12-day WORLD WAR I TOUR

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12-day WORLD WAR I TOUR
Dates and Prices
From $6,100 /person + reg. fee
Start city
Start cityBrussels
End city
End cityParis
Days
Days12
Meals
Meals11 breakfasts
11 dinners
Accommodation
Accommodation4-star hotels
Transportation
TransportationBus
Tour Director
Tour Director24/7
Local guide
Local guideAll locations
Tickets
Ticketsincluded included
Activity Level
Activity level
  • Average 4-6 miles walk a day
  • Some uneven terrain
  • Medium to long travel times
  • Moderate pace
3 / 5

Highlights

  • Menin Gate Ceremony
  • Ypres
  • Kemmel American Monument
  • Flanders Field American Cemetery
  • Vimy Ridge Memorial
  • Somme Battlefields and Cemetery
  • Verdun Memorial
  • Meuse - Argonne American Cemetery
  • Chateau - Thierry American Monument

World War I was one of the most devastating armed conflicts in modern history; nearly ten million soldiers and just as many civilians lost their lives. The deployment of new weapons, such as machine guns and combat gases, brought violence to an unknown level. Soldiers had begun to protect themselves by digging trenches on all fronts, which would dominate the Western Front until 1918. On our 12-day World War I Tour, we are going to explore these new weapons and strategies, and we are going to walk the hallowed grounds of France and Belgium, where the bloodiest battles took place, and the outcome of this devastating war was decided. This tour will take place during the 110th anniversary of the breakout of one of the deadliest conflicts in human history. By the end of the tour, you will understand also how the consequences of the closing of the „war to end all wars” led to World War II.

12-day WORLD WAR I TOUR
12 days

Detailed Highlights and Itinerary

Days 1-4
Arrival requirement (airport and time):
Brussels (BRU), no later than 10 AM

Passengers are greeted at the Brussels Airport and transferred to our hotel in Ypres, Belgium. After you got to know your fellow passengers at the orientation dinner, we start the tour by visiting the battlegrounds of Ypres which was of key importance throughout the war. The In Flanders Fields Museum and the surrounding battlefields with its monuments, trenches and sites such as Hill 62 or Kemmel American Monument makes the visitors face the consequences of the Great War. We pay our respect at the Flanders Field American Cemetery and will even participate in a moving ceremony at the Menin Gate.

Days 5-7

We continue our tour by honoring the Canadian contribution to the war by visiting Vimy Ridge and the various sites of the surrounding battlegrounds, such as trenches, bunkers, and cemeteries. The next day we explore the Battle of the Somme, which, to this day, is for many Britts the most painful and infamous episode of this war. The Lochnagar Mine Crater Memorial, the Thiepval Memorial and Museum, and the Somme American Cemetery and Memorial show us the difficult but important efforts and sacrifices which would contribute to the Allied victory.

Days 8-12
Departure requirement (airport and time):
Paris (CDG), after 10 AM

The Battle of Verdun was the longest and one of the deadliest battles of WWI, so visiting this stronghold is a must. As we visit the Verdun Museum, Fort Douaumont, the Montfaucon American Monument and the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, it will become clear how this battle had a lasting effect not only on the French national consciousness but also on the strategic implications of the rest of the war. We will pay special attention to the sites dedicated to the American participation in the Allied efforts through a battlefield tour of the Chateau-Thierry American Monument, and the Belleau Wood Marine Monument. This WWI tour would not be complete without visiting Compiegne where the 1918 Armistice was signed. As the last stop of our tour, we will travel to Paris where we conclude over a farewell dinner. The next morning, after saying goodbye to our Passengers, we bring them to Charles de Gaulle Airport for their return flights.

Dates and prices

2024
Wednesday
August 28
Sunday
September 8
12-day WORLD WAR I TOUR
Double occupancy price per person
$6,700
Registration fee per person
$490
Single supplement
$990
2025
Saturday
August 30
Wednesday
September 10
12-day WORLD WAR I TOUR
Double occupancy price per person
$6,700
Registration fee per person
$490
Single supplement
$990

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Hotels, motorcoach, guides and other services

Relax after a long flight and ease your mind knowing that your Tour Director will meet you at the airport on the first day of the tour, avoiding extra navigating and expensive taxi fares. With our all-inclusive tour package, we handle all the details of your tour, so you can focus on experiencing this trip of a lifetime. Sit back and let us wine and dine you as you explore history with our carefully planned itinerary, with all breakfasts, dinners and entrance fees included. You will sleep soundly each night at 4-star accommodations. Breakfasts are delicious and authentic, while the two-three course dinners are mix of buffet and limited menu dining options which offer a chance to taste some of the local wines or beers as well. This tour includes a 24/7 Tour Director and several local guides. Our dynamic, knowledgeable Tour Directors are with you from your arrival at the airport to departure on the final day. They proactively smooth the way for your entire tour experience. Our handpicked, trusted local guides are fluent in English and expert historians, who deliver their impressive wealth of knowledge, anecdotes, and local insights with skill that shows their years of research and experience.

They always address topics onsite so that you get to experience history where it happened as they guide both popular destinations and obscure locations only the locals would know. Do not worry about availability, wait times, or ticket costs as all museum and site admissions are pre-arranged and included in the cost of our all-inclusive tours. On this tour you ride in style in our motorcoaches complete with climate control, video entertainment and extra leg room. Our skilled, professional drivers maximize your tour time by navigating the busiest highways and tightest country lanes, giving you more time at sites and less time subjected to the inflexible scheduling, delays and crowded areas that accompany public transport. For those who want to stay connected, Wi-fi is available at all our hotels and on all of our buses.

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