Australian - Out in the Somme Day Tour - from Arras
The only Australian guide operating in France. This Day Tour is for Australians run by an Australian.
Villers-Bretonneux, Sir John Monash Centre, Pozieres, Le Hamel etc...
Come spend a day following the Australian footsteps across the Somme. Our small groups allow time for visits to a special cemetery or follow the actions of a unique soldier.
Best for singles, couples or small groups.
A truely Australian view of our Diggers action across the Western Front.
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Serre Road Cemetery No.2, D919, Hebuterne France
The largest Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in the Somme.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Rue de l'Eglise, 80300 Beaumont-Hamel France
A Memorial Park for the Newfoundland Regiment where the battlefield has been preserved as it was, here we walk through authentic trenches used on 1st July 1916, the fist day of the Batlle of the Somme.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Memorial de Thiepval, Rue de L'Ancre, 80300 Thiepval France
Commemorating over 73,000 missing of the British Army, mainly from the horrendous year - 1916 - the Battle of the Somme.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Windmill Memorial, D929, 80300 Pozieres France
The highest point in the Somme. The triangle of farm fields facing the Windmill Site contain the greatest concentration of Australians fallen, from all battlefields across the Western Front.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: 1st austalian devision memorial, 268 Route d Albert, 80300 Pozieres France
Pozieres is where the Australian 1st Division first went into battle on the Western Front - 23rd July 1916.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Lochnagar Crater, Route de la Grande Mine, 80300 Ovillers-la-Boisselle France
The largest scar on the land on the Western Front - an underground mine blown on 1st July 1916, starting the Battle of the Somme.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: 3rd Australian Division Memorial, Corner Mericourt l'Abbe Rd/ & Sailly-le Sec Rd, Sailly-le-Sec France
The 3rd Australian Division was led by the great General John Monash and helped stall the last German advance in 1918 on the ridges and valleys here, just north of Viller-Bretonneux.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, D23 Route de Villers-Bretonneux se encuentra en el mismo espacio que el Memorial Australiano y su nuevo museo, 80800 Fouilloy France
The Australian National Memorial for the Missing - over 11,000 Australian fallen with an unknown grave are remembered here. We will remember them, lest we forget...
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sir John Monash Centre, Route de Villers Bretonneux Memorial National Australien, 80800 Fouilloy France
A must visit for any Australian on the Somme, the most advanced information centre on the Western Front commemorating all Australian action.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Franco-Australian Museum, 9 rue Victoria, 80800 Villers-Bretonneux France
Villers-Bretonneux - a French town where locals, schools, students all forever remember Australia... a mateship born in the battles around ANZAC Day 1918.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Australian Corps Memorial, 80800 Le Hamel France
The General Monash battle at Le Hamel showed a how battle should be fought - adjusted tactics that helped end the war only a few months later.
Duration: 20 minutes
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Tour duration is travel time included"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Horário de Início:
09:00 AM
Duração: 8 To 9 Hours
Ponto de partida: Traveler pickup is offered
For those meeting at Arras Train Station - Pl. du Maréchal Foch, 62000 Arras, please make your way near the taxi stand.
Cancelamentos e reembolsos:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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