You should have a moderate level of fitness if you plan to attend the Anzac Day commemorations in gallpoli.To attend the services you can expect to walk up to 8 kms on uneven surfaces. The walk from the Dawn Service to Lone Pine where the Australian service is held as next service is approximately 3 kms and includes a section of 1.5 kms of uneven dirt surface with a steep incline. The walk from Lone Pine to Chunuk Bair to join the New Zealand service will be is 3.2 kms up a steep bitumen surfaced road. items are prohibited in the commemorative areas. All visitors to the commemorative services are screened on entry to the sites and all bags are searched before Dawn Service. These items below MUST be left on your coach/hotel.
- Alcohol (Intoxicated persons will be refused entry)
- Large backpacks (luggage sized)
- Camping equipment
- Flammable liquids and weapons or sharp objects
We suggest you to follow the suggestions and warning of your travel organizer and tour or group leader. After Dawn Service at North beach, The commemorative services are open to the public. Those attending the Dawn Service at the Anzac Commemorative Site may go on to attend the Australian Service at Lone Pine as second service, the Turkish 57th Regiment Service at the Turkish 57th Regiment Memorial as third service or the New Zealand Service at Chunuk Bair as last service before getting back to bus. However, due to the walking distances and terrain between the commemorative sites and the number of visitors walking to each service it may not be possible to attend all four services. You should follow instructions issued by Turkish security personnel. Allow sufficient time to travel between the commemorative sites including time to pass through each site’s security checkpoint.
Temporary chemical toilets and hand washing facilities are available on 24 and 25 April at the Anzac Commemorative Site, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair and on the way between sites. The water at these locations is not potable and must not be used as drinking water. Permanent toilets are only available at the Kabatepe Museum, which is some distance from the commemorative sites. We suggest you charge all your batteries needed on site. Power is not available except for that in use for the services. Bottled water is available for purchase from Turkish vendors at each of the commemorative sites and Local Turkish food and drink vendors sell limited quantities of their products within the Gallipoli National Park. Visitors are asked to dispose of rubbish thoughtfully or, where possible, take rubbish with them. All visitors to the Dawn Service are provided with a biodegradable rubbish bag (as part of an information kit). Additional rubbish bags are available from event staff.
Tour coaches are stopped one kilometre from the site at the Beach Cemetery passenger set down point and visitors will be required to walk from there to the Anzac Commemorative Site. Coaches will not commence the collection of passengers until after the conclusion of the Chunuk Bair service on 25 April. Coaches will collect passengers only from the commemorative sites. Pick-up takes until 4 or 5pm for all coaches to pick up their passengers.Further information about traffic arrangements will be available and provided by the announcers on site.
