace, the Rumeli Fortress, the Çırağan Palace, the Dolmabahçe Palace, the Maiden’s Tower, the 19th century mansions of the Ottoman elite and many more. Pierre Loti Hill and Cable Car; Pierre Loti is a famous hill with a beautiful panaromic view of Golden Horn and the Historical Peninsula. You’ll also enjoy the way back down from the hill in a cable car. Spice Bazaar; Built in 1660, Spice Bazaar is the place to lay in a fresh supply of spices, nuts, honeycomb, Turkish delight, dried figs, caviar and mature hard Turkish cheese.

17:00 Is the end of the tour, return to hotel.

Overnight in Istanbul.

24 April
Day 4.: Depart from Istanbul to Gallipoli for Dawn Service Ceremonies. Overnight in Anzac Cove.

12:00 Depart for Eceabat from Istanbul. There will be a rest stop half way where you can buy nibblies for the night ahead.
17:00 Enter the town of Eceabat where we will grab our Gallipoli goodies bag and drive to the service site.
20:00 Join the convoy of buses for departure to the Dawn Service site where we will grab a space in the large crowd and wait, listening to the pre dawn program.

25 April
Day 5.: Ceremonies in Gallipoli and Depart from Gallipoli to Ephesus. Arrival and Overnight in Kusadasi.

05:30 Dawn Service commences as the sun breaks the skyline behind the Turkish Sphinx.
07:30 While waiting for your bus to transfer you to the next service you can eat breakfast on the grass with the group or feel free to tell your leader that you want to go exploring; take your breakfast-pack and walk the ridges and old trenches to the next service. Australian and/or New Zealand National services.

10:00 Australian National Ceremony at Lone Pine,
11:45 New Zealander National Ceremony at Chunuk Bair.

In the afternoon, Continue to Kusadasi by coach.

Arrival and Overnight in Kusadasi.

26 April
Day 6.: Ephesus Tour. Overnight in Kusadasi. (Breakfast and Lunch)

08:30 AM Pick up from hotel for Ephesus Tour.

Sites to visit during the Ephesus tour..!

Ephesus Library; According to recent excavations, the site was occupied as early as the late Neolithic period and developed through the Bronze and Iron Ages.

Temple of Artemis; The temple of Artemision is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Antic world. It has been built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area which has over the centuries turned into a swamp Virgin Mary House.

Virgin Mary House; It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John.

Isa Bey Mosque is one of the most delicate examples of Seljukian architecture, situated below the basilica of Saint John. The mosque was built by the master Syrian architecture Ali son of Mushimish al -Damishki, between the years of 1374 and 1375.

Sirince Village; which was the Greek village which located closer to Selcuk and well known with the 2012.

16:30 PM Is the end of the tour, At the end of the tour. Return to Hotel.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

27 April
Day 7.: Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour. Fly to Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast and Lunch)

08:30 AM After breakfast, you will be picked up from hotel and drive to Pamukkale Tour.

Pamukkale Tour is included the visiting and sightseeing o f Hierapolis ancient city, Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinious Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater, Antique Pool. At the end of the tour. Transfer to Denizli airport to fly back to Istanbul.

16:00 - 16:30 PM At the end of the tour, drive to Denizli airport to fly from Denizli to Istanbul.
17:30 PM Arrive in Denizli Airport.
19:15 PM Flight from Denizli to Istanbul.
20:30 PM Arrival to Istanbul and Transfer to hotel in Istanbul.

Overnight in Istanbul.

28 April
Day 8.: Check out from hotel, transfer to Airport. (Breakfast).

After breakfast, you will be transferred to airport according to your time of airplane.