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ANZAC Day tours - general pre departure info
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- Tour specific information
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- Arrival hotel in Istanbul and tour departure points
- About ANZAC Day
- What should I bring?
- Useful links
- Order of Services and map
- Australian Govt - Special needs access at Gallipoli ANZAC Day
- What are you doing after ANZAC day?
- Turk-ANZAC Friendship Cup
- ANZAC Rugby Challenge
- ANZAC Sports Challenge April 24th 2010 Grasshoppers RFC
- General Turkey information
http://www.gallipoliregistration.com/
They also proivide 2 helpful documents which :-
Gallipoli Special Needs Information.pdf
Gallipoli 2010 What to Expect & How to Prepare.pdf
Arrival hotel in Istanbul and tour departure points
If your tour includes an arrival airport transfer, you will be greeted at the airport by a representative of Fez and taken to your hotel. Please make sure you or your agent have provided and we have confirmed your arrival flight details. We will advise everyone what hotel they will be staying in before ANZAC Day. Please check this website for hotel updates.
There are literally thousands of people doing a tour of the battlefields on the 24th. To get the most out of your tour make sure you stick with your guide and don't get lost in the crowds. After the Gallipoli tours, we head off for the site of the dawn service and get a great spot on the grass. There's plenty of atmosphere overnight and as long as you're warm you'll have an awesome night waiting for dawn over the battlefields. After the dawn service, you can easily walk through the trenches and memorials to the next service - you don't need to wait for your bus and a good walk will warm you up just nicely.
You will arrive at the site of the dawn service early in the evening on the 24th. It will be very very cold so bring some warm gear - a very warm jumper and sleeping bag or a jumper and jacket, as a minimum. Though by 2pm on Anzac day, it could get quite warm, so don't forget the sunscreen. Due to the restrictions placed on the many, many buses, you wont be able to get back to your tour bus after the dawn service so whatever you take with you, remember you will have to carry for the day, so you probably don't want to be carrying more than a day pack and a small sleeping bag.Every year there is food and drinks on offer at the dawn service site and around the Gallipoli peninsular during the day, but we suggest that you also take some munchies and plenty of water with you.
For all sorts of useful information.
http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/commemorative_events/anzac_day/gallipoli/Pages/index.aspx
www.anzacsite.gov.au/
05:30-06:15 Anzac 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
Anzac Day Dawn Service and Australian Lone Pine Service
After completion of the Dawn Service at approximately 06:15 hours, visitors, depending on traffic arrangements, may be required to walk along the coast and up to Lone Pine Cemetery. This 2.5 kilometre walk takes visitors via Ari Burnu, Beach, Shrapnel Valley and Shell Green Cemeteries. Visitors requiring special assistance will be provided with shuttle transport to Lone Pine.
Lone Pine and New Zealand Chunuk Bair Services
Those wishing to attend both services must walk from one to the other. The time between the services is approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. The route slopes uphill past the 57th Regiment Service and is approximately 3.3 kilometres long. Please respect the fact that you will be walking past the Turkish Service while it is in progress. The walk is well marked but will take a reasonably fit individual about one hour to complete.
Australian Govt Announcement access Gallipoli ANZAC Day
The Australian Dept of Veteran Affairs is making special arrangements for those with special needs in an effort to assist aged and infirm visitors. Read more about this at : Gallipoli Special Needs Information.pdfWhat are you doing after ANZAC day?
Are you travelling around Turkey after Anzac Day?If your ANZAC experience has inspired a desire to see more or you have some extra time in Turkey after your ANZAC tour, dont forget Fez Travel also operates tours all over Western Turkey all year around.
Our new budget orientated ‘Shoestring Turkey’ tour, even as a last minute option to join the tour from Canakkale (near Gallipoli) on the evening of the 25th. Contact Fez Travel for more details.
Everyone is invited to the Turk-ANZAC Friendship Cup.
Entry to the soccer match is free and kick off is at 5 pm on the 23rd April, at Cankurtarun oval, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Pre-match drinks are at the Sultan Hostel and there are free shuttle buses departing the Sultan Hostel from 4:00pm onwards. Get along and support the team comprised of Aussies and Kiwis who will face the Turks at their national sport!
For those that are back in London by the 1st May you are invited to the ANZAC Rugby Challenge. This year it's bigger and better than ever before and proudly hosted by Wasps FC. Supported by the local antipodean community, this year's event will host Touch Rugby, Netball, Australian v New Zealand Rugby League and of course the original Aotearoa Rugby Challenge played between London New Zealand RFC <http://www.lnzrugby.co.uk/> and Maori Wanderers Rugby, the 27th meeting between these two great teams.
Come and enjoy a great day of sport and fun at the ANZAC Rugby Challenge with drinks and food from back home, and a great place to catch up with friends, not to mention supporting our chosen charity, Legacy. http://www.anzacrugbychallenge.com
ANZAC Sports Challenge April 24th 2010 Grasshoppers RFC
The ANZAC Sports Challenge Shield is the overall shield for the day between Australia and New Zealand.On the field we have old rivals Australia and New Zealand battling out for the ANZAC Sports Challenge Shield. New Zealand had won the Anzac Sports Shield for the first 4 years, however Australia finally managed to take it in 2009. New Zealand will be out to make sure the Australian reign is a short one and will be determined to will it back in 2010!
Another major sporting trophy up for grabs is the Australian Rules ANZAC Cup (now in its 21st year).
Teams are made from Australian and New Zealand sports people based in the UK
As well as the elite sports on show we have 2 social tournaments
Touch Rugby
1 day social mixed tournament. Each team is guaranteed a minimum 4 games of 20 min and there will be qualified referees and officials.
Netball
In the netball competition each team is guaranteed a minimum 4 games. The courts are right next door to the clubhouse and the number 1 Rugby field so you will be right in the middle of all the action.
Important Information for Touch and Netball
Date: 24th April
Venue: Grasshoppers RFC
Registration: 10:00
Cost:£100 for
- 10 ANZAC Sports Challenge tickets
- 10 Free tickets to the Church
- 10 Free tickets to the Clapham Grand
- 10 Free drink vouchers
- Minimum 4 games
- Qualified Umpires or Referees
If you are an individual email kylie@easyoe.com and we will place you in a suitable team.
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