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- Friday May 23rd [ Details ]
- Airport transfer - For those Arriving by 12:30pm (15 on QF790 arriving 1220 & 1 on QF723 at 1200).
- 1330 depart Doubletree Hotel
- Alice Springs Desert Park
- Dinner - Overlanders Steakhouse
- Saturday May 24th [ Details ]
- 0830 Meet in lobby of Doubletree Hotel, 0845 Departure
- School of the Air
- Royal Flying Doctors Service
- Anzac Hill
- Approx. 1pm - Afternoon of rest / own activity
- Evening: Dinner - Hanuman Restaurant @ Doubletree Hotel
- Sunday May 25th [Details ]
- 0615 - Bus "to Uluru (Ayres Rock)" departs DT hotel
- Breakfast at Stuarts Well Roadhouse ~0730
- Atila (Mt.Conner) lookout arriving around for morning tea ~0930
- Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) National Park and lunch ~1300
- Uluru Cultural Centre ~1400, base tour and Mala & Mutitjulu walks
- Sunset viewing of the changing colours of Uluru with drinks & nibbles
- Dinner - barbeque at the sunset viewing platform
- The price includes the $25 cost of the compulsory three day park pass
Oz Fest #11. "The Red Centre" Australia. Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25, 2014
Jun 25, 2014, 10:46 am
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Jul 16, 2014, 12:14 am
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Jul 16, 2014, 5:40 am
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Jul 17, 2014, 8:40 am
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Any closer to making a decision for 2015? Are we sure its NZ? Are the dates changing since its a different country?
Jul 17, 2014, 9:02 am
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Jul 17, 2014, 11:10 pm
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Second this question. Would like to book for 2015...however I've (re) discovered that Memorial Day (USA) won't work for me work wise. So if an alternate date would be possible, that would be nice.
Jul 17, 2014, 11:14 pm
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Like the MLK day for the SIN do, OzFest has revolved around Memorial day since the start.
FWIW, I would be very confident in booking to NZ.
FWIW, I would be very confident in booking to NZ.
Jul 17, 2014, 11:22 pm
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Some FTers from the U.S. count on that Monday off so they don't have to take an extra vacation day. It's traditionally been a travel day home for many from the U.S. Although I'm no longer impacted being retired, I don't think you'd find a lot of support to change the weekend.
Jul 18, 2014, 12:59 am
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Some FTers from the U.S. count on that Monday off so they don't have to take an extra vacation day. It's traditionally been a travel day home for many from the U.S. Although I'm no longer impacted being retired, I don't think you'd find a lot of support to change the weekend.
)There was discussion I heard of modifying the date, hence I'm bringing it up.
Jul 19, 2014, 7:20 am
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And it has always been on Memorial Day as others have said, so very unlikely to change. We have to have some certainties in life!
Jul 19, 2014, 8:09 am
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Jul 22, 2014, 12:35 am
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Jul 22, 2014, 1:42 am
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All 11 past OzFests have been Memorial Day as a large chunk of attendees are American .. gee it is even in the TITLE of all 11 threads.
"Memorial Day Weekend"
That weekend is set in cement for 2015. Several folks I know have already locked in tickets for that weekend to NZ.
All we need now is some input from the Kiwi Contingent as to WHICH city they feel it is best held in.
Glen
Aug 6, 2014, 5:37 am
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