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A memorial with a cross, a brick archway, and rows of headstones. 1
A moose statue on a rocky outcrop with trees in the background. 2
A narrow dirt path flanked by dense foliage, leading to a distant field. 3
A cemetery with a cross monument, surrounded by stone walls and greenery. 4
A large elk statue on a rocky outcrop with surrounding greenery and trees. 5
By 14-18 Somme Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$702 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Explore the battlefields of the Somme 1916 with a local official guide
    • Enjoy a packed lunch on a day tour for a small additional fee
    • Memorials, cemeteries, stories, tactics, wide views, understanding
    • Easy going, respectful and honourable

Activity location

    • Arras
    • Arras, Hauts-de-France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 5 Rue d'Hamel, 80300 Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre, France | Bed and Breakfast address of the tour-guide and his wife, in the village of Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre, in the Ancre Valley. www.14-18sommechambres.com www.1418sommechambres@gmail.com
    • West Flanders, Belgium

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Tour of the Somme Battlefields

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
NZ$701.50 x 1 TravellerNZ$701.50
Total
Price is NZ$701.50

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    7 hour tour with battlefield historian Bart, official Somme Battlefield Guide
  • Inclusions
    Tour of the Great War Battlefields of the Somme of 1916
  • Inclusions
    Option for diversions to sites of your desires (within constraints of time)
  • Inclusions
    Option for ancestry tours, subject to available information
  • Inclusions
    Packed lunch available for purchase
  • Exclusions
    Entry fees for museums (if desired) are not included

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Bare feet, Party groups
    • Not suitable for: Children under 8 years, People with motion sickness, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

  • Tour the World War One battlefields of the Somme with battlefield historian and cartographer Bart Metselaar'

    Bart is an official Somme battlefield guide (Somme tourist board/ Historial Péronne)

    Bart will join you in your car at Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre at 10.00am. to start the tour.

    For on the tour, by request, a lavish packed lunch is available for €10 per person.

    Sidesteps to other sites are possible, according to your wishes and within the constraints of time. A re-arrangement of the itinerary might be in order

    If you have any family members who fought in the war, Bart can also help you trace their footsteps, subject to available information.

Location

Activity location

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    • Arras
    • Arras, Hauts-de-France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 5 Rue d'Hamel, 80300 Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre, France | Bed and Breakfast address of the tour-guide and his wife, in the village of Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre, in the Ancre Valley. www.14-18sommechambres.com www.1418sommechambres@gmail.com
    • West Flanders, Belgium