A journey of 2 days on the Battlefieds of the Somme
You will hear the explanations of this period from an enthusiastic guide and discover the main historical sites and memorials of this deadful part of our history...
€130 per person with a minimum of 30 persons !
Au programme
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DAY ONE Morning : 10.00 :You will visit the Historial and the guide will explain the events and mentalities of these days. An unprecedented experience, the result of an historical research campaign carried out il France, Great Britain and Germany. 12.00 : Lunch in Péronne : pack lunch (sandwich with ham or cheese - chips - 1 drink) Afternoon : 1.00 :Remembrance tour of the Great War with an English speaking guide : Rancourt, chapel maintained by the French remembrance association, South African memorial and museum in Longueval, Pozières tank memorial, the Lochnagar crater Great Mine in La Boisselle. 5.00 :Back to Péronne Dinner in a restaurant Accommodation in your hotel in double room |
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DAY TWO Morning : Breakfast 10.00 : A ride in the small Froissy-Dompierre Tourist Train (tourist steamtrain), which will take you along the canal, up the hill (across the woods and through a tunnel), then down to the marshes, conducted coach ride in the Upper Valley of the river Somme and over the eel-ponds. Panoramas on the river, old mansion-houses... 12.00 : Lunch in Albert : pack lunch (sandwich-chips-fruit-cake-1 drink) Afternoon : 1.30 : Somme 1916 Museum : a visit in the shelters of Albert : underground galleries dug in the 16th century and turned into anti-aircraft shelters.Leave for the Newfoundland Memorial Park of Beaumont-Hamel, with its caribou overlooking the trenches. The, the Ulster Tower, a memorial of an unusual type, and Thiepval, the major Brisith Memorial of the Battle of the Somme. 2.30 : Leave for the Newfoundland Memorial Park of Beaumont-Hamel, with its caribou overlooking the trenches. The, the Ulster Tower, a memorial of an unusual type, and Thiepval, the major Brisith Memorial of the Battle of the Somme. 5.00 : End of our services |
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PRICE :€130 per person with a minimum of 30 persons The price includes :
- conducted visits and courier guide The price does not include :
- transport, insurance and tips |
Infos / Booking
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Loisirs Accueil Somme 
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