The Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest battle of World War 1

The Battle of the Somme which started on the 1st of July, 1916 was one of the bloodiest in the history of the British Empire with losses of about 20, 000 deaths at the end of the day. It took until November 1916 where finally Germans retreated. On this tour I will offer you to discover this battle by visiting major sites where many countries from the Commonwealth were engaged as Beaumont Hamel trenches, Thiepval, The Lochnagar Crater marking the beginning of the offensive, the village of Pozieres and many other places. . . . . British signaller Harry Wheeler wrote: "The firing was going on for weeks beforehand, on and off, and getting heavier. But the bombardment, when that started, it was what I always called the dance of hell. It was Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Shells bursting all the time, you know, guns firing, rather, all the time. It was a dance of hell, right enough. Those poor boys who had to go through it! My God, I shall never get it out of my memory. Yes, the dance of hell!

- Departure from your hotel in Amiens between 08:30am and 09:00am towards Beaumont Hamel - Visit of the Beaumont Hamel trenches and visitor center - Visit of Thiepval monument and visitor center - Stop for lunch (optional) - Australian involvement in Pozieres vicinity - Delville Wood and the South African Memorial, Longueval - Caterpillar Valley and the New Zealand Memorial - Lochnagar Crater - Back to Amiens This tour can be also customized at your request for a pilgrimage tour. Same, if you would like to start from another city, please send me a message. Important we could have to modify the program of the tour in February as some places could be closed for their maintenance.