Private Tour of the WW1 Somme Battlefields from ARRAS | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour of the WW1 Somme Battlefields from ARRAS

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: France, Hauts-de-France, Arras
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  • 8 hours
  • Arras
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

This tour covers the major sites of the Battles of the Somme in 1916 and 1918, it's an easy day trip coming from PARIS for the day (1h by train). Our tours start and finish just outside the ARRAS train station.

we will cover the sites of the major 1916 battle: the impressive "Lochnagar" mine crater, Pozieres, the Thiepval memorial to the missing and the preserved battlefields of Beaumont-Hamel. After a lunch stop at Albert and a visit to the Somme 1916 underground museum we will head to the 1918 battlefields: Villers-Bretonneux Australian memorial and the new John Monash centre (if open on that day) and the sites of the famous August 1918 allied counter-offensive. After this moving day we will drive back to ARRAS.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

The preserved battlefield with its original trenches from the 1916 battle of the Somme

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Memorial de Thiepval, Rue de L'Ancre, 80300 Thiepval France

The Thiepval memorial to the missing of the Somme

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The "Lochnagar" mine crater, a huge underground mine was blown up there on July 1st 1916

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The site of the "Gibraltar" bunker

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Musee Somme 1916, Rue Anicet Godin, 80300 Albert France

The Somme 1916 museum is located in a original tunnel under the town of Albert. A great and unique display of various scenes of the battle of the Somme.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

The German cemetery at Proyart where 4.600 german soldiers rest in peace.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Discover the new Sir John Monash centre and its immersive room

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Australian National Memorial, Rte de Villers Bretonneux, 80800 Fouilloy, France

The Australian War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux to commemorate the 11.000 australians missing in France in World War One.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Private transportation
  • Private Guide WW1 expert
  • Access to all the sites and museum fees
  • Entry/Admission - Musee Somme 1916

Exclusions
  • Lunch
  • Snacks

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Gare d'Arras, 62000 Arras, France


Departure Time

09:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

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

Duration

8 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

stephen G

21 Apr, 2024

Sylvester was great, very enthusiastic and knowledgeable, we did a full day tour that took in a lot of the WW1 key sites. Had lunch a a good restaurant in Albert. All in all a very good day.

lisadS9692ZD

22 Jan, 2024

Absolutely amazing & emotional experience on this tour with Sylvestre. Visited so many sites of the western front of WW1. Highly recommended this tour for every Australian if you get to France. Thank you Sylvestre.

Cathi_B

24 May, 2023

A day with Sylvester was a comprehensive, informative look at the Battle of the Somme. He hit more highlights than we could have covered in three days! And some off the beaten path stops we never would have seen. We loved it!

Climber45793484221

04 Apr, 2023

Sylvestre is an oustanding guide and I am so happy to reccomend him to other travellers. I travelled with my 70yo mother and a family friend in Sylvestre's comfortable Mercedes van. Always on time and immacualtely clean, the van was equipped to seat 7, so was more than comfortable for our small group of three. My mothers hope in booking this trip was to find the grave of her great-uncle who had died in the first World War and Sylvestre found and provided records about him and took us to his memorial. He was happy to find us a local flower shop for us to purchase flowers for the memorial and accommodating and respectful of our time at the site. Sylvestre is knowledgeable, friendly and quick witted. We loved speaking with him about history, travel and culture. He is incredibly knowledgeable about the wars, battles fought, and the locations. His tour is flexible and goes at your own pace. I love that he can tailor the tour to suit your particular interests, particularly in relation to visiting memorials relevant to you own Country - in my case, Australia. I highly reccomend Sylvestre. Jess Wilkinson

Sonja_D

27 Mar, 2023

We decided during our stay in France to experience some of the WWI history up close and found this tour to do so. Our guide was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, not just about the places we toured, but also about the area in general. The diversity of sites we visited, from memorials to preserved battlefields, was astounding and way more than we expected. Would absolutely recommend this tour to a friend.

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Sylvester’s tour

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Great tour

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Tour "Ticked Every Box" - Outstanding

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Thank you Sylvester for an amazing day!

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