Battlefield Tours
The Austerlitz Re-enactment: 3rd – 6th December 2010
An atmospheric four day battlefield tour to the Czech Republic to witness the re-enactment of the Battle of Austerlitz, and explore the battlefield itself. Exclusive lunch and dinners and an experience of local culture and vineyards. Led by leading Napoleonic historian Digby Smith.
Napoleon in Germany: 6th – 12th July 2010
Explore the Napoleonic battlefields of 1806 and 1813 and see how the earlier actions of Frederick the Great and Gustavus Adolphus influenced Napoleon’s modus operandi. Great hotels and Napoleonic themed restaurants. Led by leading Napoleonic historian Digby Smith.
Wellington in the Peninsula: 14th – 20th May 2010
The classic Peninsular War battlefield tour featuring many of the most well know battlefields from Talavera to Salamanca and includes participation in the 199th commemoration of Albuera. Historical accommodation throughout including castles, convents and palaces. Battlefield tours led by The Cultural Experience’s founder, Alan Rooney
Wellington in Portugal: 25th – 30th September 2010
Attend the 200th anniversary events at Busaco and explore many of the recently renovated forts of the Lines of Torres Vedras. Visit the scenes of three of Wellesley’s early victories at Rolica, Vimeiro and Porto, indulging at a port lodge at the latter. Battlefield tours led by The Cultural Experience’s founder, Alan Rooney.
The Waterloo Campaign: 18th – 20th June 2010
On the 195th anniversary of th Battle of Waterloo, journey by Eurostar to stand on the ground where Wellington irreversibly influenced the history of Europe for the next 100 years. Waterloo tour led by leading historian, Professor Jeremy Black of Exeter University.
The Crimean War: 6th – 12th June 2010
An unique military history tour of the battlefields of the Crimean War based out of the picturesque port of Balaklava. In the company of the curator of the Queens Royal Lancer’s museum, Mick Holtby, walk down the Valley of Death and explore the fateful city of Sevastopol by foot and by water.
The American Civil War: 1st – 9th September 2010
A classic American Civil War battlefield tour of Eastern Theatre battlefields culminating on the dramatic field of Gettysburg. From Manassas to Fredericksburg, the Skyline Drive and the beautiful Shenandoah in autumn. Great full service hotels and atmospheric restaurants. A tour lead by one of the leading American civil war guides, Fred Hawthorne.
The Zulu and Boer Wars
The nadir of British Empire rule in the late 19th century; see why crucial battles such as Rorke’s Drift and Spion Kop became household names. Immerse yourself in to Zulu and Afrikaans culture with leading South African expert Sean Friend and stay in some of the finest accommodation the country has to offer.
The Indian Mutiny: 26th October – 5th November 2010
Discover the sights of the Indian Mutiny, bloodiest insurrection in the history of the British Empire. From where The Mutiny started at Mirath to the Mogul splendours of Lucknow. Five star hotels and led by one of the foremost authorities on Indian military history, former Ghurkha officer Major Gordon Corrigan.
Gallipoli: 6th – 10th May 2010
Gallipoli - The disastrous Dardanelles: the landings at Cape Helles, ANZAC and Suvla Bay. Walk the ground and get off the beaten track in the company of the Imperial War Museum’s Peter Hart and experience both the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus from the sea.
The War in the Desert: Libya: 24th April – 1st May 2010
From Tripoli to Tobruk and beyond. A Tobruk tour that combines Libya’s rich ancient Roman and Greek splendours that are Leptis Magna and Cyrene with the Western desert scenes of the dogged fighting that took place in North Africa during the Second World War. An historical tour led by former tank man and curator of the Queen’s Royal Lancer’s museum, Captain Mick Holtby.
The War in the Desert: Egypt: 21st – 28th October 2010
Possibly the ultimate Second World War tour of Egypt, including El Alamein tour. Explore deep in to the Western desert to the edge of the Qattara Depression and to Siwa, visited by Alexander the Great and home to Long Range Desert Group. Stay at hotels that were once headquarters of MI6 and General Alexander. Led by leading military historian and author, James Holland.
Fortress Malta: 19th – 22nd November 2010
How Malta was defended through eyewitness accounts complied by leading military historian James Holland. Understand how it felt to be a Hurricane pilot or submariner with limited life expectancy. Explore Malta’s underground tunnels and fortifications and see the Grand and Marsamxett harbours from the water.
The Great Patriotic War: 7th – 16th May 2010
Stalingrad and Leningrad, two of the most pivotal sieges in history. Much of the damaged remains of these cataclysmic events are still visible today. Meet some of the decorated Russian veterans that staunchly defended their motherland on our Stalingrad battlefield tour. Visit some of the world’s greatest military history museums. Lead by Sherwood Forester, Major John Cotterill.
The Holocaust: 17th – 24th August 2010
It is impossible to fully appreciate the horror that was the Nazi death machine until you have seen the scale of their death camp operation. Led by local guides, our concentration camp tour visits four of the most notorious of Poland’s death camps: Auschwitz, Birkenau, Majdenek and Treblinka.