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SOMME
BATTLEFIELD TOURS
(operates from 4
January to 23 December)
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As the leading
specialist to France, we are very pleased to offer you 2, 3 or 4
night tours all year round with the
undisputed leading expert
on the Somme!
Please
Contact Us
as we are here to assist you. Our team of dedicated travel
professionals will be pleased to give you the best possible advise
to help plan your visit to the Somme.
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The
Somme region, and particularly Villers-Bretonneux, are drenched
with Australian history, and are attracting an ever increasing
number of Australians. The battlefields are an eternal
reminder to honour, the bravery and sacrifice of the many
Australians who found their last resting place there.
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Out of a population of just
four and a half million, 313,000 Australians volunteered
to serve during WWI. 65% of these Australians became
casualties. The then Australian Imperial Force
created history on the 4th July 1918 by capturing the small
town of Le Hamel, at the cost of 1,400 Australian casualties. The Somme area has a particular place in its heart for
Australians and their role in the allied victory in the
"War to end all Wars". Please
note the Australian Corps Memorial Park at Le Hamel will be
closed to visitors to late January 2008 for approximately 6
months to allow reconstruction to take place.
Our tours are guided in English
by the undisputed leading expert in the battlefield
sites. He mostly guides Australian visitors and he will take you to all the
major sights of interest to Australians, which he knows
extremely well: the William Leggat Museum, the VB cemetery and memorial, the Hamel
memorial, Red Baron's crash site, Albert Museum, Pozieres, Mouquet Farm, AIF Burial Ground in Flers and Bullecourt.
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Whilst these tours follow a general itinerary with an
overview of the main sites, they will vary as each tour is
tailored to meet the specific requirements of the
participants on the day. Tour inclusions can vary slightly
and can be extended to suit individual requirements.
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Somme Battlefields (Somme area
only, does not include Ypres, Fromelles or Menin Gate)
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Somme Battlefields
and Ypres
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Somme Battlefields
and Normandy beaches
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2 nights Tour
Somme Battlefields (Somme
area only, does not include Ypres, Fromelles or
Menin Gate)
Day 1
Pick up at Amiens
Station at 1.30pm.
Half day tour - visit
Albert, Beaumont Hamel
Trench Park and
Lochnagar Crater.
Accommodation in local
hotel in Amiens.
Day 2
Breakfast. Full day
tour - visit Bullecourt,
the area of Villers
Brettoneux to include
Adelaide Cemetery,
National Memorial and
Museum
Franco-Australian, Le
Hamel.
Accommodation in local
hotel in Amiens.
Day 3
Breakfast. Half day
tour - visit the area of
Pozieres and Flers, if
time permits.
Transfer to Amiens
Station at 1.30pm.
3 nights Tour
Somme Battlefields and Ypres
Day 1
Pick up at Amiens Station at 1.30pm.
Half day tour which may include a visit to Beaumont, Hamel Trench Park, Lochnagar
Crater and possibly the Ulster Tower Irish memorial.
Accommodation in local hotel, Amiens.
Day 2
Breakfast. Full day tour - usually all Australian to include
Pozieres, Flers, Bullecourt, Alvert (any private requests usually done
on this day) and the area of Villers Brettoneux, Peronne, Mt St Quenten
Memorial. Sometimes Pozieres or Villers Brettoneux are visited on the
last morning.
Accommodation in local hotel in Amiens.
Day 3
Breakfast. When Ypres is included it is generally done on Day 3,
although it can sometimes be necessary to do it on Day 2 - this depends
on others joining the tour. Other areas visited in Ypres are Polygon
Wood, Tyne Cot, Passchendale, Hooge Crater. The region of Frommelles is
visited en route to Ypres.
From April to the end of September you will stay for the Menin Gate
ceremony which starts at 8pm and lasts approximately 20 minutes. Return
to hotel at 10.20.
Accommodation in local hotel in
Amiens.
Day 4
Breakfast. Half day tour in Somme.
Return to Amiens railway station at approximately 1.30pm.
4 nights Tour
Somme Battlefields and
Normandy beaches
Day 1
Pick up at Amiens Station at 1.30pm. Half day tour - Somme,
Albert and Pozieres.
Accommodation in local hotel in Amiens.
Day 2
Breakfast. Full day tour - Villers Bretonneux and Australian
Memorial (photo on right), Le Hamel and Bullecourt.
Accommodation in local hotel in Amiens.
Day 3
Breakfast. Depart for Normandy, Pegasus Bridge
and Sword Beach.
Accommodation in local B&B.
Day 4
Breakfast. Full Day Tour in Normandy to visit sector of Omaha
Beach, the American Cemetery, Point du Hoc and Sainte Mere Eglise.
Accommodation in local B&B.
Day 5
Breakfast. Visit Longues Battery (German gun emplacements) and
Arromanches (British floating harbour) museum is optional. Arrive Bayeux
at 1pm where the tour ends. Time to visit the Bayeux Tapestry at your
leisure.
Rates 2010 valid until December
Somme
Tours |
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Price in AUD
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2
nights tour |
Somme Battlefields (Somme
area only, does not include Ypres, Fromelles or
Menin Gate) |
from $ 972 |
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3
nights tour |
Somme Battlefields and Ypres |
from $ 1,520 |
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4
nights tour |
Somme Battlefields and
Normandy beaches |
from $ 1,982 |
Inclusions
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Prices are per person
based on a twin share
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Prices are based on low
season and are a guide only
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Price
includes comfortable 3 star accommodation on the Somme
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Inclusive of transportation as indicated
(max 8 seat minivan)
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English speaking tour guide,
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Daily continental breakfast
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