France
& Belgium - Western Front Tour (example)
Day
1
Brussels (D)
On your arrival in Brussels you are met at the airport and
transferred to your accommodation.
Day
2
Brussels (B L D)
Today you enjoy a full day of sightseeing around Brussels Day
3
Brussels – Waterloo - Ypres (B L D)
This morning you board the coach and travel to the battlefield
of Waterloo. On the 18th of June 1815, 191.300 soldiers fought
one of the most decisive battles in the history of Europe
in only one day. The Wellington army had 67,000 soldiers,
Blucher's army 52,300 and Napoleon's army 72,000. A total
of 48,500 men fell or were severely wounded on this day. After
visiting the battle site you lunch in the township of Waterloo
and visit the Museum. You then travel to Ypres and after booking
into your hotel your evening is at leisure. Day
4
Ypres (B L D)
Commencing your tour of the battlefield and Memorials of the
Ypres Salient you visit the Ploegsteert Wood Memorial, Shot
at dawn soldier Pte McBride, Christmas Truce site, The Peace
Tower, Messines and the Mine Crater, the reconstructed German
Trenches at Bayonwald, Hill 60 Australian Tunnel Coy Memorial
and the Hooge Crater and museum. Lunch is at Mount Kemmel.
You visit Polygon Wood, the 5th Australian Division Memorial,
Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth Cemetery in the
world, where two Australian VC winners, Capt. Jeffries and
Sgt McGee are laid to rest, Broodseine where gas was first
used and Poelkapelle where the youngest known soldier who
was 13 years and 310 days old is buried. You lunch at Langemark
and then visit Essex Farm, where the poem “In Flanders
Fields” was written, Poperinge, the 'Shooting Post'
and 'Toc H' and Lijssenthoek, the second largest Commonwealth
Cemetery in Belgium. You return to Ypres and later walk the
ancient Ramparts and visit the Flanders field Museum and this
evening you attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate. Day
5
Ypres - Amiens (B L D)
After breakfast you depart Ypres for Amiens stopping on the
way to visit VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Fromelles Australian
Memorial Park. This afternoon you take a French cooking class. Day
6
Amiens - Villers Bretonneux (B L D)
Today you depart for the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux.
This magnificent structure carries the names of 11,000 Australian
diggers who lost their lives and have no known grave. You
then visit the Victoria school noted for the sign over the
playground…Do not forget AUSTRALIA. You will also have
time to visit the school museum. Day
7
Amiens (B L D)
Today you visit the Adelaide Cemetery and Australian Memorial
Park at Le Hamel and the 3rd Division Memorial at Sailly Le
Sec. You will also walk the Battlefields where Monash`s detailed
tactics resulted in all objectives being taken in just 93
minutes.
You retrace the footsteps of the 1st, 2nd and 4th Australian
Divisions who in 45 days, launched 19 attacks and lost 23,000
men in an area of about two square miles. You then visit Albert
and Pozieres where you will see the 'Windmill', then onto
Mouquet (Mucky) Farm, Fricourt German Cemetery and the Thiepval
Memorial and visitor's centre.
Day 8
Amiens (B L D)
Today you travel to a local senior school and spend the day
meeting students and seeing how a school in another country
operates. Day
9
Amiens - Paris (B L D)
Late morning you take the coach to Paris and after booking
into your hotel the remainder of the day is at leisure to
discover this magnificent city. Day
10
Paris (B L D)
Today you enjoy a full day city tour visiting the Eiffel Tower,
Champs Elysee, Opera, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame. Day
11
Paris (B)
Today your tour ends and you are transferred to the airport
for your flights home. Optional
Normandy visit is also available.
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