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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
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PRIVATE Australian Western Front Battlefields 3-Day Tour Ypres to Amiens
Duration: 3 days
Free cancellation
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Pickup included
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AUD 2,781.75
For KrisFlyer members only
Highlights
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
Itinerary
Ypres Battlefields, The Christmas Truce to Passchendaele
Messines Ridge
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeThis 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 themChristmas Truce Memorial
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will stand and hear the story of the famous Christmas Truce in 1914 at Plugstreet Wood.Spanbroekmolen Mine Crater
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere you will hear the story of the massive mine explosion on the 7th June 1917.Hill 60
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe 2nd of the 2 massive mines that you'll see, this one finished by the 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy.Battle of Polygon Wood
25 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere 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 monumentBroodseinde
Admission Ticket FreeDriving through following the line of the Australian advanceTyne Cot Cemetery
1 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere 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.Essex Farm Cemetery
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere we will see the hospital site where Lt Col John McCrae composed the iconic poem 'In Flanders Fields'In Flanders Fields Museum
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedYou will have 1 hour to explore the iconic 'In Flanders Fields Museum'Ypres Cloth Hall
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeStand 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 StewLast Post ceremony
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeTake 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}Langemark Cemetery
25 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere we will see how the Germans commemorated they war dead, walk amongst the 44,000 German dead buried here
Battles of Fromelles & Bullecourt
Museum of the Battle of Fromelles
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedHere 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 2008Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere 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.Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere we will see the Australian soldiers who found in the mass graveVC Corner Australian Cemetery
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere we will see the mass grave and will view the battlefields from the Australian trench lines.Australian Memorial Park
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will see the battlefield from the German perspective and hear the story of the 'Cobbers' statueArras
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWe 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.The Bullecourt Digger
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere you'll here about the battle of Bullecourt which led to the deaths of 10,000 Australian soldiers in 2 weeksSlouch Hat Memorial
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will see remnants of the tanks that fought in the battle and the Australian slouch hat memorial.Amiens
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeArrive 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.
The Somme 1916 & 1918, Battles of Pozieres, villers bretonneux, Le Hamel
Albert
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe stop at the Basilica & hear the story of the famous Leaning VirginLochnagar Crater
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere 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 soldiers1st austalian devision memorial
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere 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 villageWindmill Memorial
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere we will see the site of the German trench system known as OG1 and OG2 and what was once a windmillTank Corps Memorial
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeIt 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 evolvedLe Tommy
1 minsAdmission Ticket FreeStop here for lunch, a great cafe full of love and respect for the Australian sacrifice ( Lunch is at your own expense )École Victoria
35 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedHere 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 schoolAdelaide Cemetery
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere we will see the story of the unknown Australian soldier exhumed from this site in 1993Australian National Memorial
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeHere we will see the stunning memorial to the 20,000 missing Australians in this area.Sir John Monash Centre
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeFinally you will have 1 hour to explore the stunning Sir John Monash centreAustralian Corps Memorial
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere 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!Amiens
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeYou will be dropped back to your hotel in Amiens or the Amiens railway station
What's included
INCLUDED
Complementary water is included each day
NOT INCLUDED
All meals are at customers own expense
All Accommodation is at the customers own choice and expense
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
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
Location
Address
N314, Mesen, Belgium 8957
Provider
A Foreign Field WW1 Tours
From
AUD 2,781.75
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