Duration | 3 Days Special Ceremony Tour Package |
Visiting Sights | Gallipoli Anzac, Troy & Dawn Service |
Departure Day | On 23 April |
Tour Price | Please Ask |
3 Days Anzac Day Special Ceremony Tour
23 April – Istanbul – Gallipoli (L)
06:30 – 07:00 am – Pick up from your hotel in Istanbul
Breakfast on en-route
12:00 pm – Arrive in Eceabat
12:30 pm – Lunch by the Dardanelles
13:00 pm – Depart for Anzac Tour
On tour you will visit:
Fort Kilitbahir
Turkish Canon Batteries
Brighton Beach (actual intended landing beach )
Beach Cemetery ( the grave of John Simpson )
ANZAC Cove
Ariburnu Cemetery
ANZAC Commemorative Site
Mehmetcik Memorial Statue
Lone Pine Australian Memorial
Johnston’s Jolly (Turkish and ANZAC trenches and tunnels)
Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Memorial
The Nek
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial
17:30 pm – Check into the hotel & Overnight.
24 April – Troy Tour (B)
08:00 am – Depart for Troy Tour
(Please note that depending on the organization of the tour groups, this tour may change to the afternoon without asking.)
On tour you will visit:
The Trojan Horse which was used in the movie Troy
The Trojan Horse (Did it really exist?)
Helen of Troy (Was she the real cause of the war?)
The Trojan Wars
The battle between Achilles and Hector
The 3200 years old city walls of Troy VI and VII
The East gate of VI (VIP entrance of Troy VI)
The Temple of Athena
Walls of Troy II and Megaron House
Walls of Troy I (The oldest ruins of Troy)
The trench of Schliemann
The ramp of Troy II
The Scaean Gate
The Gate of Troy VI (Where possibly the tricky wooden horse was taken)
Sanctuary (Sacrificing Altars)
Roman Bath
Odeon (Music Theatre)
South gate of Troy VI
Bouleuterion
Ruins of the agora (Market place)
11:00 am – Back to Eceabat
Free Time.
19:00/20:00 pm – Transfer the Service Site
25 April – Dawn Service (Breakfast Box)
05:00 am – Anzac Cove Ceremony
After the service, you will depart for the Australian ceremony at Lone Pine. Because no bus transportation is allowed you are going to walk uphill on Artillery Road via Shell Green which lasts around 1 hour.
10:30 am – Lone Pine Service in 2016 is axed by the Australian government.
New Zealanders continue on their walk from Lone Pine to the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. You’ll follow the main road to the Chunuk Bair, this uphill walk will last around 1 hour.
On the way, you will have a chance to see Johnston’s Jolly where are remains of Turkish and Anzac trenches, Steele’s and Courtney’s Post Cemetery, Quinns Post Cemetery & 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial.
11:30 am – Chunuk Bair New Zealand Service
We return back to Eceabat after Services
Lunch by the Dardanelles
Depart for Istanbul or Kusadasi / Selcuk
Arrival to Istanbul or Kusadasi or Selcuk. Tour Ends.
PS: Please inform us of your next travel destination Istanbul, Kusadasi, or Selcuk while making your Anzac Day Tour request.
All Tours as mentioned in the program
Pro. English Speaking guide on the tours
1 Breakfast
1 Lunch
1 Breakfast pack for the service
Parking fees and Road tolls
All entrance fees
Local taxes
Unmentioned meals and Drinks
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