GREAT CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL TOUR
Designed by Canadians for Canadians, this special tour pays tribute to all who have served their country in the Great War and World War II. Take in the museums, memorials and special sites throughout France and Belgium that commemorate the contribution of Canadian soldiers during these two wars, including: the impressive and inspiring Canadian National Vimy Memorial at Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Cemeteries in Reviers and Dieppe, as well as the Newfoundland Memorial Park at Beaumont Hamel. Other destinations visited include the Landing Beaches of Normandy, the Juno Beach Memorial Centre, Amiens and Ypres in Belgium.
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GREAT CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL 10 DAYS ALL THIS IS INCLUDED ■ SIGHTSEEING AND MORE You’ll always visit the key sights and enjoy more inclusions; inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable. PARIS Welcome dinner with wine at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit Notre Dame Cathedral; ascend the Eiffel Tower GIVERNY visit Claude Monet’s home and gardens CAEN Orientation; visit Ardenne Abbey LANDING BEACHES visits to the Memorial Museum for Peace, the Canadian War Cemetery at Beny-sur-Mer, Juno Beach Memorial Centre BENOUVILLE take pictures of the famous Pegasus Bridge
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HONFLEUR Cross the Normandy Bridge DIEPPE visit the Museum at the Canadian Cemetery and Jublee Center AMIENS visit the cathedral and memorial to Allied Forces DURY visit Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland memorial VIMY RIDGE visit the WW1 site and memorial; walk along the trenches and tunnels; visit the Interperetive Centre and Cabaret-Rouge British cemetery YPRES visit Cloth Hall and In Flanders Fields Museum; stop at Essex Farm Cemetery PASSCHENDALE guided sightseeing; visit Crest Farm; stop at Tyne Cot Cemetery ■ HOTELS PARIS Pullmann Paris Montparnasse (SF) or Concorde Montparnasse (F), NORMANDY AREA Mercure Centre (F) at Caen or Mercure (F) at Le Havre, DIEPPE Mercure Dieppe La Présidence (F), SOMME AREA Mercure Centre (F) at Arras or Univers (F) at Arras, YPRES Albion, PARIS Concorde Montparnasse (F) ■ MEALS Full buffet breakfast (B) daily; 4 threecourse dinners (D) with wine, including a welcome dinner in Paris ■ TRANSPORTATION fully air-conditioned motorcoach. ■ HEADSETS Throughout the tour ■ FREE WI-FI available on your motorcoach and in most hotel lobbies
CUSTOMIZE YOUR VACATION ■ EXTRA NIGHTS in Paris, London ■ EXTEND YOUR VACATION to London (Tour BMEE) NOTE: NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR PRICE Airport transfers, airport taxes (where applicable), excess baggage, meals not included in the itinerary, all items of a personal nature such as laundry, cleaning, telephone, telex or fax expenses, beverages including tea and coffee (except at breakfast), wines, liquors, soft drinks, etc. and tips to Tour Director, driver and Local Guides. If for any reason we are unable to accommodate your group in our regularly contracted hotels, we reserve the right to seek alternative accommodation. We will advise you immediately if such a situation should occur. Hotels are subject to availability & subject to change.
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GREAT CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL 10 DAYS
FRANCE
ENGLAND London 3 Ypres 2
Landing Beaches Arromanches Reviers Normandy 2 Area
BELGIUM
Vimy Ridge Amiens 1
Dieppe 1
Dury
Somme Area
Honfleur
FRANCE 2 1
Giverny
Paris
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DAY 1 PARIS, FRANCE. The day is free to rest or to start exploring the splendid French capital. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and enjoy a welcome dinner with wine at one of Paris’ lively restaurants. After dinner you may wish to join an optional outing to get a first impression of the “City of Light.” (D) DAY 2 PARIS. Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide features the city’s major highlights: the Arc de Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, Louvre, and Champs-Elysées. Also visit magnificent NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL and marvel at the panoramic views when you take the elevator to the second floor of the EIFFEL TOWER. Balance of the day at leisure. This afternoon, perhaps take an optional excursion to Les Invalides War Museum. (B) DAY 3 PARIS–NORMANDY AREA. Depart the bustle of Paris and head northwest toward the coast. Along the way, stop and visit the true inspiration behind many of artist Claude Monet’s masterpieces: his home and stunning gardens at GIVERNY. Later, arrive in Caen, where an orientation reveals many historic buildings constructed during the reign of William the Conquerer, including Château de Caen, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Western Europe. (B) DAY 4 NORMANDY AREA. LANDING BEACHES EXCURSION. As site of the World War II Battle for Caen, from June to August 1944, the city saw heavy fighting and suffered major destruction. This morning is devoted to visiting the poignant MEMORIAL MUSEUM FOR PEACE with its exhibits and audiovisual presentation that tell the story of the pivotal Battle of Normandy. Afterward, a pleasant drive takes you to the BÉNY-SUR-MER Canadian War Cemetery near Reviers. Surrounded by peaceful groves of pine and maple trees, the cemetery contains 2,049 headstones that mark the dead of the Canadian 3rd Division and 15 airmen. After time to wander the grounds and reflect, we continue on to visit the JUNO BEACH MEMORIAL CENTRE. It was on nearby Juno Beach that on June 6, 1944, Canadian forces landed and secured the bridgehead for a successful opening of the Western Front. The Centre educates visitors about Canada’s military and civilian contribution during the war. Pass the Gold Beach Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches—one of two artificial harbors built by the Allied troops for the D-Day invasion and one of the greatest engineering
feats of WWII. Next, visit ARDENNE ABBEY on the outskirts of Caen, where 20 Canadian soldiers were illegally executed by members of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) in June 1944. (B,D) DAY 5 NORMANDY AREA–DIEPPE. Today, head east along the coastline, stopping to take pictures at the famous Pegasus Bridge—secured by the British on the night of June 5, 1944, and crucial for the success of the Normandy landing and further operations. At Honfleur, from where Samuel de Champlain left France in 1603 to become the founder of the Province of Québec, we will cross the Normandy Bridge, spanning the Seine at its mouth and linking Honfleur to Le Havre. Continue along the Atlantic coast to Dieppe where we will visit the local MUSEUM, CANADIAN CEMETERY, and the actual beach battle site to pay tribute to 913 Canadian soldiers who died that tragic morning of August 19, 1942. Lessons learned here were instrumental in the successful landing two years later on the beaches of Normandy, and on September 1, 1944, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division liberated Dieppe. (B) DAY 6 DIEPPE–AMIENS–SOMME AREA. Before leaving Dieppe visit the JUBILEE CENTER. Later arrive in Amiens and visit the medieval AMIENS CATHEDRAL and THE MEMORIAL TO ALLIED FORCES, which commemorates the men who fought one of the decisive battles in August 1918, ultimately leading to the end of WWI. In Dury, see the memorial commemorating the breaking of the Hindenburg Line on September 2, 1918, during the Second Battle of Arras. Then, we will visit the BEAUMONT-HAMEL Newfoundland Memorial, dedicated to the Dominion of Newfoundland members who were killed in WWI. The attack that tragic morning of July 1, 1916, claimed 91% of the regiment. The site contains a stunning caribou monument and new interpretive centre. (B,D) DAY 7 SOMME AREA–VIMY RIDGE–YPRES, BELGIUM. Today we visit Vimy Ridge, site of an outstanding Canadian victory in WWI. The battle, which began April 9, 1917, marks the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force participated in battle together, and has since become a symbol of Canadian nationalistic achievement and sacrifice. We will visit the newly restored MEMORIAL that dominates the area. Around its base are the names of 11,000 missing Canadians who died in France during the Great War and have no known graves. There
will be time to walk the restored trenches and tunnels and visit the INTERPERETIVE CENTRE. The day ends with a visit to the CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, from where the remains of an unknown Canadian soldier was returned home in 2000 as a symbol of all the missing and unknown soldiers who died during the Great War in Europe. (B,D) NOTE: Within a two-block walk from the town square you will find the Menin Gate. Every night at 8 pm, all traffic comes to a halt under the Menin Gate while the last post is played to honour the memory and sacrifice of the war’s dead. There will be opportunity to place a wreath in commemoration. DAY 8 YPRES. The day begins with a visit to the famous CLOTH HALL and its IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM, named for the famous poem by Canadian John McCrae and devoted to the study of WWI. Afterward, we will stop at the ESSEX FARM CEMETERY, where McRae wrote his poem in May 1915. On to PASSCHENDAELE, where a Local Guide will tell you the story of the tragic battle that took place here in 1917. Up the hill at CREST FARM is the Passchendaele Canadian Memorial, which marks the place where the men of the Canadian Corps took possession of the high ground at Crest Farm after two weeks of ferocious fighting. We’ll also stop at TYNE COT Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth military graveyard in the world with its 12,000 graves and a memorial dedicated to another 35,000 missing. Of the graves at this site almost 1,000 are Canadian, including a Victoria Cross holder. (B)
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DAY 9 YPRES–PARIS, FRANCE. Return to Paris for a final overnight and the chance to take some optional excursions. How about seeing the artistic masterpieces in the Louvre, wandering through Louis XIV’s opulent Palace of Versailles, or taking in a Moulin Rouge dinner show? (B) DAY 10 PARIS. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) GIIVERN GIV G IVE ERN RN NY GARD ARDENS ENS
EXTEND YOUR VACATION TO LONDON TOUR BMEE
13 DAYS
PRICED FROM $3,385CA DAY 10 PARIS–LONDON, ENGLAND. You will be transferred by highspeed EUROSTAR TRAIN to London. The remainder of the day is at leisure. (B) DAY 11 LONDON. Morning guided sightseeing includes all the famous landmarks and the Changing of the Guard (if held). (B) DAY 12 LONDON. Free time to perhaps visit the Imperial War Museum or the Churchill War Rooms. Ask your local host for details. (B) DAY 13 LONDON. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) All services, including Local Host assistance, are provided by Monograms. Your hotel is the Hilton London Metropole (SF).
TOURS BME AND BMEE DATES & PRICES PRICED FROM $2,619CA BME: 10 days from Paris to Paris BMEE: 13 days from Paris to London Departure Number 0403 0603 0815 0908 0919
TOUR BME Start Paris* Thu Tue Fri Mon Fri
03 Apr 03 Jun 15 Aug 08 Sep 19 Sep
End Paris 12 Apr 12 Jun 24 Aug 17 Sep 28 Sep
TOUR BMEE
Land Only 2649 2799 2619 2799 2799
End London
Land Only
15 Apr 15 Jun 27 Aug 20 Sep 01 Oct
3385 3725 3545 3725 3725
*Dates and prices above do not include international air travel. When planning your trip, allow one extra day before tour date for travel between CANADA and Europe. Prices based on double room occupancy. Single room supplement: BME $1026; BMEE from $1179 to $1221 BME No triple room reduction; BMEE triple room reduction: $21 (0403), $48 (0603-0919) Extra nights per person in Paris: in single room $400, in twin $210, in triple $210 Extension BMEE: Upgrade to Standard Premier on Eurostar Train: $162 Extra nights per person in London: in single room $156-$255, in twin $96-$179, in triple $88-$166
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