Inner Wheel Convention – Istanbul 2012.

Post Convention Tours

ANZAC DAY AT GALLIPOLI with WESTERN TURKEY 14 days

Guidepost Tours & Travelshop Turkey

www.guideposttours.com.au/innerwheel

Ph: 1300 733323

• Tour 3 – Istanbul – Gallipoli & ANZAC Peninsula – Assos – Troy- Pergamon – Izmir – Kusadasi - Pamukkale – Antalya - Perge – Mediter ranean Coast - Cappadocia – Istanbul (4 th May)

Tour arrangements have been designed to follow on from the Inner Wheel Convention finishing on 21April

2012. If accommodation is required for the night of 21st, we can book this at your existing hotel or our regular

Gold Level hotel.

Tour itineraries start from 22nd April. Guidepost Tours will tailor individual arrangements to ensure seamless

transition from your convention booking. Please contact our office if you wish to discuss specific requirements.

Special airfares to Turkey for April will be released after October and we can assist with those arrangements if

required.

Guidepost Tours and Travelshop Turkey have a large range of sightseeing options in Istanbul. A list of tours and

cruises for 21st and 22nd April is available on a separate sheet and can be booked prior to your departure.

Tour 3 – ANZAC & GALLIPOLI – TROY - ASSOS - PERGAMON – IZMIR –

KUSADASI – EPHESUS – PUMAKKALE -– ANTALYA – PERGE – MEDITERRANEAN COAST – CAPPADOCIA – ISTANBUL.

Day 1 - Istanbul - Sunday, 22nd April 2012

(ANZAC conference included). This evening you will be transferred to our ANZAC information sessions about

Gallipoli, ANZAC Dawn Service and Turkey (Duration approx 1½ hours). The conference is addressed by

ANZAC experts from Australia and New Zealand and by our professional Turkish ANZAC tour guides. Welcome

cocktail, coffee, tea and snacks are included. You will meet your fellow ANZAC Day Gallipoli tour members and

staff. Overnight at Central Palace hotel in Istanbul. (or previously booked convention hotel)

Day 2 - Gallipoli Tour - Monday, 23rd April 2012

(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included) We depart early for Gallipoli at 7:00am (4.5 hours distance). On the

way we will watch the latest documentaries about the Gallipoli campaign. We arrive in Gallipoli for lunch on the

coast of Gabatepe. After lunch we tour the Gallipoli peninsula. Visit Kabatepe War Museum, ANZAC Cove, Lone

Pine Australia’s Memorial and Cemetery, Quinns Post, Turkish 57th Regiment Cemetery, the Nek, and Chunuk

Bair, the New Zealand Memorial and Cemetery. Overnight at the Club Albena Resort Hotel

Day 3 - Troy Tour & ANZAC Cove - Tuesday, 24th April 2012 (Breakfast and buffet dinner included) Today we will visit the ancient city of Troy. Your guide will explain the

mythology surrounding Troy, the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy, as well as the history and discoveries of the

archaeological diggings from its discovery by Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870’s to the present day and

ongoing. None cities hve been discovered built one on top of the other dating back to 3500 BC. Arrangements

for those attending the ANZAC commemorations will be advised today.

See separate sheet for ANZAC Day services and arrangements at Gallipoli.

Day 4 - ANZAC Dawn Service and Gallipoli - Wednesday, 25th April 2012

Our coach will leave the hotel early in time for you to arrive at the Dawn Service site. A coach will also be

provided for those wishing to return to the hotel after the Dawn service. Alternatively, you can continue to Lone

Pine to attend the other commemorative services.

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 attending the ANZAC services, at approx. 3:00pm we will travel back to our hotel in Assos. The night is

yours to relax, dinner will be served at the hotel. Overnight at Club Albena Resort Hotel in Assos.

Those not attending the ANZAC commemorations can enjoy the facilities of the resort or other local sightseeing

options can be arranged.

Day 5 - Bergama Tour - Kusadasi - Thursday, 26th April 2012

(Breakfast and dinner included) Drive to Pergamon (2 hours distance) - see Asklepion, Zeus's alter, the Red

Bassilcia etc. Bergama is the site of the Hellenistic - and later Roman city of Pergamon, ruled for several

centuries by a powerful local dynasty. Its foremost attraction is the Red Basilica, a huge edifice on the river not

far from the acropolis, originally built as a temple to the Egyptian god Osiris and converted to a basilica by the

early Christians, when it was one of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor addressed by St John in the book of

Revelation - though sadly it's now a crumbling ruin with a mosque in one of its towers. After our guided

Pergamon tour we continue towards Kusadasi. On the way, we will visit a place which continues to perform one

of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre, followed by an optional Turkish Bath. After a good scrub

down we will check-in to our hotel in time for dinner. Overnight at Adakule Deluxe hotel in Kusadasi.

Day 6 - Ephesus & Kusadasi - Friday, 27th April 2012

(Breakfast and dinner included)

At 8:30am departure to Ephesus (20 minutes distance), once the commercial centre of the ancient world. This

is a highlight of any visit to Turkey. Ephesus, whose wealth and patronage supported its splendid architectural

program, was dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Her enormous temple, considered one of the Seven Wonders,

dates in its latest form from the third century

B.C. The guided Ephesus tour also includes a

theatre, gymnasium, agora and baths, as well

as the Library of Celsus. After lunch, we will

make a shopping tour in which you will be see

the ancient arts of Turkey like jewellery and

leather manufacturing. On this guided tour,

you will avoid the constant nagging and

sometimes bullying that is well known in the

markets of Turkey, enabling you to enjoy the

shopping experience whilst gaining the

knowledge of the ancient craftsmen.

Overnight at Adakule Deluxe hotel in Kusadasi.

Day 7 - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour - Saturday, 28th April 2012

(Breakfast and dinner included.) At 8.30am we leave Kusadasi for Pamukkale (2.5 hours distance). We visit the

Cotton Castle calcium terraces of Pamukkale and ancient Hierapolis, walking around this natural phenomenon

gives you the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs that flow down the calcium terraces. Check-in

to your hotel in time for dinner and the rest of the evening is yours to explore the small village or relax around

the swimming pool. Overnight at Polat Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale. (Don’t forget to pack your swimmers)

Day 8 - Pamukkale to Antalya – Sunday 29th April 2012

(Breakfast and dinner included) After breakfast depart to Antalya (5 hour drive). Antalya in ancient times

covered all Pamphylia that means the land of all tribes. Attalia, the ancient name of Antalya, is derived from

that of the Pergamon King Attalos II Philadelphus, who founded the city on the Pamphylian seacoast around

150 BC. It is knowN that it was visited by St. Paul by way of Perge in 46 A.D., and that it was an important

trading centre in the 2nd century A.D. and that the Emperor Hadrian's visit in 130 A.D. was commemorated

with new monuments. Check in to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to discover Antalya. Overnight in

Antalya.

Day 9 - Antalya & Perge Aspendos Tour – Monday 30th April 2012

(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included) After breakfast at 08:30

am depart to Antalya (30 minutes drive).

PERGE : According to the geographer Strabon, Perge has been

founded by Akhas who went there after the Trojan wars. Perge

was first mentioned in 334 BC when Alexander the Great passed

through. In the following years, Perge went under the control of

Pergamon when the Kingdom of Pergamon became a part of the

Roman city. Especially in the first and the second centuries BC,

Perge became one of the richest towns in Pamphylia. Therefore

it is not a surprising that St. Paul started his campaign in

Anatolia from Perge in 46 AD. After our tour we depart for

Aspendos. Lunch break on the way.

ASPENDOS: The eastern land of Antalya was called Pamphylia in ancient times. Aspendos (Belkis) lies 47 km

east of Antalya in the Pamphylian plain. In 486 BC, Greeks and Persians had a great battle here (Greeks won,

they didn't stay for long). During the reign of he Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-80 AD) Aspendos got its

theatre, which is the best preserved of all. It was built by Romans and maintained by Byzantines and Seljuks.

The ruins of the ancient city are extensive and include a stadium, an agora, and a basilica. Dinner at your

Hotel. Overnight in Antalya.

Day 10 - Antalya & Cappadocia – Tuesday 1st May 2012

(Breakfast and dinner included) Today we take a domestic flight to Cappadocia the transfer from Kayseri

airport to our Cave hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Cappadocia. Overnight in Cave Hotel in

Cappadocia. For millions of years, the mighty volcanoes of the Central Anatolian Plateau erupted and spewed

their contents across the land that would become the cradle of civilisation. Blessed with a moderate climate and

fertile soil, one of the world’s earliest communities was founded 10,000 years ago at Catalhoyuk along the river

banks of the Casambasuyu near Konya. Cappadocia is one of the most unique regions in the world and is the

home of one of the biggest underground cities in the world.

Day 11 - Cappadocia Tour – Wednesday 2nd May 2012

(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included) After breakfast at 09:00

am we shall start our Cappadocia tour including Goreme Open

Air Museum, Dervent Valley, and Pasabag Valley. Before the tour

there is an option to go hot air ballooning. The Hot Air Balloon

descends at sunrise and the ride lasts for approximately 45

minutes; in which we will float through valleys, between fairy

chimneys and caves. The balloon will rise approximately 1000

feet in which you will experience the extraordinary views

Cappadocia has to offer. On landing, champagne will be served

to toast arrival. It is a fantastic journey made by the eccentric

landscapes and the rising sun. Free evening. Overnight in

Cappadocia.

Day 12 - Cappadocia Tour – Thursday 3rd May 2012

(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included) After breakfast at 09:00 am we head to one of the most interesting sites

of Cappadocia: Kaymakli Underground City. The Christians hid from the armies of Rome and the raids of hostile

tribes in these self sufficient cities in which there were halls for stocks of crop, barns, rooms, kitchens &

ventilation channels. The second part of our Cappadocia Tour will include Uchisar Castle, Avcilar, and Pidgeon

Valley. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 13 - Cappadocia to Istanbul – Friday 4th May 2012

(Breakfast included) After breakfast you will have free time shopping in Cappadocia. Evening we depart for

Kayseri Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul. Transfer from Ataturk airport to your hotel. The rest of the

day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 14 – Istanbul – Saturday 5th May 2012

(Breakfast included) After breakfast check out from the hotel. Airport transfers will be arranged as required

PRICES:

• Tour 3 - (as per previous option) to Pamukkale – Antalya - Perge – Mediterranean Coast - Cappadocia – Istanbul (4 th May)

Price is $2675 per person twin share – sole room occupancy $3295

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