| DETAILED TOUR ITINERARY
DAY 1 24th April 2010, Saturday - Istanbul - Gallipoli Peninsula
13:00 Depart for Eceabat from Istanbul. There will be a rest stop half way where you can buy nibblies for the night ahead.
18:00 Enter the town of Eceabat where we will grab our Gallipoli goodies bag and home made pie for munching on for our drive to the service site.
19:00 Join the convoy buses for departure to the Dawn Service site where we will grab a space in the large crowd and wait, listening to the pre dawn program. DAY 2
25th April 2010, Sunday - ANZAC Day Services
05:30 Dawn Service commences as the sun breaks the skyline behind the Turkish Sphinx.
07:30 While waiting for your bus to transfer you to the next service you can eat breakfast on the grass with the group or feel free to tell your leader that you want to go exploring; take your breakfast pack and walk the ridges and old trenches to the next service. Australian and/or New Zealand National services. (Service times for these have yet to be released) Lunch at restaurant back in town.
Late afternoon Buses depart for Eceabat, where you will check into your accommodation, have a shower and a well-deserved sleep.
19.30 Screening of the Gallipoli movie. And parties around town if you wish to attend.
DAY 3 26th April 2010, Monday - Gallipoli Peninsula
8.30–10.30 Breakfast awaits.
9.30 Documentary: The Fatal Shore
12:00 Restaurant lunch to start off the tour. Departure for Gallipoli battlefield tour of the ANZAC area.
5 hour tour visiting:
• Kabatepe War Museum.
• Beach Cemetery (John Simpson's grave).
• ANZAC Cove.
• Ari Burnu - first ANZAC landing place.
• Lone Pine - main Australian memorial.
• Johnson's Jolly - walk in the original ANZAC & Turkish trenches and view the tunnels.
• Turkish memorial.
• The Nek - main scene depicted in the movie Gallipoli.
• Chunuk Bair - main memorial for the New Zealand soldiers.
DAY 4 27th April 2010, Tuesday - Gallipoli Peninsula
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Depart for a day of culture and sites. Fully guided tour of the ruins of Troy. Off to Assos, an amazing village with hand-built rock houses. Here you can buy your lunch at the harbour and eat with the view of the island of Lesvos in front of you. A stop off at village to see the real Turkey. And then back to Eceabat for your farewell dinner and show at 8pm.
DAY 5 28th April 2010, Wednesday - Gallipoli - Ephesus
8.00 Breakfast awaits.
9.00 Depart for Ephesus, stopping at Bergama on the way.Bergama’s site is home to a long history going back to Hellenistic and Roman origins. The acropolis was home to many a famous person from the history books.Evening arrival to your accommodation near Ephesus. Overnight. DAY 6 29th April 2010, Thursday - Ephesus Tour
Morning tour of the Ephesus ruins. Ephesus is the largest and best-preserved ancient city in Turkey. Option of visiting Mary’s house, the location of which is believed to be the house of the Virgn Mary from biblical scripture. Free afternoon. Overnight near Ephesus. DAY 7 30th April 2010, Friday - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour
Early morning drive to Pamukkale where we’ll check in to our accommodation and head off for a guided tour of the ruins of the Heiropolis and visit the traventines, a natural wonder of spectacular white rock terraces with scatterings of rock pools. Overnight Pamukkale. DAY 8 01st May 2010, Saturday - Pamukkale - Cappadocia
A scenic drive to Cappadoccia, taking you from the interior of Turkey, through the mountsins and on to the desert scenery. Overnight Cappadoccia. DAY 9 02nd April 2010, Sunday - Cappadocia Tour
Fully guided day tour of Cappadoccia. Lunch included. On tour you’ll go down into an underground city with many levels and see the way people lived during the time of the crusades. Hike through Ilhara Valley, a rock monastery hidden away in a lush valley, filled with cave churches and visit the amazing rock formations of the area. Overnight Cappadoccia. DAY 10 03rd April 2010, Monday - Cappadocia Tour
Free day. Option of taking a sunrise balloon ride over the area, hiring a scooter, walk the may valleys or shop in the many trinket shops in the town centre. Overnight Cappadoccia. DAY 11 04th April 2010, Tuesday - Cappadocia Tour
Morning drive to Ankara to visit Ataturk’s mousaleum and the arcgaeological museum. Then off to Istanbul for evening check in. Overnight Istanbul.
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