Itinerary

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.

Highlights
• Brussels - sightseeing tour of Brussels
• Waterloo - battlefield of Waterloo
• Ypres - Memorials of the Ypres Salient, Ploegsteert Wood Memorial, 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, Polygon Wood, the 5th Australian Division Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Flanders field Museum, attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate.
• Amiens - VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles Australian Memorial Park
• Villers Bretonneux - Australian War Memorial
• Paris - Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysee, Opera, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame.

Tour Includes
• international airfares
• Accommodation
• Transfer with private A/C vehicles
• Sightseeing with local experienced english speaking guide
• Meals as per itinerary
• Entrance fees as per itinerary.
• Information kit inclucing travel information, maps, certificate and travel wallet.