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WW1 Battlefields The Somme | Vimy Ridge | Ypres 5
DAYS
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4
NIGHTS
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UP
TO
15
GUESTS
the memorials to each
Amiens for our overnight
endeavours during four
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country’s fallen as well
stay. After an insightful
long years of conflict.
as gaining a greater
and history-fuelled day,
There is much to see
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understanding of the
rest easy tonight and enjoy
around Ypres, including
Take time to pay your
overall conduct and
time at your own leisure.
John McCrae’s Dressing
respects at relatives'
strategy of the war, this
(B)
Station at Essex Farm
graves
guided tour offers an
Tour Vimy Ridge trenches
unforgettable experience.
DAY 3 AMIENS –
Cemetery at Langemarck,
and tunnels
(D)
VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
Vancouver Corner and the
– YPRES
Hooge Crater trenches
DAY 2 LILLE – THE
We leave Amiens and
museum. As a fitting end
SOMME – AMIENS
travel to the Australian
to the day, you will be
DAY 1 LILLE
We commence our first
National War Memorial
invited to attend the daily
Arrive in Lille then meet
day by exploring the
& Cemetery at Villers-
playing of the Last Post
your Tour Leader for
region of the Somme.
Bretonneux. Later, we
under the Menin Gate
an included welcome
Synonymous with great
make time to visit the
Memorial. (B,D)
dinner. Over the following
losses on the first day of
Canadian Memorial Park
days, we will visit the
battle, 1st July 1916, we
on Vimy Ridge before we
DAY 5 YPRES –
major areas of British
will visit Newfoundland
reach Ypres. (B)
FROMELLES – LILLE
and Commonwealth
Memorial Park, where the
involvement across the
original trench lines have
DAY 4 YPRES – YPRES
time to prepare for a full
Western Front including
been preserved, the Ulster
SALIENT – MENIN GATE
day ahead. We spend
Canada, Australia, New
Tower and Pozières. We
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today exploring Hill 60
Zealand, South Africa
will complete our first day
The beautiful city of Ypres
and the area around
and India together with
at the Thiepval Memorial
was totally destroyed
Fromelles, Pheasant
America. With a unique
to the Missing of the
during the war, and sits
Wood Cemetery, VC
opportunity to see
Somme before heading to
in the epicentre of British
Corner and the Australian
Hear the Last Post at Ypres
Cemetery, the German
After breakfast today, it’s
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