Australian private Somme tour including Sir John Monash Centre
- 7 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
On this tour, your group will be the sole and exclusive participant. You will receive your guide's undivided attention. This is a strictly private tour: I never combine bookings. You will only travel with the people you choose. Following the footsteps of the Australians on the Somme with a local experienced guide. We conduct battlefield tours of the Western Front since over 16 years to provide you a unique experience. To ensure a truly personalized experience, please let me know in advance if you have any special interests or specific sites you wish to visit, including any locations connected to family members who served during the war. I'm happy to tailor the tour to your preferences.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Professional guide
- Driver/guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
What's not
- Lunch
Itinerary
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
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
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
We’ll have a lunch break in a local restaurant/café in La Boisselle or Pozières
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
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
To help us to understand trench warfare, we’ll visit the Newfoundland Park in Beaumont Hamel and in particular its well preserved trench system
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Chemins d'Histoire Battlefield Tours
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
How it compares in Amiens
- Its from-price is 23% above the median of the 24 experiences we list in Amiens.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 24.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Amiens
Amiens, on the Somme in northern France, is a cathedral city with floating gardens on its waterways and the house where Jules Verne lived and wrote.
The Gothic cathedral of Notre-Dame, begun in 1220 and a World Heritage site, is the largest in France by interior volume, with a west front of sculpted saints and a vast nave. The Saint-Leu quarter beside the Somme, a district of low brick houses, cafés and footbridges, has the river splitting into channels.
Top-ranked sights in Amiens: Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Somme 1916 Museum (Musée Somme 1916).
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