Awesome and personalised tour - A must do Tour for any Australians wanting to visit sites where Australians have fought. If you have a relative who fought there, let Phil know and he will personalise your experience. Phil is clearly passionate about sharing his knowledge, which is extensive. A great small group Tour. Awesome day.

A Real Australian Perspective - This was the best tour imaginable and Phil tailored the tour to my family’s story. Phil is so knowledgeable and passionate about the Australian perspective on the Somme. I cannot thank Phil enough or recommend highly enough!

Fabulous Western Front battlefields tour - You can't get a better tour of the WWI Western Front battlefields than with Phil Hora's Sacred Ground Tours. We did the full 3 day exploration and every moment was magic. On arrival at Arras station Phil picked us up in his comfortable van and took us to his B&B directly opposite his own apartment. It's a super location, 30 seconds walk to the restaurant-filled Place des Heros and 1 minute from a little supermarket and a bakery for fresh morning croissants. Phil gave excellent restaurant recommendations. The tour focused on Australian contributions to the war but there was plenty of opportunity to see French, British, Canadian, Newfoundland, US and German memorials and sites. Stopping at a farm lane intersection Phil pointed out a set of live shells unearthed by ploughing and now ready for collection and disposal. His depth of local knowledge helped us find hidden bunkers as well as more visible remnants of the war. In advance Phil had done thorough research on the relatives' graves and memorials we wished to visit and slotted them into the itinerary seamlessly. He explained what action had happened on the day of their deaths and suggested how they most likely would have been involved. Phil had a wealth of stories and sometimes that led to book and film recommendations for us to follow up. We were amazed that after 3 days we had covered 600 km but there was so much that Phil showed us and talked about we never noticed the distance travelled. At the end Phil dropped us at Arras station and even escorted us to the right train carriage. Bravo, Phil!

Brilliant 3 days in the Somme - What a wonderful 3 days we had touring the mainly Australian battlefields of WW1 France. beginning with Anzac day dawn service at the Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux then into VB for their town service. We then shared the next two days with Phil (expat aussie) covering, Bullecourt, Villers-Bretonneux, Thiepval, Vimy Ridge, Fromelles , Poziers ,Passchendaele, Le Hamel, Messines, VC Corner and finally finishing at Ypres for the Last Post service at Menin Gate. Phil's passion, knowledge and enthusiasm set the tone for the 3 days. As it was just my wife and I, it was informal, relaxed and very personal. A highlight for myself was locating where a great Uncle was most likely KIA and possibly where he is buried as an unknown soldier. Phil also presented us with copies of service records. A HUGE thankyou to Phil for sharing his passion, knowledge, pride and an Australian perspective of our soldiers history in France and Belgium. Put this tour on your bucket list. Neil T