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Tour
Itinerary
Day 1 - - Istanbul 'Welcome to Turkey!!' You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, meet your guide and the rest of your group. Overnight Istanbul. Day 2 - Istanbul to Cappadocia (B + D) After breakfast, we drive to the nation's capital, Ankara. Visit the ANZAC and Freedom Museum and the Mausoleum of Turkey's first President, Ataturk. With Ankara behind us, we head for the surreal moonscape of Cappadocia. Overnight Cappadocia. Day 3 - Cappadocia (B) Today we tour the Goreme and Zelve open-air museums, Pasabag and Uchisar castle and Derinkuyu subversive city. Photo opportunities are everywhere so have your cameras ready! Tonight, don't miss the optional Turkish folklore evening featuring folk and belly dancers … a night you won't forget! Overnight Cappadocia. Day 4 - Cappadocia to Pamukkale (B + D) Leaving Cappadocia we head south along an ancient silk trail for the stunning Mediterranean Coast. We stop at the Caravansary at Sultanhani and the deep blue lake at Obruk. In Turkey's religious Capital, Konya, we tour the Mevlana Whirling Dervish Museum. Overnight Pamukkale. Day 5 - Pamukkale to Kusadasi (B + D) Visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis, an ancient Roman resort city, before arriving at the Aegean coastal town of Kusadasi. Today we also visit a carpet village and learn how carpets are made by hand, what determines their value and the historical and cultural context in which this folk art has blossomed. Overnight Kusadasi. Day 6 -Ephesus (B + D) Stand in awe at the technology once used on a tour of the ruined ancient city of Ephesus and Selcuk Museum. Also visit the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for it's fruit wines, before a leather goods presentation. Turkey produces some of the finest leather goods in the world and many are made here before branding in Italy. Overnight Kusadasi. Day 7 - Kusadasi to Kucukkuyu (B + D) Today we head north, toward the Gallipoli battlefields, and enjoy a guided tour of Pergamum, capital of the ancient Pergamum Kingdom. Overnight Kucukkuyu. Day 8 - Kucukkuyu to Gallipoli (B + BBQ) Early morning tour of Troy, the ancient site of the famed Trojan Wars. After Troy, we tour the serene site of the WWI battlefields of Gallipoli. Visit Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, ANZAC Cove, Johnston's Jolly and the Kaba Tepe Gallipoli Museum. Tonight, enjoy a relaxed BBQ before heading to the site of the ANZAC Dawn Service. Keep warm in your sleeping bag under the stars with the thousands of others waiting for the sun rise. Overnight at Dawn Service. Day 9 - ANZAC Day at Gallipoli (BLB) Awake before sun rise to the ANZAC Dawn Service. We become aware of the almost deafening silence as we commemorate our fallen forefathers on this special day. Also attend the Australian &/or New Zealand Memorial services. After the services we drive back to Istanbul with powerful memories of commemorating ANZAC Day at Gallipoli. Overnight Istanbul. Day 10- Istanbul (B) After breakfast we partake in a guided tour of the only city to span two continents. We visit the Blue Mosque, St. Sophia Museum, Underground Cistern and Hippodrome before bidding farewell to our new friends. Key:- (B) - Breakfast, (BLB) - Breakfast/Lunch Box, (L) - Lunch, (D) - Dinner, (BBQ) - BBQ Dinner Tour includes:
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