British 1st Army in Tunisia
Tour Dates:
1
st
September
Tour Price:
TBC
Single Supplement:
TBC
Deposit per person:
£ 250
Price includes:
Flights from the UK
5 Star hotels
All meals as stated on the itinerary (B L D)
All entrance fees
Battlefield Guide
Battlefield Booklet
Day 1
Arrive Tunis, met and escorted to our hotel In Tunis, which shall be our base for the
whole of the tour. (D)
Day 2
Today we drive to Tarbarka War Cemetery then follow the route of “Bladeforce” a
mixed British and US unit as they advanced on Tunis in late November 1942.
Stopping at Djebel Aboid, Sedjenine, Green Hill and Bald Hill where the advance was
stopped by German paratroopers. Overnight in Tunis. (B D)
Day 3
Today we make our way to the important crossroads and bridge at Beja, stopping at
Oued Zarga and Beja war cemeteries as we pass. We then head north through Hunts
Gap to Hampshire Farm and Sidi Nsir the site of the Hampshire Regiment fight
against Panzers and a Tiger tank. We then make our way to Tebourba to examine the
December 1942 fighting there. Overnight in Tunis (B D)
Day 4
Visits to four times fought over village of Bou Arada where the Irish Brigade would
add to their list of Battle Honours, Banana Ridge, Fort Macgregor, and the vast
expanse of the Goubellat Plain where Yeomanry regiments would charge German
tanks. Overnight in Tunis (B D)
Day 5
Today we visit Medjez el Bab War Cemetery and the Memorial to the Missing. Follow
the road to Medjez, Hideous and the much fought over Longstop Hill captured in
dramatic style by the Guards in April 1943. Then to Djebel Bou Akaz where John
Kenneally earned his Victoria Cross. We move on then to the site where Tiger 131,
the famous Bovington Tiger tank was captured. Down to Pete’s Corner and Cactus
Farm and finishing the day at Massicault War Cemetery. Overnight in Tunis (B D)
Day 6
Tour of Tunis and Carthage, home of Hannibal and his Legions, destroyed by the
Romans after the Battle of Zama. (B D)
Day 7
Day of leisure or optional tours to the Bardo Museum, the US war cemetery etc. (B D)
Day 8
Return flight to UK or other. (B)
No sooner had the 8th Army achieved their great victory at El Alamein in November
1942, the British 1st Army landed in North Africa. Their initial successes surprised
everyone, which brought them almost to Tunis. However, the Germans fought
desperately to hold and then throw back the advancing 1st Army. The introduction of
the dreaded Tiger tank for the first and only time in North Africa and thousands of
troops showed how desperate the Germans were to hold onto Tunisia. Follow in the
footsteps of the 1st Army as they fought at such places as Two Tree Hill, Longstop,
Sidi Nsir, Medjez el Bab, Cactus Farm, Banana Ridge and Steamroller Farm and
onto Tunis itself. We shall also stand on the very sites where seven Victoria Cross
actions took place.
