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Australian - Out in the Somme Day Tour - from Arras

5.0 (19 reviews) 8–9 hours Free cancellation
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Australian - Out in the Somme Day Tour - from Arras

About this activity

The only Australian guide on the Western Front

Villers Bretonneux, Pozieres, Le Hamel...

Come spend a day following the Australian footsteps across the Western Front.. Our small groups allow time for visits to a special cemetery or follow the actions of a unique soldier.

Best for singles, couples or small groups.

A truely Australian view of our Diggers action across the Western Front.

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At a glance

Duration
8–9 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Up to 7 people
People per booking
1–7
Guide
English
Operated by
Sacred Ground Tours

Ages: Children (1–17 years) · Adults (18–100 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Entry fees.
  • Included: Bottled water
  • Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

  • Not included: Sit down lunch in a local French restaurant or cafe - 15-20 euro / person

Itinerary

  1. Serre Road Cemetery No.2

    20 min

    The largest Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in the Somme.

  2. Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel

    40 min

    A Memorial Park for the Newfoundland Regiment where the battlefield has been preserved as it was, here we walk through authentic trenches used on 1st July 1916, the fist day of the Batlle of the Somme.

  3. Memorial de Thiepval

    40 min

    Commemorating over 73,000 missing of the British Army, mainly from the horrendous year - 1916 - the Battle of the Somme.

  4. Windmill Memorial

    15 min

    The highest point in the Somme. The triangle of farm fields facing the Windmill Site contain the greatest concentration of Australians fallen, from all battlefields across the Western Front.

  5. 1st Austalian Division Memorial

    10 min

    Pozieres is where the Australian 1st Division first went into battle on the Western Front - 23rd July 1916.

  6. Lochnagar Crater

    20 min

    The largest scar on the land on the Western Front - an underground mine blown on 1st July 1916, starting the Battle of the Somme.

  7. 3rd Australian Division Memorial

    10 min

    The 3rd Australian Division was led by the great General John Monash and helped stall the last German advance in 1918 on the ridges and valleys here, just north of Viller-Bretonneux.

  8. Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

    30 min

    The Australian National Memorial for the Missing - over 11,000 Australian fallen with an unknown grave are remembered here. We will remember them, lest we forget...

  9. Sir John Monash Centre

    one hour

    A must visit for any Australian on the Somme, the most advanced information centre on the Western Front commemorating all Australian action.

  10. Franco-Australian Museum

    30 min Admission not included

    Villers-Bretonneux - a French town where locals, schools, students all forever remember Australia... a mateship born in the battles around ANZAC Day 1918.

  11. Australian Corps Memorial

    20 min

    The General Monash battle at Le Hamel showed a how battle should be fought - adjusted tactics that helped end the war only a few months later.

Meeting point and pickup

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

Pickup points

  • Astoria Hotel Carnot
  • B&B HOTEL Arras Centre Les Places
  • Hotel Mercure Arras Centre Gare
  • Hotel de l’Univers
  • Kyriad ECO - Arras Saint Laurent Blangy Parc Expo
  • Hotel Diamant
  • Hotel Moderne
  • Hotel Les Trois Luppars
  • Holiday Inn Express Arras By IHG
  • Hotel d'Angleterre Arras
  • Hotel Albion Arras

For those meeting at Arras Train Station - Pl. du Maréchal Foch, 62000 Arras, please make your way near the taxi stand.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

  • Tour duration is travel time included

Traveller ratings

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