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April 27th - May 8th
2025
•The netherlands•

HONOURING THE 80TH 
ANNIVERSARY!

Join IOFF 2025 for a

once-in-a-lifetime experience

In Our Fathers’ Footsteps is a
unique trip designed for the descendants of Canadian military who served in the Netherlands during the Second World War.

 

In Our Fathers’ Footsteps is a not-for-profit immersive experience that enables the sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren of those who helped liberate the Dutch to gain a deeper understanding of their relative’s wartime experience.

 

Our diverse itinerary includes walks along the paths of the Canadian troops through fields, forests, and liberated villages; personalized commemorations at Canadian war monuments and cemeteries; educational and cultural experiences in Dutch towns and villages, and special Liberation-themed events. 

 

Commemorating the Liberation’s 80th anniversary, In Our Fathers’ Footsteps will take place in the Netherlands in April and May 2025.

 

Honour our troops that served during the Second World War.
Celebrate peace, freedom, and Dutch friendship!

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Are you the proud descendant of a Canadian who served in the Netherlands during the Second World War?

 

Join our 80th anniversary trip to honour our Canadian troops, learn more about the Liberation and Dutch culture, and fulfill our promise

 

"We will remember."

 

- Karen Hunter

Descendant and IOFF Founder

AMAZING HIGHLIGHTS - IOFF 2025

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Liberation Day Festivities

Enjoy heartfelt performances dedicated to IOFF, Liberation Day events in Dutch villages, and a special Liberation Party with the locals.

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Meet HRH Princess Margriet

Attend the “80 Years Liberation” entertainment event followed by a private meeting with HRH Princess Margriet, and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven.

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IOFF’s Signature Walks​

Walk with professional guides through fields and forests along researched routes taken by Canadian troops. Learn about Second World War operations and battles. Experience warm welcomes in towns and villages. Enjoy local entertainment and Dutch hospitality.

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Heartfelt Tributes
 

Participate in remembrance tributes with The Canadian Remembrance Torch at Canadian war monuments and cemeteries in Groesbeek, Holten, and Bergen op Zoom. Experience a candlelight vigil in the village of Almen.

Military Theme

Sleep in IOFF’s private “barracks,”
a former Canadian Second World War field hospital (now Ehzerwold Hotel) on an estate filled with Canadian military history.

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Apeldoorn Liberation Parade

Participate as guests of honour in Apeldoorn’s Liberation Parade surrounded by United Pipes for Peace bands, with tens of thousands of spectators!

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ALL-IN PRICES

Enjoy and relax! IOFF 2025 includes flights, comfortable hotels and delicious meals.

Get ready for the trip of a lifetime without worrying about flights, accommodation, breakfast, lunch
and dinner. We've got you covered with our unbeatable price!

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DAYS TO THE PILGRIMAGE

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