Western Front Explorer

Welcome to Amsterdam. We'll meet you on arrival and transfer you to your luxurious floating hotel for the next 15 days, where you'll have time to unpack and get ready for everything that's about to come. Stay 14 Nights: APT Solara (D)

• Perhaps admire Amsterdam's canals from a glass-top boat as you glide past 17th-century homes, churches and merchant houses. Otherwise, gourmet lovers will enjoy a culinary journey through Jordaan to visit a fishmonger, bakery and cheese store.

• In Arnhem, history buffs will love the Airborne Museum, viewing a depiction of the Battle of Arnhem in which the Allied Forces attempted to form a bridgehead on the northern banks of the Rhine River in September 1944. Or discover Arnhem on a guided tour and see the Sabelspoort (medieval city gate), the Mandela bridge and the Eusebius Church. You may like to take part in the Eusebius Experience and view Arnhem from 60 metres in the air on a glass balcony. Alternatively, stay on board and partake in a fun Dutch language lesson.

• Visit the Kroller-Muller Museum and see its sculptural art collection, including pieces by Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso. Or maybe visit the residence of the last German Emperor Wilheim II, Huis Doorn. After the German defeat in World War I, Wilheim II fled to the neutral Netherlands, where he lived on this estate in the Utrecht province from 1920 to 1941.

• Savour a lunch at Chateau Neercanne, which commands impressive vistas across the Jeker Valley from its terraces.

Today you'll arrive in Antwerp. You might like to spend today visiting the Battlefields of Fromelles, including the Flanders Field Museum, Pheasant Wood Cemetery and the VC Corner Australian Cemetery. Alternatively, enjoy a day at leisure to relax and explore Antwerp. (B/L/D)

Join a culinary walk to sample Belgium's renowned waffles and chocolate, and taste for yourself why they're considered the world's finest. (B/L/D)

• Visit the Passchendaele Memorial Gardens, where each country that participated in the war has planted a small commemorative garden. Here, locals will share stories, music and poetry about World War I.

• Explore the Somme Battlefields, including the 1st and 2nd Australian Division Memorials and the John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux. Alternatively, enjoy a guided discovery of Ghent, including a canal cruise.

Enjoy a full day to soak up the historic wonders of Bruges, including the Markt plaza and medieval bell tower. (B/L/D)

Cruise into the Zeeland region, home to one of the world's most complex modern engineering projects, the Delta Works, an incredible series of flood protection systems that took more than 30 years to complete. (B/L/D)

Take a tour of Willemstad.

After a midday sail, visit the World Heritage-listed Kinderdijk, known for having the country's greatest concentration of 18th-century windmills. (B/L/D)

• Enjoy a guided exploration of The Hague and see the Dutch Parliament building and the Peace Palace. Alternatively, tour Gouda.

Wake early this morning for a special Anzac Day commemorative service on your ship's sun deck.

Later, visit the Keukenhof Gardens, encompassing more than 70 acres of renowned gardens and parklands. Relish the chance to admire the spectacular display of bulb flowers in bloom, including colourful tulips.

Tonight, sit down to the Captain's farewell dinner. (B/L/D)

Sadly, today your journey draws to a conclusion. Say your farewells, disembark your ship and be transferred to the airport. (B)