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Battlefields of Northern France and Belgium This itinerary combines the two major British theatres of World War I (the Somme and Ypres) with visits to sites connected to the Battle of Normandy. This tour was designed for an Australian group, but it can be easily adapted to be more suitable for other nationalities. For example, an American group may well wish to visit sites connected with Operation Market Garden (Arnhem), the Battle of the Bulge or the Argonne Forest (WWI). All or any of these can be included. The difficult part will probably be deciding what to leave out. Photo: Monument at the spot where one of the gliders landed at Pegasus Bridge, Normandy. |
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Day 1 IN FLIGHT Depart en route for Paris
Day 2 ARRIVE IN PARIS (2 nights) Transfer to your central Paris hotel
Day 3 PARIS Half day orientation tour, half day free, ceremony of the flame (at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath l’Arc de Triomphe)
Day 4 PARIS – ALBERT (2 nights) Naours Underground City, Amiens including Somme Cruise lunch, Villers-Bretonneux School and Museum, Le Hamel
Day 5 ALBERT Pozieres, Mouquet Farm, Ulster Tower, Beaumont-Hamel, Thiepval, Lochnagar Crater, Mont St.Quentin, L’Historial in Peronne
Day 6 ALBERT – YPRES (1 night) Fromelles, Hill 60, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Menin Gate
Day 7 YPRES – BAYEUX (2 nights) V1/V2 bunker near St.Omer, Agincourt Battlefield
Day 8 NORMANDY BEACHES Merville Battery, Pegasus Bridge and Café, Arromanches, .Caen Peace Museum (Le Memorial)
Day 9 BAYEUX –LONDON (2 nights) Omha Beach Cemetery, Ste. Mere Eglise Airborne Museum, afternoon ferry to Portsmouth
Day 10 LONDON Cabinet War Rooms or Imperial War Museum, Half Day London Tour or Free Time
Day 11 DEPARTURE Transfer to the airport for your return flight
This is a suggested itinerary to provoke discussion. Please ask us to make any amendments that you wish so that we may offer you a tour to fit you group's needs exactly. |