Somme Battlefields Small-Group Day Trip with John Monash Centre from Paris

• The 1916 Battle of Somme marks one of the darkest chapters in French history and remains among the bloodiest battles ever recorded. Your full-day tour of this hallowed military site begins in the early morning, when you’ll meet your guide in central Paris and board a minivan for the drive north. Stop in Longueval to visit the Delville Wood cemetery, the final resting place of more than 5,500 fallen soldiers from World War I. In La Boisselle, see the enormous Lochnagar mine crater that stretches 330 feet (100 meters) across and has been preserved as a memorial. Visit several other memorials throughout the area, including a site dedicated to missing British soldiers in Thiepval, the Ulster Tower, and the well-preserved battlefields and trenches of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. Throughout the day, take note of tributes to the contributions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Battle of Somme, such as the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux and the Australian flag that still flies over Poziere. Toward the end of the day, visit the Historial in Perrone, a well-curated museum dedicated to the Great War. Learn more about the origins and aftermath of the conflict and view more than 50,000 historic objects relating to military and civilian life in wartime France. Rest and reflect on the return drive to Paris, where you’ll be dropped off back at the original departure point in the early evening.

The 1916 Battle of Somme marks one of the darkest chapters in French history and remains among the bloodiest battles ever recorded. Your full-day tour of this hallowed military site begins in the early morning, when you’ll meet your guide in central Paris and board a minivan for the drive north. Stop in Longueval to visit the Delville Wood cemetery, the final resting place of more than 5,500 fallen soldiers from World War I. In La Boisselle, see the enormous Lochnagar mine crater that stretches 330 feet (100 meters) across and has been preserved as a memorial. Visit several other memorials throughout the area, including a site dedicated to missing British soldiers in Thiepval, the Ulster Tower, and the well-preserved battlefields and trenches of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. Throughout the day, take note of tributes to the contributions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Battle of Somme, such as the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux and the Australian flag that still flies over Poziere. Toward the end of the day, visit the Historial in Perrone, a well-curated museum dedicated to the Great War. Learn more about the origins and aftermath of the conflict and view more than 50,000 historic objects relating to military and civilian life in wartime France. Rest and reflect on the return drive to Paris, where you’ll be dropped off back at the original departure point in the early evening.

• Small group tour (maximum 8 participants)

• Guaranteed to skip the long lines

• English speaking guide

• Transport by Air-Conditioned Minibus

• All taxes, fees and handling charges

• Entry/Admission - Delville Wood War Memorial

• Entry/Admission - Thiepval Memorial

• Entry/Admission - Australian National Memorial

• Entry/Admission - Ulster Memorial Tower

• Entry/Admission - Historial de la Grande Guerre

• Entry/Admission - Lochnagar Crater

• Guaranteed to skip the lines

• Gratuities

• Food and drinks

• Hotel pickup and drop-off