What You Will Do
Following the footsteps of the Australians on the Somme with a local experienced guide. We conduct battlefield tours of the Western Front since over 12 years to provide you a unique experience
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Australian National Memorial
30 minutes
Visiting the Australian National Memorial of Villers-Bretonneux where 11.000 Australians without a know grave who fell in the Somme are remembered and Villers-Bretonneux Military cemetery
2
Sir John Monash Centre
1 hour 30 minutes
Sir John Monash Centre tells Australia story of the Western Front
Please note that the SJMC will be closed from 25 December to 1 January inclusive, and from 10 February to 1 March inclusive
3
Lochnagar Crater
15 minutes
The Lochnagar mine crater is the remain of the biggest mine used by the British Army on the first day of the battle of the Somme
4
Pozieres
45 minutes
We’ll have a lunch break in a local restaurant/café in La Boisselle or Pozières
5
1st austalian devision memorial
15 minutes
After lunch we’ll continue the visit to the village of Pozières, where the bloodiest Australian struggle on the Western Front took place. Vestiges of the Gibraltar bunker remain and memorials including the First Australian Division Memorial, the Windmill and the Tanks Corp Memorials
6
Windmill Memorial
20 minutes
The Windmill Memorial is a German position captured by the Australian troops during the battle of Pozières. On the other side of the road, the tanks Memorial remember where the tanks where used for the first time in history
7
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
30 minutes
To help us to understand trench warfare, we’ll visit the Newfoundland Park in Beaumont Hamel and in particular its well preserved trench system
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