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Somme Battlefield Day Tour: Commemorating Australian and New Zealand Bravery in Lille and Arras
5.0
8 Ratings
Villers-Bretonneux
The other sites you’ll explore include Le Hamel, where Sir John Monash pioneered the modern use of tanks and infantry, as well as Albert, Thiepval Memorial and Pozières and the Windmill.
The other sites you’ll explore include Le Hamel, where Sir John Monash pioneered the modern use of tanks and infantry, as well as Albert, Thiepval Memorial and Pozières and the Windmill.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- École Victoria - You will stand at the Victoria School rebiuld with the help of Australian school Children.
- Australian National Memorial - 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.
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- École Victoria - You will stand at the Victoria School rebiuld with the help of Australian school Children.
- Australian National Memorial - 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.
- Australian Corps Memorial - You will stand on the German lines and see from where Sir John Monash launched the assault on 4 July 1918.
- Lochnagar Crater - You will stand near the Crater.
- Pozieres Memorial - For Australian visitors spending time in Pozières to see the 1st Australian Division Memomrial, Moo Cow, and the Windmill Memorials.
- Caterpillar Valley Memorial - For New Zealand visitors focus on the Caterpillar Cemetery and the Memorial. Going to…
- New Zealand Battlefield Memorial - Seeing the Memorial and the Caterpillar valley.
- Historial de la Grande Guerre - Musee de Thiepval - Visit of the Thiepval Memorial and the museum
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch included
- Comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch included
- Comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks
- Souvenirs, photos
- Alcoholic drinks
- Souvenirs, photos
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
École Victoria
Rue Victoria
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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606johnw
Aug 13, 2023
The battlefields, the area and more. - 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.
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Maree_g
Oct 6, 2022
An amazing day in the battlefields - Claude is extremely knowledgeable and took us to some great places. We really enjoyed our day. Highly recommended.
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Greyfatman
Feb 4, 2020
A memorable day visiting the final resting places of family members who died in WW1 - 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.
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Charlesmicallef
Aug 8, 2019
Great day visiting WW1 Battlefield monuments - 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.
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Suzelle
Nov 16, 2017
Exceptional tour of the Memorial in... - <p>Exceptional tour of the Memorial in France. The guide gave us a fantastic overview of WWI conditions, battles and history</p>
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Peter
May 30, 2017
Claude was a very competent and... - <p>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</p>
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Karen
Aug 14, 2016
Excellent tour to the Somme. Claude... - <p>Excellent tour to the Somme. Claude picked us up from our hotel in Lille and spent 8 hours with us showing us the Australian battlefields and monuments on the Western Front. He was very knowledgeable on the history of the war and answered all our questions. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants an insight into the war fought by Australians.</p>
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Gregory
Jun 5, 2016
We would highly recommend, Claude... - <p>We would highly recommend, Claude our guide was exceptional and very knowledgeable and always willing to go the extra mile</p>
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