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2026 Anzac Tours to the Somme and Flanders battlefields
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For over 23 years France at Leisure has organised ANZAC tours to the Somme and Flanders battlefields sites and monuments. Our 2026 Anzac tours have been specifically designed to cover WWI battlefield sites and are intended for Australian travellers.
Whether you want to trace your ancestors’ footsteps or immerse yourself in valiant stories of the Great War, our 2026 ANZAC tours are ready to book.
Experience world-famous sites and visit poignant memorials as you venture across the battlefields of France and Belgium. Passionate Tour Leaders will guide you, many former servicemen and women. They’ll share countless inspiring tales of brave military leaders, everyday heroes, festive truces and more...
Picture standing in the shadow of the Menin Gate, or at the Villers Bretonneux Anzac Day daun Service, the air around you filled with the atmospheric notes of the Last Post...
Whether you have relatives who fought on the Western Front or a keen interest in historic military tours, our ANZAC tours allow you to explore key WWI battlefields and immerse yourself in endless stories of soldiers’ bravery.
Some of our expert-led battlefield tours fall on ANZAC Day itself, allowing you to pay your respects in person.
Our local partners have offered our signature battlefield tours of France and Belgium for over two decades. Each one is led by our expert Battlefields Tour Leaders, some of whom are former servicemen and women – and all of whom have a keen interest in history. Our 2026 Anzac Tours professional guides specialise in taking Australians to memorials, battlefields, and military cemeteries and visiting the gravesites of fallen relatives and friends. Whether your interest is personal or historical, our tours are extremely informative.
We have a few Anzac tour options throughout the year for you.
- Anzac Day ceremony in Villers-Bretonneux in the Somme tour - 7 Days/6 nights.
This tour departs has three departure date being the 20th, 21 and 22nd April 2026. Being our most populare Anzac tour each year, we highly recommend you to secure tyour place early. -
Anzac on the Western Front the Somme & Flanders - 6 Day/5 Night tour
This tour has various departure dates from May to October 2026 and also has a maximum of 8 participants.
A few of the sites visited during the tour: Adelaide Cemetery / Villers-Bretonneux Franco-Australian Museum and School / Australian National Memorial / Albert, Pozieres / Beaumont Hamel Trench Park / Australian 1st Division Memorials…
Amiens - Gothic and medieval sights abound in this simply gorgeous city. Don’t miss a boat trip around Les Hortillonnages (floating gardens), a visit to the 800-year-old Amiens Cathedral listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a wander through the boutique-lined alleyways of Quartier Saint-Leu. Linger longer, so you can take in the incredible archaeological finds at the Musée de Picardie and the wonderful eccentricities at Jules Verne’s old home.
Villers-Bretonneux - Thousands of Australian tourists travel the Remembrance Trail through northern France every year, and Villers-Bretonneux in the Somme region is at its very heart. This was the site of the first tank battle in history, as well as epic clashes during World War I, now memorialised by world-class museums such as the Australian National Memorial and the Sir John Monash Centre.
