Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Flanders and Fromelles from Arras
Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Flanders and Fromelles from Arras
Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Flanders and Fromelles from Arras
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Explore Australia’s World War I history in Flanders and Fromelles on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Arras. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and take in 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 Arras hotel.
Itinerary
Museum of the Battle of Fromelles
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedVisit the Fromelles museum to know everything about the battle on 19 and 20 July 1916.Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeStand in the cemetery where the 250 Australian soldier are now buriedVC Corner Australian Cemetery
30 minsAdmission Ticket Freeis the only exclusive Australian Cemetery in France.Rue Pettilon Military Cemetery
15 minsAdmission Ticket Freeanother cemetery containing a lot of Australian burialsMademoiselle from Armentieres(Pass by)
Admission Ticket Freepassing through Armentières see where the pub where Mlle from Armentieres stood.The Ploegsteert Memorial
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeOne of the 3 major memorials of the Ypres Salient.Messines Ridge
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeStand where the Australians attacked the ridge in June 1917.Hill 60
45 minsAdmission Ticket FreeStand on the hill, see the Caterpillar Mine Crater and the Memorial dedicated to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie.Australian Memorial Park
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeStand on the German front line and see no man's land towards the Australian linesPasschendaele Museum
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedVisit the very best museum about WW1 in the area.Tyne Cot Cemetery
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeSee the CWGC's largest cemetery and the memorial.Ypres Cloth Hall
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeStand in Ypres on the main square, see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some other nice buildings. You will have some free time in town.Last Post ceremony
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeStand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post. After the service we are heading back to Arras.Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeSee the Memorial dedicated to the 5th Australian Division and the NZ Memorial. It is also the place where dawn service happens on ANZAC Day.
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Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience
USD 692.06
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