Anzac 2022 Memorial Tour of Turkey 11 Days | Starts/Ends: Istanbul

TRIP NOTES

Anzac 2022 Memorial Tour of Turkey 11 days | Starts/Ends: Istanbul

ANZAC Day Gallipoli 2022. Starts: • Cappadocia - Delight in surreal • Guided sightseeing of Istanbul including 16th April. Take in the highlights of landscapes, hermit cave villages and the Blue Mosque, Underground Cistern, Turkey and attend the ANZAC Day World Heritage Listed Goreme Valley Hagia Sofia, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome with its rock cut churches and Zelve area and Egyptian Spice Market Dawn Service at Gallipoli on this 11 Monastery • Guided sightseeing of Gallipoli, day tour. Marvel at the spectacular • Pamukkale - Paddle in the thermal waters battlefields and war memorials (subject to landscape of Cappadocia and flowing down the white travertine terraces site opening times set by the Anzac Day discover the remarkable Roman • Ephesus & Pergamum - Roam around Organising Committee) ruins of Ephesus and Pergamum. the Roman ruins of ancient Ephesus, with • Cruise along Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul • See Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque its spectacular Library of Celsus and the English speaking, degree qualified hillside amphitheatre at Pergamum Turkish tour guide and paddle in Pammukale's • Konya - Visit the Mevlana Museum (or • Airport arrival transfer on day 1 from thermal pools. Visit legendary Troy Green Mausoleum) and discover the Istanbul International Airport at any time, and Gallipoli's WW1 battlefields, original home of a mystical Sufi Muslim or from Sabiha Gokcen Airport at 11am before commemorating the brave group and their founder Mevlana and 3pm only ANZACs on ANZAC Day in 2022. • Kilitbahir - Admire the imposing fortress • All relevant transfer and transportation in on the west side of the Dardanelles built private modern air-conditioned vehicles to control the strait at its narrowest point HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS • Troy - Enjoy a short tour of the famous What's Not Included Trip Highlights city of Homeric legend and see the giant • Tipping Kitty: USD$40pp, paid in local replica Trojan Horse currency • ANZAC Service Site - Attend the ANZAC • Silk Road from Konya - Stop off at the • Entrance Fees: USD$130-140pp, paid in eve vigil on the Gallipoli Peninsula and traditional roadside inn of Sultanhan local currency as the sun rises, pay your respects at the Caravanserai, a resting point of former • International flights and visa Dawn Service weary travellers • Attendance Pass for ANZAC. Please see • Gallipoli Peninsula - Learn about the the Trip Notes for information on how to Gallipoli Campaign, explore the WW1 What's Included obtain your attendance pass - these are battlefields, memorial sites and ANZAC • 9 breakfasts and 4 dinners free of charge but need to be registered Cove • 9 nights 4 - 5 star hotels for in advance • Istanbul - Take in the highlights of • 1 night at the Dawn Service site • Tip for your tour guide and driver: as a Istanbul including the iconic Blue Mosque, • Guided sightseeing of Ephesus, guideline we recommend you budget Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia mosque and Pergamum, Pammukale/Hierapolis and USD $5 - 7 per day, per traveller for your the Underground Cistern Cappadocia guide and USD $2 per day, per traveller

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Anzac 2022 Memorial Tour of Turkey

for your driver. Tipping your tour guide or return with your guide to our hotel for a little the original lodge of the Mevlevi Whirling and driver is an entirely personal gesture rest and relaxation. Overnight - Istanbul (B) Dervishes. We then continue our drive to Pamukkale for our overnight stay. Overnight DETAILED ITINERARY Day 3 : Cappadocia - Pamukkale (B, D) Istanbul - Cappadocia. Today we depart Day 1 : Istanbul Istanbul and begin our lengthy journey across Day 6 : Pamukkale & Ephesus the country towards Cappadocia. We'll make a number of stops on route. After arriving into Cappadocia this afternoon, the rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight - Cappadocia (B, D) Day 4 : Cappadocia's Goreme Valley

Pamukkale - Ephesus - Kusadasi. Famed for 16th April 2022. Welcome to Turkey and the its unique cascades of natural mineral rich start of a unforgettable ANZAC experience! pools, Pammukale captures the heart of any Airport to hotel arrival transfer. Spend the traveller. Here we can paddle our feet in the rest of the day at leisure. If you are arriving warm water flowing over the terraces or take a to Istanbul early, we recommend joining our relaxing dip in the Pamukkale Thermal Baths. optional Backstreets Of Istanbul Tour taking Just beyond the thermal pools we make a stop place today. The tour commences at 9am. For at the Roman ruins of Hierapolis. further details of the excursion, please see our Perhaps the jewel in Turkey’s crown, tour Trip Notes. This evening meet your guide Cappadocia is an extraordinary national and fellow travellers at a welcome meeting. treasure. The surreal landscape has to be This afternoon we continue to the legendary Overnight - Istanbul seen to be believed with its cave dwellings Roman ruins of Ephesus. Easily the best- and phallic ‘fairy chimneys’ landscape that preserved classical city in the eastern Day 2 : Istanbul - Old City are the stuff of fables. Whole troglodyte Mediterranean, Ephesus stood as a vast Tour (hermit) villages, subterranean churches and Roman city with a population nearing fortresses have been hewn from the soft, 250,000. Rumoured to have been founded porous, eerily eroded rock of Cappadocia. A in the 13th century BC, it became the Roman guided tour of the region takes us to the World capital of Asia Minor and enjoyed prosperity Heritage listed Goreme Valley where we’ll thanks to commerce and visiting pilgrims see stunning examples of rock-cut Byzantine who flocked for a glimpse of the magnificent churches, chapels and temples, and Zelve Temple of Artemis - one of the Seven Ancient with its jaw-dropping landscape of towering Wonders. Strong archeological remains can eroded rocks. be seen at Ephesus including the Great Theatre (once capable of seating 25,000 Before our touring starts this morning there spectators at one time), Curetes Way (one will be an optional balloon ride taking you over Today we set off on guided tour of the of the main thoroughfares) the Temple of the incredible landscape of this region. Book old city, taking in the stunning Iznik tiled Serapis, the elegant façades of the Temple of and pay locally. Overnight - Cappadocia (B, D) Blue Mosque, historic Hippodrome area, 6th Hadrian and the awesome Library of Celsus century Hagia Sofia (exterior only), ancient Day 5 : Konya's Whirling - underlining its status as a centre point for Underground Cistern, Topkapi Palace and Dervish Museum Roman urban life. Off Curetes Way are ancient more. This afternoon, we take a relaxing public toilets, a brothel, remains of fountains Cappadocia - Konya - Pamukkale. It's an cruise on the Bosphorus Strait. Look out and various temples. We end our day at our early departure this morning as we head for for waterside palaces framed by a modern hotel in Kusadasi. Pamukkale. On the way we visit the 13th city skyline dotted with expansive domed Overnight - Kusadasi (B, D) mosques and towering minarets of traditional century Seljukian masterpiece of Sultanhan Ottoman style. Afterwards there's free time Caravanserai before arriving in Konya. In to independently explore. From here you can Konya we visit the Mevlana Museum also either stay and discover the old city by night known as the Green Mausoleum which is

Anzac 2022 Memorial Tour of Turkey

Day 7 : Roman Ruins of Ayvalik – Troy - Kilitbahir - Gallipoli. After a Day 10 : ANZAC Day - Pergamum morning at leisure we enjoy a short-guided Gallipoli 2022 tour of Troy. The legend of the lost city of Troy and Homer’s poetry was brought to life by its rediscovery in 1863. We then continue to the village of Kilitbahir, situated on the eastern shore of the Gallipoli peninsula and dominated by the fortress of the same name. After exploring Kilitbahir we stop in the town of Eceabat for dinner (at your own expense) before entering the Cove.

Please be sure to have separated your Kusadasi - Pergamum - Ayvalik. This morning Gallipoli - Istanbul. Today, the 25th April is the luggage into a smaller day pack that you want we drive north, stopping at the Roman ruins reason we came to Turkey and Gallipoli. Dawn to keep with you at Anzac Cove, i.e warm of Pergamum and its impressive hillside and first light signals the commencement clothes, blankets, snacks, toiletries etc and amphitheatre. We also visit the neighbouring of the annual Dawn Service, attended by place them on the bus with you. Large bags Asclepion - a Roman precursor to modern-day Australian, New Zealand and other foreign will go underneath the coach and will not be hospitals - before continuing onto to Ayvalik. dignitaries, military personnel and a strong accessible until the following morning. At this Overnight - Ayvalik (B) following of regular Australian and New point it is a good time to make a note of the Zealand folk. The poignant and emotive letter of your coach. All On The Go coaches Day 8 : Gallipoli - WW1 service commemorating this important and are clearly identifiable by an On The Go Tours Battlefields historical date allows us time to reflect. Lest sign on the right side of the windscreen front we forget. and more importantly remember your coach letter – ie – coach A, B C, etc. The service lasts for an hour and public wreath laying at the ANZAC Memorial site is possible While drop-offs usually run smoothly, be afterwards. Later this morning Australians prepared for a long walk from where your have the opportunity to pay their respects at coach is ordered to stop to get to ANZAC the Lone Pine Memorial Service, while New Cove proper on ANZAC Eve. Once we're Zealanders can attend the service at Chunuk in Anzac Cove you are free to visit the Bair. Please note: the 2022 national memorial memorials and trenches that dot the area services at Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair are before taking your place among the many Today we explore ANZAC Cove and the subject to confirmation. at the Dawn Service site for the atmosphere many memorials dotted across the WW1 charged ANZAC Eve vigil. Everyone will be picked up from Chunuk Bair battlefields. Our guided tour takes in sights after the service (exact time and location to be including ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine Memorial Please note: Important instructions will be confirmed with your guide). We anticipate an and cemetery, Chunuk Bair Memorial and given about where to meet with your coach early afternoon departure time from Gallipoli cemetery, the Nek, Johnston’s Jolly and the on 25 April, after the national services have for our journey back to Istanbul. Overnight - many fortified trenches still clearly visible concluded. It is vital that you follow meeting Istanbul amongst the scrub after all these years. instructions in order that you rendezvous with Overnight - Ayvalik / Canakkale (B) your correct coach. Overnight - Dawn Service Day 11 : Istanbul site (ANZAC Cove) (B) Day 9 : Troy & ANZAC Eve 26th April 2022. You tour ends after breakfast and hotel check out. We hope you have had a wonderful holiday in Turkey and a memorable ANZAC Day 2022 experience. (B)

HOTELS

Highlighted below are some of the hotels which we frequently use on this tour, though we reserve the right to substitute these hotels to ones of a similar standard.

Anzac 2022 Memorial Tour of Turkey

Please refer to your Tour Voucher for your Cappadocia region. This large hotel offers and comfortable with air conditioning confirmed arrival hotel and further arrival comfortable guest rooms, with wonderful throughout the hotel. information. views of Urgup or the historic Kayakapi neighbourhood. Each of the rooms is Kent Hotel equipped with an en suite bathroom and The charming Kent Hotel is a great example modern amenities including LCD satellite of contemporary design and a friendly TV, free WiFi and 24-hour room service. atmosphere. Guest rooms are superbly There's no shortage of places to drink and equipped with modern facilities including Wi- dine at the Dinler Hotel which has a choice Fi connectivity, state of the art technology of five bars, a patisserie in the lobby and Halic Park Ayvalik and bright marbled bathrooms. Enjoying two restaurants. Enjoy a generous buffet Located just 230 metres from a beautiful a delicious Turkish meal at the in house breakfast at the Urgup restaurant and fine Blue Flag beach on Cunda Island and 6km Calcedoine Restaurant after a hard days dining at Avanos, which offers Turkish and from the centre of Ayvalik, the Halik Park sightseeing is highly recommended. The international cuisine. After a busy day of Ayvalik is the ideal place to enjoy some hotel is also fantastically located within a 10- sightseeing, head back to the hotel for a rest and relaxation by the Aegean Sea. minute walk of the Grand Bazaar and Old refreshing swim in the outdoor pool or a Leisure facilities include a large outdoor Town in the Bayazit area in the European sauna and Turkish bath at the fitness centre. pool with slides, an indoor pool, tennis court side of Istanbul. and a fitness centre. The hotel's spacious, en suite guestrooms are equipped with modern amenities including free WiFi, air conditioning, LCD TVs and a seating area. Each of the rooms also benefits from having a furnished balcony, some with panoramic sea views. Guests can take a stroll along Pamukkale Doga Thermal the beach and soak up the sunshine at the Crowne Plaza Nevsehir Hotel landscaped pool area. Enjoy delicious cakes Situated only 15 minutes from the UNESCO Complete with both indoor and outdoor and refreshing drinks from the poolside bar World Heritage-listed site of Goreme, this pools, the Doga Thermal Hotel is a modern and patisserie and dine on fresh seafood modern hotel boasts an excellent location hotel with excellent amenities. Guest rooms and tasty Turkish cuisine at the hotel in Cappadocia. Its guestrooms are located are bright and spacious with wonderful en restaurant. in quiet zones to ensure you have a restful suite facilities. There is complimentary Wi-Fi sleep and offer modern amenities including offered throughout and a sumptuous buffet free WiFi so you can stay connected to served for breakfast and dinner. The spa friends and family back home. Guests facilities on offer include sauna, Turkish bath, can unwind in the indoor pool or book a hot spring bath, massage treatments and a revitalizing treatment at the onsite spa fittness centre. centre. A rich breakfast is served in the Gurme Restaurant, then for dinner head to Parion Hotel the a la carte Manzara Roof Restaurant on The Parion is an elegant property situated the top floor for some delicious international in the heart of Canakkale on the southern cuisine. coast of the Dardanelles in Turkey. The hotel features 162 guest rooms and suites with en suit facilities, air conditioning, flat-screen Richmond Ephesus Resort satellite TV and a fully stocked minibar. Hotel Those looking for a bite to eat can check out the hotel restaurant, which serves a With a beautiful sandy beach lining the breakfast buffet and a la carte menus at shore between the hotel and the sea, the lunch and dinner. There is also a hotel bar Richmond Ephesus Hotel is a perfect place Dinler Hotel and room service is available. to relax. Take a dip in one of the two pools The Dinler Hotel is conveniently located in or enjoy a delicious dinner and drink at one Urgup, at the heart of Turkey's spectacular of the three restaurants. Rooms are spacious