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Customisable Australian Battlefield Tours
 

Follow the extraordinary journey of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) across the battlefields of France and Belgium with a fully tailored tour designed around your interests. Whether you’re honouring a relative who served, learning more about the ANZAC story, or exploring the history of key battles, this experience offers a deeply personal and historically rich connection to Australia’s role in the First World War.​

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Key Tour Areas:

1. Ypres Salient (Belgium)
Explore significant sites where Australian troops fought with distinction during the Third Battle of Ypres:

  • Polygon Wood – site of annual ANZAC Day services and the 5th Division Memorial

  • Hill 60 – a key site of mine warfare and Australian operations

  • Tyne Cot Cemetery – final resting place of many Australians and others from the Commonwealth

  • Passchendaele Battlefields & Museum – telling the story of the brutal 1917 fighting

  • Hellfire Corner & the Menin Road – once one of the most dangerous places on the front.

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2. Fromelles (France)
Visit the site of Australia’s first major battle on the Western Front, still deeply resonant today:

  • Pheasant Wood Cemetery – where the remains of Australian soldiers recovered in recent years now rest

  • VC Corner Cemetery & Memorial – the only all-Australian cemetery in France

  • Australian Memorial Park – home to the moving Cobbers Memorial

  • Fromelles Museum – telling the story of this tragic and heroic battle

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3. Bullecourt (France)
Explore the scenes of two major battles in 1917 where Australians faced fierce resistance:

  • Slouch Hat Memorial – honouring the AIF’s service

  • The Bullecourt Digger Memorial – a powerful tribute to the resilience of Australian soldiers

  • 1917 Battlefield Sites – walk the ground where the fighting unfolded

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4. The Somme (France)
Discover the places where Australians fought and fell during the Somme campaigns:

  • Pozières Memorial & 1st Division Memorial – commemorating one of the bloodiest campaigns for the AIF

  • "Moo Cow Farm" – site of intense combat

  • Lochnagar Crater – a vast mine crater symbolising the destructive scale of the war

  • Thiepval Memorial – commemorating the missing of the Somme, including many Australians

  • 3rd Australian Division Memorial – honouring those who served with distinction

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5. Villers-Bretonneux & Le Hamel
Trace the final phases of the war and the key role Australians played in turning the tide:

  • Villers-Bretonneux Memorial & Cemetery – the main site of remembrance for Australian soldiers in France

  • Sir John Monash Centre – a state-of-the-art museum and interpretive centre

  • Victoria School – rebuilt with donations from schoolchildren and the Victorian Department of Education in Australia

  • Le Hamel Memorial – marking the innovative and successful 1918 assault led by General Monash

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Tour Options:

Tours can be single- or multi-day experiences depending on your interests. Choose a full day in one region or build a broader itinerary across several key sites. Each tour is crafted to be flexible, personal, and deeply respectful of Australia’s contribution to the Great War.

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