2 day Australian WW1 battlefield tour in Flanders the Somme from Bruges or Ypres

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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 Adelaide Cy, the Memorial, Le Hamel where General Monash will use new tactics and Pozières and its Windmill and Moo Cow Farm. You will end the day at Bullecourt in the museum and the Australian Memorial Park.

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Things To Know

  • Hotel drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup
  • Local taxes
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Hotel
  • 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

What's included in the package

Itinerary

Museum of the Battle of Fromelles

You will see the Pheasant Wood and the place where the 250 soldiers were found, stand in the newly built cemetery. You will have a look at the museum.

Admission Ticket Included

Australian Memorial Park

You will visit the park, see the German and Australian lines, no man's land

VC Corner Australian Cemetery

You will stand at the cemetery, it is the only exclusive Australian Cemetery iin France

Messines Ridge

You will see the ridge captures by Australians, New Zealanders, British and Irish troops in June 1917.

Hill 60

You will walk on the hill, see the Caterpillar Min Crater and the memorial dedicated to the 1st Australian Tunneling Company.

you will see the memorial dedicated to the 5th Australian Division, the New Zealand Memorial. This is also the place where there is a Dawn Service on ANZAC Day.

Passchendaele Museum

The very best WW1 museum in Belgium.

Admission Ticket Included

Tyne Cot Cemetery

The largest CWGC's cemetery in the world

Menin Gate Memorial

You will see Ypres, the Cloth Hall and the main square. You will participate at the daily act of remebrance under the Menin Gate. After this service I will bring you back at your hotel

Leaving your hotel towards Villers-Bretonneux, you will see the Memorial and the Cemetery

Sir John Monash Centre

You will spend an hour and a half visiting this new very informative center.

See the school rebuilt with the help of Australian school childeren.

You will stand near that Memorial on the German lines and will see from where the troops commanded by Sir John Monash attacked on 4 July 1918.

Lochnagar Crater

See the crater created by detonating a underground mine on 1 July 1916. Having Lunch in the area

Pozieres Memorial

At Pozières you will see the Memorial dedicated to the 1st Australian Division, the MooCow Farm Memorial and the Wind Mill Memorial. Driving back towards your hotel


Where to meet and pickup

Pickup and Dropoff

Choose to be picked up from a list of locations

Additional Information

I will pick you up at your hotel in Ypres or in Bruges

Ticket Redemption

Direct access, no redemption is required


Reviews By Other Travelers

5
Based on 3 reviews

What do other 3 guests say about 2 day Australian WW1 battlefield tour in Flanders the Somme from Bruges or Ypres

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Cruiser02656509543
5
May 2024
This tour provided all that we hoped and more. We traveled as a family and all weee catered for. Claude, provided a wealth of information and paced the stops to our needs. We couldn’t have asked to see anymore and his candour and information in the car along the 2 days was a delight. The experie...
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oscarbrown_16
5
Feb 2024
Claude is the most amazing tour guide with so much information and such a caring host with great knowledge but also made it feel personal. He really took care for us and left us with so many great memories and a head full of information we still remember a couple years later! Highly recommended!
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279mareer
5
Sep 2023
Claude was organised, knowledgeable and very friendly. Cool comfortable vehicle, good lunch spots. We enjoyed our experience very much.

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Things to know

Included
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup
  • Local taxes
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Hotel
Additional Information
  • 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

Payment Methods

Accept all major debit and credit cards
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Accept crypto currencies