anzac silver - 5 days

Tour Information
Starts & Ends in: Istanbul
Start Date: Wed 22nd April
End Date: Sun 26th April
Prices: Click here
Local Payment Required: No
Breakfast: 3, Dinner: 1
Hotel rating: 4
Tour Guide: Yes 

Day 1- 22 April: Istanbul Welcome to Turkey and the start of your awesome ANZAC experience! Choice of shuttle transfers to hotel. Rest of the day free in Istanbul – a city that straddles both Europe and Asia! Overnight – Istanbul Day 2: Istanbul - breakfast Enjoy our classic city tour taking in the stunning Iznik tiled Blue Mosque, Hippodrome area, 6th century Hagia Sofia, underground cistern and more. This afternoon, enjoy a relaxing afternoon Bosphorus cruise. When the sun sets, enjoy Istanbul by night! With dinner, belly dancers and entertainment at a greatl Istanbul venue. A top value evening and a great way to break the ice and meet fellow travellers (transport included). Overnight – Istanbul

Istanbul by night   • 3 course dinner • live entertainment • meet fellow travellers • belly dancers • turkish venue • a great night out!  Tickets can only be purchased before arriving in Turkey. Prices

Day 3: Istanbul - Gallipoli - breakfast
A very early departure to the WW1 battlefields on Gallipoli Peninsular. This afternoon, enjoy a guided tour aboard of the evocative war memorials that dot the region, for example; Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair, Johnston’s Jolly, battlefields,  trenches and Kabatepe - the modest ANZAC museum (subject to timing and traffic). Early this evening, we’ll relax at our exclusive ANZAC Eve Turkish BBQ before later taking our places amongst the many at the Dawn Service site for the atmosphere charged ANZAC Eve vigil. BBQ Dinner & overnight – Dawn Service site (ANZAC Cove)

Day 4 - ANZAC day: Gallipoli
First light heralds a poignant bugle call and commencement of the Dawn Service. After the service and armed with your maps, you’ve a chance to independently explore many of the trenches and memorial sites as you head up to Lone Pine or Chunuk Bair for the Australian or New Zealand National services. Later this afternoon, we return to Istanbul, where upon our late evening arrival, we check into our hotel for a well-earned rest after such an emotion-filled day. Overnight – Istanbul.

Day 5: Istanbul - breakfast
Tour ends after breakfast and hotel check out at 12noon. We hope you have wonderful tour and memorable ANZAC experience.

Note: Istanbul sites are closed on the following days, this in NO WAY affects your touring program: Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Spice Market - closed Sunday, Hagia Sofia - closed Monday, Topkapi Palace closed on Tuesday.

HEADING TO EGYPT?
Check out our special 8 day King Tutankhamen & 13 day King Ramses tours, both tours are perfectly timed to start Sun 26th April, the day your digger tour ends!