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6 Day Anzac Tour ( A - Alpha ) - 2014
6 Day Anzac Tour (A-Alpha)is ideal for those people who have enough time to attend the Anzac Day Commemorations and get a really good taste of what Turkey has to offer. The tour starts and finishes in Istanbul and includes a fully guided Istanbul Tour on the 22nd April and a fully guided Gallipoli Tour on the 23rd April before heading back to the area for Anzac Day.
Anzac Day Tours Booking Discount
a) 2-3 people = 5% discount b) 4 people = 7% discount Please Note = These discounts are off the tour prices and not
additional activities such as Early Acc, Gala Dinner, etc...
Start Date: 21/04 -
Monday Finish Date: 26/04 - Saturday Starts: Istanbul Finish: Istanbul Places Visited: Istanbul - Gallipoli - Edremit - Istanbul Duration: 6 Days – 5 Nights Price: Double/Twin/Triple: £339.00 - Single: £389.00 If you are travelling alone and would prefer to pay the lower rate then we can match you up with someone of the same gender to share a twin/triple room (Subject to Availability)
Great
Value for Money! Transportation
in a fully Air-Conditioned, Non-Smoking new model Luxury Coach, Fluent
English speaking professional tour guide for the duration of the
tour, Anzac
Day 2014 - Commemorative T-Shirt A
range of Gallipoli documentaries & movies to watch during bus
journeys, Early
Arrival at Anzac Cove on the 24th April Includes
all entrance fees, Anzac
Day memorial services at Gallipoli, All
accommodation as per itinerary in 3 & 4 star hotels, We
have Turkish, Australian and New Zealand staff who have good
knowledge of Gallipoli and Turkey, Private
Security, No
camping! No hidden extra costs. Don't wake up to Nightmares, We
have been running Anzac tours for many years and know what Anzac day
in Gallipoli is all about.
Day One:
Monday
21st April - Arrival in Istanbul Welcome to Turkey and the beginning of your
Anzac tour! Once you have checked into your hotel (Please
note check in times vary between hotels but are normally no earlier than
noon) you have the rest of the day free to explore Istanbul and you will
meet your guide later that evening who will give you information about the
tour and answer any questions you might have. Following this meeting we have
a welcome drink for all tours starting on the 21st April and a chance for
you to meet everyone.
If you arrive intoAtaturk
InternationalAirporton
the 21st April then your tour includes an airport transfer to your hotel and
you will be met at the airport by the Samyeli Travel team. Paid airport
transfers from
SabihaGokcenAirport in
Istanbul on the 21st April are also available at
certain times (Please see FAQs) and if arriving by alternative means then
you will be provided details of your hotel in April by email so you can make
your own way there. Overnight:Istanbul
Day Two: Tuesday
22nd April -
IstanbulCity
Tour This morning we partake in a fully guided
tour of the only city to span two continents. We will visit theBlue
Mosque, facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue Iznik tiles and unique
with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet.Hippodrome,
center of sportive (chariot races, athletics) events and political
activities of the old city. Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column,
German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments decorating Hippodrome.Topkapi
PalaceThe
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. The rest of the day is yours free to explore in
Istanbul
or you can join us on the optionalBosphorus
Cruise andGala
Evening. Overnight:Istanbul Meals:Breakfast
Day Three:
Wednesday
23rd April - Istanbul
to Gallipoli - Guided Tour of Gallipoli After an early breakfast we drive to the
World War I Battlefield of Gallipoli stopping along the way to have a break
for lunch. You will also have an opportunity to watch a movie about
Gallipoli so you get a feel for the type of people who fought in this war
and to help you picture conditions 98 years ago. This afternoon on a fully
guided tour, you will visit theKabatepe
WarMuseum,
Anzac Cove, Hell
SpitCemetery,
Lone Pine, the Nek and the Chunuk Bair War Memorial.
Your guide will reveal stories of battle woes
and will bring alive the legend of the Anzac's. By visiting the peninsula on
the 23rd April we get to spend more time exploring without the
crowds from other tours that arrive on the 24th. This evening we
will travel to our luxurious accommodation, where an all-you-can-eat buffet
dinner awaits. Overnight:Edremit Meals Included:Breakfast
& Dinner
Day Four: Thursday
24th April - Rural Village Visit and Prepare for Anzac Day Today you will see and enjoy the rural side
of Turkey.
You don’t need to wake up early in the morning as we will leave after
breakfast forTahtakuslar.
Here you can observe the ideal Turkish village life of nomads as you look
around the only village museum in
Turkey
(awarded by Unesco). In this museum there are objects about the
fauna & flora of
Turkey
and all the handcrafted nomadic arts are displayed. Turkish
people are Nomadic in origin but today most of them have settled on the top
of mountains. There are more than 40,000 nomadic villages and tribes in
Turkey
and one of them is the picturesqueVillage
of Camlibelwhich
is on the outskirts of the mythological
OlymposMountain (today’s
Mount Ida). They are waiting for you here to show
you the famous Turkish hospitality and friendship. A guest is a king in
Turkey therefore you will be made welcome
with food and drink while you relax. In the afternoon we head back to the
hotel to enjoy the rest of the day. Make sure you get plenty of rest because
ANZAC day will be a long busy day. A buffet dinner will be served so you can
fill up before departing for Gallipoli late afternoon. We arrive at Anzac
Cove to ensure we get a good spot for the dawn service. Don't forget your
sleeping bags, warm clothes, wet weather gear and torches because Gallipoli
is still as dark and cold tonight as it was 97 years ago when your ancestors
landed. Overnight:Anzac
Cove Meals:Breakfast
& Dinner
Please Note:We
recommend bringing a small day pack with you to carry things around during
the overnight stay and also during the day on the 25th April as
you will not be able to access your main luggage from when you leave Edremit
until you arrive in Istanbul on the night of the 25th. Your main
luggage will be securely locked away in the coach overnight.
Day Five: Friday
25th April - ANZAC Day (Gallipoli to Istanbul) At first light the day begins with the Dawn
Service held at the ANZAC Commemorative Site, which will be followed by the
Australian and
New Zealand
memorial services held atLone
PineandChunuk
Bairrespectively.
Today is the reason you came to
Turkey, to commemorate the sacrifice your
forefathers have made. Emotions run high and this afternoon you will travel
back to
Istanbul, arriving there in the late
evening. Overnight:Istanbul Meals:Lunchbox
Day Six: Saturday
26th April - The end of the tour After breakfast the tour finishes and we bid
farewell to our new found friends and exchange e-mails. Wherever you are
heading to next you will take unforgettable memories and a new understanding
of this country that plays such an important part in your history. Meals:Breakfast Tour Includes: Arrival
Airport Transfers
Arrival airport transfers are free for customers arriving atAtaturk
International Airportbetween
8am and midnight on the 21st April. For full details on how our
airport transfers work and getting to your hotel on the first day of the
tour then please see the FAQ section.
IMPORTANT:It is essential
that customers who wish to use our transfer service send us full flight
details including airline name, flight number, terminal number, arrival
time. It is your responsibility to ensure we have this informationbefore
7th Aprilotherwise
we cannot guarantee that a transfer will be available.
Accommodation:3 X Night
Istanbul (3 Star), 1 X Night Edremit (4 Star) + 1 X Night Anzac Cove Meals:4 X Breakfasts, 2 X
Dinners, 1 X Lunchbox Transport:Air Conditioned
(Non Smoking) Coach All Entrance Fees
Professional English speaking Guide
Istanbul City Tour
Gallipoli Tour
Nomadic Village Visit
Anzac Day Memorial Services
Tour Excludes:
Meals unless stated
Departure Airport Transfers
Drinks
Flight Tickets
Personal Expenses
Tips for Guides and Drivers
Important Information: If you wish to arrive in Istanbul earlier
than the 21st or stay longer than the 26th then we can
arrange pre & post tour accommodation for you although we have limited
availability of this. The cost of this is per person £35 for a
Double/Twin/Triple or £50 for a single room. Please indicate that you
require this when making your booking.
If you are travelling alone and would prefer to pay the lower rate then we can match you up with someone of the same gender to share a twin/triple room (Subject to Availability).