Messines Ridge

This 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 them

Christmas Truce Memorial

We will stand and hear the story of the famous Christmas Truce in 1914 at Plugstreet Wood.

Spanbroekmolen Mine Crater

Here you will hear the story of the massive mine explosion on the 7th June 1917.

Hill 60

The 2nd of the 2 massive mines that you'll see, this one finished by the 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy.

Battle of Polygon Wood

Here 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 monument

Driving through following the line of the Australian advance

Tyne Cot Cemetery

Here 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

Here we will see the hospital site where Lt Col John McCrae composed the iconic poem 'In Flanders Fields'

In Flanders Fields Museum

You will have 1 hour to explore the iconic 'In Flanders Fields Museum'

Ypres Cloth Hall

Stand 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 Stew

Last Post ceremony

Take 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

Here we will see how the Germans commemorated they war dead, walk amongst the 44,000 German dead buried here

Museum of the Battle of Fromelles

Here 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 2008

Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery

Here 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

Here we will see the Australian soldiers who found in the mass grave

VC Corner Australian Cemetery

Here we will see the mass grave and will view the battlefields from the Australian trench lines.

Australian Memorial Park

We will see the battlefield from the German perspective and hear the story of the 'Cobbers' statue

Arras

We 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

Here you'll here about the battle of Bullecourt which led to the deaths of 10,000 Australian soldiers in 2 weeks

Slouch Hat Memorial

We will see remnants of the tanks that fought in the battle and the Australian slouch hat memorial.

Amiens

Arrive 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.

Albert

We stop at the Basilica & hear the story of the famous Leaning Virgin

Lochnagar Crater

Here 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 soldiers

1st austalian devision memorial

Here 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 village

Windmill Memorial

Here we will see the site of the German trench system known as OG1 and OG2 and what was once a windmill

Tank Corps Memorial

It 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 evolved

Le Tommy

Stop here for lunch, a great cafe full of love and respect for the Australian sacrifice ( Lunch is at your own expense )

Here 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 school

Adelaide Cemetery

Here we will see the story of the unknown Australian soldier exhumed from this site in 1993

Australian National Memorial

Here we will see the stunning memorial to the 20,000 missing Australians in this area.

Sir John Monash Centre

Finally you will have 1 hour to explore the stunning Sir John Monash centre

Australian Corps Memorial

Here 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

You will be dropped back to your hotel in Amiens or the Amiens railway station