While Anzac Day is a national holiday in the two countries that give the holiday its name – Australia and New Zealand – those are by no means the only places to mark the holiday itself. In fact, traveling to Gallipoli, Turkey is one of the best ways to spend Anzac Day.
Each year at what’s now called Anzac Cove in Gallipoli, there are dawn services held in an amphitheatre overlooking the water to honor the soldiers who died during the fighting at Gallipoli in World War I.
Anzac Day, which falls on April 25th each year, happens to be a good time of year to visit Turkey in general, but the number of people who plan trips to Turkey specifically to be there for Anzac Day isn’t insignificant. There are quite a few vacation packages aimed primarily at Australians and New Zealanders who would make the trip to Gallipoli for April 25th, but there’s no reason you need to be from either of those countries in order to mark the holiday. These packages sometimes offer great Anzac Day travel deals, but it’s always worth breaking down a package trip into its individual components so you can see whether booking them separately would result in more savings overall.
The two biggest components of any travel package are usually the airfare and the accommodation. There may be additional things a tour company has thrown in for good measure – transportation to and from the airport or the Anzac Day services, day tours to other major sights – but since your flight and your lodging are generally the most expensive parts of a trip, it makes sense to pay special attention to the cost of those items.
After you’ve done your homework looking for cheap airfare to Turkey and hotels in Turkey, you’ll have a better idea of whether the package tour you’re considering will save you money or not.
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Turkey, I think, falls into the same trap that the Netherlands, England, France, and a few others countries do. When it comes to tourism, people think of one city and don’t really consider visiting any other places within that country. So while many people are perfectly content to spend a week in Amsterdam or London, only venturing out for a few days trips and neglecting the rest of the country, so too do far too many people seem to accept that it makes sense to visit Turkey and only visit Istanbul.
For many people, much of the joy of traveling can be found in discovering new things – new foods, new cultural customs, and new experiences that just can’t be had at home. Most times, those experiences turn out just as you’d hoped: your eyes are opened to something new, and you walk away with a lovely memory or having gained a great understanding of a local culture.
I’m not exactly what you’d call a foodie… don’t get me wrong, I do eat. But being a vegetarian is sometimes quite challenging when you visit some countries. You won’t catch me looking for 
Many travelers who plan to visit Turkey also add Greece to their wish list. It is very easy to travel between the two countries and they share quite a lot of history. You can find traces of Turkish occupation in Greece but there are also ancient Greek sites in Turkey. 
For the majority of travelers Turkey conjures images of beaches, mosques, Turkish coffee and Turkish delight. For backpackers, Turkey is an affordable destination, which should be added to their travel itinerary. 
Turkey is bordered by three seas –Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea -, which means water transport has always played an important role in the country’s transport system. If you are in a hurry the quickest way is to 
Before starting to plan your vacation in Turkey you should check if you need a tourist visa to entry the country. Then, you need to figure out if you can get the visa directly at the point of entry or need to apply at the consulate. Most likely you’ll need a single entry visa which means you can stay in Turkey for up to three months. 
Pretty much anything that’s satisfying is either sinful or makes you fat. I don’t know about sinful, but Turkish Delight surely can make you fat. Reason enough to walk around and visit the sites when in Turkey, right? 
For any coffee lover, the Turkish coffee is probably one of the most interesting experiences in life. The aroma, the foam, the ritual…blended together they add something magical to the Turkish coffee.