Somme Day Tour Highlights

Serre Road Cemetery No.2 - The largest Commonwealth cemetery in the Somme region.

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial - A preserved WWI battlefield. Experience the original trenches from the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Memorial de Thiepval - Honors over 73,000 missing British soldiers with no known graves.

Mouquet Farm - This area holds the highest concentration of Australian casualties on the Western Front.

Tank Corps Memorial - Located at Wind Mill Site, a revered location where many Australians fought.

Pozieres - An Australian village situated in the Somme.

1st Australian Division Memorial - The 1st Australian Division suffered more losses at Pozieres than on any other battlefield in France and Belgium.

Lochnagar Crater - Created by an underground mine explosion that marked the start of the Battle of the Somme. It is the largest land scar on the Western Front.

3rd Australian Division Memorial - The site where General Monash and the 3rd Australian Division stopped the German advance in 1918.

Australian National Memorial - Located in Villers-Bretonneux, the site of the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in France.

Sir John Monash Centre - An essential information center highlighting Australian contributions on the Western Front.

Franco-Australian Museum - Situated in Victoria School, Villers-Bretonneux, honoring the memory of Australians.

Australian Corps Memorial - Le Hamel, where General Monash introduced innovative tactics that influenced the war.

Fromelles - Ypres Day Tour Highlights

Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery - The newest Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, containing all Australians found in the mass grave at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles.

Australian Memorial Park - Located on the Fromelles battlefield, featuring the iconic Cobber’s Statue.

VC Corner Australian Cemetery - Situated in no-man’s land at Fromelles, commemorating 1,299 Australian soldiers missing from the Battle of Fromelles.

Christmas Truce Memorial - The official site of the 1914 Christmas Truce.

Messines Ridge - The ridge was destroyed by 19 Allied mines in 1917.

Hill 60 - Explore the large crater formed by an underground mine in 1917, as depicted in the book/film “Beneath Hill 60”.

Brothers In Arms Memorial - Created by a passionate local Belgian, this memorial honors all brothers who fought on the Western Front.

Buttes New British Cemetery - Located in Polygon Wood, the site of the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Belgium and the 5th Australian Division Memorial.

Passchendaele Museum - Considered the finest museum on the Western Front.

Tyne Cot Cemetery - The largest Commonwealth Cemetery worldwide.

Menin Gate Memorial - Commemorates the Commonwealth soldiers missing in Belgium.

Ieper (Ypres) - Enjoy dinner in the historic town of Ypres.

Last Post Ceremony - The deeply moving Last Post Ceremony, performed daily by locals since 1928, is a fitting conclusion to a Western Front visit.

• In-vehicle air conditioning

• Meals.
• Accommodation.

The sole Australian guide offering tours on the Western Front.

Enjoy two relaxing days tracing the paths of Australians through France and Belgium. Visit significant sites such as Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Pozieres, Fromelles, Messines, Polygon Wood, and Passchendaele, among others.

All day tours commence and conclude in Arras, utilizing a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. These intimate group tours provide the opportunity to visit the grave of a notable soldier or explore the history of a family member.

Ideal for individuals, couples, and small groups. Tours are shared with a maximum of 7 participants.

Tours are conducted in English.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.