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All Quiet on the Western Front
The definitive introduction to the Battlefields of Flanders and the Somme. Learn about life in the trenches, the events preceding campaigns and the often tragic consequences of each battle, as you visit the memorials and war graves of Flanders and the Somme.
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Special Family Departures
To make these tours more accessible to families, we are pleased to offer reduced prices for children (aged 17 and under) on selected dates in the school holidays.
This offer is available on our 4-day break departing Aug 13, Oct 29 2009, and Feb 18 2010 and on the 5-day break departing May 31 2010.
To book one of these special departures at the reduced child prices, please call our reservations department on
Holiday Itinerary
4-Day Break
- Day 1 – We travel to Belgium for a 3-night stay.
- Day 2 – Battlefields of Flanders (included). Today we look at the battlefields around Ypres, starting at the preserved trenches at Sanctuary Wood and seeing the museum. We then move on to Tyne Cot Cemetery and take lunch at Hooge, with its private museum. In the afternoon to the Messines Ridge sector and the nearby Irish Peace Tower. At Ploegsteert we study the story of the Christmas Truce and see the Memorial. We end the day at the 'Last Post Ceremony' in Ypres. B
- Day 3 – The Somme, Death of a Generation (included). The haunting Somme battlefield is our destination today. We begin at the Historial Museum at Péronne and then to the largest British Mine Crater on the Western Front at La Boisselle. At Thiepval we visit the Memorial and then the Ulster Tower before seeing Newfoundland Park with its preserved trenches. We end the day at Serre and see the area where war poet Wilfrid Owen fought. B
- Day 4 – To Calais and then home. B
5-Day Break
- Day 1 – We travel to Belgium for a 3-night stay.
- Day 2 – Battlefields of Flanders (included). Today we look at the battlefields around Ypres, starting at the preserved trenches at Sanctuary Wood and seeing the museum. We then move on to Tyne Cot Cemetery and take lunch at Hooge, with its private museum. In the afternoon to the Messines Ridge sector and the nearby Irish Peace Tower. At Ploegsteert we study the story of the Christmas Truce and see the Memorial. We end the day at the 'Last Post Ceremony' in Ypres. B
- Day 3 – Tunnels and Trenches (included). We begin the day at Arras and spend the morning in the Wellington Quarries – a massive system of tunnels used by British troops in WW1, and dug by New Zealand Tunnellers. This fascinating new site only opened in 2008, and is fully accessible via a lift and walkways. We then visit the Arras Memorial, and travel out to Monchy le Preux to look at the defence of the village by the Newfoundland Regiment. We end the day at Vimy Ridge, captured by the Canadians in April 1917, seeing the preserved trench system, visitors centre and impressive memorial on Hill 145 – the highest point on Vimy Ridge. Vimy was a defining moment for Canada in World War I and this is arguably one of the finest memorials on the Western Front. B
- Day 4 – The Somme, Death of a Generation (included). The haunting Somme battlefield is our destination today. We begin at the Historial Museum at Péronne and then to the largest British Mine Crater on the Western Front at La Boisselle. At Thiepval we visit the Memorial and then the Ulster Tower before seeing Newfoundland Park with its preserved trenches. We end the day at Serre and see the area where war poet Wilfrid Owen fought. B
- Day 5 – To Calais and then home. B
B=Breakfast Br=Brunch L=Lunch D=Dinner
