Vimy 2017: Beaches and Battlefields
Enjoy a guided tour of atmospheric Amsterdam, including a poignant visit to Anne Frank House, before heading across former battlefields to Normandy to learn about Canada’s role in the Second World War at the Juno Beach Centre. You have the chance to share in a once-in-a lifetime experience: the 100th anniversary ceremonies of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Visit other significant Canadian battle sites and memorials before capping your journey with a visit to beautiful Paris.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to the Netherlands
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Day 2: Amsterdam
Meet your Tour Director at the airport
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Day 3: Amsterdam Region • Vimy Region
Take a guided tour of Amsterdam
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Royal Palace
- Westerkerk
Visit Anne Frank House
Travel to Vimy Region
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Day 4: Vimy Region
Participate in Vimy 100th Anniversary Commemorative activities
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Day 5: Vimy Region
Visit Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
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Day 6: Normandy Region
Travel to the Normandy Region
Visit Arromanches
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Day 7: Normandy Region • Paris
Visit the Juno Beach Centre
Visit the Bény-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
Travel to Paris
Take a walking tour of Paris
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Île de la Cité
- Conciergerie
- Sainte-Chapelle
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Day 8: Paris
Take a guided tour of Paris
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Place de la Concorde
- Champs-Élysées
- Les Invalides
- Eiffel Tower
Add this in-depth excursion:
Versailles
Join an optional excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors and the ornately decorated State Apartments. (Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.) -
Day 9: Paris
Enjoy free time in Paris
Add this in-depth excursion:
Loire Valley
Opt to participate in this full-day journey through the “Garden of France”—the Loire Valley. With your guide, take in sweeping views of the lush countryside on your journey between the grand chateaus that dominate the region. Your day ends with a tour of perhaps the most spectacular of them all, the Château de Chenonceau, an architecturally breathtaking estate on the banks of the River Cher.
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Day 10: Depart for home
Add 2 more days
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Day 10: London
Travel by Eurostar train to London
Visit the Imperial War Museum
Take a walking tour of London
With your tour director you will see:- Covent Garden
- National Gallery
- Leicester Square
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Day 11: London
Take a guided tour of London
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
- Piccadilly Circus
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Westminster Abbey
- Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
Add this in-depth excursion:
Windsor Castle
This is your invitation to the Royal Family’s retreat, Windsor Castle! Join a local guide on your half-day excursion to Windsor, built by William the Conqueror in 1070. Priceless objects are found in the State Apartments, from paintings by Rubens to Henry VIII’s sword and suit of armor. You will also see Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House and St. George’s Chapel, the final resting place of many monarchs.
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Day 12: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to the Netherlands
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Day 2: Amsterdam
Meet your Tour Director at the airport
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Day 3: Amsterdam Region • Vimy Region
Take a guided tour of Amsterdam
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Royal Palace
- Westerkerk
Visit Anne Frank House
Travel to Vimy Region
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Day 4: Vimy Region
Participate in Vimy 100th Anniversary Commemorative activities
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Day 5: Vimy Region
Visit Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
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Day 6: Normandy Region
Travel to the Normandy Region
Visit Arromanches
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Day 7: Normandy Region • Paris
Visit the Juno Beach Centre
Visit the Bény-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
Travel to Paris
Take a walking tour of Paris
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Île de la Cité
- Conciergerie
- Sainte-Chapelle
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Day 8: Paris
Take a guided tour of Paris
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Place de la Concorde
- Champs-Élysées
- Les Invalides
- Eiffel Tower
Add this in-depth excursion:
Versailles
Join an optional excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors and the ornately decorated State Apartments. (Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.) -
Day 9: Paris
Enjoy free time in Paris
Add this in-depth excursion:
Loire Valley
Opt to participate in this full-day journey through the “Garden of France”—the Loire Valley. With your guide, take in sweeping views of the lush countryside on your journey between the grand chateaus that dominate the region. Your day ends with a tour of perhaps the most spectacular of them all, the Château de Chenonceau, an architecturally breathtaking estate on the banks of the River Cher.
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Day 10: Depart for home
Add 2 more days
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Day 10: London
Travel by Eurostar train to London
Visit the Imperial War Museum
Take a walking tour of London
With your tour director you will see:- Covent Garden
- National Gallery
- Leicester Square
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Day 11: London
Take a guided tour of London
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
- Piccadilly Circus
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Westminster Abbey
- Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
Add this in-depth excursion:
Windsor Castle
This is your invitation to the Royal Family’s retreat, Windsor Castle! Join a local guide on your half-day excursion to Windsor, built by William the Conqueror in 1070. Priceless objects are found in the State Apartments, from paintings by Rubens to Henry VIII’s sword and suit of armor. You will also see Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House and St. George’s Chapel, the final resting place of many monarchs.
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Day 12: Depart for home
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