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Imagine walking in the footsteps of the Anzacs, treading the ground where thousands of young Australians fought and died. Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours will take you there.

Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours is one of Australia's leading battlefield tour companies. Our tours visit the battlefields of Gallipoli, the Western Front (France and Belgium), the D-Day beaches of Normandy, Vietnam and more, all guided by some of the world's leading battlefield authorities. No other tour company can match the quality of our tours or the knowledge of our guides.

All tours are First-Class standard, with air-conditioned coaches, 3- or 4-star accommodation and expert tour managers, drivers and escorts.
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9 Nights   14-23 July 2010
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A unique opportunity to attend the dedication of the new cemetery at Fromelles, where the Australian and British bodies recently discovered on the battlefield will be laid to rest. The tour also visits all the key Australian battlefields in France and Belgium. Escorted by Will Davies and Peter Smith.
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2- or 3-day fully escorted tours    Depart any day
Visit the Australian battlefields in France and Belgium in comfort and convenience on a private tour. Our expert guides will drive you on a personalised 2- or 3-day tour, taking you to all the major Australian battle sites, and tailoring the itinerary to visit the places that are most important to you.
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9 Nights   18-27 April 2010
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Visit the key Australian battlefields in France and Belgium and pay your respects to the 48,000 Australians who were killed on the Western Front. Our 9-night first-class tour visits all the key Australian battlefield sites, as well as Paris, Champagne, Reims and Bruges. The highlight is the moving Anzac Day Dawn Service at Villers-Bretonneux. Escorted by WWI authorities Mat McLachlan, Will Davies, Tom Morgan and Michael Molkentin.

Gallipoli Cruise 2010 more info>>
7 Nights   20-27 April 2010
Commemorate Anzac Day in style on this very special journey. Board the elegant luxury yacht Le Levant   for a memorable 7-night cruise around the jewels of the Mediterranean and Aegean. The highlight is a two-night call at Gallipoli, where you will attend the Anzac Day 2010 Dawn Service and see the key battlefields on the Peninsula.
Gallipoli 95th Anniversary Tour more info>>
7 Nights   20-27 April 2010
Our tour includes the Anzac Day Dawn Service, plus a full tour of the key battle sites across the peninsula with our expert guide, Brad Manera.
VIETNAM COMMEMORATION TOUR
8 Nights   14-22 August 2010
Commemorate Vietnam Veteran's Day by visiting the Australian battlefields of the Vietnam War. Highlight of the tour is a moving remembrance service at the Long Tan Memorial Cross on the 44th anniversary of that famous battle. Escorted by Gary McKay, a Vietnam veteran who was badly wounded and decorated for bravery during Australia's last major battle of the war.
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9 Nights   20-29 September 2010
Somme Mud, the best-selling account of the Western Front service of Private Ted Lynch, is Australia’s equivalent of All Quiet on the Western Front. This is a unique opportunity for you to join the book’s editor, Will Davies, in a moving tour that follows the footsteps of Private Lynch across the battlefields of the Somme and Flanders. All the major Australian battlefields in France and Belgium will also be visited.
ABOUT MAT MCLACHLAN

Mat McLachlan
Mat McLachlan is one of Australia's leading war historians and battlefield guides, and has spent more than a decade following in the footsteps of Australian troops on battlefields around the world.

 
WATCH CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FROMELLES CEMETERY
Watch construction of new Fromelles Cemetery
The final stages of construction of the new cemetery at Fromelles. Click to watch
 
Watch Mat on SUNRISE

Mat Mclachlan talks in Sunrise
Mat McLachlan talks to Kochie about visiting the Western Front. Click to watch
 
Watch Lost in Flanders
Review on SMH
Mat Mclachlan talks in Sunrise
See the review of Lost in Flanders on SMH.
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