Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Fromelles and Flanders from Lille
Duration
12 hours
Group Size
1 to 8 people
Ages
7 - 99
yrs
Languages
English
Tour Overview
Explore Flanders and Fromelles, and delve into Australia’s World War I history on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Lille. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and discover key sites of interest including the Cobbers’ Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, and the VC Corner Cemetery — France’s only exclusively Australian WWI cemetery. Learn of the thousands of Australian soldiers who laid down their lives, and see the many ways in which the Commonwealth War Graves Commission mark their sacrifice. This tour includes round-trip travel from your Lille hotel.
Additional information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of two people per booking is required
Pickup
What's included
Private transportation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Lunch
Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Other
Itinerary
The museum explains the battle and how the remains of these 250 soldiers were found and exhumed.
Stand in the cemetery where the soldiers are now resting.
Stand on the German and look towards No Man's Land.
The only exclusive Australian cemetery in FRance
Driving through the city and seeing the pub where Mlle was.
Stand on the battlefield where Australian troops were launched in the Battle in June 1917.
Stand on the Hill and see the memorial to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie and the Caterpillar Mine Crater.
Stand at Polygon Wood Memorial to the 5th Australian Division also the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.
Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum
Stand in CWGC's largest cemetery
Stand onYpres square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some of the nice buildings, you have some free time in town.
Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post before heading back to your hotel
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