World War One Tours Departing In 2018 & 2019

Each year we run a number of World War 1 tours which provide an overview of the whole war as well as focussing on the actions in your tour destination. We offer WW1 tours to Turkey, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Jordan and more. All of our Great War tours are guided by experts and are all either authors, historians or ex-military personnel.

All of our forthcoming Scheduled World War 1 Tours are listed below.

The Gallipoli Campaign Starts 30th April 2018 (6 days) Guide - Dr Bruce Cherry
Gallipoli was the scene of one of the great Allied failures of the First World War attempting to take Turkey out of the war. find out more and book
1918 Centenary Tour Starts 29th July 2018 (4 days) Guide - Dr Bruce Cherry
1918 was a busy year on the Western Front. The first half of the year saw both British and French Armies on the back foot, close to collapse and reeling from what were to be the last German offensives before the entry of the USA into the war. find out more and book
Medics and Padres Starts 2nd August 2018 (4 days) Guide - Simon Jones
Because of its industrial nature, the number of casualties in the First World War was on a scale never seen before. However, if you were wounded in the Great War your chances of survival were high, that is if you could be evacuated into the casualty system quickly – from regimental aid post to advanced dressing station, to casualty clearing station, to base hospital, hospital ship and then on to England. find out more and book
Italy During The First World War Starts 13th September 2018 (6 days) Guide - Major Gordon Corrigan MBE
Whilst the Italians prevaricated over whether to join the Entente powers in their struggle against the Central powers, the Austro-Hungarians set about fortifying their Alpine borders. find out more and book
The Russian Revolution Starts 18th September 2018 (9 days) Guide - Orlando Figes
St Petersburg, Russia’s most opulent city, home to the Tsars and the much maligned Imperial elite, was destined to become the epicentre for a revolutionary movement and would eventually take on the name of its leader becoming Leningrad. find out more and book
Walking The Ypres Salient Starts 28th September 2018 (4 days) Guide - Simon Jones
Ypres and its surrounding salient became a major focus point of the war during the race to the sea in 1914, where it was briefly occupied by the Germans, only to be quickly won back and held thereafter by the allies. It became the beating heart of the Allied front line throughout the First World War. find out more and book
The Doughboys Turn the Tide Starts 3rd October 2018 (5 days) Guide - Dr Bruce Cherry
The involvement of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), more affectionately known as Doughboys, is much overlooked and forgotten (especially in Britain) but during this tour we will explore the ground and hear the stories of their crucial and sometimes heroic contribution to the final victory. find out more and book
1918 Centenary Tour Starts 8th October 2018 (4 days) Guide - Dr Bruce Cherry
1918 was a busy year on the Western Front. The first half of the year saw both British and French Armies on the back foot, close to collapse and reeling from what were to be the last German offensives before the entry of the USA into the war. find out more and book
Lawrence of Arabia Starts 11th March 2019 (8 days) Guide - Eamonn Gearon
In the company of accomplished desert explorer, Arabist, historian, author and Middle-east analyst, Eamonn Gearon, we follow the same northward path of Lawrence and the Arab Revolt, from the capture of Aqaba towards victory. find out more and book

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