Anzac Special 2021 - Option A
- Duration: 13 Days (approx.)
- Location: ISTANBUL
- Product code: P17QY1
April 21
Sat: Arrival – Istanbul |Arrival transfer from
airport to hotel. Welcome cocktail and briefing.
April 22 Sun: Istanbul |Full day tour to include the Topkapi Palace (excluding harem)
St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar. Optional: dinner with
belly dancing entertainment. B
April 23 Mon: Istanbul – Canakkale |Visit Soliman the Magnificent Mosque then continue to
Gallipoli. Dinner on the way to Gallipoli Eceabat in a local restaurant, early
evening departure to Gallipoli for the Anzac ceremony. There is no hotel
accommadition. B D
April 24 Tue: Gallipoli
– Dardanelles – Canakkale | After the Anzac Ceremony cross the Dardanelles
then continue to hotel for overnight. Dinner will be served at your hotel. B
D (not a proper breakfast but breakfast
box will be served)
April 25 Wed: Gallipoli & Hellespont |This morning departure to Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove,
Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair, then drive to Hellespont with the largest
memorial of the peninsula. Overnight in Canakkale. B D
April 26 Thu: Kusadasi via Pergamum | This morning visit Troy then proceed to Ancient Medical
Center in Asclepion and drive to Kusadasi, the picturescue port of Aegean Sea. Overnight
in Kusadasi. Dinner in the hotel. B D
April 27 Fri: Kusadasi | Today tour the ruins of Ephesus, Virgin Mary’s cottage, the 2,000
year old marble streets, a theater, the library of Celsius and Hadrian’s
Temple. Visit a regional carpet production center. Afternoon optional: Sardis
or Old Greek Village Sirince. B D
April 28
Sat: Kusadasi – Aphrodisias – Pamukkale | Drive
though fertile valleys to Aphrodisias city of Aphrodite, then continue to
Pamukkale (white lime cascades) and visit Hierapolis. B D
April 29
Sun: Pamukkale – Cappadocia | After
breakfast depart for Cappadocia for overnight. B D
April 30
Mon: Cappadocia |Optional early morning hot
air balloon tour and experience. Visit Goreme, Avanos, Pasabagi, Red Valley,
Saratli underground city. Overnight in Cappadocia. B D
May 1 Tue:
Cappadocia – Ankara | Morning departure to Ankara.
On the way visit 13th century Agzikarahan caravanserai, afternoon tour of the
Ataturk Mausoleum and Anatolian Civilizations Museum. B D
May 2 Wed:
Ankara – Istanbul | After breakfast, depart on a
scenic drive to Istanbul. In the afternoon join an optional half-day Bosphorus
cruise enjoying the strait that separates Asia and Europe. Its shores are lined
with fine neighborhoods, Ottoman palaces, fortresses, old wooden villas,
hotels, parks and gardens, restaurants and cafés. Tonight enjoy a farewell
dinner. B D
May 3 Thu:
Return | Transfer to the airport for your return
flight home. B
Price Includes:
• First Class hotels with private
facilities
• Meals are indicated on itineraries by B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner
• Licensed guides throughout Turkey
• Private air-conditioned transportation
• Luggage handling
• Local taxes and service charges
• Arrival/departure transfers: only on
arrival and departure days. Pre or post stay transfers are not included
Price Excludes:
• Personal expenses
• Optional tours
Customary tips to guide and drivers