ANZAC Day on the Somme

Tour Overview

Our shorter, simpler ANZAC Day on the Somme tour ideally suits those of you with restraints on time. This tried and tested programme is led by a specialist Battlefield Tour Manager and focuses specifically on the Commemorative sites of the Somme battlefields. Staying three nights in the very heart of Amiens, close to Villers-Bretonneux allows for comprehensive sightseeing, quality touring and easy access to the moving ANZAC Day Dawn service. We are pleased to be able to offer you a choice of programmes staying in either Tourist Class hotels (2 star) or Superior Tourist Class hotels (3 star). Please note the sightseeing and other inclusions remain exactly the same regardless of which hotel category you select.

Tour Highlights

• Experience the moving ANZAC Day Service at Villers-Bretonneux


• Stay 3 nights in the centre of Amiens


• Enjoy the expertise of our specialist Battlefield Tour Manager


• See the 2nd Australian Memorial at Mont St Quentin and the Australian Corps Memorial at Le Hamel


• Visit the Franco Australian Museum at the Victoria School in Villers-Bretonneux


• Be professionally guided throughout the Somme Commemorative sites including the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, Fromelles Memorials, the Canadian National Memorial on Vimy Ridge, Bullecourt 'Digger' Memorial, Adelaide Cemetery, Australian Memorials at Pozieres, the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme and the Newfoundland Memorial Park.

Tour Inclusions

• All excursions, scenic drives and sightseeing as per the itinerary


• 4 nights accommodation as described


• Breakfast daily


• 2 packed lunches


• 2 dinners including a Farewell dinner in Amiens


• Welcome drink in Paris


• Services of a Specialist Battlefield Tour Manager *


• End of tour tips to your tour manager and driver


• All entrance fees as per the itinerary


• Extensive touring of the Somme Battlefields


• Travel by first class air-conditioned coaches

* Note: War Historian not present on the ANZAC Day on the Somme tour