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

5.0 (2 reviews) 8–9 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Australian National Memorial in Fouilloy, France — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Your Minivan transportation: Volkswagen Caravelle 2.0 TDI 150 BMT Longue DSG7 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration: 8–9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–7
Audio guide: English, French
Guide: English, French
Operated by: ADRIAN ROADS

Ages: Children (7–11 years) · Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Admission tickets to the Sir John Monash Centre in Fouilloy, Somme
Included: Hotel Pick up and Drop off

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Sir John Monash Centre

2 hours

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.
Australian National Memorial

one hour

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.
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

one hour

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.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Hotel Cambon
Hotel Elysees 8
Hotel de Berri Champs-Elysees, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Paris
Hotel Augustin - Astotel
Hotel Le Relais Madeleine
Hotel Indigo Paris - Opera By IHG
Hotel du Rond-Point des Champs-Elysees - Esprit de France
Inter Hotel Du Calvados
Hotel Exe Paris Centre
Hotel Alison
Elysees Hotel
Maison Albar - Le Diamond

and 138 more pickup points

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.