Australian private Somme tour including Sir John Monash Centre | La Vacanza Travel

Australian private Somme tour including Sir John Monash Centre

Duration: 7 hours
Destination: France, Hauts-de-France, Amiens
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  • 7 hours
  • Amiens
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Following the footsteps of the Australians on the Somme with a local experienced guide. We conduct battlefield tours of the Western Front since over 15 years to provide you a unique experience

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Please note that the Sir John Monash Centre will be Closed from 24 December 2023 to 1 January 2024 inclusive

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Australian National Memorial, route de Villers Bretonneux Sir John Monash Centre, 80800 Fouilloy France

Visiting the Australian National Memorial of Villers-Bretonneux where 11.000 Australians without a know grave who fell in the Somme are remembered and Villers-Bretonneux Military cemetery

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Sir John Monash Centre, Route de Villers Bretonneux Memorial National Australien, 80800 Fouilloy France

Sir John Monash Centre tells Australia story of the Western Front

Please note that the SJMC will be closed from 25 December to 1 January inclusive, and from 10 February to 1 March inclusive

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Lochnagar Crater, Route de la Grande Mine, 80300 Ovillers-la-Boisselle France

The Lochnagar mine crater is the remain of the biggest mine used by the British Army on the first day of the battle of the Somme

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Pozieres, Pozieres, Somme, Hauts-de-France

We’ll have a lunch break in a local restaurant/café in La Boisselle or Pozières

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: 1st austalian devision memorial, 268 Route d Albert, 80300 Pozieres France

After lunch we’ll continue the visit to the village of Pozières, where the bloodiest Australian struggle on the Western Front took place. Vestiges of the Gibraltar bunker remain and memorials including the First Australian Division Memorial, the Windmill and the Tanks Corp Memorials

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Windmill Memorial, D929, 80300 Pozieres France

The Windmill Memorial is a German position captured by the Australian troops during the battle of Pozières. On the other side of the road, the tanks Memorial remember where the tanks where used for the first time in history

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Rue de l'Eglise, 80300 Beaumont-Hamel France

To help us to understand trench warfare, we’ll visit the Newfoundland Park in Beaumont Hamel and in particular its well preserved trench system

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Driver/guide
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Infant seats available
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
We will contact you after your booking so we can arrange the pick up location at the place of your choice (train station, hotel, b&b ...)

The tour could also starts from Arras or Saint-Quentin

Please note that the Sir John Monash Centre will be closed from Monday 29 January to Friday 9 February 2024 inclusive for annual maintenance.


Departure Time

09:30 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

7 hours


User's Reviews

tonko1960

03 Mar, 2024

Olivier was recommended to us and we are very pleased that we took up the recommendation. He provided us with an excellent tour and an extraordinary amount of information that really helped us appreciate the Somme battles. Olivier is an expert in his field and we would have no hesitation in recommending him to take others on a tour.

L3381YYroberto

22 Feb, 2024

If you are a military history buff or simply want to pay your respects to the tens of thousands who fought on the Somme battlefields in WW1 - then we thoroughly recommend a private battlefield tour with Olivier - this day was one of the highlights of our trip to Europe. Olivier has an encyclopedic knowledge of the military history on this section of the Somme. We visited the Villers-Bretonneux memorial, could have spent hours longer at the Sir John Monash Centre. Then onto Pozieres and finally Beaumont-Hamel where the Newfoundland memorial and trench system gave us an appreciation of the horrors of the first days of the Somme Offensive. Olivier could show us where the old trench systems were located and how they changed during the course of the battle. A great experience!

Trisha_H

18 Oct, 2023

This was an amazing tour. Very informative. Olivier was her professional and shared much more knowledge than expected. His many personal touches made this a great experience

375shanev

10 Oct, 2023

We went on a guided Battlefield Tour with Olivier Dirson which was great. Olivier designed our tour to cover a number of sites specific to the Australians in WW1 being Villiers Bretonneux, Sir John Monash Centre, Lochnager Crater, Pozieres and Newfoundland Memorial. Olivier’s knowledge of the Great War is second to none and he speaks excellent English. I would thoroughly recommend Olivier and his tour for anyone who wants to go to the Western Front and have it explained in detail.

Family_Wanderer2022

05 Oct, 2023

We took this tour as a family while visiting Amiens for something different and to learn more about our country's involvement in WWI on the Western Front. Olivier picked us up on time from our hotel and we enjoyed a very comfortable, low-stress and educative (Olivier is a fountain of knowledge) tour of the whole area and key sites. This proved to be a really great way to spend a day in Picardy and we would recommend.

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A memorable insight into the Somme battlefields of the Great War

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Incredible battlefield tour with Olivier

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Unforgettable experience

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Significant Australian war history that must not be missed.

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The WW1 Western Front Brought to Life

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Incredible Tour

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Battlefields The Somme , an amazing story

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A tour we lived and experienced and will never forget

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A wonderful experience with the perfect guide.

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Memorable experience with a knowledgeable guide!!!!

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