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Group sizeUp to 7 travelers
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Overview
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.
What's included
Entry fees.
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Sit down lunch in a local French restaurant or cafe - 15-20 euro / person
What to expect
Serre Road Cemetery No.2
20m
The largest Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in the Somme.
Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel
40m
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.
Memorial de Thiepval
40m
Commemorating over 73,000 missing of the British Army, mainly from the horrendous year - 1916 - the Battle of the Somme.
Windmill Memorial
15m
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.
1st Austalian Division Memorial
10m
Pozieres is where the Australian 1st Division first went into battle on the Western Front - 23rd July 1916.
Lochnagar Crater
20m
The largest scar on the land on the Western Front - an underground mine blown on 1st July 1916, starting the Battle of the Somme.
3rd Australian Division Memorial
10m
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.
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
30m
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...
Sir John Monash Centre
1h
A must visit for any Australian on the Somme, the most advanced information centre on the Western Front commemorating all Australian action.
Franco-Australian Museum
30m · Admission ticket 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.
Australian Corps Memorial
20m
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 and pickup
Pickup details
For those meeting at Arras Train Station - Pl. du Maréchal Foch, 62000 Arras, please make your way near the taxi stand.
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tour duration is travel time included
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
