ANZAC Day on the Somme 2012

Tour Overview

Our shorter, simpler ANZAC Day on the Somme tour is ideally suited for those of you with restraints on time. This tried and tested programme is led by a specialist Battlefield Tour Manager and focuses specifically on the commemorative sites of the Somme battlefields. Staying three nights in the very heart of Amiens, close to Villers-Bretonneux allows for comprehensive sightseeing, quality touring and easy access to the moving ANZAC Day Dawn Service.

Tour Highlights

• Experience the moving ANZAC Day dawn service at Villers-Bretonneux and local morning service hosted by the village Mayor
• Stay 3 nights in the centre of Amiens, superbly located to access all the major Commemorative sights
• Gain a deeper insight into the life of the diggers from our specialist Battlefield Tour Manager
• See the 2nd Australian Division memorial at Mont St Quentin and the Australian Corps Memorial at Le Hamel
• Visit the Franco Australian Museum at the Victoria School in Villers-Bretonneux
• Be professionally guided throughout the Somme Commemorative sites including the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, Fromelles Memorials, Bullecourt ‘Digger’ Memorial, Adelaide Cemetery, Australian Memorials at Pozières, the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme and the Newfoundland Memorial Park
• 11 years experience operating Western Front tours

Tour Inclusions

• All excursions, scenic drives and sightseeing as described in the itinerary
• Fully escorted by our specialist Battlefield Tour Manager
• Personal audio system whilst on tour
• Travel by first class air-conditioned coaches
• End of tour tips to your Tour Manager and Driver
• 4 nights in tourist class hotels as described
• Breakfast daily, 1 snack lunch, 2 dinners including farewell dinner in Amiens
• Welcome drink Paris
• All entrance fees as per the itinerary
• Extensive touring of the Somme Battlefields

* Note: War Historian not present on the ANZAC Day on the Somme tour