3 Days Anzac Dawn Service

This tour package is 3 days long, it is pepared for the Anzac Dawn Service combines dawn service. It is starting from the 24th April and including Dawn Service and the historical sites of Istanbul.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 -24th April Drive to Gallipoli

We will depart from Istanbul Sultanahmet Square at 11:Am. On the way to there,We will watch a documentary show about Gallipoli Battlefields. Drinks and snacks will be served during the journey. 16:30 Pm Arrive in Eceabat, Folklore show. 19:00 Pm Departure from Eceabat to get to the Commemoration site.

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Day 2 -25th April Anzac Dawn Service    (Breakfast)

Tonight will be the longest night.
05:30-06:15 Dawn Service, ANZAC Commemorative Site, North Beach
10:00-10:45 Australian Memorial Service, Lone Pine
11:15-12:00 Turkish 57th Regiment Memorial Service
12:30-13:15 New Zealand Memorial Service, Chunuk Bair
After Anzac Dawn Service we will depart from Gallipoli and travel back to Istanbul (4.5 hours distance). We will drop off you at Sultanahmet Square.

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Day 3 -26th April Istanbul Old City Tour       (Lunch) 

After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel at 08:30 Am and start a full day of sightseeing tour of Istanbul old city, discover the Byzantine and Ottoman Relics.First visit is to the Ancient Hippodrome, was the scene of chariot races and constains three monuments: Obelisk of Theodosius,bronze serpentine column and German Fountian of Wilhelm II.The next site will be Saint Sophia Museum, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century. It is one of the architectual marvels of all time, then visit the Sultanahmet Cami (Blue Mosque), built in the 16th century, unique with 6 minarets and its magnificent interior decoration of the blue Iznik tiles. Before lunch visit the Grand Covered Bazaar (Kapalicarsi) one of the oldest and biggest Bazaars in the world with more than 4,000 shops selling souvenirs, rugs & kilims, jewelry, pottery, leather and almost everything. Visit Royal Topkapi Palace, the great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. As a last, Suleymaniye Mosque will be viseted. Little Hagia Sophia Mosque is known as one of the oldest standing churches in Istanbul dating back to 6th century. It is early domed – basilica architectural plan of famous Hagia Sophia which was applied here first time in the history. Temple is founded by powerful emperor Justinianos whose reign was golden age of Roman Empire and now is used as a mosque since 1497. At the end of the tour, you will be droped off your hotel.

 

Includes

• • Transfer to/from Eceabat
• • Guided City Tour in Istanbul
• • Dawn and National Services (Australian & New Zealand)
• • Breakfast pack
• • Professional English-speaking tour guides
• • Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
• • All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary

Excludes

• • Accommodation
• • Gallipoli Battlefield Tour

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