At this point, attendees disembark and have their barcoded access passes checked against their passports and scanned. Once through the Kabatepe screening point attendees walk across the road to Mimoza Park, a holding area.
The Anzac Commemorative Site (ACS), where the Dawn Service will be held, is not open to attendees until the afternoon of April 24.
Anyone arriving in the morning will have to wait at Mimoza Park, where shade, temporary toilets and food vendors will be available. To help pass the time, documentaries will be played on big screens.
There are a number of security points where attendees will be put through airport-style screening. Once cleared they'll be given an information pack containing a rain poncho and commemoration booklet.
Inside the ACS there is seating for 5000 attendees. The rest will stand on a grass area. Some may not be able to see the stage from where they're standing, but big screens will ensure no one misses the service.
In previous years, attendees have taken sleeping bags and camped out at ACS overnight. That's not allowed this year because the number of attendees is almost triple the usual number.
At the entrance to the ACS attendees will be screened again, and then allowed in to wait overnight for the Dawn Service - timed to start at 5.30am local time (2.30pm in New Zealand). A reflective programme featuring documentaries about the Gallipoli campaign and musical performances will run through the night.
Food and drink will be available for purchase and there will be temporary toilets. There is no shelter so attendees are advised to bring wet weather gear and warm clothing to protect them against the elements. Umbrellas are not permitted.
Once the Dawn Service finishes and the VIP guests have left, attendees will be released in stages to trek to their next service.
An Australian memorial service will be held at Lone Pine. The Battle of Lone Pine was one of the most famous assaults of the Gallipoli campaign and resulted in more than 2000 Australian casualties. Attendees will have to walk 3.1km up Artillery Rd, unsealed and steep in places.
At 1.45pm local time, a New Zealand service will be held at Chunuk Bair, scene of one of the most significant stands by the Kiwi troops.
Chunuk Bair is a further 3.3km uphill from Lone Pine but the road is sealed. This road is also steep in places, with a total elevation of 260m.
At Chunuk Bair attendees will be screened again and move to a holding area next to the ceremony site. It is likely people will have to wait several hours before they can get into the site.
The delay is due to a major Turkish memorial service which involves 12,000 scouts undertaking a pilgrimage following in the steps of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, first leader of the Republic of Turkey.
Once the Turkish memorial finishes attendees will be able to enter the commemorative area where there will be limited seating. Only those with a specific pass can attend the Chunuk Bair service, where Prime Minister John Key will speak.
After the New Zealand service finishes, attendees will start to leave the peninsula. As the one-way road is narrow, there will be a staged release of buses. Those at Lone Pine will be picked up first, followed by people at Chunuk Bair.
Information screens at the pick-up points will show bus numbers which will match with the tag given to attendees at Akbas.
With 450 buses to fill, it could be a long wait, but food vendors will provide refreshments. Attendees must not leave the site of their last service - buses will not wait.
By the numbers
10,500 people will attend the Dawn Service.
2000 attendees are Kiwis.
450 tour buses are expected to arrive on the peninsula on April 24.
10km The distance attendees should expect to walk throughout Anzac commemorations.
200 international media have been accredited to cover the centenary.
5 The number of times attendees should expect to pass through airport-style screening points.
Pilgrims begin their travels at 'pot fortress'
As the closest city to Gallipoli, Canakkale has long been a popular starting point for New Zealanders and Australians making the pilgrimage to the Anzac battlefields.
Canakkale is east of the peninsula across the narrow Dardenelles strait which connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Once an Ottoman fortress called Kale-i Sultaniye it later became known as Canak kalesi - meaning "pot fortress" and named after its pottery.
Aside from the Gallipoli campaign, the city - now home to more than 143,000 people - also witnessed the Troy War.
Six hours from Istanbul by road, Canakkale is considered the ideal base for travellers exploring the peninsula. A century after Ottoman troops decimated the Australasian contingent, the connection to the Anzacs is still evident.
The city, a 30-minute ferry ride from the peninsula, is full of hotels and hostels bearing the words Anzac and Kiwi in their names - there is even a hotel named after the band Crowded House.
