Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, French, Dutch
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
The first day you will stand in Fromelles, visit the museum and the Pheasant Wood cemetery, go to VC Corner Cemetery and the Australian Memorial Park. You will see one of the mine craters of Messines, Hill 60, Polygoon Wood and Tyne Cot Cy. in Passendale. That night you will attend the Last Post at the Menin Gate in Ypres.
The second day will put the focus on the Somme, Villers Bretonneux, the Memorial, Le Hamel where General Monash will use new tactics and Pozières and its Windmill and Moo Cow Farm.
What's included
Hotel drop-off
Bottled water
Driver/guide
Lunch
Hotel pickup
Local taxes
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Alcoholic drinks
Hotel
What to expect
Museum of the Battle of Fromelles
1h · Admission ticket included
You will stand near the Pheasant Wood see where the 250 soldiers were buried, stand in the newly built cemetery and visit the museum.
Australian Memorial Park
30m
You will see the German and Australian lines, no man's land and the statue called "the Cobbers"
VC Corner Australian Cemetery
45m
You will stand in this exclusive Australian cemetery in France.
Messines Ridge
30m
You will see Messines captures by Australian, New Zealand, British and Irish troops in June 1917.
Hill 60
45m
You will walk on the hill, see the Caterpillar Crater and the meomorial dedicated to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cy.
45m
You will see the memorial to the 5th Australian Division, the New Zealand Memorial and the cemetery. This is also the place wher the Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day
1h · Admission ticket included
You will spend an hour in the very best WW1 museum.
Tyne Cot Cemetery
30m
This is the CWGC's largets cemetery.
Ypres Cloth Hall
1h
You will see the main square, the cloth hall and some of the nice buildings in Ypres
Menin Gate Memorial
1h
You will stand under the gate to participate at the Last Post before heading back to your hotel.
15m
You will stand near the school rebuilt with the help of Australian school childeren.
Australian National Memorial
1h · Admission ticket included
You will stand at the Memorial and go up in the tour to have a stunning view on the surrounding battlefields.
Australian Corps Memorial
1h
You will stand on the German lines and will see from where Sir John Monash launched his troops on 4 July 1918.
Lochnagar Crater
30m
You will see the crater, it is the result of an underground explosion triggered on 1 July 1916.
Pozieres Memorial
2h
You will see the meorial to the 1st Australian Division, the Moo Cow Farm Memorial and the Windmill before heading back to your hotel.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
I will pick you up at hotels or train stations in Lille or Arras.
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
