Half a Day Private Battle of the Somme Tour from Albert
Description
Pendant ces 4 heures de visite vous decouvrirez pourquoi la "Bataille de la Somme" reste pour les britanniques la pire bataille de leur histoire. Votre guide vous parlera du déroulement de la bataille, des raisons pour lesquelles elle a eu lieu, des resultats mais aussi des conséquences de cette guerre sur les soldats, les civils, le paysage et les gens d'aujourd'hui. Tous les guides de "Get-a-Guide" sont passionés par leur travail et se feront un plaisir de partager leur passion avec vous ! N'hésitez pas a nous contacter pour plus d'informations !
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Itinéraire
Votre tour commence avec la visite du "Musee Somme 1916". Celle ci vous donnera une bonne introduction et vous aidera a comprendre les conditions de vie du soldat. Ce musee souterrain possede une des plus grandes collections d'objets de la premiere guerre. La visite sera guidee.
Le "cratere Lochnagar" est le resultat de l'explosion de la plus grande mine qui eu lieu le premier jour de la Bataille de la Somme". Avec ses 30 metres de profondeur et 90 metres de large il est l'un des sites les plus impressionant de la Somme. Votre guide vous expliquera le debut de la bataille.
Sur les 421 cimetieres du CWGC dans le departement de la Somme, celui ci est le troisieme plus grand. 2 758 soldats y sont enterres ou commemores. Votre guide vous expliquera comment chaque pays du s'occuper de ses morts apres la guerre, les scandales lies a cette tache, la naissance de l'IWGC et la philosophie adoptee lors de la construction de ces cimetieres. Une attention particuliere sera donne a l'explication des tombes britanniques.
Avec ses 45 metres de haut, le Mémorial des Disparus est le plus grand mémorial britannique au monde.Plus de 72,000 noms de soldats Britanniques ou Sud-Africains ayant combattus avant le 20 mars 1918 sont graves sur ses murs. Ce sera l'occasion de parler de l'impact de la premiere guerre mondiale sur les civils et de la notion de "disparus" ainsi que de l'aspect strategique de la bataille de la Somme.
Le "Parc Memorial Terre-Neuvien" est le seul endroit dans la Somme ou vous trouverez les vestiges d'un champ de bataille et ou vous pourrez marcher dans les tranchées tout comme les soldats de la premiere guerre. Cet endroit représente le sacrifice des terre-neuviens lors de la bataille de la Somme. Votre guide vous parlera de la condition de vie des soldats dans les tranchées et des évènements qui ont conduit au masscare des terre-neuviens.
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Informations importantes
- Accès pour les personnes à mobilité réduite
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Options de transport accessibles aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes à la colonne vertébrale
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes cardiovasculaires
- Condition physique moyenne requise
Avis(46)
What a fantastic tour! Dianne was absolutely brilliant, so informative, it was a fascinating afternoon. I went with my wife and mother in law who wanted to find her grandfather’s name on the Thiepval memorial. You get so much more from a tour with a guide who is able to answer all those random questions that come to into your head! Dianne has since helped us to uncover a great deal of information regarding where he fought and even diary accounts from his final days. Thank you for a truly memorable afternoon!
Many thanks on her behalf. She thoroughly enjoyed her time with you too! Kind regards Brigitte
Booked travel and hotel to Albert upon receiving confirmation from Viator. Tour was cancelled 6pm the night before because guide was already booked and I shouldn’t have been able to book it.
Hello Donald, this is the very first time I have had to cancel a tour; again I am very sorry. This is a busy time and your booking arrived 3 days before the tour was due and I simply forgotten to close my calendar. If I can make it up to you, please say so, I will be happy to take you another day, free of charge Kind regards, Brigitte
Brigitte was an excellent guide and being born locally had many insights of a personal nature which gave a different perspective to our guide book
Many thanks Eric, for your review All the best, Brigitte
A great experience with a friendly and knowledgeable guide. A fantastic half day giving an insight into events on the Somme.
Many thanks Paul for your lovely review! Sending you my very best for Christmas and the coming year.Brigitte
This was a fantastic tour, which was personalised to suit the interests of my family. Would highly recommend. Thank you
Many thanks for your review All the best, Brigitte
Our tour guide, Brigitte, was wonderful and so knowledgeable! We went on the tour because my son graduated with a degree in history and wanted to learn more about WWI. He said the tour was the best part of our trip to France. I would highly recommend Brigitte to anyone wanting a personal tour guide for WWI. She was simply incredible!!!
Many thanks Diane, for your lovely review All the best, Brigitte
We have just returned from the most informative and interesting Battle of Somme tour with Brigitte! It was perfectly tailored to my two sons age 9 & 10. They were fascinated throughout, learning new things in Museum 2016, visiting Lochnagar crater, Thiepval Memorial (where Brigitte successfully showed us how to find family members with our surname) and going into the preserved trenches. I would encourage anyone to book a tour with Brigitte, you learn so much more than doing it by yourself, especially if you have limited time. Also, we came by train so Brigitte was able to drive us everywhere. Thank you so much for such a fantastic experience, Brigitte - l am sure the boys will remember this for the rest of their lives!
A very delayed thanks for your lovely review.. sorry. Hope you have a joyful Christmas and a fantastic year ahead! Brigitte
Fabulous, lots of knowledge about the NZ soldiers we were searching for. Brigette was great she organized the tour around us and our specific quests, surprising us with details only a local could know and clearly explain. We would not hesitate in recommending Brigette for 5 stars. Thank you very much Brigette. Sue & Phil
Many thanks for your lovely review! All the best Brigitte
Brigette was fantastic - so knowledgeable and interesting. It was 36 degrees today, and she checked with us in advance that we were still OK to go ahead with the tour. She brought water for us and sought out the shady spots where she could. Brigette's English is brilliant, her explanations of the Somme, the Battle itself, events leading up to it and the total devastation that followed really brought everything to life. We would thoroughly recommend this tour, particularly if Bridgette is leading it!
Many thanks ||||Karen for your review All the best, Brigitte
Bridgette was amazing, we found her very passionate about the region and she was very flexible helping us find the war grave of a great uncle. Would not hesitate to recommend her as a guide in the Somme area.
Many thanks for your lovely review. All the best, Brigitte
