The Battlefield Tours - Flanders WW1 100 Remembrance Tour: NOV 04-14'18

Flanders 100 - 10/Day Battlefield Tour
The Battlefield Tours of Canada

November 4th - 14th, 2018
Public Program Handout
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Flanders 10/Day Centennial Tour

Destinations: FRANCE - BELGIUM - NETHERLANDS
Tour Dates: NOV-04-2018 to NOV-14-2018
Group Air: Departure NOV-03-2018 from Toronto [YYZ] to Brussels [BRU]. Return - Paris [CDG]
Number of Participants: 25-44 passengers per 58-seat coach
Accommodation: Superior Tourist Class 3.5-4*** Accommodation in either twin, double, or single occ
Transportation: Private Executive Coach w. A/C, Toilet, DVD, Beverages available onboard
Tour Highlights Include

Celebrate 100 years, honouring the First World War at the Last Post at the Menin Gate Memorial Ceremony - Explore
the Normandy invasions of WW2 and D-Day - Visit St.Symphorien Cemetery, where the first and last actions of WW1
took place - View the German Cemetery of Langemark - Visit the new Vimy Ridge & Hill 70 interpretive center

The Daily Itinerary

-- Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 | Group Flight Departure
Depart from Torontos Lester B Pearson International
Airport for your flight to Paris. [Dinner and breakfast will
be served onboard]

Day 1 - Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018 | Arrival in France to
Normandy U pon your arrival at Charles De Gaulle
International Airport this morning, you will be welcomed by
our tour guide and driver where will begin our journey to th
French province of Normandy. We will begin with a visit to
Pegasus Bridge, where the 6th British Airborne landed,
captured, and liberated the first house in Europe, the Caf
Gondree. We will then make our way to our hotel for some
rest and relaxation before our Welcome Dinner with an
opportunity to get to know our fellow travelling
companions. [Overnight Bayeux (D)]

Day 2 - Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 | The Canadian Story at
Normandy We will begin our day with a visit to the Battle
of Normandy Museum in Bayeux, offering the visitor an
illustrative understanding of the decisive actions that were
taken in the liberation of Western Europe in 1944. With a
refreshed perspective, we head to the Canadian
battlefields. Our first stop will be to Verrieres Ridge to view
the area where the Black Watch suffered severe casualties
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during Operation Spring. We continue on to the Juno

Beach Center, dedicated to the 3rd Division landings as
well as Canadas full involvement during World War II. We
will also visit the Queens Own Rifles House, before a
sombre visit to the Canadian Military Cemetery at
Beny-sur-Mer. [Overnight Bayeux (B, D)]

Day 3 - Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 | Normandy Beaches
con't Today we will focus on other aspects of the
Normandy invasion. We begin our morning with a visit to
Pointe du Hoc where the cratered landscape of the
German battery taken by the US Rangers in 1944 can be
observed. We will continue to Omaha Beach to the
American Military Cemetery to discover the appalling
difficulties required for landing on Bloody Omaha. After
leaving Omaha, we visit La Chaos, the German offshore
battery, which is still relatively intact, even after 70+ years.
This afternoon, we will visit the Mulberry Harbors in
Arromanches before heading back to our hotel for some
time to explore the UNESCO World Heritage city of
Bayeux. [Overnight Bayeux (B, D)]

Day 4 - Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 | Dieppe
This morning, we say our farewells to the Normandy
countryside as we travel along the French coast to the
seaside resort town of Dieppe. We will first visit the Dieppe
Canadian Cemetery before travelling to the Green Beach a
Pourville. We will also view the main landing beaches of
Red and White on the Dieppe seafront. Later, we will
explore the Blue Beach in P uys to view the gun
emplacements on the cliff tops, which were responsible for
terrible Canadian casualties. After leaving Dieppe, we will
travel to Arras for our hotel check-in, dinner, and overnight
[Overnight - Arras (B, D)]

Day 5 - Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 | Exploring the Somme
Today, we shift our focus from the Second World War to
the First. Our day will be spent exploring the Somme
Battlefields - starting with a tour to Albert, where we will
visit the Musee de Arbris to gain an illustrative perspective
on the Somme. We will then head out to the Somme
Battlefields, making visits to the Memorial to the Missing at
Thiepval, as well the preserved battlefield memorial park at
Beaumont Hamel - dedicated to the Royal Newfoundland

and Labrador Regiment who lost so many men on that first
day of battle. After enjoying a large and locally made picni
lunch at the Old Blighty Cafe we will continue on to view
the Lochnagar Crater, among one of the largest craters on
the battlefields of the Western Front. Upon our return to
Arras this evening, take the evening on your own to explore
the breathtaking city. With its many shops, cafes and
restaurants, take the time to enjoy dinner on your own.
[Overnight Arras (B, L)]

Day 6 - Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 | Vimy to Mons
Today we take a tour to the Vimy Ridge Memorial Park. It
was on Hill 145, on April 1917, that Canada truly became a
nation in the eyes of the world. Its troops combined and
stormed Vimy Ridge after all other allied forces had failed t
do so. We will tour the tunnels, trenches and memorial, as
well as the brand new interpretation centre, which opened
in Spring 2017 for the 100th Anniversary. Enjoy a locally
prepared picnic lunch en-route. In the afternoon, after
viewing the new memorial at Hill 70 - to discuss Canadas
Forgotten Battle, we continue to Belgium, via Mons. As w
prepare for the Centennial Remembrance, we will stop to
visit the St. Symphorien Cemetery, where the first and last
actions in the First World War took place. Consequently,
this is where the first and last Allied casualty is laid to rest.
We continue to the Kortrijk/Ypres area, where you will have
the time to relax and enjoy dinner on your own. [Overnight
Kortrijk/Ypres Area (B, L)]

Day 7 - Saturday, Nov. 10. 2018 | In Flanders Fields
Today, we will orient ourselves with the Ypres Salient
Battlefields, beginning with a visit to John McCraes Essex
Farm, the place where John McCrae wrote the famous
poem In Flanders Fields. We continue on to Vancouver's
Corner, to view the haunting memorial of the Brooding
Soldier at Saint Juliaan, before visiting the German
Cemetery of Langemark for a different perspective. We
continue further still to Zonnebeke, to enjoy lunch, before
an extensive visit to the Passchendaele Museum. Today,
10 November, marks the day Canadian troops ended the
Blood and the Mud that was the Battle of Passchendaele -
by successfully capturing the ruins of the village. Before ou
return for dinner this evening, we travel the short distance

to Tyne Cot - the largest cemetery for Commonwealth
forces in the world, for any war. After dinner, we head
back to the village of Passendale, Belgium for the
Passchendaele Commemorative Ceremonies. The
ceremony will begin with a subdued reflection at the Crest
Farm Canadian Memorial, followed by a parade by
candlelight through the Canadalaan. The parade will follow
the path of the last hundred metres of the attack and will
end at Passchendaele [Ceremony details TBD]. [Overnight
Kortrijk/Ypres Area (B, D)]

Day 8 - Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 | The 100th
Remembrance This morning we join in the Remembrance
Parade for 11AM at the Menin Gate in Ypres (also spelt
Ieper) Belgium - otherwise known as the 'City of Peace'.
After the ceremonies, we will have the time to explore the
city of Ypres with our guide, which will include a visit to the
In Flanders Fields Museum* a unique exhibition in the
Cloth Hall of Ieper's Grote Markt. Enjoy lunch on your own,
before we depart to explore Hill 62 and the Hooghe Crater
where we will view a small, but well-preserved part of the
original Canadian Front Line. Tonight we dine in the heart o
Ypres, before witnessing the dedicated Last Post
Ceremony honouring 100 years at the Menin Gate.
[*Today's schedule may change for Centennial
Remembrance Activities that are still TBD at this time]
[Overnight Kortrijk/Ypres Area (B, D)]

Day 9 - Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 | Departure to Holland
Enjoy a nice and leisurely morning, before we say our
farewells to Belgium, and begin our tour to Nijmegen, in the
Netherlands, for the opportunity to visit the Canadian
Military Cemetery at Groesbeek. We continue to Arnhem,
where the Airborne Division suffered heavy casualties
during Operation Market Garden. Also known as the
Bridge Too Far, this area is where the Canadian Second
division liberated Holland from stubborn German
occupation in 1944/45. Tonight, we will enjoy dinner
together before our overnight. [Overnight Arnhem/(or
Nijmegen) (B, D)]

Day 10 - Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 | The Liberation

We begin our tour this morning with a visit to the
Hartenstein Hotel, then the command centre for Operation
Garden, now the Museum to the Airborne. This afternoon
we will explore Apeldoorn, as well as the Holten Canadian
Military Cemetery, the second largest WWII military
cemetery in the world. Tonight, we will enjoy our farewell
dinner at a local favourite restaurant. [Overnight
Arnhem/(or Nijmegen) (B, D)]

Day 11 - Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 | Departure
This morning after breakfast we transfer to Amsterdam's
Schiphol International Airport for our group flight departure
home, [or take a personal travel extension to Amsterdam].
[(B) Lunch and snacks served onboard]

Tour End.

This itinerary includes ceremonial events
and may be subject to changes

Thinking about arranging a custom pre-tour or post-tour
extension to your in Europe? We encourage it!

Should you have any questions regarding your flight, insurance, o
travel extension options, we encourage you to reach out to your
local travel agent. If you don't have a local agent, contact our hos
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Tour inclusions & pricing information on next page

Tour Pricing
WHATS INCLUDED:

Accommodations in Superior Tourist
$3,570.00 CAD Land only - per person, based on twin occupancy Class (3.5 - 4 Star Hotels)
Full-Time Experienced Battlefield
$4,820.00 CAD Estimated rate INCL. Group Air R/T from Toronto - per Tour Manager
person, based on twin occupancy All Entrances as per your Itinerary
Executive Motor Coach with
$810.00 CAD Single Supplement Washroom/AC/tea/coffee
Breakfast (B) throughout,
8 Dinners (D), and 2 Lunches (L)
Online Custom Map Kit & Tour
**Air is also available from all major Canadian cities - please contact your
Resource & Info Guide
Travel Agent for more information**
All surcharges, fees, and departure
taxes
Tour Payment Schedule

WHATS EXCLUDED:
Initial Deposit: $500.00 (of which $300 is non-refundable) to guarantee your

space is due immediately
8 Lunches (L), 2 Dinners (D) + all
Your Remaining Balance: Due by Saturday, August 25, 2018 (70 days prior
to departure) drinks with dinner
Single Room Supplement
METHOD OF PAYMENT Gratuities owed to tour staff (10EUR
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use your credit card, our agency will collect your payment details over the
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| 70-31 days prior to departure - 50% of tour cost is non-refundable
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Flanders 100 - 10/Day Battlefield Tour

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Flanders 10/Day Centennial Tour

Tour Highlights Include

The Daily Itinerary

during Operation Spring. We continue on to the Juno

Beaumont Hamel - dedicated to the Royal Newfoundland

return for dinner this evening, we travel the short distance

Day 10 - Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 | The Liberation

Tour Payment Schedule

GROUP TOUR TERMS & CONDITIONS

Contact our office toll free: 1-877-449-6266

Please read our terms & conditions carefully

CONNECTION CUSTOM TRAVEL GROUP TERMS & CONDITIONS

Documentation including Passport & Visa:

(b) If we change the pricing of your program

(c) If we change activities on your itinerary

Client Changes & Penalties

Connection Custom Travel Responsibility:

Responsibility of the Traveler:

Have questions about our tour program? Contact:

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Flanders 10/Day Centennial Tour

Tour Highlights Include

The Daily Itinerary

during Operation Spring. We continue on to the Juno

Beaumont Hamel - dedicated to the Royal Newfoundland

return for dinner this evening, we travel the short distance

Day 10 - Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 | The Liberation

Tour Payment Schedule

GROUP TOUR TERMS & CONDITIONS

Contact our office toll free: 1-877-449-6266

Please read our terms & conditions carefully

CONNECTION CUSTOM TRAVEL GROUP TERMS & CONDITIONS

Documentation including Passport & Visa:

(b) If we change the pricing of your program

(c) If we change activities on your itinerary

Client Changes & Penalties

Connection Custom Travel Responsibility:

Responsibility of the Traveler:

Have questions about our tour program? Contact:

THE BATTLEFIELD TOURS OF CANADA is a proud product of:

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