The Battle of The Somme

Duration : 10/12 hours - Full Day tour from Brussels
Tour Price : 825,00 Euros
Type of Tour : Culture and History tour in Brussels

The Battle of The Somme started July 1st. 1916. It lasted until Nov. 1916.

The "The Somme Trench Musem 1916"
The mine crater "Lochnagar Crater Memorial"
The Welsh Dragon
The South African Museum and Memorial
The Memorial of "The Missing of The Somme"
The Newfoundland Memorial Park at Hamel
The Historial of WW TWO at Peronne

This private guided tour in Brussels is one that draws many visitors every year who want to honor the thousands of fallen soldiers from one of the most significant battles of WWI, the Battle of the Somme. This interesting excursion will leave a lasting impression as we visit monuments to the heroes who so fiercely defended our freedom.

In "Poppy Country" many people visit the locations where their loved ones have their names engraved on the war memorials, leaving a poppy for remembrance on these sites. It is said that this battle was representative of the carnage and tragedy of trench warfare, with incredible casualties resulting from the conflict. Your guided tour of the Somme battle monuments will also include some time in the Somme Trench Museum 1916, and a stroll through the gorgeous public gardens next to the serpentine river Ancre.

One highlight of your private guided tour of the Battle of the Somme Monuments will be the incredible Crater Memorial. This monument commemorates the launch of the British drive against the Germans, when an explosion created a huge man-made crater. Some of the warriors who fell during the Battle of the Somme came from Wales, and others from Canada. Near the Mametz Wood lies the spectacular red Welsh Dragon monument, which was sculpted by a famous Welsh sculptor and blacksmith, David Petersen. The dragon is the feature of the Welsh flag, and the monument honors the soldiers of the 38th Division of Welsh Soldiers.

The Canadian government established the 82 acre Newfoundland Memorial Park and created the Caribou Memorial to honor the valiant Canadian soldiers of WWI. We will visit this monument on our private tour of the Somme battlefields, and also see the Thievpav Memorial to the Missing of Somme.