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ANZAC Day with Fez
Our experienceWe operate tours to the Gallipoli battlefields every day of the year, in fact, we even have a branch office near Gallipoli at Canakkale. Every year since 1997, we are one of the biggest tour operators for ANZAC Day. Our head tour guides are the best Gallipoli tour guides and will brief and train our 50 or so other licensed guides that we need to employ for ANZAC Day.
Get a good spot at the dawn serviceFollowing the afternoon tour of the Gallipoli battlefields, we go straight to the site of the dawn service to get a good comfortable spot on the grass near the front, by 9pm the grass areas is full and people are squashing in up the back, around the sides, wherever they can fit – not a comfortable way to spend the night.
Your price guaranteeIf you want the cheapest ANZAC Day tour then you've picked up the wrong brochure but just consider one thing – are you really going to risk your once in a lifetime ANZAC experience for less than the cost of a good night out? We wont give you something for nothing, but we guarantee to deliver what you've paid for.
Responsible travelTurkey does a fantastic job every day of the year in accommodating Australian's and New Zealander's who want to visit Gallipoli, especially on ANZAC Day. When you travel with Fez you can be sure you are putting something back into the local Turkish economy as Fez are 100% Turkish owned - our head office is in Istanbul.
Your peace of mindFez Travel holds a Group A TURSAB (Turkish Tourism Authority) license, which offers you, the client, maximum peace of mind. Fez is a member of the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) and the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and we adhere to the ASTA code of ethics http://www.astanet.com/about/codeofethics.asp
Want to see Turkey at your own pace on a budget?Why not combine a short ANZAC tour with a Fez hop-on hop-off pass around Western Turkey. We recommend our 5 day Cadet tour that gets you to Kusadasi, before hopping on a Silk Trail pass which covers all the highlights of Western Turkey. If you're on a really tight budget then jump on the first Fez bus departure to get you to the dawn service.
Our tours have a range of inclusions:
Get the most out of your experienceThere are probably 3 or 4 great Gallipoli tour guides in the whole of Turkey so if a company tells you that their tour guides are Gallipoli experts, well, you decide the truth? The fact is, most Turks have never heard of ANZAC Cove. Do some reading about Gallipoli before you come for ANZAC Day and you'll have a far greater appreciation of the commemoration. Also remember that ANZAC Day is a huge event and every year things just go wrong. Don't let a cold cup of tea dampen your ANZAC spirit of commemoration.
ANZAC Day snapshot, what's it like at Gallipoli?After the guided tour of the Gallipoli battlefields – the stories, the trenches, the grave yards - you will possess a much deeper appreciation of what happened at Gallipoli. At the end of the Battlefields tour around 5pm, you are taken to the site of the dawn serviceto get a good spot. The local Turks also sell a great variety of Turkish Kebabs, pancakes and fast hot foods.We arrive at the dawn service around 5pm to get a good spot on the grass, already, there are several hundred people about. There are big screens and music to entertain you and to thank you, the people who have made the pilgrimage to Gallipoli for ANZAC Day. War veterans, military personal and media are everywhere and the atmosphere is electric. There is a unique feeling in the air, a celebration of peace subdued by a cloud of commemoration. Within 3 hours, the site will appear like a sea of colour with thousands of Aussies and Kiwis sprawling out on the grass, warmly wrapped up sleeping bags, National flags and rugby tops. Get a few hours rest/sleep on the grass because by 9pm the MC will be asking you to squash forward to try and make space for the thousands more people still to come. The buzzing atmosphere will permeate the whole night. Well before the grey light of dawn signals the start of the dawn service, speakers and entertainers begin their addresses, folk songs and stories.
Please, take note of this notice by the Australian Embassy by http://www.embaustralia.org.tr/anzac/geninfo.htm A brief warning from the Australian Embassy website: "REMEMBER: YOU WILL NEED TO GET IN EARLY TO BOOK ACCOMMODATION IN THE CANAKKALE AREA FOR ANZAC DAY." Australian Govt Announcement access Gallipoli ANZAC Day 2007
THE ODE OF REMEMBRANCEThey shall not grow old,as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, And in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Every year on ANZAC Day thousands of Australians make a pilgrimage to the place now known as ANZAC Cove. Fez Travel's ANZAC Day tours range from 5 to 15 days and cater for the very budget to the easy traveller. Whether you only want to commemorate ANZAC Day at Gallipoli or you want to combine ANZAC Day with an unforgettable trip around Turkey, we've got it covered. For the more independent minded travellers, Fez Travel offer the unique experience of combining a short ANZAC Tour with the only hop-on hop-off bus around Turkey. Commemorate ANZAC Day with our 5-day tour 'The Cadet' and then see Turkey at your own pace with our hop-on hop-off bus .
Ataturk's Reconciliation statement.THOSE HEROES THAT SHED THEIR BLOODAND LOST THEIR LIVES... YOU ARE NOW LYING IN THE SOIL OF A FRIENDLY COUNTRY. THEREFORE REST IN PEACE. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE JOHNNIES AND MEHMETS TO US WHERE THEY LIE SIDE BY SIDE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY OF OURS... YOU, THE MOTHERS, WHO SENT THEIR SONS FROM FARAWAY COUNTRIES WIPE AWAY YOUR TEARS; YOUR SONS ARE NOW LYING IN OUR BOSOM AND ARE IN PEACE. AFTER HAVING LOST THEIR LIVES ON THIS LAND THEY HAVE BECOME OUR SONS AS WELL.' MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK (1881-1938)
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