What to do and see in Arras, Hauts-de-France: The Best Tours

Explore Canada’s role in World War I on this full-day Somme battlefield tour from Arras. Explore tunnels and trenches used by Canadian forces during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917 with a guide. Visit the Courcelette Canadian Memorial, Neuville St. Vaast Canadian N°2 Cemetery, and Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, and learn of the many lives laid down in battle. After lunch, visit WWI battle trenches at the Beaumont Hamel New Foundland Memorial Park. Tour includes round-trip travel from your Arras hotel.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Guide, Transport, Lunch, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks

Following the footsteps of the Canadians at Vimy Ridge and the Somme from Arras with a local experienced guide

Inclusions: Driver/guide, Live commentary on board, Professional licensed local guide, Small-group tour (up to 7), Transport by air-conditioned minivan (Mercedes V-Class)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch

We pick you up at the train station or at your hotel and we drive you in a comfortable vehicule for a visit to the Vimy Canadian Memorial. We deposit you on the site where you will find english and french speaking guides. We set together the time of return, we pick you up at Vimy and we drop you off at the train station or at your hotel. Remember that this is more of a transportation service than a tourist guide service. However Michel and Rahma are native to the region and know perfectly the sites on which they take you. You are traveling in a VW Tiguan Carat or other. 

Inclusions: Transport by private vehicle, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Bottled water

Exclusions: Lunch

Visit Fromelles and Ypres, and delve into Europe’s World War I history on this fully guided day tour from Arras. Explore famous WWI battle sites including Fromelles and the Pheasant Wood cemetery and Cobbers’ Memorial. We follow the path of the War through 1917, Messines Ridge and Hill 60, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele and the Tyne Cot Cemetery. Explore Ypres at your leisure, then take part in the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate before your onward travel to Lille or return to Arras. This is a long and emotional day and can be taken alone or added with another of our day tours. There is an opportunity to follow in a relatives footsteps or lay a wreath at the Menin Gate Ceremony in the evening.

Inclusions: Hotel pick-up (selected hotels only), Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Guide, Drop-off in Ypres, Lille, or Arras

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Picking up at Arras railway station or your hotel, the Somme day tour visits the momentous locations of the War's most infamous campaign, from the disasters of the 1st july 1916 to the attrition of the autumn. You will visit the must see sights, trenches, mine craters, learn about the weapons, communications and mining. In the morning we concentrate on the 1918 battles around Amiens and includes a visit to the Australian Memorial to the Missing at Villers Bretonneux and The Sir John Monash Centre. If you have a relative or a particular interest we can build that into your itinerary, using the latest GPS software you will literally walk in the footsteps of heros.

Inclusions: Pickup and drop-off in central Arras, Guide, Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks

This small group tour has been specifically written for New Zealanders, a comprehensive guided tour visiting relevant must see places on the Western Front, preserved trenches, New Zealand Memorials and Battlefields of 1916, 1917 and 1918 and finishing at Arras with a visit to the underground city transformed by the New Zealand Tunnellers. From the bigger picture to the tiniest detail, a fascinating view into the lives of the original 'Diggers'. There is the possibility of visiting a cemetery within the itinerary area, please contact your guide in advance.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Exclusions: Gratuities

Explore Australia’s World War I history in Flanders and Fromelles on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Arras. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and take in key sites of interest including the Cobbers’ Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, and the VC Corner Cemetery — France’s only exclusively Australian WWI cemetery. Learn of the thousands of Australian soldiers who laid down their lives, and see the many ways in which the Commonwealth War Graves Commission mark their sacrifice. This tour includes round-trip travel from your Arras hotel.

Inclusions: Hotel pick-up and drop-off, Driver/guide, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Lunch, Private transportation, Bottled water

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Delve into New Zealand’s World War I history on this 12-hour day tour from Arras. Explore the New Zealand Memorial Park near Messines Ridge with a guide and learn of the thousands of soldiers who laid down their lives. Take in key sites of interest including Butts Cemetery, Nine Elms Cemetery, the New Zealand Memorial, and Polygon Wood. Perhaps pay your respects at the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, then attend the daily Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate. This tour includes round-trip travel from Arras.

Inclusions: Guide, Transport, Round-trip travel from Arras, or drop-off in Ypres or Lille

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Discover the Arras and Vimy Battlefields for a Day Trip in northern France, easy accessible coming from Paris or Lille by train for the day. Our tour groups are kept to small size, up to 8 people, in a Mercedes minivan. All the tours are in English, with a certified and WW1 expert guide. We fully understand the importance of being able to visit a family member's grave, for this reason our itinerary is subject to change depending on private requests. Let us know in adance if you have a particular site or grave to visit.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions: Lunch, Snacks

We pick you up at the train station or at your hotel and we drive you in a comfortable vehicule for this  tour : Beaumont-Hamel - the Newfounland Memorial. You find english and french speaking guides at Beaumont-Hamel. Remember that this is more of a transportation service than a tourist guide service. However Michel and Rahma are native to the region and know perfectly the sites on which they take you. You are traveling in a VW Tiguan Carat or other. It’s take 1.5 hours for the visit. The price included 1:30 waiting time. On 1 July 1916 at 9 am, the men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment suddenly found themselves under fire from German machine guns. Half an hour later only 68 men were still alive. This attack is considered to be one of the deadliest battles of the Somme offensive. In Beaumont-Hamel the Newfoundland Memorial gives a moving and realistic impression of the battles waged here thanks to a beautifully preserved network of trenches.

Inclusions: Pickup at the hotel is offered, Transport by private vehicle, Bottled water

Exclusions: Lunch