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and join us for a day of remembrance. During that day you will discover this
part of France which suffered severely in the violent and bloody battles of
the Great War (first world war). We 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, Albert,
The Historial in Péronne..
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Fees
Guided Tour by Minivan
Hotel or Private Residence pick-up and drop-off
Transport by Air-Conditioned Minivan
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Optional
gratuities
Food and drink, unless specified
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Season: From April 01 to October 31
Scheduled days: Fridays
Departures: From 7:00 am
Duration: Approximately 11 hours
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TOUR
PREVIEW
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."
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Lochnagar Crater "Located
at La Boisselle, the Lochnagar Crater is an impressive mine hole
100 meters across and 30 meters deep."
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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."
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Beaumont-Hamel "The
Newfoundland Memorial offers a realistic and moving view of these
battles in its remarkably well-preserved trenches system."
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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."
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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."
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