Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
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.
Hotel drop-off
Bottled water
Driver/guide
Lunch
Hotel pickup
Local taxes
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Alcoholic drinks
Hotel
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
I will pick you up at hotels or train stations in Lille or Arras.
Museum of the Battle of Fromelles, Fromelles, France You will stand near the Pheasant Wood see where the 250 soldiers were buried, stand in the newly built cemetery and visit the museum. 60 minutes
Australian Memorial Park, Fromelles, France You will see the German and Australian lines, no man's land and the statue called "the Cobbers" 30 minutes
VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France You will stand in this exclusive Australian cemetery in France. 45 minutes
Messines Ridge, Mesen, Belgium You will see Messines captures by Australian, New Zealand, British and Irish troops in June 1917. 30 minutes
Hill 60, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium You will walk on the hill, see the Caterpillar Crater and the meomorial dedicated to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cy. 45 minutes
8980 Zonnebeke, Belgium You will see the memorial to the 5th Australian Division, the New Zealand Memorial and the cemetery. This is also the place wher the Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day 45 minutes
Berten Pilstraat 5a, 8980 Zonnebeke, Belgium You will spend an hour in the very best WW1 museum. 60 minutes
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium This is the CWGC's largets cemetery. 30 minutes
Ypres Cloth Hall, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium You will see the main square, the cloth hall and some of the nice buildings in Ypres 60 minutes
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium You will stand under the gate to participate at the Last Post before heading back to your hotel. 60 minutes
9 Rue Victoria, 80800 Villers-Bretonneux, France You will stand near the school rebuilt with the help of Australian school childeren. 15 minutes
Australian National Memorial, Fouilloy, France You will stand at the Memorial and go up in the tour to have a stunning view on the surrounding battlefields. 60 minutes
Australian Corps Memorial, Le Hamel, France You will stand on the German lines and will see from where Sir John Monash launched his troops on 4 July 1918. 60 minutes
Lochnagar Crater, Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France You will see the crater, it is the result of an underground explosion triggered on 1 July 1916. 30 minutes
Pozieres Memorial, Pozieres, France You will see the meorial to the 1st Australian Division, the Moo Cow Farm Memorial and the Windmill before heading back to your hotel. 120 minutes
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
LyndaPW
09 Aug 2018
My husband and I had two big days with Claude and what an experience which was nothing short of amazing. We are so glad to have chosen this experience and are so lucky to have had Claude as our host. Claude's knowledge is incredible. With both our grandfathers part of this war we were thrilled to see the places and experience the stories. Thank you so much.
This tour in
France
is organized by
Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experienc
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