23rd April - Arrival
Today is a day of arrivals. On arrival into Istanbul you will be met by a local representative and transferred to your hotel. Today is free until this PM when a “welcome cocktail” reception will be held on a small Bosphorus Cruise.

24th April - Istanbul
This morning we tour the Koc Museum including a retired Turkish Submarine then we visit the Military Museum where you will witness a traditional Ottoman Janissary Band Performance & where your Battlefield Guide will give a dissertation of the overall "Gallipoli" campaign in the Gallipoli Room. Afterwards we depart straight for the beaches of Gallipoli. Following a late dinner and the hand-out of your sleeping bags we will head straight to the beach where you will overnight.

25th April - Anzac Day
Today is the Anzac Services, general running will see you witnessing the Dawn Ceremony at around 0530, then attending the Lone Pine Ceremony at 0900 and if you are up to it the Chunuk-Bair service at 1100. Afterward you will be required to gather and wait until your tour vehicle can take you safely from the peninsula to your hotel.

26th April & 27th April - Gallipoli
In-depth Battlefield visits with dissertations by Battlefield Guides and Turkish Guides at Anzac Cove (the actual landing beach, not the beach where service was held), Lone Pine, Chunuk-Bair, Johnstons Jolly, The Nek, Helles, Turkish Memorial and more. During these two days of exploring the peninsula you will also visit Kabatepe War Museum where they have detailed displays of the campaign and well as relics recovered from the period the fighting took place in during WWI.

28th April - Troy & Pergamum
After breakfast drive to “Homer's Troy”, and the site of King Priam's Treasures. Probably the most famous city of classical times - who doesn't know the story of the Trojan Horse. After Troy, we enjoy a scenic drive through Thrace to visit the hauntingly beautiful, ancient city of Pergamon. We see the Altar of Zeus, Temple of Dionysus and the 200,000 volume library, The Asclepieum of Pergamon. Leaving Pergamon behind us we settle at our hotel in Kusadasi.

29th April - Ephesus/Kusadasi
Full day tour of Ephesus. We drive to the ancient city of Ephesus and first visit the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Ephesus was undoubtedly one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. Impressive structures we will see include the Library of Celsus, Temple of Hadrian, Theatre and Odeon. We also visit the House of the Virgin Mary. We stay overnight in Kusadasi

30th April - Pamukkale
For those continuing the tour we depart for Pamukkale with its amazing white calcium rocks & thermal water springs. This area was once the beauty & health centre of the famous “Queen Cleopatra”. You will enjoy relaxing in these hot springs after this unforgettable trip. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.

1st May - Travelling
After breakfast drive to Antalya to relax in this wonderful city. Dinner and overnight.

2nd May - Antalya
This morning, we drive east to see the best preserved ancient theatre of Turkey - Aspendos, as well as the remains of the ancient city of Perge, and the Kursunlu Waterfall . Free afternoon. Dinner in Antalya.

3rd May - Travelling
Drive to Konya to visit Karatay Medrese (10th C) as well as Tiles and the Museum of Mevlana (Whirling Dervishes). Afterwards continue to Cappadocia . Arrival and overnight in Cappadocia.

4th May - Cappadocia
This morning you have the chance to take an optional balloon ride over the surreal landscape of Cappadocia before attending the day’s touring. Today we take in the highlights of Cappadocia. The Open Air Museum of Goreme, The Fairy Chimneys of Pasabagi, Uchisar, the Zelve region, Avanos and the Underground City of Derinkuyu. Overnight at the hotel in Cappadocia.

5th May - Ankara
Following an early breakfast drive to Ankara through Agzikarahan Ceravanserail. Arrive in Ankara and visit Museum of Anatolian Civilisations and The Mausoleum of ATATURK (the founder of Turkish Republic). Overnight in Ankara.

6th May - Travelling
After breakfast drive to Istanbul through Bolu. Arrival and free afternoon in Istanbul to explore this magnificent city on your own. overnight in Istanbul.

7th May - Travelling
Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and Ottoman. We visit the Topkapi Palace including treasury section, The Blue Mosque and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place and free time in Grand bazaar with its 3,500 shops. Farewell dinner and Overnight in Istanbul.

8th May - Istanbul
Today we visit some of Istanbul’s less renowned sites including the Islamic Museum and the Underground Cistern amongst others before being transferred to the airport for your departure.

Includes:
# Accommodation in 4 star hotels including breakfast ( Canakkale will be in 3 star superior Hotel )
# All meals with a GOOD mix between local restaurants and hotels (2 dinners in a local restaurants and the rest in the hotels )
# All sightseeing & entrance fees
# English-speaking Turkish Guide throughout
# Sleeping bags for the night on Anzac Cove
# Private arrival transfers
# Welcome Bosphorus cruise on Day 1
# Commemorative Gift

Excluded in Your Tour;

• Visa fees ( 20-$US for Australian Citizens )
• Drinks and meals not mentioned in the itinerary
• Personal expencess,
• Flight tickets,
• Tipping,