Private Tour
Full day Australian Battlefields Tour
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
This tour brings the Australian story on the Somme to life through heartfelt storytelling, deep knowledge, and a true passion for remembrance. Guided with warmth and care for visitors’ comfort, it offers a thoughtful and memorable way to walk in the footsteps of Australian soldiers.
While this is not a tailor-made tour and follows a set itinerary described in the tour details, there is flexibility to include a stop to visit the grave of a relative buried in a CWGC cemetery if it fits sensibly along the route.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens
Amiens Cathedral is, this year celebrating its 800 years birthday! She is the largest gothic cathedral in the world. On your way to Villers-Bretonneux your guide will tell you all about the cathedral and also about the city of Amiens from the Middle Ages to now. You will discover the lovely rolling landscape of the Somme whilst learning about French local economy and culture.
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Standing on the ground of the Australian Memorial, your guide will tell you about the part Australia played in WW1; especially on the Western Front as well as the details of the counter-attack led by the Allies in April 1918. Australian troops displayed great bravery in this battle but also suffered terrible losses. Time will be allocated to pay your respect on the graves of the “Diggers”. Only a short walk away is the “Sir John Monash Centre “where you have an hour to go around.
What‘s Included
All Fees and Taxes
Lunch
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
TAYLORMADE TOUR
TAYLORMADE TOUR: A Taylormade tour can be organized to follow in the footsteps of your relative. Please, contact me by mail to arrange this.
Duration: 9 hours: This tour takes 9 hours allowing an hour for lunch
Amiens - Villers-Bretonneux - Chippilly - Bray sur Somme - Albert - La Boisselle -Pozieres - Thiepval - Beaumont-Hamel - Amiens: Such as the visit of a particular cemetery this could be taken into account regarding it is not too far away from our stops!
FORD GALAXY 7-SEATER
Pickup included
All the options are included
Visit to your relative's grave: We can add a visit to your relative's CWGC grave if not too far from the itinerary. However, this is not a tailor-made tour
Duration: 1 day: The tour starts at 9 am and finishes at 6 pm.
Lunch is not included
Ford Galaxy 7-seater
Relatives' burial place: A visit to your relatives' grave at a CWGC Cemetery can be included in your tour if not too far away from the itinerary.
Pickup included
Reviews
91 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Perfect experience - above and beyond
Joel H,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely incredible experience. So much knowledge , so much learning and all the important spots were covered + some more. Amended my tour to remove one of the spots and replace it with a visit to the small original museum and was fantastic. I ummmed and ahhhed about a tour but thank god I did book it. Can’t thank you enough for the great experience and will be recommending you to all I know.
Wow, what a great...
Michael W,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wow, what a great experience given by a great and engaging guide. Highly recommend for anyone who wants a personal historical recount.
Very informative, eye...
Matthew I,,Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Briggite is a native to this part of the Somme and gives a very informed and descriptive accounting of one of the most prolific battles in the history of the Commonwealth. She focuses specifically on the participation of the Australian sectors of the battlefield and gave an in-depth accounting that made it worth making the reservation. Great job!
Fabulous, enlightening and grounding
Raychele N,,Nov 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic make sure you set aside the "whole day". I learned so much from this experience, thankyou so much Brigett, this tour had it all. I was enlightened, saddened, uplifted and one very proud Aussie. If you have ever wanted to see the western front this is an absolute must see.
Somme, Villers-Bretonneux battlefield tour
William B,,Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It’s a great personal experience, one or two only in the group, great personal touch from Brigette who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the whole history of the Somme, villers-bretonneux, Thank you so much Brigette
Brigette is the best
G4489COmichaelm,,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The best travel experience that I’ve ever had Brigette is so knowledgeable and thorough She made my personal pilgrimage unforgettable
Fantastic tour
Jane F,,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Brigette was a fabulous guide for this tour. So knowledgeable and personalised the experience. She stopped at relevant places to ensure we were oriented at all times. We felt so immersed in the whole day.
BH - Amiens War Tour
T7890OIbrianh,,Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brigitt was excellent.. her knowledge is beyond amazing & she looked after me for the full 8hrs+. Such a great tour. She was able to show a lot of hidden gems of sights that I wouldn't have seen. Thank you.
Our guide was amazing and...
Graham S,,Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Our guide was amazing and full of knowledge. Sadly I cannot say the same for Viator as a change of hotel for us to Mercure was acknowledged to us by them but not told to our guide. As a result she was left waiting outside the wrong hotel for 45 minutes before I called her.
The day was filled with exploring the many historic WW1 battlefield sites
Richard T,,Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a very indepth look at the WW1 battlefields. I got to visit one of my two Great Great Uncles who were born in Western Australia and went to fight in France but never made it back home.
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