2 Day Anzac Tour 2015
2 Day Anzac tour is perfect tour for those people
who just wanting to attend the Dawn Service and the commemorations
on the 25th April at Gallipoli. No Accommodation is provided with
this tour and we will pick you up from our meeting point in the well
known Sultanahmet area of Istanbul on the morning of the 24th April
and return you there on the evening of the 25th April or we can drop
you off in Eceabat (Canakkale) so you can continue your own travels
around Turkey.
Start Date: 24/04 - Friday
Finish Date: 25/04 - Saturday
Start: Istanbul
Finish: Istanbul or Eceabat (depending on personal
arrangements)
Places Visited: Gallipoli
Duration: 2 Days
Price: £119.00 per person
Great Value for Money!
Transportation
in a fully Air-Conditioned, Non-Smoking new model Luxury Coach
Fluent
English speaking professional tour guide for the duration of the
tour
Anzac
Day 2015 - Commemorative T-Shirt
A
range of Gallipoli documentaries & movies to watch during bus
journeys
Early
Arrival at Anzac Cove on the 24th April
Guided
Tour of Gallipoli Battlefields (incl. Entrance fees to Museum)
Day One: Friday 24th
April - Istanbul to Gallipoli -
Guided Tour of Gallipoli
We
will meet at 6:30am at the designated Samyeli Travel meeting point in the
Sultanahmet area (close to where most hotels and hostels are located). We will
board the coach and head towards Gallipoli stopping to pick up supplies for
lunch and the overnight stay at Gallipoli. You
will also have an opportunity to watch a movie about Gallipoli so you get a feel
for the type of people who fought in this war and to help you picture conditions
100 years ago.
Once we arrive in Gallipoli we will have a
fully guided tour, you will visit the Kabatepe War Museum, Anzac Cove, Hell
Spit Cemetery, Lone Pine, The Nek and the Chunuk Bair War Memorial. You
will then head to Anzac
Cove to
get a good spot for the Dawn Service which starts early the following morning.
Overnight: Anzac
Cove
Day Two: Saturday 25th
April - ANZAC Day (Gallipoli to
Istanbul)
At first light you will experience the Dawn Service, a truly moving
experience for everyone. You will hear tributes and tales of your fellow
countrymen and join the many thousands who make the pilgrimage to Gallipoli to
remember the fallen. After the Dawn Service you will make your way to the
various sites for the different commemorations. First is the Australian
Service at Lone Pine and
then the New
Zealand service at
Chunuk Bair.
At the conclusion of the NZ service you will be
collected from either Lone Pine or Chunuk Bair by your guide and coach and will
depart to Eceabat where there will be time for a short break and those who wish
to leave the tour here can do so and head by ferry to Canakkale on the main land
to continue their travels around Turkey. The coach will then depart for
Istanbul arriving in the evening and will drop you off at the Samyeli Travel
Meeting Point.
Please note: Accommodation is not provided.
Important: Please bring a day
pack for carrying things with you overnight at Anzac Cove and the next day in
Gallipoli as once you put your main luggage on the coach on the morning of the
24th in Istanbul you will not have chance to access it again until arriving in
either Eceabat (Canakkale) or Istanbul on the afternoon/evening of the
25th. Your main luggage will be securely locked away in the coach overnight. Please
also note that the weather in Anzac Cove overnight can get very cold so we
suggest you bring sleeping bags, blankets and warm clothing for this stay and
even a wet weather jacket in the event that it rains.
Tour Includes:
Transport: Air
Conditioned (Non Smoking) Coach
All Entrance Fees
Professional English speaking Guide
Gallipoli Tour
Anzac Day Memorial Services
Tour Excludes:
Airport/Hotel Transfers
Accommodation
Meal
Drinks
Flight Tickets
Personal Expenses
Tips for the guides and drivers