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WHY
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ANZAC Day Premium Tours provide you with an
extensive, historical re-count of the entire conflict that takes
you to the tragic heartbeat. If you wish to expand your
knowledge about the campaign and to be engaged on a real
pilgrimage by visiting all the important sights in the area in
depth, Premium Tours will meet all of your expectations. We take you to the scared grounds both
before and after the highly populated Dawn Service and National
Ceremonies. Without the crowds you can get to the heart of the ´digger´
in your own way, explore the tragic trenches in solitude, with
peace and respect. There is no other way to fully experience and
understand the isolation, fear and sacrifice than by staying on
the shores in a small and close group. This tour takes on all
the emotions and haunting memories with visits to cemeteries,
battle grounds and memorials.
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Stay in Gallipoli for 2 nights.
Travel Talk is dedicated to ensuring you
have a memorable time
in the right ways. During the time spent at Gallipoli you will
have 2 nights in the heart of the peninsula
(1 overnight stay in a hotel besides the
Dawn Service eve
& night); this keeps travelling to a optimum, and allows you to
be restored both before and after an emotional Dawn Service and
also to better explore and encompass the spirit and history of
the cove. |
Feel the Spirit of Anzac by visiting all the sights
in the area.
By visiting all the shores, strategic and vital military points,
memorials and fields
of the battle,
you can experience the
lingering atmosphere of comradeship, courage and sacrifice.
People today still invoke the ANZAC spirit in times of conflict,
danger and hardship and live by the mateship motto: others
before self.
This tour shall encompass the laughter, the pride,
mutual support and the love of life that is in every Australian
and New Zealander. |
Visit Gallipoli without the crowds!
Unlike the majority of visitors to Gallipoli, Premium tours
allow the time and opportunity to explore your surroundings in
peace and tranquility and outside the height of Anzac Day itself,
which sees more than 10,000 people flock to the area. |
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8 Days £369 |
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Brief Itinerary |
Day 1 Istanbul, Bosphorus Cruise Guide meeting in the afternoon. Bosphorus cruise in the evening.
Day 2 Istanbul, Gallipoli (Overnight stay in Gallipoli to visit all the sights in depth and without the crowds!) (B) Kabatepe War Museum, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair, Jonston's Jolly, North Beach, Ari Burnu, Hell Spit, Brighton Beach, Shrapnel Valley, Artillery Road, Quinn's Post, Turkish Memorial, the Nek and Walker's Ridge.
Day 3 Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamum, Selcuk/Kusadasi (B, D)
Day 4 Selcuk/Kusadasi, Ephesus (B, D)
Day 5 Selcuk/Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Selcuk (B, D)
Day 6 Selcuk, Gallipoli (B)
Overnight stay in the ceremony area.
Day 7 Gallipoli Dawn Service, Ceremonies, Istanbul
Day 8 Istanbul (B) Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Topkapi Palace, Underground Cistern
Important : As the tour finishes around 1:30 p.m. please book your flight accordingly. |
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Detailed Itinerary |
Day 1: Istanbul, Bosphorus Cruise.
Monday April 19.
At the terminal keep your eyes open for the Travel Talk representative, as we pick you up from the airport and take you to our Istanbul hotel. Gather round in the hotel lobby at 6:00pm as we meet both the other tour members and the guide. Listen up for a fast and informal meeting with the leader including registration and a short brief about the adventures ahead and some country info. After the welcome has concluded we will then take a relaxing cruise along to magnificent Bosphorus capturing the delights of Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul, Gallipoli.
Tuesday April 20.
After a coach trip outside the city a few hours later we are in Gallipoli. Our exploration of the Gallipoli peninsular begins today without the crowds it is in silence and quiet contemplation we can truly capture the ANZAC spirit. Today provides a more detailed, personal and emotional experience to reflect and explore the history and heartbeat of this region. We visit Kabatepe War Museum, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair, Jonston’s Jolly, North Beach, Ari Burnu, Hell Spit, Brighton Beach, Shrapnel Valley, Artillery Road, Quinn’s Post, Turkish Memorial, the Nek and Walker’s Ridge.
Day 3: Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamum, Selçuk/ Kusadasi. Wednesday April 21. After breakfast we head to the ancient city of Troy, the setting of Homer's epic, Iliad, involving a giant wooden horse. We then continue to Pergamum, and the remains of the Temple of Athena, Temple of Trajan, library and theatre cut into the hillside. In the evening we arrive in Selçuk/Kusadasi.
Day 4: Selcuk/ Kusadasi, Ephesus.
Thursday April 22.
The best preserved ancient town in Turkey, Ephesus, will be our first stop. Ephesus is a spectacular ancient city and was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation. Famous also given that historians believe that The Gospel of John was written here. It is also the site of a large gladiators' graveyard and famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BCE), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Day 5: Selçuk/ Kusadasi, Pamukkale.
Friday April 23.
Today get ready to be more delighted with what Turkey has to offer both naturally and historically. We head to Pamukkale meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, this is a natural site that contains hot springs and travertines, giving the appearance of terraces made by carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. The ancient city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white "castle" and people have bathed in its pools for thousands of years.
We will have our Anzac BBQ tonight.
Day 6: Selçuk, Gallipoli
Saturday April 24.
After breakfast we jump into the coach and head back for the shores of Gallipoli. Tonight we set up camp to ensure the best position is kept for the Dawn Service and sleep under the stars in the ceremony area.
Day 7: Dawn Service, Gallipoli Ceremonies, Istanbul.
Sunday April 25.
We wake before the break of dawn and watch as the sun rises over the battle field, we remember the soldiers who lost their lives on this exact day all those years ago. We also attend the National ceremonies and services later in the day. This afternoon we re-charge and freshen up back in Istanbul.
Day 8: Istanbul.
Monday April 26. After breakfast we begin to experience the magnificence of Istanbul. We stroll through the old town visiting Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, majestic Topkapi Palace and the Hagia Sophia Museum. Today you can shop for keepsakes in the old town, visit the splendid Ottoman palaces or discover its many evocative mosques. Important: As the tour finishes around 1.30pm please book flights accordingly.
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Accommodation |
4 star and premium boutique hotels.
3 star hotels in Gallipoli.
Click for the meeting hotel. |
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Airport Transfer |
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From Istanbul Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen Airports on
day 1.
Click for details. |
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Meals |
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Most breakfasts and dinners as stated in the itinerary. |
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Transportation |
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Modern air-conditioned buses featuring sound system |
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Guide |
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Services of experienced guides licenced by the
Ministry of Tourism |
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Excursions |
As per the itinerary (entrance fees NOT included)
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Anzac Barbecue
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Bosphorus Cruise
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Welcome Party
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Commemorative t-shirt |
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Not included |
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Any
flights, insurance, meals not stated in the
itinerary, items of a personal nature, tips, visa
fees, entrance fees to the sights and museums, other
services not stated in the itinerary, optional
activities |
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ÜIstanbul
including
Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque,
Underground Cistern, Hippodrome
ÜBosphorus
ÜHierapolis
ÜEphesus
ÜTroy
ÜPergamum
ÜGallipoli
including:
Kabatepe War Museum
Lone Pine
Chunuk Bair
Jonston's Jolly
North Beach
Ari Burnu
Hell Spit
Brighton Beach
Shrapnel Valley
Artillery Road
Quinn's Post
Turkish Memorial
The Nek
Walker's Ridge
ÜDawn
Service, Australian and New
Zealand national ceremonies |
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