Your tour
will take in a combination of battlefields, memorials and
war cemetaries. You'll learn why battles were fought at particular
locations, your guide will help you to interpret the landscape
and look for signs of the battle evident today. You'll hear
the countless stories of personal bravery and sacrifice, not
just on the battlefield but also the acts of ordinary people
in extraorinary times.
Specialist Battlefield Guides: Consistently highly rated by
Leger's guests for their knowledge, personal perspective and
going the extra mile; your guide on tour will be one of Leger's
hand picked specialists. The team of over 20 guides is headed
by Paul Reed, Tony Lea and Bill McQuade, who between the three
of them have a combined total of over 50 years' guiding experience!
Waterloo Campaign Coach Holidays 4 Days - 7.5%
Discount
Visit
the key locations of Anglo-Allied, French and Prussian activity
in a campaign that shaped the future of modern Europe. Waterloo is rightly regarded as being amongst
one of the greatest battles of history. A tightly contested
battle that matched two brilliant generals, Napoleon and
Wellington, it was as Wellington said “the nearest
run thing you ever saw in your life”.
Waterloo
Campaign 4 Day Itinerary
DAY 1: To Belgium
for a 3-night stay.
DAY 2: The
Prussians Defiant (included)
We travel to Ligny where there will be a guided tour of
the Ligny-Sombreffe battlefield. In the afternoon, we travel
to Quatre Bras. Our guide will give an overview of the terrain
and explain what happened and where. We can then explore
the accessible parts of the battlefield for ourselves. B
DAY 3:
Wellington Holds the Line (included) Near Mont St. Jean, we’ll
undertake a tour of the Waterloo
battlefield. We look at the opening of the
battle: Wellington’s deployment; D’Erlon’s
attack; Picton under pressure; Ponsonby’s
counterattack. We move on to
Napoleon’s viewpoint at La Belle Alliance.
We then consider The Fight for the
Centre: walking the route of the Imperial
Guard from Belle Alliance to Wellington’s
centre, via the location of the major
French cavalry attacks. La Garde Recule:
up the slope and across the rise to where
Wellington’s final reserve awaited the last
attack. We have time to explore
Wellington’s centre-right, visit the local
attractions of the visitor centre or the
panorama and climb the Lion Mound.
Return to our hotel, pausing at Waterloo
town to view the location of Wellington’s
headquarters, and where he wrote his
Waterloo dispatch. B
DAY 4: Journey to Calais then return home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
Your Hotel
You will stay for 3 nights
at the 3-star Novotel Wavre Brussels East, approximately 16
miles from the village of Waterloo. The hotel has a restaurant,
bar, lift and outdoor swimming pool. All bedrooms have T.V.,
telephone, hairdryer and air-conditioning.
Please note - April 25 departure will stay at the 3-star Mercure
Brussels Airport..
Executive
Coach Departure Dates & Prices 2008 Tour ref 4BWT
Travel
by Executive coach
3 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
Specialist Historical Guide
2 Battlefield visits: The Prussians Defiant; Wellington Holds
the Line
Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are
at extra cost.
Leger
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in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: T5501 + Tour Code
Tel Leger Reservations on 0845 458
5604
April
25
£237 £220
August
22
£255 £236
July
25
£255 £236
September
19
£255 £236
Prices
are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras
• Optional
excursions • Single room supplement £70 •
Travel insurance: Standard £25.95, Gold upgrade £5.
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book or to check availability Contact Leger Holidays
0845 458 5604 Quote Travel 55 Ref T5501
plus Leger's Holiday Code
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be confirmed when you call to make a booking.
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