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2day Australian WW1 battlefield tour in Flanders the Somme from Lille and Arras
(5) Reviews
Fromelles
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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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.
2day Australian WW1 battlefield tour in Flanders the Somme from Lille and Arras
(5) Reviews
Fromelles
About
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.
Highlights
2 days
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 days
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel drop-off
Bottled water
Driver/guide
Lunch
Hotel pickup
Local taxes
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Alcoholic drinks
Hotel
Itinerary
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Museum of the Battle of Fromelles
You will stand near the Pheasant Wood see where the 250 soldiers were buried, stand in the newly built cemetery and visit the museum.
1 hour
2
Australian Memorial Park
You will see the German and Australian lines, no man's land and the statue called "the Cobbers"
30 minutes
3
VC Corner Australian Cemetery
You will stand in this exclusive Australian cemetery in France.
45 minutes
4
Messines Ridge
You will see Messines captures by Australian, New Zealand, British and Irish troops in June 1917.
30 minutes
5
Hill 60
You will walk on the hill, see the Caterpillar Crater and the meomorial dedicated to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cy.
45 minutes
6
Polygon Wood Cemetery
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
7
Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917
You will spend an hour in the very best WW1 museum.
1 hour
8
Tyne Cot Cemetery
This is the CWGC's largets cemetery.
30 minutes
9
Ypres Cloth Hall
You will see the main square, the cloth hall and some of the nice buildings in Ypres
1 hour
10
Menin Gate Memorial
You will stand under the gate to participate at the Last Post before heading back to your hotel.
1 hour
11
École Victoria
You will stand near the school rebuilt with the help of Australian school childeren.
15 minutes
12
Australian National Memorial
You will stand at the Memorial and go up in the tour to have a stunning view on the surrounding battlefields.
1 hour
13
Australian Corps Memorial
You will stand on the German lines and will see from where Sir John Monash launched his troops on 4 July 1918.
1 hour
14
Lochnagar Crater
You will see the crater, it is the result of an underground explosion triggered on 1 July 1916.
30 minutes
15
Pozieres Memorial
You will see the meorial to the 1st Australian Division, the Moo Cow Farm Memorial and the Windmill before heading back to your hotel.
