Fez Travel Turkey - 2008 ANZAC Day tours

2008 ANZAC Day tours
15-Day itinerary
"The Brigadier"

2008 ANZAC Day tours15-Day itinerary"The Brigadier"

Welcome to Istanbul

Nation's Capital Ankara

Cappadocia, Goreme, Uchisar castle

Ilhara Valley, Underground city

Konya, Caravansary, Obruk

Saklikent Gorge, Fethiye

Fethiye boat cruise

Pamukkale, Hierapolis

Aphrodisias, Kusadasi

Ephesus, Sirince, Kusadasi

Acropolis of Pergamum

Troy, Gallipoli battlefields tour

ANZAC Day at Gallipoli

Istanbul old city, Bosphorus cruise

Istanbul

Tour includes

Tour does not include

2008 ANZAC Day Tours
Cadet - 5 Days
Digger - 5 Days
Corporal - 8 Days
Captain - 8 Days
Sergeant - 12 Days
Major - 12 Days
Brigadier - 15 Days
Colonel - 15 Days
ANZAC to Athens - 15 Days
Premium Tour - ANZAC Day & Troy Tour
Premium Tour - ANZAC Day & Ephesus Tour
2008 ANZAC Day - Budget Tours
Turkey Tours
Turkey & Greece Tours
Fez Bus - Hop On Hop Off Turkey
Sailing The Med.
Short Turkey Getaways
Short Greece Getaways
Day Tours & Shore Excursions
Welcome Packs
Gallipoli Tours
Christmas Turkey - 2008

Tailor Made Tours

Site Map
ANZAC Cove - Gallipoli - 25th April 1915 ANZAC Cove - Gallipoli - Today 2004 Dawn Service - Gallipoli Haka at the New Zealand Memorial - Chunuk Bair - Gallipoli Australian service at the Australian Memorial - Lone Pine - Gallipoli

ANZAC Cove, taken from Plugge's Plateau - 1915

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Day 1

Friday 13th April

Welcome to Istanbul, where you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in the heart of the old city. Tonight, meet your guide and the rest of your group. Overnight Istanbul.

Day 2

Saturday 14th April

After breakfast, drive to the nation's capital, Ankara, visiting the Ancient Civilization's Museum and the Mausoleum of Turkey's first President, Ataturk. With Ankara behind us, we head for the surreal moonscape of Cappadocia. Overnight Cappadocia. Breakfast and Dinner.

Day 3

Sunday 15th April

Today we tour the Goreme open-air museum, Pasabag and Uchisar castle. Photo opportunities are everywhere so have your cameras ready! Tonight, don't miss the optional Turkish folklore evening featuring folklore and belly dancers� a night you won't forget! Overnight Cappadocia. Breakfast and Dinner.

Day 4

Monday 16th April

Today we visit the beautiful Ilhara Valley and the fascinating Derinkuyu underground city, home to early Christians who hid underground from Roman persecution. Overnight Cappadocia. Breakfast and Dinner.

Day 5

Tuesday 17th April

Leaving Cappadocia we head south along an ancient Silk Road for the stunning Mediterranean Coast. Along the way you see a Caravansary in Sultanhani and the deep blue lake in Obruk. At Turkey's religious Capital Konya, we tour the Mevlana Whirling Dervish Museum. Overnight Antalya. Breakfast.

Day 6

Wednesday 18th April

The Mediterranean coastline leads us to the recently rediscovered Saklikent Gorge, stopping on the way at a carpet village. Here we learn how carpets are made by hand. At the gorge, walk through icy water and battle numerous small waterfalls set in sculpted limestone canyon walls, before taking a tube ride down the rapids. Overnight Fethiye. Breakfast and Lunch.

Day 7

Thursday 19th April

Today we take a leisurely boat cruise around picturesque Fethiye Bay. Overnight Fethiye. Breakfast and Lunch.

Day 8

Friday 20th April

Visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis, an ancient Roman resort city. Overnight Pamukkale. Breakfast and Dinner.

Day 9

Saturday 21st April

Heading towards Kusadasi we stop off at Aphrodisias, famous in Roman times for its marble sculptures, many of which can still be seen. Overnight Kusadasi. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 10

Sunday 22nd April

Stand in awe at the technology once used in Roman times, with a tour of the ancient city of Ephesus. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the city halls and stadium where chariot and horse races were once held. Afterwards, we visit the former Greek village of Sirince, which is famous for its fruit wines, before a leather goods presentation. Turkey produces some of the finest leather goods in the world and many are made here before branding in Italy. Overnight Kusadasi. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 11

Monday 23rd April

Today we travel towards the WWI battlefields of Gallipoli, stopping along the way for a tour of the magnificent acropolis of ancient Pergamum. Overnight Ayvalik. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 12

Tuesday 24th April

Early morning tour of Troy, the site of the famed Trojan Wars. You then tour the WWI battlefields of Gallipoli, visiting Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, ANZAC Cove and the Kaba Tepe Gallipoli museum. Straight after the tour we head for the site of the dawn service to get a good spot. Tonight, soak up the vibrant atmosphere under the stars waiting for the break of dawn. Overnight at Dawn Service. Breakfast.

Day 13

Wednesday 25th April

Awake before sun rise to the ANZAC Dawn Service. We become aware of the almost deafening silence as we commemorate our fallen forefathers on this special day. Also attend the Australian &/or New Zealand Memorial services. After the services, we drive back to Istanbul. Overnight Istanbul.

Day 14

Thursday 26th April

After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome. This afternoon you won't forget cruise along the Bosphorus, drinks for sale. Overnight Istanbul. Breakfast and Lunch

Day 15

Friday 27th April

Our tour concludes after breakfast and we bid farewell to our new friends. This afternoon, perhaps try your hand at bargaining in the famous Grand Bazaar. Breakfast.

o Inbound airport transfer from Ataturk Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport to your hotel
o Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
o Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
o 13 nights in Superior Tourist class hotel accommodation
o 13 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 7 Dinners
o Fethiye boat cruise
o Bosphorus cruise
o Commemorative gift
o Entrance fees to the various sites

o Tips
o Anything not mentioned above

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Sailing The Med.   o    Gallipoli Tours   o    Christmas Turkey - 2008

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