“NORM CHRISTIE'S BATTLEFIELD TOURS” Group # 1

15/29 July 2010

22 Feb 2010

DATE:

SCHEDULE:  Suggested Itinerary

# Nights:

Meals:

Thu

15 July

Depart Canada by overnight flights to Paris.

 

 

 

Fri

16 July

Arrive Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.  Assemble with Norm Christie in the arrivals area of Terminal 3.  Board  tour coach and drive to Ieper (Ypres), Belgium.  Overnights at Albion hotel. 19h30 Welcome Dinner at Novotel Ypres 

 

 

5

 

 

D.

Sat

17 July

Ypres. Visits today include - Langemarck German Cemetery, Poelkapelle, Gravenstafel Ridge, Passchendaele, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Mount Sorrel, Hill 62, Sanctuary Wood.  Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, nightly at 8.00pm.

 

 

 

 

B.

Sun

18 July

Ypres. (Driver’s rest day) Morning visit to In Flanders Fields Museum (10.00am).

In the afternoon, a local coach/driver for visits to Essex Farm Military Cemetery and John McCrae’s bunker, Lijjsenhoek, Messines, St. Eloi.

 

 

 

B.

Mon

19 July

Ypres.  North to the Atlantic coast for visits including La Coupole V2 Bunker, the German Todt Battery at Cap Gris Nez and John MacCrae’s grave at Wimereux.

 

 

 

B.

Tue

20 July

Ypres. First to Bruges (optional drop-off for those wishing to spend the day in this historic city).  Continue to WW2 sites in Belgium including Adeghem Canadian Cemetery, The Scheldt Estuary, Breskens Pocket. 

 

 

 

B.

Wed

21 July

Depart Ypres via Fromelles, Neuve Chapelle, Festubert, Hill 70 and Lens, to Arras.  Hotel Le Moderne.

 

4

 

B.

Thu

22 July

Arras. Visit to Vimy Memorial and Tunnels Reserved 12 noon.  Continue for afternoon visits to Mont St. Eloi, Souchez, Notre Dame de Lorette, Neuville St. Vaast.

 

 

 

B.

Fri

23 July

Arras.  The Somme.  Thiepval, Beaumont Hamel, Courcelette, La Boiselle, Albert.

Lunch reserved at Avril Williams Somme Guest House at Auchonvillers.

 

 

B. L.

Sat

24 July

Arras.  (Driver’s rest day).  Morning free with opportunity to browse the Saturday Market and visit the Souterrains under City Hall.  In the afternoon, a local coach/driver for visits to Cambrai, Vis en Artois, Bourlon, Canal du Nord etc.. 

 

 

 

 

B.

Sun

25 July

Depart Arras via Etaples Cemetery to Dieppe – visit landing beaches, etc., then on to Bayeux.  Novotel Bayeux.

 

3

 

B.

Mon

26 July

Bayeux.  Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum ( ) Normandy beaches and 1944 battlefields. Beny-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery, Juno Beach Centre ( )

 

 

 

B

Tue

27 July

Bayeux.  American Cemetery at St Laurent, German Cemetery at La Cambe, Pont du Hoc.  Return early to spend time in Bayeux.

 

 

 

B

Wed

28 July

Depart Bayeux.  Canadian Cemetery, St. Lambert, Mont Ormel and Vimoutiers, visit a Tiger Tank, maybe where Rommel was shot, then on to a final night near Charles de Gaulle Airport.  Park Inn Hotel CDG  

 

 

1

 

 

B.

Thu

29 July

Transfer to airport for return flights to Canada.

 

 

 

B.

 

INCLUDED FEATURES

 

Transportation throughout by 25 or 49 seat coach.  (Request Driver Geoff Johnson).

Expected number of participant 15 – 25 pax

Thirteen nights at first-class hotels in Ypres (5), Arras (4), Bayeux (3), Paris (1).   All rooms with private bathroom.

Buffet breakfast each day.  1 Welcome dinner at Novotel Ypres & 1 lunch (Avril Williams Somme Guesthouse). 

Comprehensive programme of sightseeing and visits.

Admission fees included: In Flanders Fields Museum, La Coupole V2 Bunker, German Todt Battery, Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum, Juno Beach Centre.  Vimy Memorial and Tunnels ( free) Reserved 12 noon

Porterage NOT included (NB: Laundry service is NOT available at Ibis & Novotel hotels)

All taxes/fees and standard service charges for included meals and tour features (at current level)

NOT INCLUDED:  Meals not specified.  Alcoholic beverages & soft drinks.  Laundry and valet services. 

Room service.  Gratuities to coach drivers and local guides.  Items of a personal nature.

 


“NORM CHRISTIE'S BATTLEFIELD TOURS” Group # 2

07-21 October 2010

25 Feb 2010

DATE:

SCHEDULE:  Suggested Itinerary

# Nights:

Meals:

Thu

07 Oct

Depart Canada by overnight flights to Paris.

 

 

 

Fri

08 Oct

Arrive Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.  Assemble with Norm Christie in the arrivals area of Terminal 3.  Board  tour coach and drive to Ieper (Novotel Ypres), Belgium. 

19.30 - Welcome “Get-Acquainted” Dinner.  Novotel Ypres 

 

 

5

 

 

D.

Sat

09 Oct

Ypres. Visits today include - Langemarck German Cemetery, Poelkapelle, Gravenstafel Ridge, Passchendaele, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Mount Sorrel, Hill 62, Sanctuary Wood.  Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, nightly at 8.00pm.

 

 

 

 

B.

Sun

10 Oct

Ypres. (Driver’s rest day) Morning visit to In Flanders Fields Museum (10.00am).

In the afternoon, a local coach/driver for visits to Essex Farm Military Cemetery and John McCrae’s bunker, Lijjsenhoek, Messines, St. Eloi.

 

 

 

B.

Mon

11 Oct

Ypres.  North to the Atlantic coast for visits including La Coupole V2 Bunker, the German Todt Battery at Cap Gris Nez and John MacCrae’s grave at Wimereux.

 

 

B.

Tue

12 Oct

Ypres. First to Bruges (optional drop-off for those wishing to spend the day in this historic city).  Continue to WW2 sites in Belgium including Adeghem Canadian Cemetery, The Scheldt Estuary, Breskens Pocket. 

 

 

 

B.

Wed

13 Oct

Depart Ypres via Fromelles, Neuve Chapelle, Festubert, Hill 70 and Lens, to Arras. 

At the Ibis Arras

 

4

 

B.

Thu

14 Oct

Arras. Visit to Vimy Memorial and Tunnels Reserved 10.00am   Continue for afternoon visits to Mont St. Eloi, Souchez, Notre Dame de Lorette, Neuville St. Vaast.

 

 

 

B.

Fri

15 Oct

Arras.  The Somme.  Thiepval, Beaumont Hamel, Courcelette, La Boiselle, Albert.

Lunch reserved at Avril Williams Somme Guest House at Auchonvillers.

 

 

B. L.

Sat

16 Oct

Arras.  (Driver’s rest day).  Morning free with opportunity to browse the Saturday Market and visit the Souterrains under City Hall.  In the afternoon, a local coach/driver for visits to Cambrai, Vis en Artois, Bourlon, Canal du Nord etc.. 

 

 

 

 

B.

Sun

17 Oct

Depart Arras via Etaples Cemetery to Dieppe – visit landing beaches, etc., then on to Bayeux.  Novotel Bayeux.

 

3

 

B.

Mon

18 Oct

Bayeux.  Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum ( ) Normandy beaches and 1944 battlefields. Beny-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery, Juno Beach Centre ( ).

 

 

 

B

Tue

19 Oct

Bayeux.  American Cemetery at St Laurent, German Cemetery at La Cambe, Pont du Hoc.  Return early to spend time in Bayeux.

 

 

 

B

Wed

20 Oct

Depart Bayeux.  Canadian Cemetery, St. Lambert, Mont Ormel and Vimoutiers, visit a Tiger Tank, maybe where Rommel was shot, then on to a final night near Charles de Gaulle Airport.  Ibis Epernay Sur Seine  

 

 

1

 

 

B.

Thu

21 Oct

Transfer from Ibis hotel to GDC airport for return flights to Canada. (timed in connection with earliest flight) Finishing at CGD by 11.00 latest.

 

 

 

B.

 

INCLUDED FEATURES

 

Transportation throughout by 25 or 49 seat coach.  (Request Driver Geoff Johnson).

Expected number of participant 15 – 25 pax

Thirteen nights at first-class hotels in Ypres (5), Arras (4), Bayeux (3), Paris (1).   All rooms with private bathroom.

Buffet breakfast each day.  1 Welcome dinner at Novotel Ypres & 1 lunch (Avril Williams Somme Guesthouse). 

Comprehensive programme of sightseeing and visits.

Admission fees to In Flanders Fields Museum, La Coupole V2 Bunker, German Todt Battery, Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum, Juno Beach Centre, Visit to Vimy Memorial and Tunnels (free) Reserved 10.00am  

Porterage NOT included (NB: Laundry service is NOT available at Ibis & Novotel hotels)

All taxes/fees and standard service charges for included meals and tour features.

NOT INCLUDED:  Meals not specified.  Alcoholic beverages & soft drinks.  Laundry and valet services. 

Room service.  Gratuities to coach drivers and local guides.  Items of a personal nature.