The Great War Remembered

Pay respect to the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the first World War

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Description

The Great War Remembered

£689

/per person

Departing

Departures on 01/10/2021

Tour Details

Join us on our tour as we remember the Great War. Uncover all aspects of the largest battle of the Western Front where over one million soldiers were wounded or made the ultimate sacrifice in 1916. On this tour we travel to Arras, which will be our base as we visit the key sites, locations, memorials and cemeteries of the battlefields. We discover fascinating insights and stories on this moving tour of remembrance in the company of our local historian expert. The findings from this tour will live with you forever.

Tour Deposit:

£50

4 Nights

Bed & Breakfast

Travel Solutions Rep: Yes

ATOL

Price Includes:

Return flights from Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow with Aer Lingus
Airport taxes and security charges
1 piece of checked 20kg baggage
Executive coaching for the duration of your tour
Cross channel ferry, Dover – Calais
4 nights’ accommodation in 3* Holiday Inn Express, Arras
Breakfast
Visits to Grandcourt Cemetery, the Ulster Tower, Theipval Memorial, Lochnagar Crater
Full day tour including The Irish Peace Tower, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Essex Farm
Visit Ypres and the Passchendaele Memorial Museum
Attend The Last Post Ceremony
Free time in Arras
Services of an accompanying experienced Travel Solutions tour manager

Flight Times:

Outward: 08:50 / 10:20

Return: 19:45 / 21:05

Optional extra:

Single Supplement Cost: £150 per person

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Notes:

Transfers Included : Yes

Travel Solutions Rep : Yes

Valid ID is Required for this tour

Accommodation

Holiday Inn Express Arras

Holiday Inn Express Arras is located in the city centre, opposite the train station. It offers air-conditioned rooms, a bar and 24-hour reception desk. Free Wi-Fi is available.

The soundproofed rooms at Holiday Inn Express Arras are equipped with a flat-screen satellite TV, telephone and private bathroom. The rooms are accessible by lift.

Guests can relax in the hotel’s large lounge, which has a large flat-screen TV, or on the terrace.

Itinerary

Day 1:

It’s time to begin our commemoration tour. Meet our experienced tour manager at the check-in area at Belfast City Airport and check-in for your flight to London Heathrow. Upon our arrival in London, board our executive coach that will take us to Dover for the ferry crossing to Calais, France and on to our hotel in Arras.

Day 2:

Today we set off for a full day of touring. We cross the border to Belgium to visit the Irish Peace Tower dedicated to the soldiers of Ireland who fought in the Great War. The tower stands in the only area where the Ulster and Irish divisions fought side by side during the conflict. We also pay a visit Tyne Cot Cemetery, Essex Farm and the site of the famous Christmas Day Truce. Spend some free time in the ancient town Ypres before visiting Passchendaele Memorial Museum. Later we attend The Last Post Ceremony at The Menin Gate Memorial. The Last Post Ceremony has become part of the daily life in Ypres and the local people are proud of this simple but moving tribute to the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fell in defence of their town.

Day 3:

This morning we meet our local expert and make the journey to the Somme Valley. We will visit the Grandcourt Cemetery which marks the furthest point that the Royal Irish Rifles advanced behind the German Lines on the 1st July 1915. Then visit The Ulster Tower, a memorial to the Officers and Men of the 36th (Ulster) Division – a replica of Helen’s Tower in Co. Down and first official memorial to be erected on the Western Front. Other sites include The Thiepval Memorial and Lochnagar Crater.

Day 4:
Spend some free time to discover our surroundings. Our hotel is located in the city centre surrounded by many restaurants, bars, shops and the impressive Grand Place. In the afternoon we meet our local expert for a tour of Vimy Ridge battlefield and trenches where 60,000 Canadians lost their lives.

Day 5:
Sadly today we must begin our journey home as the tour comes to an end. We catch the ferry from Calais to Dover and travel to London Heathrow for our flight back to Belfast.

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