Out in the Somme Day Tour

Runs twice a week, every Monday & Thursday.

Sir John Monash Centre, Villers–Bretonneux, Pozieres, Le Hamel….

Visit the amazing Sir John Monash Centre and see the beauty of the Somme! This day tour takes you south from Arras through the rolling hills and valleys of the Somme.

The Battle of the Somme belongs to the “brutal learning period of 1916” where much had to be learned about modern warfare, the allied losses in the first day of this Battle were staggering. This contrasts to the allied battles of 1918 where, after stopping the massive German thrust known as Operation Michael, the Germans were driven back so convincingly, that they knew it was all over.

Out in the Somme Day Tour

Itinerary

• Depart Arras around 9.00 am.
• Visit to the Newfoundland Memorial Park and walk through real WWI trenches.
• Visit to the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Thiepval.
• Visit to the Wind Mill Site & Tank Memorial, Pozieres.
• Visit to the Australian 1st Division Memorial and Gibraltar Bunker, Pozieres.
• View and consider the killing fields of Mouquet (Moo Cow) Farm.
• Visit to the Lachnagar Crater.

• Lunch is near Lachnagar Crater.

• Visit to the Australian 3rd Division Memorial.
• View the Somme River near Sailly-le-Sec.
• Visit to the Australian National Memorial & Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
• Visit to the Sir John Monash Centre.
• Visit to the Victoria School & Franco-Australian Museum, Villers-Bretonneux.
• Visit to the Australian Corps Memorial, Le Hamel.
• Return to Arras for the 6.00 pm conclusion of the Tour.

The above itinerary may be varied based on the wishes / consensus of the Tour Guests travelling on any particular day.

Customised Tours for these locations are available upon request. 

All prices quoted are in Australian dollars.

The Out in the Somme Day Tour runs twice a week, every Monday & Thursday.

The Out in the Somme Day Tour is also part of our 2 & 3 Day Australian Tours.