Anzac Day Express Tour from Istanbul

Sun 23 April 2023.

Welcome to Turkey. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Stay overnight

The rest of the day is leisure for you to explore the great city of Istanbul.

Istanbul is easy to get around on foot if you stay in Old city region and there are plenty of attractions to see about the old city known as Sultanahmet.

Maybe head to the Grand Bazaar or the Egyptian Spice Market, both open today!

Also at evening it will be great to join Dinner cruise on the bosphorus where you can enjoy with dinner and dance shows

12:00Meet the group at Hagia Sophia Museum for bus allocation12:15Depart from Istanbul, stop half way for refreshments17:00Arrive Eceabat

-----Free afternoon

20:00Depart for Dawn Service

05:30 am Dawn service

10:30 am Australian service at Lone Pine

11:45 am New Zealand service at Chunuk Bair

-----Return to the hotel - Check in at your hotel

08:00 am Departure for Troy Tour

Visiting

• The Trojan Horse,
• Sacrificial Altars,
• The 3700 year old city walls,
• Houses of Troy I, 3000 B.C. - 2500 B.C.,
• The Bouleuterion (Senate Building),
• The Odeon (Concert Hall),
• Remains of the various cities from Troy I through to Troy IX.

11.30 am Back to Canakkale and ferry to Eceabat for the lunch

12:00 noon Restaurant lunch

13:00 pm Departure for Gallipoli tour for

Visiting,

• Brighton Beach,
• Beach Cemetery,
• ANZAC Cove,
• Ariburnu Cemetery,
• ANZAC Commemorative Site,
• Respect to Mehmetcik Statue,
• Lone Pine Australian Memorial,
• Johnston's Jolly, (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels),
• Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Cemetery,
• The Nek,
• Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial

18:00 apm Departure to Istanbul

23.00  pm Arrive in Istanbul and drop off to your hotel

• If you dont want to return back to Istanbul and want to continue to Ephesus we are able to arrange Ephesus tours too for you

Wed 27 April 2023.

After breakfast (9:00am), you're welcome to join us on a 2 hour cruise along the Bosphorus, the strait that divides European from Asian Istanbul. Returning to the hotel before 13: 30 pm hotel check-out.

This marks the end of a memorable 5 day ANZAC Express tour experience.

• We will transfer you back to airport according to your Flight time 
• If you have time you may add Cappadocia Tours for 2 Days 2 Nights too.

• Roundtrip airport transfers in Istanbul
• All transportation by A/C 'NO - SMOKING' vehicles,
• Dawn Service, Australian and New Zealand Ceremonies,
• Lunch box during ANZAC Day ceremonies,
• Fully Guided Gallipoli Tour with a professional English speaking guide,
• Restaurant lunches in Eceabat 
• Fully Guided Troy Tour with a professional English speaking guide,
• 1/2 Bosphorus cruise Istanbul
• Entrance fees to Troy & Gallipoli
• Ferry fees,
• 2 nights hotel accommodation (B&B) in Canakkale
• 2 Nights Accommodation (B&B) in istanbul

• International Flights and visa
• Attendance Pass for ANZAC. We can obtain  your attendance pass - these are free of charge but need to be registered for in advance
• Tip for your guide and driver: as a guideline we recommend you budget USD $3 - 5$ per day, per traveller for your tour guide and USD $2 per day, per traveller for your driver. Tipping is an entirely personal gesture

Anzac Hotel Canakkale

Anzac Hotel is a 3 stars popular hotel offering superior comfort and friendly atmosphere at the heart of Canakkale Turkey

Adress: Saat Kulesi Meydanı No:8 Çanakkale

Kale 17 Hotel Canakkale

Kale 17 Hotel is a comfertable hotel for your trip stay

Adress:Kemalpaşa Mah. Matbaa Sk. Merkez/Çanakkale/Türkiye

Kolin Hotel Canakkale

The Kolin Hotel distance to Çanakkale centrum, Terminal and Airport is 3 km, to Gallipoli Martyrs Memorial 20 and Troya 20 km,

Adress: Boğazkent Mahallesi, Atatürk Caddesi, No : 2/1 Kepez, 17100 Çanakkale, Turkey 

Byzantium Hotel and suites

Well located and decorated hotel in Sultanahmet walking distance to Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palas and Grand Bazaar