Gallipoli ANZAC Day Tour - 5 days
5 days, commencing 22nd April 2009
from $655pp twin share

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Gallipoli ANZAC Day Tour - 5 days

Day 1 Wednesday 22nd April 2009
Istanbul
On your arrival in Istanbul you will be met and transferred to your accommodation.

Day 2 Thursday 23rd April
Istanbul (B)
This morning you are taken by coach on a city tour of Istanbul. The tour will include 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.
You will visit the Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque, 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. Also the Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
In the afternoon you visit the Spice Bazaar with its aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice.

Day 3 Friday 24th April
Istanbul - Gallipoli (B D)
This morning your air-conditioned coach will depart Istanbul for Gallipoli. It takes just under 5 hours to reach Gallipoli, on arrival you have lunch and then begin your tour of the Gallipoli Peninsula. We visit Gabatepe War Museum, Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Australia's Memorial and Cemetery, Quinn's Post, Turkish 57th Regiment Cemetery, The Nek, Chunuk-Bair New Zealand Memorial and Cemetery.
This late afternoon you enjoy an ANZAC eve buffet dinner at ANZAC Cove.
This evening you will depart for the dawn service. You will be entertained throughout the night and enjoy the atmosphere and surroundings of this special event.

Day 4 Saturday 25th April
Gallipoli - Istanbul
At 4.30 am the dawn service begins. You can also go to the Australian National service at 10:30, the Turkish National Service at 11.45 and the New Zealand National service at 13:00.
Late afternoon you will make your way by coach back to Istanbul. On arrival you check into your hotel.

Day 5 Sunday 26th April
Istanbul (B)
Today you can be transferred back to the airport for your flight home.

NB: B Breakfast L Lunch D Dinner

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