WW1 Somme Battlefields - Private tour from Paris aboard a Van (2 pax)
WW1 Somme Battlefields - Private tour from Paris aboard a Van (2 pax)
Visit to the WW1 Somme Battefields main sites from Paris (Including Lochnagar crater, Thiepval, the Newfoundland Memorial Park, Delville Wood and the South African National Memorial).Travel with your own group of passengers (2 travellers) aboard a Private Air- conditioning Minivan.See the huge landmine « Lochnagar Crater » in La Boisselle.Walk along the last preserved WW1 original trenches at Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park.Discover inside the Thiepval museum the gallery devoted to the "Battle of the Somme" opens onto a panoramic mural by illustrator Joe Sacco. it depicts the harrowing day of 1 July 1916, hour after hour. Reproduced onto 60 metres of back-lit glass, it provides a panoramic view of the battlefield, a graphic narrative of military operations.Pay your respect to the fallen soldiers at the South African National Memorial located in the heart of "Delville Wood".Browse thousands of war-objects collected and displayed at the Historial of Peronne.
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Lochnagar Crater
The British named the mine after ‘Lochnagar Street’, a British trench where the Tunnelling Companies of the Royal Engineers dug a shaft down about 90 feet deep into the chalk; then excavated some 300 yards towards the German lines to place 60,000 lbs (27 tons) of ammonal explosive in two large adjacent underground chambers 60 feet apart. Its aim was to destroy a formidable strongpoint called « Schwaben Höhe » in the German front line, south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département.
10 minutesUlster Memorial Tower
The Ulster Memorial Tower stands on what was the German front line during the Battle of the Somme, July to November 1916. It was erected on the site of the Schwaben Redoubt, a strongly fortified position, which the Ulster Division eventually captured from the enemy. It is opposite Thiepval Wood from where the 36th (Ulster) Division made its historic charge on the 1st July 1916, and is in close proximity to the village of Thiepval.
30 minutesHistorial de la Grande Guerre - Musee de Thiepval
From 1916, the role of aviation in war had affirmed itself, encouraging the advent of great heroic figures. Individual heroes, like the “Knights of the Sky”, emerged in the face of the continuing death of the masses.
30 minutesBeaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
On 1 July 1916 at 8:45 a.m. the Newfoundland Regiment and 1st Battalion of the Essex Regiment received orders to move forward. Of the 780 men who went forward only about 110 survived unscathed, of whom only 68 were available for roll call the following day.
1 hourDelville Wood War Memorial
The memorial was designed by Sir Herbert Baker, assistant architect was Arthur James Scott Hutton, with sculpture by Alfred Turner. It consists of a flint and stone screen either side of an archway, with a shelter at each end of the screen.On top of the arch is Turner's bronze statue of two men and a war horse. The two male figures, symbolising Castor and Pollux, represent the two white races of South Africa.
40 minutesHistorial de la Grande Guerre
Weapons and military equipment are displayed in the centre of the galleries; placed on the ground, in pits, they pay testimony to the common suffering of the soldiers. The lives of the civilians, each and everyone ‘mobilised’ by war, are studied in the wall cabinets, divided into three sections and respectively dedicated to Germany, France and Great Britain.
1 hourIncluded
- Private transportation
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off in the following listed Paris districts only: 75008, 75007 and 75016
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Driver Guide
- Admission to the Historial of the Great War Museum in Péronne
- Entry/Admission - Historial de la Grande Guerre
- Entry/Admission - Historial de la Grande Guerre - Musee de Thiepval
Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities (optional)
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.