Somme Battlefields Tour

Somme Battlefields Tour

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• Duration: around 11 hours starting at 06:30AM depending on your hotel location
• Available on Wednesdays and Fridays from March 28th till November 9th 2012
• Including hotel pickup and return
• Accessible to foldable wheelchairs
• Ticket delivery: Voucher issued online (no tickets needed)
• Rate per person including taxes and services
• Free 30-day access to online French lessons + Free Privilege Discount Card with selected partners.

Detailed Description

Join this tour for a day of remembrance.

During that day you will discover this region of France which suffered severely in the violent and bloody battles of the Great first world War.

You will explore this area where a dramatic period of history took place, The Somme Battlefields and its major sites (memorials, cemeteries and traces of battles) : Delville Wood at Longueval, The Lochnagar Crater at La Boisselle, Pozière, The Welsh Memorial at Mametz Wood, Thiepval, The Ulster Tower, Beaumont-Hamel site and the Newfoundland memorial, Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, the Historial in Péronne.

Longueval

At Longueval, the South-African national memorial honour the South African troops who underwent their baptism of fire in Delville Wood, known as "Devil's Wood". Of the 3,200 men who went into the attack of 15 July 1916, only 143 came out unharmed 5 days later.

Lochnagar Crater

Located at La Boisselle, the Lochnagar Crater is an impressive mine hole 100 meters across and 30 meters deep.

Thiepval

Thiepval was one of Bitterly contested places of the battle of the Somme, during which some 1 300 000 persons lost their lives. The Thiepval Memorial was inaugurated in 1932 to commemorate the 73000 Commonwealth dead without a known grave.

Beaumont-Hamel

The Newfoundland Memorial offers a realistic and moving view of these battles in its remarkably well-preserved trenches system.

Villers-Bretonneux

This imposing white stone memorial, inaugurated in 1938, set behind a Commonwealth War Grave site, includes a high central tower joined to two corner pavilions by simple walls on which are engraved the names of the 11,000 Australian soldiers who died in France. Every year an ANZAC DAY ceremony is held here.

The Historial at Péronne

The Historial is an international and cultural museum of the first world war [1914-1918]. It explains the conflict, its origins and its consequences [..] The Historial boasts a unique collection of over 50 000 original objects and documents of everyday life during the war.

Your ticket (voucher) will be delivered online, paper tickets are not required. Your voucher is the proof of booking and settlement and you must print it and present it at your guide or chauffeur while in Paris. You will have access to voucher desk through a secured link provided in your order confirmation email.

Terms and Conditions and Cancellation Policy

Booking changes and cancellations are VALID only when made through us by email at customer@conciergerie.com or by fax at +376 826 770. You can change your reservation date at no charge if you notify us at least four (4) days before your arrival. If you cancel your reservation and you notify us at least five (5) days before your arrival, there is a 20% cancellation fee. After this time no refunds can be made. Prices are valid only when departing from Paris. We apologize in advance for departures or returns that are delayed due to unusual traffic problems. Customers staying in private apartments are requested to wait in front of the entrance of the selected hotel 10 minutes before the pickup time listed on the voucher. Cancellation fees will not be waived for any reason, however, they may be covered by travel insurance. We *highly* recommend that you have insurance with *adequate* coverage, including Force Majeure.