Sample Itinerary for School & College Tours to Somme
Day 1
Depart school by coach for late morning Dover-Calais ferry crossing. Continue to your hotel for your evening meal (first meal). Travelling time Calais to resort: 1 1/2 hour approx.
Day 2
4 hour guided tour of the Ypres Battlefields visiting Aeroplane Cemetery, Langemark German Cemetery, St Julien Gas Attack Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery and Hill 62, Sanctuary Wood (entry payable). Afternoon visit to In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres.
Return to your hotel or restaurant for early evening meal, followed by a visit to Menin Gate for the Last Post Ceremony.
Day 3
4 hour guided tour of the Somme battlefields visiting Vimy Ridge trenches (on request), Newfoundland Park Trenches at Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, the Ulster Tower and Lochnagar Crater at La Boisselle.
Day 4
Travel to Calais with packed lunches for return journey. Optional stop at Hypermarket time permitting.
