ANZAC Day Turkey 2027 / Option 1

Duration: 02 Days / 01 Nights (No Accommodation)
Highlights: Anzac Day Gallipoli Dawn Service – Anzac Commemorative Site
Lone Pine Australian Memorial Service – Lone Pine Cemetery
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial Service – Chunuk Bair
Departure Dates: 24th April
Note: This tour is for those who are on a very tight schedule & want to see the services only. If you intend to arrive anywhere outside the below dates or have any questions you would like answered be it hotels, transport, day tours, anything else please contact us.

This tour is for those who are on a very tight schedule and want to see the services only.

24th April 2027,  – Istanbul – Gallipoli Peninsula

It is important that you inform us one week prior to the start of your package if you intend to forfeit your bus trip and intend getting to Eceabat on your own from another destination. We ask that people who have already stated this in previous emails still contact us one week prior to confirm their plans.

Pick-up in Istanbul : 06:00 : Meet your bus group in front of the Hagia Sofia Mosque (pink mosque), opposite the Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet, Istanbul. Look for our representative holding the TJs TOURS sign. Bus times are essential. The buses can wait for no-one.

Please be on your bus at least 10 minutes prior to stated times for immediate departure.

The offsiders will mark your attendance for boarding purposes.

07:00 Depart for Eceabat from Istanbul.

There will be a comfort stop half way at a station/cafeteria, where you can buy lunch.

13:00 Enter the town of Eceabat where we will grab our Gallipoli goodies bag.

Showings of Gallipoli documentary, “The Fatal Shore” & the movie “Gallipoli”.

21:00 Join the convoy of TJs TOURS 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.

25th April 2027, ANZAC Day Services

01:30 am: Pre-Service program commences  
03:00 am: Last entry prior to temporary road closure. Entry to the Anzac Commemorative Site ceases

05:00 am: Spirit of Place commences
05:30 Dawn Service commences as the sun breaks the skyline behind the Turkish Sphinx.

07:30 While waiting for your walk to the next service you can eat breakfast on the grass with the group. 10:00 am: Lone Pine Australian Memorial Service 
11:30 am: Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial Service
01:00 pm: Coach loading commences from Chunuk Bair (Hill 261)
Due to the timing of the Australian Service at Lone Pine Cemetery, and the New Zealand Service at Chunuk Bair, you will only be able to attend one service.

Late afternoon : End of services. Buses depart for Eceabat for a quick stop and return to Istanbul.

There will also be a stop halfway for you to buy your dinner.

Bus will drop you in front of the Hagia Sofia Mosque (pink mosque), opposite the Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet, Istanbul.

OPTION 1 : £ 185 GBP

Included in option 1:

ANZAC Day services
Turkish/English speaking offsider on bus
Private coach, return Istanbul
Breakfast pack

Not included in option 1:

Accommodation
Gallipoli Battlefield tour

Visitors should register their intention to visit at https://commemorations.teg.com.au to assist with advance planning for the commemorations and to receive updates should there be any changes to the arrangements for the commemorations.

NOTES : Attendees should be prepared to do a lot of walking, up to 8km during your time at the commemorations, including up steep terrain, along paved and unpaved dirt roads. A moderate level of fitness is recommended.

Accessibility shuttles are available for attendees with accessibility requirements, or who do not believe they can walk the 8km.