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Group sizeUp to 7 travelers
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Overview
The only Australian guide operating on the Western Front.
Three leisurely filled days following Australian footsteps across France & Belgium. Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Pozieres, Fromelles, Bullecourt, 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
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entry Fees.
Bottled water.
Accommodation.
Meals.
What to expect
Day 1: Out in the Somme Day Tour
Serre Road Cemetery No.2
20m
The largest Commonwealth cemetery in the Somme.
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.
Memorial de Thiepval
30m
Over 73,000 missing British soldiers are commemorated, those with no-known grave.
Pass by
The fields here contain the highest concentration of Australia's fallen on the Western Front.
Tank Corps Memorial
20m
Wind Mill Site, a sacred ground where many Australians fought.
Pozieres
Pass by
An Australian village in the Somme.
1st Austalian Division Memorial
20m
The 1st Australian Division lost more men at Pozieres than any other battlefield in France and Belgium.
20m
An underground mine detonated to start the Battle of the Somme. The biggest scar on the land of the Western Front.
3rd Australian Division Memorial
10m
Where General Monash and the 3rd Australian Division halted the German advance in 1918.
Australian National Memorial
40m
Villers-Bretonneux, the site of the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in France.
Sir John Monash Centre
1h
A "must visit" information centre showcasing Australian action across the Western Front.
Franco-Australian Museum
40m · Admission ticket included
Victoria School in Villers-Bretonneux, where Australians are forever remembered.
Australian Corps Memorial
20m
Le Hamel - where General Monash introduced tactics that took charge of the war.
Day 2: Fromelles - Ypres Day Tour
Fromelles
Pass by
Where Australians were recently discovered in a mass grave.
Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
20m
The newest Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery containing all the Australians found in the mass grave at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles.
Australian Memorial Park
20m
Located on the Fromelles battlefield with the iconic Cobber's Statue.
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.
Christmas Truce Memorial
20m
The official site of the 1914 Christmas Truce.
Messines Ridge
Pass by
The ridge blown apart by 19 Allied mines in 1917.
Hill 60
30m
Walk through the massive crater created by an underground mine in 1917, represented in the book / film "Beneath Hill 60".
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.
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.
Passchendaele Museum
1h · Admission ticket included
Regarded as the best museum on the Western Front.
Tyne Cot Cemetery
30m
The largest Commonwealth Cemetery in the world;
Menin Gate Memorial
20m
Where the Commonwealth missing in Belgium a commemorated.
Ieper (Ypres)
1h
Dinner is in the old town of Ypres.
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.
Day 3: Bullecourt - 1918 Victories Day Tour
Bullecourt
30m
Visit the Bullecourt battlefield to view & consider the battle from both the Australian & German sides.
The Bullecourt Digger
20m
Visit the Bullecourt Digger Memorial and the Memorial to the Australian Missing.
Slouch Hat Memorial
15m
Visit to the Slouch Hat Memorial at the Bullecourt church.
Musee Jean & Denise Letaille - Bullecourt 1917
40m · Admission ticket included
Visit to the Bullecourt Museum.
2nd Australian Division Memorial
20m
Visit to the Australian 2nd Division Memorial at the base of Mount St Quentin.
Peronne
1h
Lunch is in Peronne.
4th Australian Division Memorial
15m
Visit to the 4th Australian Division Memorial on the Hindenburg Outpost Line.
5m
Traverse the St Quentin Tunnel over the Riqueval Bridge, where the Australians broke the Hindenburg Line in 1918.
Somme American Cemetery and Memorial
20m
Visit to the Somme American Cemetery & Memorial, Bony.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Pick-up is at Arras Train Station - Place du Maréchal Foch - or at your accommodation in Arras.
Additional information
Specialized infant seats are available
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
