Battlefield tours

Gallipoli and Western Front battlefield tour

April – May 2009

From the hauntingly beautiful ridges, valleys, and beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula to the evening Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, the Memorial's tour of Gallipoli and the Western Front embraces the major sites where Australian soldiers served.

The tour is led by Memorial curators and historians, experts in the Gallipoli and Western Front campaigns. You are also accompanied by an expert tour manager, fluent in the local language, and familiar with local history and customs.

"It was an excellent trip, great value, and I couldn't recommend it highly enough to others." John Supple, Sydney.

"The best four weeks of my life." Alan Kitchen, Sydney.

Although most travellers choose to take the whole 29-day tour, the first part of the tour, a visit to Turkey, and the second part, a tour of France and Belgium, are also offered as separate journeys.

See images taken by tour group members during the 2008 tours on the Australian War Memorial's Battlefields tour group on Flickr.

Read about the 2007 and 2008 tours, and see more photos, in the AWM's blog.

Anzac CoveGallipoli battlefield tour

On the Gallipoli tour you will walk the major battlefields where Australians, and their allies and enemies, fought and died, attend the ANZAC Day Dawn Service, and enjoy the warm hospitality and distinctive culture of the people of Turkey. The Memorial's tour group is the only one to have accommodation on the battlefield.

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Australian Memorial Villers-BretonneuxWestern Front battlefield tour

The Western Front tour offers you the chance to retrace the footsteps of the AIF through France, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.

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Prices, booking form, terms and conditions

Contact

Australian War Memorial battlefield tours
Boronia Travel Centre
PO Box 22
Boronia Vic. 3155

Telephone: 1800 035 350
Fax: (03) 9762 9752
Email: battlefieldtours@boroniatravel.com.au

Boronia Travel Centre web site