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 of 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 2008, Friday - 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 2008, Saturday - 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.

Already toured Gallipoli with us before? Then you could use the day to go exploring in the trenches.

DAY 4 - 27th April 2008, Sunday- 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 TJs home village to see the real Turkey.

And then back to Eceabat for your farewell dinner and show at 8pm.

DAY 5 - 28th April 2008, Monday - Gallipoli Peninsula
 

8.00–10.00 Breakfast awaits.

11:00 Depart for Istanbul. Bus will drop you as close to possible to your choice of accommodation in Istanbul. There will be a stop on the way where you can buy dinner.

End of tour.

DAY 6 - 29th April 2008 Kusadasi or Selcuk
 

After breakfast you will have F R E E D A Y to relax.

Overnight 2.

DAY 7 - 30th April 2008 Ephesus
 

After breakfast, you will have a FULL DAY TOUR of EPHESUS including lunch.

You will visit Artemis Temple, Ruins and The House of Virgin Mary.

Overnight 3

DAY 8 - 01st May 2008 Pamukkale
 

After breakfast, you will have a FULL DAY TOUR of PAMUKKALE & HIERAPOLIS including lunch.

You will take overnight bus to Cappadocia

DAY 9 - 02nd April 2008 Cappadocia
 

Morning arrival and transfer to hotel. F R E E D A Y.Overnight 1.

03th April 2008Cappadocia

After breakfast depart for a FULL DAY TOUR OF NORTH CAPPADOCIA including lunch, visiting Devrent, Monks Valley, Avanos, Goreme Open Air Museum, Uchisar Citadel, Pigeon Valley, Drive back to hotel and overnight 2. (Optional Oriental Turkish Night with belly dancer and folk dancing group).

DAY 10 - 04th April 2008 Cappadocia
 

After breakfast, depart for a FULL DAY TOUR OF SOUTH CAPPADOCIA including lunch, visiting Derinkuyu Underground City, Kizilcukur (Red & Rose Valleys) for trekking, Cavusin town to see churches and old cave houses.

Our last stop is Catalkaya -an area of beautiful fairy chimneys. Overnight bus back to Istanbul

DAY 11 - 05th April 2008 Istanbul
 

Morning arrival to Istanbul.

THIS TOUR INCLUDES: ANZAC Day services

Fully guided Gallipoli tour

Gallipoli museum entrance

Fully guided Troy tour

Troy entrance included

Cultural day tour to Assos & village

Tradiiotnal home cooked village meal

Turkish/English speaking guide on bus

3 days accommodation

4 breakfasts

2 restaurant lunches

Video screenings

Farewell dinner and show

Gallipoli goodies bag Home made pie

2 nights 3 star hotel in Selcuk or Kusadasi

1 night 3 star hotel in Pamukkale

2 nights 3(Cave) star hotel in Cappadocia

Full Day Tours of Ephesus, Pamukkale & Cappadocia

All transportations with air-conditioned & non-smoking buses

English speaking professional tour guide

All museum tickets mentioned in the itinerary

NO HIDDEN COSTS!!!