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WWI Battlefields

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An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
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Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 18
Ages 18+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Lille

    You'll meet the group in Lille this evening for a welcome dinner that kicks things off. This is where everyone comes together before diving into the battlefield tour, so it's a good chance to meet your fellow travelers and get oriented.

    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome dinner)
  2. Day 2

    Amiens

    Head out to the Somme, where one of WWI's most devastating battles unfolded. You'll visit Newfoundland Memorial Park to see the preserved trenches, then move through Ulster Tower, Pozières Cemetery, and Thiepval Memorial. After that, the group travels to Amiens for the night.

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    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Visit Newfoundland Memorial Park with preserved original trench lines
    • Visit Ulster Tower memorial to the 36th (Ulster) Division
    • Visit Pozières Cemetery
    • Pay respects at Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
    Landmarks
    Newfoundland Memorial Park
    Ulster Tower
    Pozières Cemetery
    Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
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  3. Day 3

    Amiens

    This morning you'll explore the Underground City of Naours, a massive cave network where hundreds of ANZAC soldiers carved their names and messages during WWI. The inscriptions here represent the largest concentration of soldier markings on the Western Front. The afternoon is free, so you can wander around Amiens on your own and check out the city at your own pace.

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    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Tour the Underground City of Naours with its vast cave network and ANZAC soldier inscriptions

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Amiens at your own pace
    Landmarks
    Underground City of Naours
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  4. Day 4

    Vimy Ridge - Ypres

    Leave Amiens and head to Villers-Bretonneux to visit the Australian National War Memorial and Cemetery. From there, you'll see the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Canada's largest overseas memorial. Later, travel to Ypres, a town that was completely destroyed during the war and then rebuilt. You'll have dinner there that evening.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner in Ypres)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Australian National War Memorial and Cemetery at Villers-Bretonneux
    • Visit Canadian National Vimy Memorial
    Landmarks
    Australian National War Memorial and Cemetery at Villers-Bretonneux
    Canadian National Vimy Memorial
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  5. Day 5

    Ypres Region

    Spend the day exploring the British WWI sites around Ypres. Start at Essex Farm Cemetery to visit John McCrae's Dressing Station where 'In Flanders Fields' was written in 1915. Then visit the German Cemetery at Langemark, Vancouver Corner, and the Hooge Crater Museum, which has WWI artifacts and reconstructed trenches. The day ends at the Menin Gate Memorial where you'll watch the Last Post ceremony, a daily tradition that's been happening for nearly a century.

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    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Visit John McCrae's Dressing Station at Essex Farm Cemetery
    • Visit German Cemetery at Langemark
    • Visit Vancouver Corner
    • Explore Hooge Crater Museum with WWI artefacts and reconstructed trenches
    • Attend Last Post ceremony at Menin Gate Memorial
    Landmarks
    Essex Farm Cemetery
    German Cemetery at Langemark
    Vancouver Corner
    Hooge Crater Museum
    Menin Gate Memorial
  6. Day 6

    Fromelles - Lille

    Visit Hill 60, a man-made rise that was the site of intense fighting between German and Allied forces. From there, move through the Fromelles area, VC Corner, and Australian Memorial Park. You'll also stop at Pheasant Wood Cemetery, where 250 Australian and British soldiers killed in the Battle of Fromelles are buried. After that, head back to Lille where the tour concludes.

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Visit Hill 60
    • Explore Fromelles area and VC Corner
    • Visit Australian Memorial Park
    • Visit Pheasant Wood Cemetery
    Landmarks
    Hill 60
    VC Corner
    Australian Memorial Park
    Pheasant Wood Cemetery
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  • Philip
    · May 8th, 2025
    A very comprehensive tour of World War 1 western front battlefield sites and cemeteries with an emphasis on the ANZAC involvement led by a very knowledgeable guide. We enjoyed the tour with the highlight of course being the dawn service at the Australian War memorial at Villers Bretonneux. If any improvements were to be made more time could have been spent explaining what we were going to see while on the bus travelling to a site rather than explaining the same when we got to a site would have meant less time standing around listening at the site and more time to explore the site. Also at times it felt like we were driving around in circles. The hotel accommodation except at Amiens was good. The hotel at Amiens was charitably speaking very average although the location was excellent.
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  • Philip
    · September 30th, 2024
    Overall it was an excellent tour. The brochure accurately reflected the actual itinerary. Charlie was an excellent, knowledgeable guide who went out of his way to make sure we all got want we wanted out of the trip. Our driver Alex managed to negotiate some pretty tight back roads getting is to spots we couldn't have reached in a large coach. The coach itself was a little tight as far as leg room goes, and also in space for hand luggage, which was a problem for many of us. In general the hotels were good - all well situated and interesting in themselves. Some required using stairs, though Charlie carried luggage up and down to our rooms so that was not a major problem, except for our pre-tour stay in the Paris hotel, where we were allocated a 5 th floor room, with the lift only reaching the 4 th.
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  • Kerrie
    · August 25th, 2025
    Guide was friendly, always helpful and knowledgeable. Small number was conducive to getting to know each other and convenience in going to places. Locations were interesting, the country around Yorkshire and the Peaks was outstanding.
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