Australian and New Zealand Battlefield Day Tour in the Somme from Lille or Arras | La Vacanza Travel

Australian and New Zealand Battlefield Day Tour in the Somme from Lille or Arras

Duration: 9 hours
Destination: France, Hauts-de-France, Arras
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  • 9 hours
  • Arras
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Le Hamel where Sir John Monash used for the 1st time tanks and infantry on a modern way, Albert and Thiepval Memorial and Pozières, the Windmill  are the other places you will also visit that day.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
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

Inclusions & Exclusions

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

Exclusions
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Souvenirs, photos

Additional Info

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Train station in Lille or Arras


Departure Time

08:30 AM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

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

Duration

9 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

606JohnW

13 Aug, 2023

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.

Maree_G

06 Oct, 2022

Claude is extremely knowledgeable and took us to some great places. We really enjoyed our day. Highly recommended.

greyfatman

04 Feb, 2020

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.

charlesmicallef

08 Aug, 2019

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.

Suzelle B

16 Nov, 2017

Exceptional tour of the Memorial in France. The guide gave us a fantastic overview of WWI conditions, battles and history

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