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Join a sobering Dawn Service at ANZAC Cove and pay your respects at the commemorative sites and battlefields of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Commemorate the fallen on the battlefields of France, visit the Landing Beaches in Normandy and follow in the footsteps of heroes who fought on the Western Front. Wherever your battlefield tour of Europe takes you, you’ll find a fulfilling experience with our experienced operators.

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The Battlefields of the Somme

Visit the key battlefields and sites of the Somme and pay tribute at the memorials commemorating the sacrifice of soldiers from various nationalities.

The Last Post at Menin Gate

At 8:00pm every night The Last Post Ceremony takes place at the Menin Gate of Ypres, a moving tribute that will give you goose bumps.

Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Pay your respects at this monument dedicated to Australian soldiers, its walls etched with the names of 10,732 casualties with no known graves.

Dawn Service at ANZAC Cove

Stand shoulder to shoulder with others who have come to honour soldiers who paid the ultimate price at this emotive ceremony. Watch the sunrise over a now peaceful coastline, remembering those who saw it during devastating violence.

Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial

This site of heavy fighting is now dotted with gravestones for the fallen and a Memorial to the Missing. Honour the bravery and camaraderie that was shown in this very place years ago during your visit.

Recent Reviews What our clients are saying about touring the battlefields of Europe

World War 1 Battlefields Pam and Peter, ACT, Australia, Jun 2024

Fantastic, very full tour. Great driver and very knowledgeable guide. Everyone should visit the Sir John Monash Centre at Villers Bretonneux. What made this tour very moving was that the guide was able to include war cemeteries and locations that had a personal history for people on the tour. This is a tour I will be recommending to family and fri ...read more

Worry free battlefield tour Debra, NSW, Australia, Nov 2019

The highlight of the trip for our group was Armistice Day, our tour guide Steve was amazing he organised for us to lay a wreath at the Hooge Crater cemetery, 11am service. That night we attended Menin Gate to watch the Last Post, for me this was one of the most touching experiences I have witnessed, again Steve made sure we were positioned perfectly ...read more

Really informative tour Colin, Lesley, Bruce & Karen , NSW, Australia, Aug 2019

Georgie supplied great service and the tour was really good and informative, a lot to comprehend in a short time. The hotels started out great and in all were pretty good, the guide was good.

One of the most poignant, thought provoking experiences I have had Tilly & Kenneth, VIC, Australia, Jun 2019

I’m a seasoned traveller and this tour was one of the most poignant, thought provoking experiences I have had. The wonderful guide Francis told us stories about each town, cemetery, monument and field as we visited them.

We shed silent tears together at the Menin Gate as they played the last post, we smiled at the stories of mateship, we were awestruck ...read more

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Join an Expert-led Battlefields Tour with Back-Roads
Present day Northern France may conjure up images of picture perfect vineyards and bright green hills, but history tells a darker story. Countless lives were lost on this land when WWI and WWII raged on the now-picturesque countryside and the narratives of a turbulent past were penned on these...