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PRIVATE Australian Western Front Battlefields 3-Day Tour Ypres to Amiens

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PRIVATE Australian Western Front Battlefields 3-Day Tour Ypres to Amiens

Despre activitate

This is a stunning private door to door tour, great if you have a ww1 ancestor that you would like to follow, if you haven't you will get goosebumps either way!

The tour is tailored to your every need you can turn the tour around and start in Amiens and finish in Ypres, I can even meet you at you at Eurostar Lille or Bruges and you can start your amazing unforgettable 3 day Australian battlefield tour!

Just be sure t let me know when booking

My own gt uncle was killed in 1915 at 'The Bluff' Ypres, my Gt grandfather was a 15-year-old who served at the Somme and was badly wounded in 1917 at Passchendaele

Complimentary water is supplied each day, meals and hotels are however at the customer's own expense.

Hotels.

if you wish to start the tour in Ieper book 1 night in Ieper & x2 nights in Amiens if you wish to stay in Amiens on the final day.

Amiens Hotel:

The Mercure Cathedral

Ypres Hotel:

The Novotel Ypres Centrum, great location

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Pe scurt

Durată
3 zile
Confirmare
Confirmare în 48 de ore
Bilet
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Grup
Doar grupul tău
Persoane pe rezervare
1–4
Ghid
engleză
Organizator
A Foreign Field WW1 Tours

Vârste: Tineri (10–17 ani) · Adulți (18–65 ani) · Seniori (66–120 ani)

Ce include

Inclus

  • Inclus: Complementary water is included each day

Nu este inclus

  • Nu este inclus: All meals are at customers own expense
  • Nu este inclus: All Accommodation is at the customers own choice and expense

Itinerar

Ziua 1 · Ypres Battlefields, The Christmas Truce to Passchendaele

  1. Messines Ridge

    2 ore

    This tour covers the Ypres Salient from Messines to Passchendaele spanning 1914 to 1918, we follow the Australian soldiers as they attacked towards Passchendaele in 1917, if you have ancestors that fell in the battle I will tailor the tour where possible to include them

  2. Christmas Truce Memorial

    30 min

    We will stand and hear the story of the famous Christmas Truce in 1914 at Plugstreet Wood.

  3. Spanbroekmolen Mine Crater

    30 min

    Here you will hear the story of the massive mine explosion on the 7th June 1917.

  4. Hill 60

    10 min

    The 2nd of the 2 massive mines that you'll see, this one finished by the 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy.

  5. Battle of Polygon Wood

    25 min

    Here will walk through the woods and visit concrete bunkers that were here when the Australian soldiers captured during the battle, we will visit the cemetery and the Australian 5th Division monument

  6. Oprirea 6

    Trecere fără oprire

    Driving through following the line of the Australian advance

  7. Tyne Cot Cemetery

    1 min

    Here we will visit the worlds largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery 12,000 soldiers are buried here, only 3,000 have names, two Australian VC recipients are buried here.

  8. Essex Farm Cemetery

    20 min

    Here we will see the hospital site where Lt Col John McCrae composed the iconic poem 'In Flanders Fields'

  9. In Flanders Fields Museum

    o oră Intrarea inclusă

    You will have 1 hour to explore the iconic 'In Flanders Fields Museum'

  10. Ypres Cloth Hall

    10 min

    Stand on the main square in Ypres see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and spend some free time in town maybe eat the National dish which is Flemish Stew

  11. Last Post ceremony

    30 min

    Take part in the 'Last Post' ceremony at the Menin Gate which has been carried out every night at 8pm by the local fire brigade buglers since 1927 {Other than the NAZI occupation in WW2}

  12. Langemark Cemetery

    25 min

    Here we will see how the Germans commemorated they war dead, walk amongst the 44,000 German dead buried here

Ziua 2 · Battles of Fromelles & Bullecourt

  1. Museum of the Battle of Fromelles

    45 min Intrarea inclusă

    Here we see the museum dedicated to the battle of Fromelles and how they found and identified 250 Aussies that had been found in a mass grave in 2008

  2. Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery

    20 min

    Here we will see one of the most stunning ww1 cemeteries and here the story of 'Pompey' Elliott and the massacre of the Australian 5th Division during the battle.

  3. Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery

    20 min

    Here we will see the Australian soldiers who found in the mass grave

  4. VC Corner Australian Cemetery

    20 min

    Here we will see the mass grave and will view the battlefields from the Australian trench lines.

  5. Australian Memorial Park

    20 min

    We will see the battlefield from the German perspective and hear the story of the 'Cobbers' statue

  6. Arras

    o oră

    We will have a lunch break here is the stunning Unesco world heritage site that is Arras, the main square is absolutely stunning and will give you goosebumps.

  7. The Bullecourt Digger

    30 min

    Here you'll here about the battle of Bullecourt which led to the deaths of 10,000 Australian soldiers in 2 weeks

  8. Slouch Hat Memorial

    10 min

    We will see remnants of the tanks that fought in the battle and the Australian slouch hat memorial.

  9. Amiens

    5 min

    Arrive at Amiens around 5pm, I'll show you where you can eat and where the best views are so that you can wonder around and explore on your own after I drop you off at your lodging.

Ziua 3 · The Somme 1916 & 1918, Battles of Pozieres, villers bretonneux, Le Hamel

  1. Albert

    10 min

    We stop at the Basilica & hear the story of the famous Leaning Virgin

  2. Lochnagar Crater

    30 min

    Here we will see the 30 meter deep crater from the mine blown on the 1st July 1916 and hear the story of that day that led to the deaths of 20,000 British soldiers

  3. 1st Austalian Division Memorial

    20 min

    Here you'll hear the story of the 6 week slaughter that was the battle of Pozieres that led to the deaths of 24,000 Australian soldiers for a 1 mile long ruined village

  4. Windmill Memorial

    20 min

    Here we will see the site of the German trench system known as OG1 and OG2 and what was once a windmill

  5. Tank Corps Memorial

    15 min

    It is here that tanks were 1st ever used in battle, here you will hear the story of how they came about and their developments and tactics that evolved

  6. Le Tommy

    1 min

    Stop here for lunch, a great cafe full of love and respect for the Australian sacrifice ( Lunch is at your own expense )

  7. Oprirea 7

    35 min Intrarea inclusă

    Here we will see the wonderful story of the little French school paid for by pennies of little children in Australia in the 1920's who paid for this school

  8. Adelaide Cemetery

    20 min

    Here we will see the story of the unknown Australian soldier exhumed from this site in 1993

  9. Australian National Memorial

    o oră

    Here we will see the stunning memorial to the 20,000 missing Australians in this area.

  10. Sir John Monash Centre

    o oră

    Finally you will have 1 hour to explore the stunning Sir John Monash centre

  11. Australian Corps Memorial

    30 min

    Here you'll see the site of Monash's masterpiece, the Battle of Le Hamel, a stunning battle that was rapid, cost less lives and had many historical first!

  12. Amiens

    10 min

    You will be dropped back to your hotel in Amiens or the Amiens railway station

Punct de întâlnire și preluare

Organizatorul preia toți participanții de la cazare sau din locurile de mai jos.

Locuri de preluare

  • Ibis Styles Lille Centre Grand Place
  • Le Compostelle
  • Brit Hotel Lille Centre
  • Grand Hotel Bellevue
  • Chatellerie De Schoebeque
  • Holiday Inn Express Lille Centre By IHG
  • Hotel Restaurant Le Foch
  • Kyriad Lille Gare - Grand Palais
  • B&B HOTEL Lille Centre Grand Palais 3 etoiles
  • Hotel des Voyageurs
  • Novotel Lille Lomme
  • Hotel de l'Univers

și încă 152 de locuri de preluare

This is a 3 day battlefield tour is over 3 days, starting in Ypres and ending in Amiens on Day 3, I can also reverse the tour so that we start in Amiens and finish in Ypres.

It is also possible to start from Lille or Bruges

Anulare

Anulare gratuită

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bine de știut

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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