Top Experiences in Villers-Bretonneux

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.

This is a stunning private door to door tour, great if you have a ww1 ancestor that you would like to follow, if you haven't you will get goosebumps either way!

The tour is tailored to your every need you can turn the tour around and start in Amiens and finish in Ypres, I can even meet you at you at Eurostar Lille or Bruges and you can start your amazing unforgettable 3 day Australian battlefield tour!

Just be sure t let me know when booking

My own gt uncle was killed in 1915 at 'The Bluff' Ypres, my Gt grandfather was a 15-year-old who served at the Somme and was badly wounded in 1917 at Passchendaele

Complimentary water is supplied each day, meals and hotels are however at the customer's own expense.

Hotels.

if you wish to start the tour in Ieper book 1 night in Ieper & x2 nights in Amiens if you wish to stay in Amiens on the final day.

Amiens Hotel:
The Mercure Cathedral

Ypres Hotel:
The Novotel Ypres Centrum, great location

Le Hamel where Sir John Monash used for the 1st time tanks and infantry on a modern way, Albert and Thiepval Memorial and Pozières, the Windmill  are the other places you will also visit that day.

Private tour to WWI Somme Battlefields with a licensed driver guide. We'll pick you at your hotel and drop you off once the tour concludes in one of our premium cars. Museum fees are also included.

On this Small Group tour of the Somme battlefields, you will discover a part of France that suffered severely in the violent and bloody battles of the Great War. A dramatic period of history took place here, and you will see the major sites including memorials, cemeteries and traces of battles, as well as of course the newly opened Sir John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux. Number of participants is limited to a maximum of 16 people, ensuring you'll receive personalized attention from your knowledgeable guide.

Starting in the pretty little town of Albert we head first to
Villers-Bretonneux and spend the morning uncovering the history of the Australian force in the dark days of the 1918 German Spring Offensive. After lunch, we move on to the Battle of the Somme. From trenches to memorials we will guide you through the planning and execution of this infamous campaign.

We only operate private tours, this will be your tour and adapted as necessary to meet your needs during the day. With our years of living and working on these iconic sites, we aim to ensure you leave with memories of the sacrifice of a generation.

Given suitable notice time and the availability of records we are able to research and prepare a bespoke tour to cover an individual soldier or unit.

Following the footsteps of the Australians on the Somme with a local experienced guide. We conduct battlefield tours of the Western Front since over 15 years to provide you a unique experience

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Please note that the Sir John Monash Centre will be Closed from 24 December 2023 to 1 January 2024 inclusive

HIGHTLIGHTS

Day trip from Paris to the Somme in France’s Picardy region.

Follow the footsteps of the braves australians soldiers who fought in the Somme in WW1.

Walk along the graves and pay your respect in front of the wall of the missing australians soldiers at the Australian Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux

Discover the "Sir John Monash Centre" in Villers-Bretonneux

See the huge landmine « Lochnagar Crater »

Browse thousands of war-objects collected and displayed at the Historial of Peronne

Travel with your own group (4/7 travellers) aboard a comfortable and air-conditioned Minivan for a more personalized atmosphere.

Discover the Sir John Monash museum exhibitions’ layout that traces the history of Australia during the first World War.

Get enough time to visit all the exhibits and war artefacts without being rush at the Sir John Monash Center.

Visit the largest Australian War Memorial in Europe and pay tribute to the fallen.

Walk along side the australians soldiers graves at the cemetery laid on the site of the Australian War Memorial in Villers Bretonneux.

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.