2 Day Australian Tour - from Arras

4.9 (16 reviews) Arras, France
Duration2 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 7 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

The only Australian guide operating on the Western Front.

Two leisurely filled days following Australian footsteps across France & Belgium. Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Pozieres, Fromelles, Messines, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele.... etc

All Day Tours start / end in Arras and are run in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. Our small group tours allow to visit the grave of a unique soldier or follow the actions of a relative.

For singles, couples and small groups. Shared basis - Maximum of 7 clients.

Tours are run in English.

What's included

  • Entry Fees.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water.
  • Meals.
  • Accommodation.

What to expect

Day 1: Out in the Somme Day Tour
  1. Serre Road Cemetery No.2
    20m
    The largest Commonwealth cemetery in the Somme.
  2. Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel
    30m
    A WWI battlefield left as it was. Walk through authentic trenches used on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
  3. Memorial de Thiepval
    30m
    Over 73,000 missing British soldiers are commemorated, those with no-known grave.
  4. Pass by
    The fields here contain the highest concentration of Australia's fallen on the Western Front.
  5. Tank Corps Memorial
    20m
    Wind Mill Site, a sacred ground where many Australians fought.
  6. Pozieres
    Pass by
    An Australian village in the Somme.
  7. 1st Austalian Division Memorial
    20m
    The 1st Australian Division lost more men at Pozieres than any other battlefield in France and Belgium.
  8. 20m
    An underground mine detonated to start the Battle of the Somme. The biggest scar on the land of the Western Front.
  9. 3rd Australian Division Memorial
    10m
    Where General Monash and the 3rd Australian Division halted the German advance in 1918.
  10. Australian National Memorial
    40m
    Villers-Bretonneux, the site of the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in France.
  11. Sir John Monash Centre
    1h
    A "must visit" information centre showcasing Australian action across the Western Front.
  12. Franco-Australian Museum
    40m · Admission ticket not included
    Victoria School in Villers-Bretonneux, where Australians are forever remembered.
  13. Australian Corps Memorial
    20m
    Le Hamel - where General Monash introduced tactics that took charge of the war.
Day 2: Fromelles - Ypres Day Tour
  1. Fromelles
    Pass by
    Where Australians were recently discovered in a mass grave.
  2. Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
    20m
    The newest Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery containing all the Australians found in the mass grave at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles.
  3. Australian Memorial Park
    20m
    Located on the Fromelles battlefield with the iconic Cobber's Statue.
  4. VC Corner Australian Cemetery
    20m
    Located on no-man's land at Fromelles. Where 1299 Australian missing from the disastrous Battle of Fromelles are commemorated.
  5. Christmas Truce Memorial
    20m
    The official site of the 1914 Christmas Truce.
  6. Messines Ridge
    Pass by
    The ridge blown apart by 19 Allied mines in 1917.
  7. Hill 60
    30m
    Walk through the massive crater created by an underground mine in 1917, represented in the book / film "Beneath Hill 60".
  8. Brothers In Arms Memorial
    20m
    Born from the fierce passion of a local Belgian, the memorial is dedicated to all the brothers that fought on the Western Front.
  9. Buttes New British Cemetery
    30m
    Polygon Wood, the site of the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Belgium and the location of the 5th Australian Division Memorial.
  10. Passchendaele Museum
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    Regarded as the best museum on the Western Front.
  11. Tyne Cot Cemetery
    30m
    The largest Commonwealth Cemetery in the world;
  12. Menin Gate Memorial
    20m
    Where the Commonwealth missing in Belgium a commemorated.
  13. Ieper (Ypres)
    1h
    Dinner is in the old town of Ypres.
  14. Last Post ceremony
    40m
    The very emotive Last Post Ceremony, performed by the locals every day since 1928. A perfect way the end a Western Front visit.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Pick-up is at Arras Train Station - Place du Maréchal Foch - or at your accommodation in Arras.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

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