Australian and New Zealand Battlefield Day Tour in the Somme from Lille or Arras
Overview
Inclusions
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private transportation
- Entry/Admission - Historial de la Grande Guerre - Musee de Thiepval
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: École Victoria, 9 Rue Victoria, 80800 Villers-Bretonneux, France
You will stand at the Victoria School rebiuld with the help of Australian school Children.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Australian National Memorial, route de Villers Bretonneux Sir John Monash Centre, 80800 Fouilloy France
You will stand at the memorial bearing 11 000 names of Australians that died in France during WW1 and have no known grave. You can go up in the tower to have a view on the battlefields.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Australian Corps Memorial, 80800 Le Hamel France
You will stand on the German lines and see from where Sir John Monash launched the assault on 4 July 1918.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lochnagar Crater, Route de la Grande Mine, 80300 Ovillers-la-Boisselle France
You will stand near the Crater.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Pozieres Memorial, 80300 Pozieres France
For Australian visitors spending time in Pozières to see the 1st Australian Division Memomrial, Moo Cow, and the Windmill Memorials.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Caterpillar Valley Memorial, D20, 80360 Longueval France
For New Zealand visitors focus on the Caterpillar Cemetery and the Memorial. Going to...
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: New Zealand Battlefield Memorial, Chemin Nouvelle-Zélande mémorial, 80360 Longueval, France
Seeing the Memorial and the Caterpillar valley.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Historial de la Grande Guerre - Musee de Thiepval, 8 rue de l Ancre, 80300 Thiepval France
Visit of the Thiepval Memorial and the museum
Duration: 2 hours
Additional information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Vehicles are cleaned and sanitized after every tour.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Exceptional tour of the Memorial in France. The guide gave us a fantastic overview of WWI conditions, battles and history
Exceptional tour of the Memorial in France. The guide gave us a fantastic overview of WWI conditions, battles and history
Claude met us at our hotel on time and took us to the Monash Memorial We proceeded to see various War cemeteries around the Somme valley. The tour was first rate and Claude's knowledge was impressive. Week worth the cost.
Claude met us at our hotel on time and took us to the Monash Memorial We proceeded to see various War cemeteries around the Somme valley. The tour was first rate and Claude's knowledge was impressive. Week worth the cost.Not only was Claude’s knowledge the World War 1 aspects of the Somme exceptional, but he was also able to talk about the Second World War in the area, and indeed the border military situation for the whole area. As well as having a keen interest in this, he also bought a personality and breadth o...
Not only was Claude’s knowledge the World War 1 aspects of the Somme exceptional, but he was also able to talk about the Second World War in the area, and indeed the border military situation for the whole area. As well as having a keen interest in this, he also bought a personality and breadth of conversation that made the day; solemn, informative, interesting and yet still light hearted enough to make the day totally enjoyable. He was incredibly professional and understanding. We were bald we chose him.Claude is extremely knowledgeable and took us to some great places. We really enjoyed our day. Highly recommended.
Claude is extremely knowledgeable and took us to some great places. We really enjoyed our day. Highly recommended.Claude was prompt in picking us up from our hotel in Lille and then took us to see the final resting places of two of our family members, who were both killed in 1918. He was very flexible and worked in with our plans to visit these two graves at two different war cemeteries. He then took us arou...
Claude was prompt in picking us up from our hotel in Lille and then took us to see the final resting places of two of our family members, who were both killed in 1918. He was very flexible and worked in with our plans to visit these two graves at two different war cemeteries. He then took us around numerous battlefield sites and war cemeteries, involving New Zealanders, and his knowledge was first class. For that special day in connecting with those special soldiers, contact Claude and he will make it happen.
Claude was a very competent and knowledgeable guide. The day's history lesson was conducted in a lovely air conditioned vehicle which was handy as it was a little hot and humid. We had a relative that we had hoped to see mentioned on a memorial and Claude ensured that this was accomplished. My...
Claude was a very competent and knowledgeable guide. The day's history lesson was conducted in a lovely air conditioned vehicle which was handy as it was a little hot and humid. We had a relative that we had hoped to see mentioned on a memorial and Claude ensured that this was accomplished. My voucher said that we had to pay for lunch but Claude was a very kind host and gave us lunch. The lunch could have been delayed as the tea rooms were crowded so he ordered the food and took us off to see a mine crater so that we didn't lose any time from the day. Because one of the museums was unexpectedly closed, he took us to another cemetery in Arras and then took us through the Citadel. These last were not part of the normal tour but he made sure we had a fabulous day