ANZAC DAWN SERVICE

ANZAC Day, 25th April of each year, is commemorated to remember members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who in the Battle of Gallipoli, in Turkey during World War I. The dawn service on ANZAC Day has become a solemn Australian and New Zealand tradition. It is taken for granted as part of the ANZAC ethos and few wonder how it all started. The reason of the commemoration is simple … LEST WE FORGET

The highlights of this exclusive 2 days 1 night “ANZAC Dawn Service” package includes;

- Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum:  sponsored by the Australian government, is located on the site of the cutting and has superb interactive displays telling the story of the construction. Visitors can walk down the valley to see the actual cutting of Hellfire Pass. Although the tracks have disappeared, the route of the cutting can be clearly seen.

- Hellfire Pass: also known by the Japanese army as “Konyu Cutting” forms part of the Death Railway built by POWs during the Second World War. Allied POW's were forced to cut through solid rock by hands days and nights with little or no food and rest. The word hellfire pass is expressed through the non-stop work site at night when it was lit by fires, carbide lamps and oil fired bamboo lights making the pass looks like hell

- Dawn Service: the first service on April 25th to remember the landing day of ANZACs in Gallipoli War during WWI. Dawn Service here is prepared in the historical Hellfire Pass.

- Remarkable overnight stay in a spacious canvas tent with full in-room amenities and attached bathroom at Hintok River Camp @ Hellfire Pass.

- The camp’s full services and facilities incl. riverside spring pool, mountain bike, Royal Thai massage, Bamboo rafting, Canoeing, Lawa cave visit, Mon village visit and many more  

24 April 2010               

14.00 Check-in at Hintok River Camp @ Hellfire Pass

In the afternoon guest can sit back and relax at the campsite scenting the tropical forest breeze and listening to river flow from the camp’s backyard.

OR enjoy the riverside spring pool - 100% natural spring water from underground overlooking the historic river “River Kwai”

OR grab a mountain bike riding through local craft village and farms to witness bamboo basket weaving. Continue biking across River Kwai through a suspension bridge to visit a local temple.

19.00 Dinner under the moonlight and hundreds of stars at Hintok Restaurant tasting Thai authentic cuisine from our specialised chef 

25 April 2010

03.45 Complimentary transfer from Hintok River Camp for ANZAC’s Dawn Service at the historical Hellfire Pass.

04.00 Arrive at Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum. Walk down into Hellfire Pass or so-called “Konyu Cutting”

05.15 Official Party arrives and parades to the Memorial Site.

05.30 ANZAC Day Commemorative Dawn Service

06.00 Return to the Museum.

06.30 Official Re-Opening Museum.  Light refreshments available in front of the Museum.

07.45 Return to Hintok River Camp

08.00 American Breakfast

Enjoy morning tropical breeze and camp’s services and facilities such as Thai traditional massage, Bamboo rafting, Canoeing, Lawa cave visit, Mon village visit and many more  

12.00 Check-out and travel back safely

• 1 night accommodation at Hintok River Camp @ Hellfire Pass (a luxury tented camp with air-conditioned, refrigerator and attached toilet & shower). 
• 2 complementary meals (Dinner / ABF )
• Complimentary Mountain Bike service
• Joint transfer from/to Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum

• Reservation requires a full payment (cash or credit card is acceptable)
• The package rate quoted is nett rate per person in Thai baht (7% VAT inclusive)
• Above rates are valid until 25 April 2010
• Advance reservation is required before arrival
• Any amendment upon confirmed booking is not applicable
• Booking cancellation or no-show is not refundable
• Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on road,  time or weather condition
• Any rejection of meals or sight-seeing tours from the clients cannot be claimed for package tour rate deduction