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3 DAYS ISTANBUL and ANZAC EXPERIENCE
The three day tour is ideal for those people who have limited time and wish to visit Gallipoli for Anzac Day or for those people who would like the hassle taken out of Anzac Day before carrying on their travels around Turkey.You have the option of returning to Istanbul on Anzac Day or continuing your travels from Gallipoli.
 Starts: 23 April 2007
- Ends: 25 April 2007
3 Days and 2 Nights
3 Star Hotel - No Camping!
Includes All Entrance Fees
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Day One:
Monday 23rd April 2007 - Arrival in Istanbul
Welcome to Turkey! You will be greeted with hospitality at the Ataturk International Airport by a Sammy's Travel representative
and driven into the heart of the old city where you can rest and relax for the remainder of the day.
Overnight: Istanbul
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Two: Tuesday 24th April - Istanbul to Gallipoli
After breakfast we will take in this amazing city through a fully
guided driving tour of Istanbul where we will see the Blue Mosque,
Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome and Ataturk Stadium ‘home of the famous
2005 Liverpool win’. After the City Tour we drive to the Gallipoli
Peninsula stopping on the way for a lunch break. On the way your
guide will give you some information about the Gallipoli region and
the battles that took place so when you visit the various sites on
Anzac Day you will understand their importance. You will also have
an opportunity to watch “Gallipoli” the movie so you get a feel for
the type of people who fought in this war and to help you picture
conditions 92 years ago. Upon arriving at Gallipoli we will visit
the Kabatepe War Museum and then there will be time for a short
dinner break before we make our way to Anzac Cove to get a good
position.
We arrive at the dawn service around 19:00pm & 20:00pm to get a good
spot on the grass, already, here are several hundred people about.
There are big screens and music to entertain you and to thank you,
the people who have made the pilgrimage to Gallipoli for ANZAC Day.
War veterans, military personal and media are everywhere and the
atmosphere is electric. There is a unique feeling in the air, a
celebration of peace subdued by a cloud of commemoration. Within 3
hours, the site will appear like a sea of colour with thousands of
Aussies and Kiwis sprawling out on the grass, warmly wrapped up
sleeping bags, National flags and rugby tops. Get a few hours
rest/sleep on the grass because by 9pm the MC will be asking you to
squash forward to try and make space for the thousands more people
still to come. The buzzing atmosphere will permeate the whole night.
Well before the grey light of dawn signals the start of the dawn
service, speakers and entertainers begian their addresses, folk
songs and stories. The local Turks also sell a great variety of
Turkish Kebabs, pancakes and fast hot foods.
Overnight: Anzac Cove
Meals: Breakfast
Day Three:
Wednesday 25th April - ANZAC Day
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 thousand 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. After the New Zealand service we
will board the bus and you have the option of either being dropped
off in Eceabat if you wish to carry on your travels or our coach can
drop you off back in Istanbul in the Sultanahmet area.
Discounts:
5% for 4 or more people
10% for 20 or more people
General Travel Information:
When booking an Anzac tour it is important to ensure that your tour operator is a member of TURSAB which is the Turkish regulatory
body of tourist activities. It is illegal for non-members to operate tours in Turkey without a TURSAB license and membership number.
Sammy’s Travel is a member of TURSAB (License No:1714).
Notice: Before you book with any agency, it is most important that you check all the details of the services offered.
Low budget offers usually don't cover many services, such as: quality, entrance fees, standard of the coaches, accommodation in Gallipoli,
professional lecture about Gallipoli, private security, doctor, professional guide (not an escort or offsider), references of the agency
and background.
Australian Govt. Announcement access Gallipoli ANZAC Day 2006 The Australian Dept of Veteran Affairs is making special arrangements for
those with special needs in an effort to assist aged and infirm visitors.
Read more about this at:
http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/anzac/gallipoli_access.htm
Also note from their website : "Travel by passenger car to these services is not allowed and on completion of the Dawn Service,
official coaches will depart before public coach departures to meet Turkish protocol requirements."
Please, Read the notice from Australian Embassy at
http://www.embaustralia.org.tr/anzac/anzacdayatgallipoli.htm
A brief warning from the Australian Embassy web site: "Accommodation in the Gallipoli area, particularly for the night of 24 April,
is very heavily booked well in advance of ANZAC Day. Intending travellers will need to make bookings as early as possible to secure
accommodation."
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