Welcome to Istanbul! Your guide will be waiting for you at the gate behind passport control/immigration at Istanbul International Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to assist and transfer you to your 5-star hotel. Watch out for the TravelShop Turkey sign. 

(Breakfast and buffet dinner included)

Today we will visit the Trojan horse and the ancient city of Troy, located on the other side of the Dardanelles (approx. 1.5 hours distance including ferry). Troy is one of the most famous cities in history, remembering us Hector, Achilles, and Achaean Greeks, the sake of Helen, Paris, Agamemnon, and Priam. Your guide will tell the mythology surrounding Troy, the Trojan Horse, and Helen of Troy. If you wish to buy snacks for the overnight camp, today is the best time to do it. There are also some food and drink stalls available at ANZAC Cove. Tonight at 5:30 pm we will meet at the hotel for our buffet dinner before heading to ANZAC Cove for the Dawn Service. Overnight at ANZAC Cove.

If you don’t wish to stay outside at the ANZAC Commemorative Site overnight, we provide optional hotel accommodation in Canakkale. This option is not available after you arrive in Turkey, pre-booking is required.

Please Note: The governments of Australia and New Zealand have announced that the Gallipoli peninsula will be closed or safety and security purposes, cemeteries and memorials cannot be visited as in previous years. The new opening time will be decided later on and before guests arrive we will inform you. For daily information and the processing questions you can contact with our head office.

Don't forget your warm clothes, sleeping bags, wet weather gear, torches, hat, sunscreen, and good walking shoes because Gallipoli is still as cold and dark as it was 99 years ago! Optionally, we can provide sleepings bags, please let us know at the time of booking.

05:30 - 06:15     Dawn Service, ANZAC Commemorative Site, North Beach

09:30 - 10:15     Australian Memorial Service, Lone Pine

11:30 - 12:15     New Zealand Memorial Service, Chunuk Bair

After attending the ANZAC services, at approx. 15:00 we will travel to Istanbul. The bus trip will be around 5 – 6 hours. So approximately at 21:00, you will be back at the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour. Our first visit will be to Hippodrome. Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column, and the Column of Constantine.

Then we will visit Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque. Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.

Our next visit will be to Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque. The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics. Today it is a mosque.

Lunch break at 1:00 pm. After lunch, TravelShop Group will take you to the Asil Efendi which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping. Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all-natural olive oil, soaps, and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores.

We hope that you had a remarkable ANZAC day tour and we look forward to seeing you in the future at another TravelShop Booking Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.

Please make your arrangements for departure transfers or just ask TravelShop Booking staff.