Sir John Monash Centre in the Somme from Paris aboard a Van (4/7 pax) | La Vacanza Travel

Sir John Monash Centre in the Somme from Paris aboard a Van (4/7 pax)

Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Destination: France, Ile-de-France, Paris
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  • 8 to 9 hours
  • Paris
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Travel with your own group (4/7 travellers) aboard a comfortable and air-conditioned Minivan for a more personalized atmosphere.

Discover the Sir John Monash museum exhibitions’ layout that traces the history of Australia during the first World War.

Get enough time to visit all the exhibits and war artefacts without being rush at the Sir John Monash Center.

Visit the largest Australian War Memorial in Europe and pay tribute to the fallen.

Walk along side the australians soldiers graves at the cemetery laid on the site of the Australian War Memorial in Villers Bretonneux.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

Set on the grounds of the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in northern France, and adjacent to the Australian National Memorial, the Sir John Monash Centre is the hub of the Australian Remembrance Trail along the Western Front.

This cutting-edge multimedia centre reveals the Australian Western Front experience through a series of interactive media installations and immersive experiences. The SJMC App, downloaded on each visitor’s personal mobile device, acts as a ‘virtual tour guide’ over the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, the Australian National Memorial and the Sir John Monash Centre.

The experience is designed so visitors gain a better understanding of the journey of ordinary Australians — told in their own voices through letters, diaries and life-size images — and connect with the places they fought and died. A visit to the Sir John Monash Centre will be a moving experience that leaves a lasting impression.

Duration: 2 hours

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

The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux is the main memorial to Australian military personnel killed on the Western Front during World War I. It is located in the Somme département, France. The memorial lists 10,773 names of soldiers of the Australian Imperial Force with no known grave who were killed between 1916, when Australian forces arrived in France and Belgium, and the end of the war. The location was chosen to commemorate the role played by Australian soldiers in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (24–27 April 1918).

Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the memorial consists of a tower within the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, which also includes a Cross of Sacrifice. The tower is surrounded by walls and panels on which the names of the missing dead are listed. The main inscription is in both French and English, on either side of the entrance to the tower. The memorial and cemetery are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Duration: 1 hour

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

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from other burial grounds in the area and from the battlefields.

Plots I to XX were completed by 1920 and contain mostly Australian graves, almost all from the period March to August 1918.
Plots IIIA, VIA, XIIIA and XVIA, and Rows in other Plots lettered AA, were completed by 1925, and contain a much larger proportion of unidentified graves brought from a wider area. Later still, 444 graves were brought in from Dury Hospital Military Cemetery.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel Pick up and Drop off
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Admission tickets to the Sir John Monash Centre in Fouilloy, Somme

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience 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

Traveler pickup is offered
Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off in the following listed Paris districts only: 75008, 75007 and 75016.

Due to new cars traffic rules in Paris for 2022 and if your hotel is located in others Paris districts (intead of the listed ones above), the meeting point for the tour (pick-up and drop-off) will be in front of the following adress: Lido de Paris, 116 Av. des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris.


Departure Time

06:30 AM

Voucher info

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

Duration

8 to 9 hours


User's Reviews

jimbV1376ZJ

12 Oct, 2022

There were two particular highlights. As an Australian, visiting the Australian War Memorial and Visitor Information centre was very moving and enlightening. The other highlight was seeing the preserved trenches at Beaumont Hamel and seeing how close the opposing soldiers were to each other and imagining the terrible carnage that took place there. Régis was an excellent guide - very informative, organised, thorough, thoughtful and obliging. We were picked up on time and not a moment was wasted in a full day of exploration. We were delivered home safely having had an informative and thought provoking day.

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