Our region had been forever scared in 1916, by the outrageous number of victims during the Battle of the Somme. This battle included 30 different nations. Today, the scars are still visible all over our landscapes. The Somme 1916 Tour invites to come and discover the Somme battlefields along with their vestiges, cemeteries and impressive memorials. 

 

NEW: As of this year, the Somme 1916 Museum, in association with the Albert Tourist Office, Albert Transport and the Ibis Hotel, offer the possibility for you to discover the sites of the Great War in the Somme. We are able to cater for 7 people maximum per vehicle with a guide and driver. These extraordinary visits of the Battlefields are offered under two different packages:

 

 

Half day Program:

 

 9am: meet your guide at the Somme 1916 Museum

 Visit the Newfoundland Park at Beaumont-Hamel

 Drive by the Ulster Tower

 Visit the Thiepval Memorial

 Visit Pozieres site

 Visit the Lochnager Mine Crater at La Boisselle

 Return to Albert by 12:30pm

 

 

 

Full day program:

 

9am: meet your guide at the Somme 1916 Museum

 Visit the Newfoundland Park at Beaumont-Hamel

 Drive by the Ulster Tower

 Visit the Thiepval Memorial

 Visit Pozieres site

 Visit the Lochnager Mine Crater at La Boisselle

 12:15 to 1:30, lunch at La Boisselle (bring own packed lunch)

 Continuation of the Poppy Country Tour:

 Drive by the Contalmaison, visit the Cairn

 Longueval South African Memorial and museum (photo pause)

 Combles

 Rancourt to see the Chapel and the German cemetery

 Peronne to visit the Australian Memorial.

 A drive through these villages:

 Clery

 Monacu

 Feuillères

 Frise

 Eclusier

 Vaux

 A stop at the Vaux outlook and a short 15 minute walk.

 Onwards to Suzanne, Cappy War Memorial and its nautical base, Bray sur Somme.

 return to Albert by 5pm.

 

 

 

We also offer a Nature Discovery Tour:

 

 

Nature: "Sight Seeing Tour"

 

 

The valley of the Haut-Somme has multiple landscapes enlisted in the Natura 2000 program and a recognized European flora and fauna. We offer the possibility to visit three sites within this valley.

 

- Vaux outlook, you'll learn the troubled history of the Somme Valley along with its meanders and reed beds.

 

- Frise outlook, here we will share the natural richness of the valley, flora and fauna. We will speak about the Marsh Harrier, Mirror Blue Throat, the swamp ferns, wild orchards, origan, pasque-flowers, "Bird Cabaret"....

 

- Cesar Camp Outlook will give a panoramic view of the Mericourt sur Somme Marsh, you'll be able to better understand the secular intersection between man and nature in this valley.

 

 

Half Day Nature program:

 

9am departure from Albert Tourist Office

 Frise outlook, flora/fauna with a short trek

 Return to Albert by 12:30pm

 

 

 

Full Day Nature Program:

 

9am departure from Albert Tourist Office

 Frise outlook, flora/fauna with a short trek

 Cappy and its eels

 Vaux outlook and the Valley of the Somme with a short trek.

 12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch stop at Vaux (Bring your own packed lunch)

 Continuation of the Nature Tour:

 Visit by the small Haute-Somme train at Froissy

 Mericourt-sur-Somme Outlook (Cesar Camp) with a short trek

 Return to Albert by 5pm

 

 

Where and How to Book?

 

By email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

By ph: +33 322 751 617

 

 

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