The Salient Tour

The Battles of Ypres 1915 - 1918

22nd to 24th April 2008

A three-day/two-night tour of the battlefields of the Ypres Salient in the First World War. We explore the area around Ypres visiting the battlefield sites and discussing the events that took place. This is a tour for anyone interested in getting a flavour of the horrors of trench warfare.

Tuesday 22nd April 2008 We start our tour at the Dover Ferry Terminal in the morning and cross the English Channel.

Drive from Calais to Ieper book into our tour hotel before taking lunch at one of the excellent restaurants in Ieper’s main square.

Visit the Flanders Field Museum and Menin Gate Memorial during the afternoon, before attending the Last Post Ceremony that evening.

Wednesday 23rd April 2008 We begin with a visit to the Dressing Station and CWGC Cemetery at Essex Farm before moving on to the Yorkshire Trench to see the preserved trenches where we discuss the Race to the Sea and First Battle of Ypres.

From Yorkshire Trench we move on to visit the French memorial at Pilkem to discuss the first major gas attack of the war. We continue with the theme of the Second Battle of Ypres visiting the St Juliaan Canadian Brooding Soldier memorial and the site of Kitcheners Wood before returning to Ieper for lunch.

In the afternoon we visit Mount Sorrell 'Hill 62' Canadian Memorial to discuss the events that took place before stopping off at the excellent Sanctuary Wood/Hill 62 Museum. This rounds off our day and we return to our tour hotel.

Thursday 24th April 2008 We begin with a visit to Polygon Wood to discuss the actions of the Australians in the vicinity during the Third Battle of Ypres. We follow this by driving to the Passchendaele area to continue with this theme before paying our respects at the Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery and Memorial.

We round off our tour with a visit to the excellent Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 before heading back to Calais.

On our return to Calais we offer you the opportunity to call in at one of the many wine warehouses to top up on your supplies before entering the ferry port to catch our return ferry to Dover.

Arranging your set date tour

You can book your place on one of our set date tours by clicking on the "add to basket" button under each tour description. This will take you through to PayPal (a secure payment site) where you pay a deposit of £100.00 GBP per person. Alternatively you can contact us for details of how to make an electronic transfer.

The balance of your tour is payable on receipt of your invoice by a personal cheque drawn on a UK bank account or electronic transfer.

£375.00 per person.

Please note:

All prices based on two to a room. If single occupancy is required a supplement of £80.00 GBP (£40.00 per night) will apply.

All tours are open to individuals to book, but are subject to a minimum take up of 3 or more people.

What your tour includes

Your set date tour with In the footsteps includes:

En-suite bed and breakfast accommodation in one of our carefully selected hotels.
Travel around the tour area in our air-conditioned Santa Fe 4x4 SUV, allowing us to visit the sites that the larger coach tour operators cannot access.
Pick-up and drop-off at our UK ferry port (or other agreed location).
Cross Channel Ferry crossing.
Our exclusive and informative tour pack.
All museum entrance fees.
On-board refreshments during the tour.
All planning, preparation and research for the tour.
Services and personal attention of our experienced and dedicated tour guide.
The comfort that travelling in a small party affords.

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