To the traveller Halt, traveller! Where you step on this unknown bank, Is the land where once an era sank! Bow on this silent grave and put down your ear, Heart beats of a nation is what you will hear!                                                Necmettin Halil Onan

   No one crossing the straits of Dardanalles can miss a huge big impression of a soldier on the European side of the channel. The relief, drawn out of stones, is there to remind the unfortunate battle of Gallipoli, where almost 100.000 people lost lives. Turks, Anzacs, British, French, Senegalese and others. The poem is inscribed on the hill next to the soldier figure to remind the passer-by of the brutal and sad confrontation in the World War I. Every year, thousands of people from all over the world, especially the children and the grandchildren of the Anzacs from Australia and the New Zealand come together in the Anzac cove in true peace for the  commemoration of the Gallipoli War of 1915.
  Turizm.Net, as a part of Turkey Anatolia tour, invites you to participate in this special remembrance day.

ANZAC TOURS

1. Gallipoli-Anzac tour ( 8 Days - 795 $ )
2. Gallipoli-Anzac Turquoise Coast Tour   ( 14 Days - 1595 $ )
3. Gallipoli-Anzac  and Cappadocia Tour   ( 14 Days - 1395 $ )

GALLIPOLI - ANZAC tours
( 7 Nights - 8 Days  Land only )

Tour 1

Day 1) 20 April - ISTANBUL (Arrival day)

Arrival to Istanbul. Transfer to the hotel.

07:00 P.M. Welcome cocktail and briefing. Dinner free.

Day 2) 21 April - ISTANBUL       B, L, D ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )

Full day tour of the city.

A.M.: Visit Blue Mosque and Byzantine Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace. Lunch in Konyali Restaurant within the grounds of the Palace.

P.M.: 15:00 o'clock visit the Military Museum and see the Janissary Band performance. Dinner: At a fine fish restaurant at the fisherman village of Kumkapi.

Day 3) 22 April - ISTANBUL       B, L

A brief visit of the Spice Market in the morning before getting on the private boat to cruise on the Bosphorus. Lunch on the Asian side.

P.M. Visit Selimiye Barracks with the Florence Nightingale Museum and Haydar Pasa Cemetery and the rest of the afternoon in the Grand Bazaar. Dinner free.

Day 4) 23 April - ISTANBUL GALLIPOLI-CANAKKALE      B, L, D

Check out from the hotel in the morning. Drive to Eceabat (Maidos) via Gelibolu. Take the ferry to cross Dardanelles. Check in to the hotel in Canakkale. Lunch in Canakkale.

P.M. Visit ancient Troy of Homer's Iliad. The place at the first famous battle in this region. Possibilities of visiting some villages for the local crafts work on the way back to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5) 24 April - BATTLEFIELDS       B, L, D

As the battlefield and cemeteries are very crowded on the Anzac Day, we do a satisfactory visit of the region a day before.

We cross the Dardanelles again to the Gallipoli peninsula and visit the Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Anzac Cove, The Outpost Cemetery, Embarkation Cemetery (Embarkation Pier to Hill 60), 7 Field Ambulance Cemetery, Hill 60, Jhonston's Jolly, Quinns's Post, The Nek, Russels Top, Hill Q, Hill 971 and Scrubby Knoll and Anafarta Village.

Picnic lunch including drinks that we bring along. Dinner and accommodation in Canakkale.

Day 6) 25 April - ANZAC DAY-CANAKKALE      B, L, D

Very early wake up. Breakfast at 3:30a.m. and take a private boat or ferry to cross

Dardanelles to the peninsula.

4:30a.m. Dawn ceremony at Ariburnu Cemetery.

Tea and coffee service after the ceremony.

Proceed to Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair (The Australian and the New Zealand cemeteries and war memorials). Visit the local museum at Kabatepe.

Picnic lunch with drinks that we bring along. In the afternoon drive to Cape Helles. Visit Cape Helles Memorial To The Missing, V Beach, Sergeant Yahya Memorial, The French War Cemetery, The Turkish Canakkale. Martyrs' Memorial and the Lancashire Landing Cemetery. Cross the Dardanelles to return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7) 26 April - CANAKKALE - ISTANBUL B, L, D

Check out from the hotel after breakfast. Drive back to Istanbul via Gelibolu. and Tekirdag. Lunch in Istanbul. Check in to the hotel. P.M. Free time in Grand Bazaar. Possibilities of going to a Turkish Bath. Dinner: A Turkish night club with the dinner including drinks. Belly dancers, folklore dancers and fun. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 8) 27 April - Departure Day B

Morning free. Transfer to the airport for your departure flights. End of services.

The tour rates:

Including: 7 nights first class or 5 star hotel accommodation. 5 dinner, 6 lunches and daily buffet breakfast. All transfers, portage at the hotels, entrance fees, guiding and A/C transport.

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Tour 2

GALLIPOLI - ANZAC - TURQUOISE COAST TOUR

13 Nights-14 Days 5 night on board a "Gullet"
( This tour is operated with minimum 8 pax )

Same as the GALLIPOLI-ANZAC TOUR for the first 6 days.

Day 1) 20 April ISTANBUL (arrival day)

Day 2) 21 April ISTANBUL B L D

Day 3) 22 April ISTANBUL B L

Day 4) 23 April ISTANBUL-GALLIPOLI-CANAKKALE B L D

Day 5) 24April BATTLEFIELDS B L D

Day 6) 25 April ANZAC DAY-CANAKKALE B L D

Day 7) 26 April - CANAKKALE-KUSADASI      B, L, D

Departure from the hotel for Pergamon. Visit the Acropol of Pergamon to see the Theatre, Trajanium and the ruins of the palaces of the royalty. Proceed to Asclepieon; one of the first hospitals of the world where famous Galen practiced. Lunch in Pergamon. Drive to Kusadasi in the afternoon via Izmir. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 8) 27 April - KUSADASI-EPHESUS-BODRUM      B, L

Visit ancient Ephesus. Stroll through the streets to see the Odeon, Temple of Hadrian, Varius Baths, Celsius Library, the enormous Harbour Agora, the most impressive Theatre. Proceed to the Basilica of St.John. Lunch in a local weaving cooperative. Drive to Bodrum after lunch. Embarkation on the Gulet.* Evening free to explore within Bodrum which is famous with 24 hours entertainment and fun. Dinner free. Accommodation on board.

*A Mediterranean "Gulet" type boat with 4 to 12 cabins with dbl. beds. Baths and toilets for each cabin. Motor sailor. Plans and brochures can be sent by request.

Day 9) (28 April) At sea B L D

Day 10) (29 April) At sea B L D

Day 11) (30 April) At sea B L D

Bodrum-Knidos-Datca-Bozburun- Marmaris- Ekincik-Caunos-Gocek. Visit the ancient Knidos and take small boats through the river to Caunos to visit the ancient settlement. Ancor in the most beautiful bays of Gocek. All meals on board. Excellent cook.

Day 12) (01 May) At sea B L D

Day 13) 02 May GOCEK-DALAMAN-ISTANBUL B D

Early disembarkation at Gocek and transfer to Dalaman airport to take the Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul. Meet at Istanbul airport. Transfer to the hotel. Afternoon free for shopping. Guide and bus at your disposal. Dinner: A Turkish night club with the belly dancers and folklore dancers. Dinner includes local drinks.

Day 14) 03 May - Departure day  Morning free. Transfer to the airport for your departure flights. End of services.

The tour rates:

Including: 8 nights first class or 5 star hotel accommodation and buffet breakfast. 5 nights on board the Gulet with breakfast and the meals. Total of 11 lunches and 10 dinners. All transfers, portage at the hotels, entrance fees, guiding and A/C transport. Turkish Airlines air fare from Dalaman to Istanbul.

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Tour 3

GALLIPOLI - ANZAC and Cappadocia TOUR

13 Nights-14 Days
( This tour is operated with minimum 8 pax )

Same as Gallipoli-Anzac-Turquoise Coast Tour until day 8.

Day 1) 20 April ISTANBUL (arrival day)

Day 2) 21 April ISTANBUL B L 9

Day 3) 22 April ISTANBUL B L

Day 4) 23 April ISTANBUL-GALLIPOLI-CANAKKALE B L D

Day 5) 24 April BATTLEFIELDS B, L, D

Day 6) 25 April ANZAC DAY-CANAKKALE       B, L, D

Day '7) 26 April CANAKKALE-KUSADASI 8 L 9

Day 8) 27 April - KUSADASI - Ephesus - PAMUKKALE      B, L, D

Visit ancient Ephesus and Basilica of St.John in the morning. Leave for Pamukkale after lunch. Visit the ruins of Hierapolis and the cotton shape travertines of Pamukkale. Enjoy the thermal pool of the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.

Day 9) 28 April - PAMUKKALE-KONYA-CAPPADOCIA BLD

Drive to Konya in the morning. Lunch en route. Visit the Museum of Mevlana and Karatay Medrese. In the afternoon drive to Cappadocia. where nature has scoured surrealistic moonscape shapes and where the persecuted Christians dug underground cities and churches during the 9'" century. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 10) 29 April - CAPPADOCIA       B, L, D

Full day Cappadocia. visit including the Goreme Open Air Museum, Avanos, the pottery making town, the natural Citadel of Uchisar and the underground city of Kaymakli and the deserted village called Zelve. Dinner and show in a rock carved night club. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 11) 30 April - CAPPADOCIA - ANKARA       B, L, D

Morning sightseeing in Cappadocia.; including observation of carpet weaving at one of the local workshops. After lunch visit the Agzikarahaa Caravanserai from the Seljuk period. Dinner and overnight in Ankara.

Day 12) 01 May - ANKARA-ISTANBUL       B, L

Visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and the Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk. After 1unch drive to Istanbul. Dinner free. Overnight in Istanbul..

Day 13) 02 May - ISTANBUL       B, L, D

Morning visit to the DOLMABAHCE PALACE. the last residence of the Ottoman sultans, with its great collection of antiques and furniture. Proceed to the majestic SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE. After lunch visit the "St.Savior" Church in CHORA. Spend the rest of the afternoon in Bazaars for shopping. Farewell dinner and overnight.

Day 14) 03 May - Departure day Transfer to Istanbul Airport for flight back. End of services.

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