Mackay North State High School
Spirit of Anzac Tour 2006
Itinerary
Wed 20 September Assemble at Mackay Airport - 9.45 am Depart Mackay 10.40 am Virgin Airlines DJ912 Arrive Brisbane - 11.50 am Depart Brisbane 2.15 pm Qantas QF533 Arrive Sydney 3.45 pm Catch transit train to Sydney International Airport Depart Sydney - 5.00 pm Qantas QF1 Arrive Bangkok - 11.15 pm Meet bus & guide (Jack) to hotel SD Avenue Hotel
Thailand Thurs 21 September Morning - drive straight to Kanchanburi. Visit the Bridge on the River Kwai and catch the train from up to the Wampo viaduct Explore the viaduct On to the elephant camp to ride elephants To River Kwai Village Hotel overnight Friday 22 September To Hellfire Pass - catch bus/truck down to the old Hintok station and walk back to Hellfire Pass over cleared railway route Group memorial service in Hellfire Pass cutting. Climb the stairs to the Hellfire Pass Museum On to Home Phu Toey Resort for lunch. Visit Sir Weary Dunlop Museum , Jack Chalker Gallery and replica of a POW camp. Travel back to Kanchanaburi to the River Kwai Hotel River Kwai Dinner Cruise Saturday 23 September To Kanchanaburi War Cemetery - conduct group service and individual grave services. Visit Thai Burma Railway Centre in Kanchanaburi Lunch in Kanchanaburi at Nittaya River Kwai Terrace Restaurant Catch long tail boats out to Chungkai Cemetery Bus back to Bangkok Free time in Bangkok dinner & shopping on Khao San Road Drop off at airport. Depart Bangkok 10.35 pm Turkish Airlines TK61 Turkey Sunday 24 September Arrive Istanbul Airport 5 am Meet guide and charter bus to Canakkale Hotel Canak. Free afternoon in Canakkale Monday 25 Sept To Anzac Cove via ferry across Dardenelles stop off at Gaba Tepe to view terrain To Anzac Cove Ari Burnu Point Ataturk Memorial Explore Anzac Cove & surrounds Morning tea Ari Burnu and then walk around point to Anzac Commemorative Site Bus north to Hill 60 area. View ridges from here To NZ Outpost No. 2 Cemetery - commemoration To Shrapnel Valley Cemetery commemoration & lunch Walk up to Plugge's Plateau Drive up to Lone Pine Cemetery explore the cemetery & surrounding area To Nek Cemetery quick orientation visit Back to Canakkale via ferry Tuesday 26 Sept To Anzac Straight to Lone Pine Memorial group commemorative service & grave commemorations Walk to Johnstone's Jolly and Australian trenches at Lone Pine Down track to 4 th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery & Braund's Hill Drive along 2 nd Ridge to Quinn's Post Cemetery grave commemoration. On to Nek Cemetery. Explore area & walk down to Walker 's Ridge Drive up to Chunik Bair. Explore area and have packed lunch Back to 2 nd Ridge. Walk from Lone Pine down to Shell Green Cemetery grave commemoration. Walk on to Beach Cemetery - grave commemoration. Another walk along Anzac Cove to Anzac Commemoration area for a swim. Back to ferry to Canakkale Wednesday 27 Sept Pre dawn start Catch ferry before dawn to Anzac Cove to experience dawn on the beach Back to Canakkale and hotel for breakfast Free morning After lunch ferry across to Eceabat To Kilitbahir Forts On to Cape Helles: Visit Cape Helles British Memorial - commemoration On to French Cemetery / Turkish Memorial (group service). Up to Anzac Cove ( Beach Cemetery ) to watch the sunset say goodbye to Anzac. Back to ferry to Canakkale Thursday 28 Sept Leave Canakkale to Istanbul Hotel Grand Ons Free afternoon to explore Istanbul Blue Mosque / Grand Bazaar etc Belgium - Flanders Friday 29 Sept To Istanbul Airport Depart Istanbul 7.45 am Turkish Airlines TK1937 Arrive Brussels 10.30 am Meet charter bus & driver Drive to Ieper grave commemorations on the way:
Check into hotel in Ieper Menin Gate School Hotel Group visit to Menin Gate & walk along Ramparts to Ramparts Cemetery Rest of afternoon & evening free students to buy own dinner Attend Last Post Ceremony at 8pm. Saturday 30 September Breakfast Menin Gate School Hotel Grave commemorations south of Ieper :
Visit Messines Church / packed lunch Back to Ieper free time 5 pm - Group commemorative service at Menin Gate + presentation of photos to Martin Jordan 6.pm - Group dinner at Den Anker restaurant with guests 8 pm - Attend Last Post Service group involvement - wreath laying & recital of Ode Sunday 1 October Head east out of Ieper along Menin Rd. Cemetery visit:
To Hill 60 and explore area . To Polygon Wood / 5 th Division Memorial. Grave commemoration at:
Explore cemetery and wood and have packed lunch at De Dreve pub near the wood. To Tyne Cot Cemetery . To Langemark and visit the German Cemetery . Head back towards Ieper and stop at the town of Sint Jan to visit the house of Shrapnel Charlie' to view a display of making metal soldiers out of shrapnel. Back to Ieper rest of the day free. 8pm Attend Last Post Ceremony France Somme Monday 2 October Leave Ieper and head south. Morning grave commemorations:
To Fromelles battlefield VC Corner Cemetery & Cobbers Sculpture On to Vimy - grave commemorations on the way:
Visit Vimy Ridge Memorial area / packed lunch Into Arras grave commemoration:
To Amiens via Doullens. Grave commemoration:
Into Amiens Ibis Amiens Hotel Tuesday 3 October Breakfast Hotel Ibis To Australian National Memorial for group commemorative service Cemetery visits after service:
Visit Hamel Memorial. Back into Amiens for lunch Free afternoon and evening Wednesday 4 October Full day on Somme battlefields To Villers Bretonneux:
To Victoria Primary School and Australian Museum . Cemetery visits:
Lunch at McDonalds in the town of Albert To Pozieres La Boiselle / 1 st Division Memorial / Windmill / Mouquet Farm To Thiepval Memorial and interpretive centre To Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Park Back to Amiens Thursday 5 October Morning cemetery visits:
To Bullecourt and visit Jean Letaille's private museum. Walk to Bullecourt Digger Memorial. South to Flers area visit Delville Wood South African Memorial. Cemetery visits:
To Asservillers Formule 1 Hotel Friday 6 October Morning cemetery visits:
To Bellicourt Canal and on to Bony American Cemetery
Visit 2 nd Division Memorial Mont St Quentin Lunch in Peronne To Paris accommodation Hotel Campanile Boulevard Berthier Night walk in Paris - Champs de Elysee Paris Saturday 7 October Group day in Paris - choice: Paris Disney or Palace of Versailles / Montmartre / shopping Final night in Europe group dinner. Sunday 8 October Morning visit Eiffel Tower After lunch - catch Metro to Orly Airport Depart Paris 5.35 pm Turkish Airlines TK1828 Singapore Monday 9 October Arrive Singapore 5.20pm Transfer to Albert Court Hotel Tuesday 10 October Morning tour of Singapore : To Changi visit museum Out to Kranji Cemetery grave commemorations and group service for men and nurses honoured on the Singapore Memorial. Back into Singapore for lunch Afternoon free time Transfer to Singapore Airport Depart Singapore 9.20 pm Qantas QF52 Wednesday 6 October Arrive Brisbane - 6.30 am Transit train to domestic terminal. Depart Brisbane 8.40 am - Virgin Airlines DJ 913 Arrive Mackay 10 am |