HIGHLIGHTS
With guidance from Liberation Route Europe, VVV (Dutch Tourist Information), KWBN (Dutch Walking League), battlefield tour guides, and the Canadian Embassy in The Netherlands, IOFF highlights include:
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A 60 km pilgrimage (over 3 days) along routes taken by the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Canadian Divisions
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Guidance from professional battlefield guides
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Flower Ceremony at Groesbeek Cemetery
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Candlelight Vigil
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Nijmegen Sunset March
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NL Remembrance Day Ceremony at Holten Cemetery
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Liberation Day Party in Almen
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Apeldoorn Liberation Festivities
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Canadian Camp at the Royal Family’s Palace (Het Loo)
VERSTRAETE TRAVEL & CRUISES
IOFF’S itinerary arrangements will be handled by Verstraete Travel & Cruises.
For over 25 years, Verstraete Travel & Cruises has been the exclusive Canadian agency for Welcome Again Veterans, a foundation responsible for memorial tours in The Netherlands for Canadian war veterans and their families.
Verstraete Travel & Cruises managed all travel arrangements for WAV’s 50th anniversary of the Liberation of The Netherlands (1995) and every major 5-year anniversary since then.
Verstraete Travel & Cruises is registered with TICO and is affiliated with BDL Group Travel in The Netherlands.
Verstraete Travel & Cruises
14845 Yonge Street, Aurora, ON, L4G 1N1
Email for e-transfer deposit: aurora@verstraete.com
Email for questions: anne@verstraete.com
Tel: 416.969.8100 or 1.800.565.9267
Office hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs. 9am-3pm. Closed Friday.
Ont. Reg. (TICO) 3367728