April 30 TPI Victoria Inc. (the Totally & Supporting us Permanently Incapacitated Ex- Day 7: Servicemen & Women’s Association of Victoria Inc) mission is to Distance 12kms with the trek! safeguard and support the interests Walking time 6 Hours and welfare of all Members, their Includes: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Russell Norman Morris Families & Dependants. is an Australian singer- songwriter and guitarist The way TPI are enabled to provide this support is to raise Transfer to Muruk village by bus before we commence who had five Australian funds through exciting events and adventures like the a steep ascent up Marakau Hill, also known as Botterill’s Top 10 singles during the Sandakan TPI Tribute Trek 2020. Hill, named after Sandakan Death March survivor Keith late 1960s and early 1970s. Botterill. Botterill trekked up this hill 6 times lugging 24 April - 2 May (8 Nights, 9 Days) 20kg bags of rice to keep himself fit and also give him a Russell is also a big Wild Spirit Adventures provides a ANZAC DAY 2020 chance to pinch some rice to help his escape. supporter of TPI Victoria Inc. Dawn Service unique experience that takes you to Inc. and it is our pleasure the heart and soul of the places they We then follow a short steep trek through jungle, before to have him supporting visit – like nobody else can. descending and crossing Plain for lunch and pay us on the Sandakan TPI our respects at the Ranau POW Camp site. We then visit Tribute Trek ANZAC The adventures teach participants the magnificently restored War Memorial to Day 2020. ‘Sandakan’, how to grow, learn and prosper from remember all those who gave their lives for Australia and a song from his album failure, ultimately providing the tools to learn the lessons those that lost their lives on the Sandakan Ranau Death Van Diemen’s Land tells that are integral for success. March. We have some time here to watch a video and the deeply personal story of his father Private reflect as we walk through the various memorial gardens, Norman Morris and his ANZAC mates, Pte Bruce then drive to for overnight stay and McWilliams, Pte Allan Minty, Lance Corporal Fred celebration of our magnificent achievement - Overnight New and Corporal William Fairy of the 2/29th BOOK YOUR TRIP TODAY! at Le Meridien Hotel. Battalion who escaped the infamous POW Camp Sandakan TPI Tribute Trek at Sandakan. ANZAC DAY 2020

May 1 TO BOOK VISIT: Day 8: $3,595 pp* wildspiritadventures.com TPI Victoria Inc. commemorating the *Price does not include flights th Fly/Ferry to Labuan to visit Commonwealth War Graves, ...Ghosts in the jungle, they’re 75 Anniversary Surrender Point and then by boat back to Kota Kinabalu the ones left behind... of the via the Liberation Highway - Overnight Le Meridien Hotel. All inquiries please contact TPI Victoria Inc.: Michael Williams SANDAKAN, - 9 DAY TREK Executive Officer – TPI Victoria Inc. May 2 ...living on things that creep TEL: 1800 774 900 WEB: sandakantpi.com Day 9: Kota Kinabalu & crawl, and only moving Inc. No. A0010641K ABN 93 668 560 829 late at night.. After breakfast, your tour ends - Depart for your homeport. — Lyrics taken from ‘Sandakan’ by Russell Morris Itinerary: Raise much needed April 28 Day 5: Sandakan Death March Join us by walking in the footsteps of our ANZAC funds for our Veterans. heroes from 24 April 2020 till 2 May 2020. Distance 13kms TPI encourages trekkers to raise Walking time 7.5 Hours awareness of the trek and be sponsored Includes: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner April 24 as a way of raising additional funds for TPI Victoria Inc. for our veterans. TPI Victoria Inc. commemorating the Day 1: Arrive Sandakan From Taviu we walk onto Mungkadai Village and Miru Village. The route across to Miru th April 26 is scenic as we walk through quaint Villages. 75 Anniversary Pickup from the airport and transfer to Four The local kids and villagers are very excited of the Sandakan Death Marches Points Hotel by Sheraton, Sandakan - Overnight Day 3: Sandakan Death March to meet us and are all smiles as we walk in Four Points Hotel by Sheraton Sandakan. through their villages. We enter the Village TPI Tribute Trek Anzac Day 2020: Distance 8kms Walking time 6 Hours of Miru with its towering hills and cliffs SANDAKAN, BORNEO - 9 DAY TREK April 25 Includes: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner surrounding this delightful and traditional village - Overnight Forestry Lodge/Hotel. Day 2: Sandakan to Today we trek Bauto Hill. This was the area Sandakan is one of the most tragic Includes: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner that Sandakan Death March survivor Keith Australian stories of World War II. But it is Botterill witnessed atrocities to Australian April 29 also one of our most heroic. Commemorate Anzac Service at the Sandakan POW POW’s. We walk up through a river before Day 6: Sandakan Death March the 75th Anniversary as you walk the camp/Memorial. After the service we visit commencing our 450m climb up through the Sandakan Death Marches track in the to the world famous Sepilok Orangutan dense jungle of Bauto Hill. We continue our Distance 13kms journey along the track and break out of the Walking time 8 Hours footsteps of our ANZAC heroes. With Centre and then we travel to our evening’s jungle on our descent down towards Telupid. Includes: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Sandakan Spirit as your trekking company accommodation at Telupid - Overnight Forestry Lodge/Hotel. We return to our accommodation for a and TPI there to support you, you’ll be well-earned refreshing shower - Overnight at Our start today is up the Taviu Hill participating in both a personal discovery Forestry Lodge/Hotel. approximately 2 hours walk before driving experience and a historic Borneo adventure. to the village of Nabutan before walking April 27 through forests and farms, and along a beautiful river to the village of Nalapak. We Day 4: Sandakan Death March then trek up towards the Tea Gardens and onto Quailey’s Hill. After lunch, we Distance 11kms Walking time 6 Hours continue our trek to Muruk, which was also Includes: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner a major Japanese camp and POW camp for All fundraising and sponsorship the POW’s along the Sandakan Death March proceeds raised from the Sandakan route; we then transfer back to Sabah Tea TPI Tribute Trek ANZAC Day 2020 Our start today is from Telupid, passing Estate for overnight stay in a traditional long go to supporting Veterans and through cultivated land and forests as we house - Overnight at Sabah Tea in traditional their Families. trek to Taviu Village - Overnight Forestry long house accommodation. Lodge/Hotel.