Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Fromelles and Flanders from Lille

4.9 (17)
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

Stop 1: 0.5 hours
The museum explains the battle and how the remains of these 250 soldiers were found and exhumed.
Stop 2: 0.5 hours
Stand in the cemetery where the soldiers are now resting.
Stop 3: 0.5 hours
Stand on the German and look towards No Man's Land.
Stop 4: 0.5 hours
The only exclusive Australian cemetery in FRance
Stop 5:
Driving through the city and seeing the pub where Mlle was.
Stop 6: 0.5 hours
Stand on the battlefield where Australian troops were launched in the Battle in June 1917.
Stop 7: 0.8 hours
Stand on the Hill and see the memorial to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie and the Caterpillar Mine Crater.
Stop 8: 0.5 hours
Stand at Polygon Wood Memorial to the 5th Australian Division also the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.
Stop 9: 1 hours
Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum
Stop 10: 0.5 hours
Stand in CWGC's largest cemetery
Stop 11: 1 hours
Stand onYpres square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some of the nice buildings, you have some free time in town.
Stop 12: 1 hours
Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post before heading back to your hotel

FAQ

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Adult (7 - 99 years)
Minimum: 2, Maximum: 6
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