Great War Mini Tours

Tours of First World War Battlefields

Tour Date

Tour Cost

Tour Notes

Tour Size

May 2020

$2,950 / Person

$600 Single supplement

$500 Deposit / Person

Final Payment due: March 1, 2021

(MOVED TO 2021)

July 2020

$2,950 / Person

$600 Single supplement

$500 Deposit / Person

Final Payment due: May 1, 2021

(MOVED TO 2021)

October 16 – 24, 2020

$2,950 / Person

$600 Single supplement

$500 Deposit / Person

Final Payment due: July 1, 2020

(SOLD OUT)

May 14 – 22, 2021

$3,250 / Person

$700 Single supplement

$500 Deposit / Person

Final Payment due: March 1, 2021

(SOLD OUT)

 July 9 – 17, 2021

$3,250 / Person

$700 Single supplement

$500 Deposit / Person

Final Payment due: May 1, 2021

1 Seat(s) Available

October 22 – 30, 2021

$3,250 / Person

$700 Single supplement

$500 Deposit / Person

Final Payment due: July 1, 2021

(SOLD OUT)

The Tour includes the battlefields of Second Ypres, Mount Sorrel, Passchendaele, Hill 70, The Battle of The Somme, The Battle for Vimy Ridge, Arras 1918, and Cambrai, 1918. Sites include: The Brooding Soldier, Hill 62 Memorial, Crest Farm Memorial, Messines Ridge, Poperinghe, Fromelles (Pheasant Wood Cemetery), Neuve Chapelle Indian Memorial, Vimy Memorial (and tunnels), Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Park, Lognager Crater, Thiepval Memorial, Courcelette Memorial, and much, much more. Also included is everybody’s favourite pastime, Shrapnel Balling!

These tours are restricted to seven persons maximum. Norm Christie will be the Guide and Driver. The Mini Tours cover the famous Canadian Battlefields of the Great War. They are 9 days, including two travel days, and include three nights in Ypres, three in Arras, and one in Paris. All three Tours leave Canada on a Friday and return to Canada the following Saturday. Hotels are all Three Star and located close to the Battlefields. Breakfasts are included.

At current prices we anticipate the costs to be $2950 for the mini tours (Please note Airfare, lunches and Dinners are not included) for Double Occupancy. $600 deposit required to reserve seat.

The Big WW I / WW II Tour

An opportunity to explore some of the most historically significant locations in the world

Tour Date

Tour Cost

Notes

Tour Size

September 2021 (exact date TBA)

$4,599 / Person

Land Only and includes all taxes and surcharges.

$1,150 Single supplement

$750 Deposit / Person

Final Payment due: tba

() Seats Available

Contact Angela Biene-Lewis at Marlin Travel to book, call 888.225.3289 / 613.728.1616 OR email Angela

Battlefield Tour Itinerary

This tour is restricted to 30 persons maximum. Special requests are always a unique part of Norm’s Tours, and they will be accommodated whenever possible. The itinerary will include the Canadian Battlefields of Ypres, Passchendaele, Mount Sorrel, Vimy Ridge, Arras, Cambrai, The Somme, Breskens Pocket, V1 / V2 Rocket sites, Channel Wall, Juno Beach, Falaise, with visits to the extra special war museums associated with the battles; and, as always, Shrapnel Balling and much, much more. Four nights in Ypres, three in Arras, three in Normandy and one night in Paris. The Tours are made up of Canadians from across the Country and are usually 40% women.

Tour Includes:

• Transportation throughout by coach
• Eleven nights accommodation as follows: Ypres (4), Arras (3), Bayeux(3), Paris (1). All rooms with private bathroom
• Buffet breakfast daily, 1 welcome dinner at Novotel Ypres & 1 lunch(Avril Williams Somme Guesthouse)
• Comprehensive program 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 & Tunnels (free)
• All taxes/fees and standard service charges for included meals and tour features (at current level)

NOT INCLUDED: Porterage, meals not specified, alcoholic beverages/soft drinks, laundry/valet services, room service, gratuities to coach drivers / local guides and items of a personal nature.

Itinerary and hotels subject to change.