Picardy Tours

Leave Amiens for a tour of the Somme battlefields, and walk in the footsteps of the Australian soldiers who fought there during the First World War. With a local guide, you’ll visit the Lochnagar Crater, the village of Pozières, and Newfoundland Park, along with stops at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Sir John Monash Centre, which commemorates the Australian soldiers who served on the Western Front.

In a 5-seater carriage drawn by PENSEE, our Boulonnais draft mare you will discover the Val de SOMME without any nuisance for the flora and fauna. LE HAMEL (80800) is 5 km north of VILLERS-BRETONNEUX

PENSEE, our Boulonnais draft mare will take you, without any harm to the environment, in the footsteps of the Australian soldiers who fought here on July 4, 1918 and carried out the plan provided by General John MONASH in 93 minutes. LE HAMEL (80800) is in the center of the battlefield of July 4, 1918, 5 km north of VILLERS-BRETONNEUX and 7 km east of CORBIE

During these 4 hours of visit you will discover why the "Battle of the Somme" remains for the British the worst battle of their history. Your guide will tell you about the course of the battle, the reasons it took place, the results, but also the consequences of this war on soldiers, civilians, the landscape and the people of today. All Get-a-Guide guides are passionate about their work and will be happy to share their passion with you! Do not hesitate to contact us for more information !

This tour covers the major sites of the Battles of the Somme in 1916 and 1918, it's an easy day trip coming from PARIS for the day (1h10 by train). Our tours start and finish just outside the AMIENS train station. Our first stop is at Villers-Bretonneux to visit the Australian memorial and the new John Monash centre (if open on that day), then drive on the 1918 battlefields to discover the sites of the August 1918 allied counter-offensive. After a lunch stop at Albert, we cover the sites of the 1916 battle: the impressive "Lochnagar" mine crater, Pozieres, the Thiepval memorial to the missing and the preserved battlefields of Beaumont-Hamel.

A unique bespoke private battlefield tour with your own guide, sad tragic tales and indelible memories from the killing fields of the 1916 Somme battlefields

The tour will include a visit to the Somme Trench Museum 1916, which memorializes the soldiers and their experiences. As we leave the Museem Somme 1916, we will walk through Albert’s beautiful public garden along the winding river Ancre. Our private tour of the Somme Battlefields will take us to see the Lochnagar Crater Memorial. Your private guided tour of the Battle of the Somme includes a visit to the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, which commemorates the 72,191 British and South African soldiers lost in these battles. We will also tour the Newfoundland Memorial Park near Beaumant Hamel. The magnificent Caribou Memorial is a breathtaking site for visitors to the Newfoundlandland Memorial Park.

Following the footsteps of the Australians on the Somme with a local experienced guide. We conduct battlefield tours of the Western Front since over 12 years to provide you a unique experience

This tour covers the major sites of the Battles of the Somme in 1916 and 1918, it's an easy day trip coming from PARIS for the day (1h10 by train). Our tours start and finish just outside the AMIENS train station. Our first stop is at Villers-Bretonneux to visit the Australian memorial and the new John Monash centre (if open on that day), then drive on the 1918 battlefields to discover the sites of the August 1918 allied counter-offensive. After a lunch stop at Albert, we cover the sites of the 1916 battle: the impressive "Lochnagar" mine crater, Pozieres, the Thiepval memorial to the missing and the preserved battlefields of Beaumont-Hamel. Our tour groups are kept to small size ( up to 8 people)

This “One day Australian Tour” is absolutely brilliant! It covers most of the Australian sites in the Somme and also gets you into places that not everybody will take you to! You will learn about the different battles Australians got involved in, walk in trenches and also learn about French politics and culture whilst discovering the area.

Whether for 1 or 8 people, we know how to adapt our rates to the circumstances. Our vehicles are very comfortable for road trips. Our service is private. You will therefore be alone (or your group) in the vehicle. Our many vehicles allow us to respond to all your requests. Disabled wheelchair access possible on request. We have a vehicle suitable for transporting a wheelchair.