All Quiet on the Western Front - 27 April 2012

Tour Overview

This programme has been specially designed to be enjoyed as either a fascinating “stand alone” tour or “bolted on” before or after other Albatross Tours touring itineraries or your individual travel plans. 

We have included the services of a specialist Battlefield Tour Manager.  Together you will retrace the steps of the ‘Diggers’ throughout the Allied battles of the Western Front, from the staggering devastation of the trench warfare of the Somme battlefields, to the moving ‘Last Post’ under the Menin Gate in Ypres.

In addition you will enjoy the grand sights of France and Belgium including the boulevards of Paris, and the cobbled stone streets of picture perfect Bruges. Specially designed by an expert Australian War Historian, this tour offers you a unique and personal experience.

Our 27 April departure of this tour is a special, larger group departure carrying up to 42 passengers, and also includes the services of our expert Australian War Historian, who will work along side our specialist Battlefield Tour Manager.

For those wishing to travel later in the year there are also six additional departures between May and September. Note: our expert War Historian is on board for the April 27 departure only.

Tour Highlights

• Gain a deeper insight into the life of the diggers from our specialist Battlefield Tour Manager
• Enjoy charming Bruges and the medieval Amiens Cathedral
• Visit the Flanders Commemorative sites including Messines, Hill 60, Polygon Wood, Essex Farm Cemetery, Tyne Cot, Toronto Avenue Cemetery and Island of Ireland Peace Park
• Visit the Somme Commemorative sites including the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux,  Fromelles Memorials, Vimy Ridge, Bullecourt ‘Digger’ Memorial, Adelaide Cemetery, Australian Memorials at Pozières, and the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
• Be moved by the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, explore Hooge Crater Cemetery and Museum
• Visit Franco-Australian Museum at Victoria Primary School in Villers-Bretonnneux and Historial de la Grand Guerre (Museum of the Great War) in Peronne
• 11 years experience operating Western Front tours
• Enjoy the services of our expert War Historian (on 27 April 2012 departure only)

Tour Inclusions

• All excursions, scenic drives and sightseeing as described in the itinerary
• Fully escorted by our specialist Battlefield Tour Manager
• Services of an expert Australian War Historian (on 27 April departure only)
• Personal audio system whilst on tour
• First class air-conditioned touring coach
• End of tour tips to Tour Manager, driver and local Paris guide
• 7 night’s accommodation as described
• Buffet breakfast daily, 1 lunch pack
• 4 dinners including  farewell dinner in Amiens
• Welcome drink Paris
• All entrances as per itinerary
• Extensive touring of the WW1 Battlefields