Welcome to Turkey!

Today you will arrive at Istanbul airport and we will organize transport to your hotel. You will have the day to relax and explore before beginning your tour of Istanbul tomorrow.

Overnight Istanbul.

08:30 am - Pick up for Istanbul Old City Tour

Visiting
- Hagia Sophia Museum
- Blue Mosque
- Grand Bazaar
- Topkapi Palace
- Hippodrome

17:00 pm - Tour finishes.

Our recommendation:
After the day's tour ends and you have your own free time, we recommend also visiting the Spice Bazaar to enjoy the sights and smells of Turkish tea, spices, and candies. You will be on your own here as its not part of your tour package, but you will have plenty of time and can make your own way back to your hotel.

Important Notes:
-The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays
-Hagia Sophia is closed on Mondays
-Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday
-Blue Mosque Entrance is limited on Fridays due to prayers, therefore we are unable to enter on Fridays.

We provide pickups from hotels in central areas in the following vicinities:
Sultanahmet, Sirkeci, Laleli, Aksaray, Taksim area. Pickup from anywhere outside these areas may incur an extra charge. Please speak to our crew if you have any questions.

Overnight Istanbul. 

06:30 am - 07:00 am - Pick up from your accommodation
Depart for Eceabat (Gallipoli region) by non-smoking, A/C minibus
12:00 pm - Arrive in Eceabat and restaurant lunch in Eceabat
13:00 pm - Fully guided regular Gallipoli tour

Visiting
Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery
ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery
ANZAC Commemorative Site, Respect to Mehmetcik Statue
Lone Pine Australian Memorial
Johnston's Jolly, (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels)
Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Cemetery, The Nek
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial

18:00 pm - Check-in at your hotel

Overnight Eceabat or Canakkale

07:30 am - Breakfast at the hotel

Troy Tour 8:00 - 12:00
08:00 am - Departure for fully guided regular Troy tour

Visiting
The Trojan Horse, Sacrificial Altars
The 3700-year-old city walls
Houses of Troy I, 3000 B.C. - 2500 B.C.
The Bouleuterion (Senate Building), The Odeon (Concert Hall)
Remains of the various cities from Troy I through to Troy IX

Free Time 12:00 - 20:00
After your tour of the ancient city of Troy, you will have the rest of the day free to rest before your departure for Anzac Cove for the commencement of the Dawn Service. If you wish you may use this time to visit the many famous attractions in nice coastal town including Cimenlik castle, various beaches (Habbele Plaji), and museums (Canakkale Naval Museum).

20:00 pm - Depart for Anzac Cove: Once we arrive at Anzac Cove we will head through to the grandstands and sleeping grounds where we will settle in for the night. Documentaries are played on the big screen throughout the night.

Overnight Anzac Cove

A lunch box is provided for today.

05:30 - The Dawn Service begins. Afterwards, we head up to Lone Pine for the Australian Ceremony
10:30 - Australian National Ceremony at Lone Pine. Continue up to Chunuk Bair.
11:30 - New Zealand National Ceremony at Chunuk Bair

Afterwards, you will return to Eceabat and then be transported back to Istanbul.

Overnight Istanbul.

Your tour ends today in Istanbul. If you require our assistance for touring more of Turkey beyond Istanbul and Gallipoli, we are happy to help!

End of tour.