Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for Jersey

Jersey Battle of the Flowers

The Aquaria float at the Battle of Flowers ©Alex Cordiner, www.alexcordiner.com
The Aquaria float at the Battle of Flowers ©VisitJersey
Jersey War Tunnels - Occupation War Tunnels ©Max Burnett
wo rows of vines at La Mare Vineyard ©Matt Porteous
Pond in the botanical gardens at Samarés Manor

8 day tour

Prices on Request

The famous Jersey Battle of the Flowers was first staged in 1902 in celebration of the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. This tour combines grandstand seats for both the Grand Parade and the Moonlight Parade with an Island Tour and free time to relax in the hotel or explore St Helier.

Depending on sailing times, overnights may be required.

Dates

August 2025

Suggested itinerary

Day 1

Travel to Jersey

Fly to Jersey or take the ferry from Poole. Transfer to your hotel.

Day 2

Battle of the Flowers Grand Parade.

Enjoy a relaxing morning before we take our grandstand seats for the Grand Parade. Listen out for the cry of “Let battle commence!”, the signal for the parade of flower-festooned floats to start its two-hour procession, accompanied by musicians, dancers and bands.

Day 3

Battle of the Flowers Moonlight Parade and Fireworks

Today is free for you to spend at leisure. After dinner we take our seats in the grandstand for the climax of the carnival, the Moonlight Parade. The floats are festooned with thousands of illuminated lights giving a magical appearance. The parade lasts around an hour and is followed by a fireworks display.

Day 4

Island Tour

Today, we enjoy a full-day tour with our driver/guide.

Day 5

Wartime Tunnels and La Mare Wine Estate.

This morning, we take an educational and emotional journey through the five years of German occupation during WWII at the Jersey War Tunnels. In the afternoon we visit the La Mare Wine Estate for a tour and tasting.

Day 6

Jersey Zoo and The Botanic Gardens at Samarès Manor.

This morning, experience the various aromas and colours at The Botanic Gardens at Samarès Manor. In the afternoon, we enjoy time at Jersey Zoo.

Day 7

Free Day in St Helier.

There’s free time today to explore St Helier.

Day 8

Return Home.

Greatdays offer a selection of quality hotels in Jersey.

We can also offer a selection of hotels in the Bournemouth and Poole areas which can be pre-booked before or after your ferry crossing.

Hotel space subject to availability. A deposit may be required.

Dates	8 days / 7 nights
2025 dates	Prices on request

All prices are per person based on sharing a double or twin room and with one free place for a courier in a single room, both are based on a minimum 20 full fare paying passengers. Prices do not include coach hire or travel insurance. Dates are subject to availability. Smaller groups can be quoted for on request. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Greatdays Holidays Limited has an ATOL licence (4279) and all of our air package tours are protected under this licence. In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the Civil Aviation Authority will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any monies you have paid to us for an advance booking. All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays on this tour are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate. Our website policy is to use only copyright free images or images which have been authorised to us for free use by the owner. If you consider an image to be unauthorised or to be your property, please contact us immediately and if invalid we will have the image removed. If your image requires crediting or is missing a copyright statement then we will be pleased to add this to the webpage, contact us at info@greatdays.co.uk