Licence : TURSAB A4339
Honor the ANZAC legacy with this 5-day tour, centered around the moving Dawn Service at Gallipoli. Experience the historic battlefields, memorials, and trenches where the ANZAC spirit was forged. Beyond Gallipoli, immerse yourself in the rich history of Istanbul, exploring its iconic landmarks such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Topkapi Palace. With expert guides and carefully curated experiences, this tour offers a meaningful journey of remembrance and discovery in Turkey.
Day(s) : 5
Countries : Turkey
Start City : Istanbul
End City : Istanbul
Meals : 4 breakfasts, 1 dinner
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
Category : 4 star
Hotel : The Halich Hotel
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St. Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace, the Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar. Tonight, don't miss the optional Turkish Folklore evening.
Overnight : Istanbul
Category : 4 star
Hotel : The Halich Hotel
On 24 April, the programme depends on official restrictions, as tours may be cancelled at the last minute if high-ranking dignitaries such as the Prime Minister or Ministers are in attendance. If tours are permitted, we plan to depart from Istanbul early in the morning for a short complimentary Gallipoli tour, after which we will take the ferry across to Çanakkale to check in at our hotel and enjoy some rest. Around midnight, we will depart the hotel, cross back by ferry, and continue to Anzac Cove, arriving at approximately 1:00am to secure a place for the overnight stay in preparation for the Dawn Service. If tours are not allowed, we will instead proceed directly to the hotel to rest until we depart for Gallipoli in the evening to ensure a good position at Anzac Cove for the long night ahead.
Overnight : Çanakkale
Category : Special Class
Hotel : MD Barbaros Hotel
Awake before sun rise for the ANZAC Day Dawn Service. We become aware of the almost deafening silence as the moving service to commemorate our fallen forefathers on this special day begins. You will then have the chance to attend the Australian or New Zealand Memorial service before a late afternoon drive back to Istanbul.
Overnight : Istanbul
Category : 4 star
Hotel : The Halich Hotel
Our tour concludes after breakfast and we bid farewell to our new friends.
This is intended to give an idea of the type of accommodation that may be expected. The actual hotels used for any given tour may change due to many reasons such as group size, availability, time of year, hotel standard has dropped or simply we found a better hotel. We update the website immediately if and when any changes take place. If and when we do change hotels it will be to a hotel of equal or higher standard and will be at no extra cost.
Where more than one hotel is shown for a given an overnight stop this means that one of those hotels will be used.
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