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Great trip! I enjoyed every minute. Stunning nature, a healthy dose of exercise, good food, great companions. Chris was perfect host as always. Joe, our guide, was a perfect fit for our small company. I’d definitelly go again.

Walking Tour of Hadrian's Wall

Chris did a great job (as he always does) with the Shiloh battlefield tour.  He is an excellent speaker giving plenty of information and telling many intriguing stories.  He managed the group well, paced the tour appropriately, and was very helpful answering questions.  Greatly enjoyed the entire experience.

Shiloh Battlefield Tour

I had a fantastic time touring a place I ve always wanted to visit with someone I have always wanted to meet. If there are similar tours Chris plans of Civil War sites, I would happily attend.

Had a amazing time!! Chris is a fountain of knowledge!! And one of the nicest coolest people I have met

I highly recommend any trip with VTH as Chris is a top-rate, extremely knowledgeable guide. The tour was well-organized and fun.  

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Explore Scottish History (and AMAZING scenery) from Edinburgh to the Highlands in this trip of a lifetime! This immersive group tour blends vivid on‑site storytelling with time to explore, capturing Scotland’s sweep of history in landscapes that still carry the echoes of what happened there.

Edinburgh, UK

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Dinner

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All transportation during the tour (private coach for tour days and a train from Edinburgh to Glasgow)

Transportation

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Accomodation

Welcome to the capital of Scotland! We will meet up at the hotel (Le Monde Hotel) before we head out for a group dinner (food and drinks included) as we prepare for our tour.

Edinburgh

Day 1

Enjoy a guided tour of historic Edinburgh Castle &amp; the Greyfriars Kirk Cemetery before enjoying the rest of your day exploring the city. In the evening we head to Glasgow by train.

Edinburgh Castle & The Royal Mile

Day 2

We travel to Stirling Castle, one of Scotland’s most significant strongholds, which served as a royal residence and fortress during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Stroll through its grand halls and admire the Renaissance artwork and armory that once protected Scottish kings and queens. Next, pass through Callander, a charming town that has served as a gateway to the Highlands for centuries, before venturing into the dramatic landscapes of Glencoe, steeped in stories of clan battles and tragic massacres. Conclude the day in Fort William, known as the “Gateway to Ben Nevis,” and a town with roots in military fortifications against Jacobite uprisings.

Stirling Castle – Callander – Glencoe Village - Fort William

Day 3

Today begins with a visit to the Glenfinnan Monument, erected in 1815 to commemorate the Jacobite Rising of 1745. This is the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard, marking a pivotal moment in Scottish history. The visitor centre offers detailed exhibits on the clans involved and the military campaigns of the era. Continue west to Mallaig, a historic fishing port that grew with the expansion of the railway in the 19th century, then cross the waters by ferry to the Isle of Skye. Overnight in Broadford provides the perfect base to explore Skye’s historic and geological wonders, a landscape that has shaped local communities for centuries.

Glenfinnan Monument and Visitor Centre – Mallaig - Broadford

Day 4

Begin the day in Portree, Skye’s historic capital, with its colorful harbor that has long been a center for fishing and trade. Visit the Old Man of Storr, a dramatic rock formation tied to local legends and Norse myths. Stop at Kilt Rock and An Corran Beach, landscapes intertwined with folklore and historical seafaring stories. The Quiraing landslip offers a glimpse into geological history and ancient pathways used by Highland clans. The Fairy Glen, a whimsical valley, echoes with tales of ancient magic and early settlement patterns. End the day at Dunvegan Castle, home to the MacLeod clan for over 800 years, where historic artifacts and clan history bring the story of Skye’s noble families vividly to life before returning to Broadford for the night.

Isle of Skye

Day 5

Travel to the iconic Eilean Donan Castle, an early 13th-century fortress strategically located at the confluence of three lochs. The castle’s history spans clan battles, Jacobite uprisings, and modern restoration. Continue to Spean Bridge, historically significant for military engineering during the Jacobite era, and then to Fort Augustus on the shores of Loch Ness, an area rich with Pictish and medieval history. Visit Clava Cairns, Bronze Age burial sites that predate the pyramids, offering insight into prehistoric ritual and cosmology. End the day at Culloden, where the tragic 1746 battle marked the end of the Jacobite cause, with the visitor centre and battlefield providing a haunting, detailed look at this pivotal moment in Scottish history before overnighting in Inverness.

Eilean Donan – Spean Bridge – Loch Ness – Culloden

Day 6

Begin with the Highland Folk Museum near Inverness, an open-air museum showcasing life in the Highlands from the 18th to the 20th centuries, including reconstructed buildings, tools, and historical demonstrations. Travel south to Pitlochry, a Victorian-era town known for its role in the industrial and cultural history of Scotland. Continue to see the Kelpies, modern sculptures that pay homage to the horse-powered industry and the mythological water spirits of Scottish legend. Return to Glasgow, where we enjoy one last evening meal together.

Inverness – Highland Folk Museum – Pitlochry – Kelpies – Glasgow

Day 7

All good things must come to and end! We say goodbye to the group with a morning breakfast. Stay on and explore Glasgow or head home with memories of an incredible week in Scotland.

Glasgow

Day 8

$500 USD non-refundable deposit is due on booking.Additional payment due dates ($1100 USD) are on January 1, March 1, May 1If booking is canceled before May 1, a full refund (minus deposit) will be given.If booking is canceled between May 2 and June 1, a 50% refund will be given (minus deposit)After June 1, no refund can be given

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"In the Footsteps of the Great War" is a comprehensive seven-day coach tour that guides travelers through the pivotal World War I battlefields, cemeteries, and memorials of Belgium and Northern France. Accompanied by a specialist battlefield guide, the itinerary begins with two nights in Ypres, exploring significant sites like the Essex Farm dressing station, the Tyne Cot cemetery, and the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate. As the journey continues into France, participants visit the Vimy Ridge memorial, the Somme battlefields, and the Armistice Carriage in Compiegne where the Western Front conflict officially ended. The final days focus heavily on the French and American experiences, featuring the Verdun forts, the Meuse-Argonne American Offensive, Belleau Wood, and preserved trenches in the Champagne Battlefields before concluding with a return to London. The package includes six nights of hotel accommodation, select meals, and executive coach travel throughout the excursions.*Please note: the tour begins and ends at Victoria Coach Station in London. All passengers must begin and end there, and we are not permitted to allow people to join the tour elsewhere. Apologies for the inconvenience!<h2>Cancellation/Refund policy</h2>$500 USD non-refundable deposit is due on booking. (will be refunded if the tour is canceled due to not meeting the required minimum bookings) If booking is canceled before June 1, a full refund (minus deposit) will be given.If booking is canceled between June 2 and August 1, a 50% refund will be givenAfter August 1, no refund can be given

France and Belgium

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6 nights double occupancy (single supplements available)

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All breakfasts at hotels

We meet our coach in the UK which takes us to our hotel in Ypres for two nights. En-route we stop at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery to begin our understanding of the British and Commonwealth approach to commemorating the dead, and here also look at the medical arrangements and role of women, visiting the grave of Army Nurse Nellie Spindler.

London to the Western Front

Today we look at the Ypres Salient where over four years more than a quarter of a million British and Commonwealth soldiers fell, along with men from many other nations including Belgium, France, Germany, and the United States. We visit Essex Farm to discover the story of Canadian Poet, John McCrae and see the original concrete Dressing Station bunkers. We travel via St Julien to Langemarck and visit the German War Cemetery here with more than 44,000 burials and a location that Adolf Hitler visited on his 1940 Battlefield Tour. We then visit Tyne Cot, the largest British and Commonwealth Cemetery, looking at the story of Third Ypres or ‘Passchendaele’. We have an included lunch at the Hooge Crater Café and have time to visit the museum here and see the reconstructed WW1 trenches. In the afternoon we travel down the Messines Ridge, seeing the German trenches at Bayernwald, where Hitler served in 1914/15 and where British troops capturedthe ridge in June 1917. We end the day at Hill 60 seeing the mine craters here and looking at the War Underground. This evening, we attend The Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres.

The Ypres Salient

We travel into Northern France and visit the impressive memorial at Vimy Ridge, which commemorates the capture of his high ground by the Canadians in April 1917. Here we also see the preserved trenches and mine craters. We then continue to the Somme battlefields of 1916, having an included lunch at Le Tommy Café which also has an incredible WW1 private museum. In the afternoon we look at mine warfare on the Somme and see the massive Lochnagar Crater, visit the Sunken Lane and Hawthorn Ridge at Beaumont-Hamel, the preserved trenches at the Newfoundland Park where the Newfoundland Regiment suffered such heavy casualties on the First Day of the Somme, and end at the Thiepval Memorial to remember the ‘Missing of the Somme’. We then continue to our hotel in Albert for an overnight stay.

Vimy Ridge & The Somme

We begin today on the Somme battlefields, walking up to the battlefield at Serre where the Northern Pals battalions went into action on 1st July 1916. Here we see the battlefield cemeteries, the memorials and preserved trenches and shell holes. We then travel to Compiegne for our lunch period and then visit the Armistice Carriage where the Armistice was signed in November 1918 bringing the Great War on the Western Front to an end. Later we see Belleau Wood, where the Marine Corps fought in 1918, seeing the memorials and the American Cemetery, and finish at the American Chateau-Thierry Memorial before continuing to our hotel near Reims for two nights.

The Pals Battalions, Compiegne, and Belleau Wood

We head to Verdun, a byword for the French experience of the Great War and begin at the superb Memorial Museum at Fleury, setting the scene for the 1916 fighting. We then visit the Ossuary at Douaumont, beneath which are the bones of more than 120,000 unidentified soldiers from the conflict. After lunchtime in Verdun, we look at the role of the forts in the battle, seeing the inside and outside of both Forts Douaumont and Fort Vaux. Both became pivotal points in the battle here and cost the lives of thousands of French soldiers.

Verdun

Today we examine the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and tole of the American Expeditionary Force in the fighting in this region from September to November 1918. At Montfaucon we see the impressive American Memorial with its stunning views, look at the battle-damaged remains of the hilltop church and German bunkers, and then continue to the tiny village of Cunel, one of the most crucial and fought over places in the 1918 battles. We then visit the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, with more than 14,000 burials – the largest American war cemetery in Europe. We have an included lunch in nearby Romagne and visit the war museum here. In the afternoon we travel to Vauquois, a hilltop village literally blown off the map by huge mine explosions, and not a hill dominated by huge mine craters. We finish the day on the high ground at Main de Massiges in the Champagne Battlefields, visiting a massive area of reconstructed WW1 trenches and original mine craters, perhaps one of the most impressive battlefield sites on the battlefields today.

Meuse-Argonne

All good things must come to an end! We say goodbye to the Western Front and make the long journey back to London.

The Journey Home

WW1 Western Front Tour

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Join Chris from Vlogging Through History &amp; Stories of the Civil War as he leads our group on a 2 day tour of the Battlefield of Shiloh. Fought April 6-7, 1862, Shiloh was at the time the bloodiest battle ever fought in North America. We'll explore the entire battlefield, tracing it from the first shots at Fraley Field to Sherman's stand at Shiloh Church, the terrible slaughter at the Hornet's nest, through the Union counterattack on April 7 and end our 2nd day at the Shiloh National Cemetery.

Shiloh National Battlefield Park

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Two Day Battlefield Tour

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"Trumbull County Boys"

2 Day Shiloh Battlefield Tour

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