What to do and see in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France: The Best Private Tours

Stand in the tunnels where Canadian troops stood before the assault on Vimy Ridge, visit the Canadian and German trenches. You will see the scattered landscape of the Newfoundland Memorial Park in Beaumont Hamel. Thiepval Memorial, Courcelette Canadian Memorial will also been visited.

Inclusions: Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Lunch, A booklet recording the event, Bottled water

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Le Hamel where Sir John Monash used for the 1st time tanks and infantry on a modern way, Albert and Thiepval Memorial and Pozières, the Windmill  are the other places you will also visit that day.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees, and handling charges, Lunch, Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks, Souvenirs, photos

You will stand on the Atlantic with a stunning view on England if the weather is clear. You will visit a Todt Battery Bunker transformed in a very nice museum and see some others who were destroyed. You will go into Northern France largest bunker in Eperlecques, the Nazis built it to be a V2 launching site. You will visit the V1 launching site of the "Bois des Huit Rues" seeing the famous ski shaped buildings.

Inclusions: Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points, Lunch, Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks, Souvenirs and photos

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

Explore Canadian World War I history in Vimy and Belgium on this battlefield tour from Lille or Arras. Follow a guide through Vimy’s WW1 trenches and discover sites of interest including Hill 145, the Canadian Passchendaele Memorial, the St. Julien Memorial, and the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery. See where John McRae wrote his famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’. Then, finish your tour at the Last Post ceremony in Ypres. This tour of Canada’s WW1 sites includes round-trip travel from Lille or Arras.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off in Lille or Arras, Guide, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Lunch, Bottled water, Private transportation

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

The first day you will stand in Fromelles, visit the museum and the Pheasant Wood cemetery, go to VC Corner Cemetery and the Australian Memorial Park. You will see one of the mine craters of Messines, Hill 60, Polygoon Wood and Tyne Cot Cy. in Passendale. That night you will attend the Last Post at the Menin Gate in Ypres. The second day will put the focus on the Somme, Villers Bretonneux, the Memorial, Le Hamel where General Monash will use new tactics and Pozières and its Windmill and Moo Cow Farm.

Inclusions: Local taxes, Bottled water, Lunch, Driver/guide, Hotel drop-off, Hotel pickup, Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks, Hotel

During half an hour, you will discover all the charming little streets of the old town of Lille. You will pass by famous monuments : the Grand Place, the old stock exchange, trendy streets. Your driver-guide will tell you all the history of the city and its secrets ! Enjoy the convertible 2cv to admire typical architecture.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Your driver-guide

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Enjoy a unique tour of Lille in a convertible 2CV car! Your driver-guide will tell you all the anecdotes regarding the architecture, the history, and the secrets of the city. Also, discover the gastronomy of Northern France by tasting some local products: waffles, beers, local pâtés, and candies.

Inclusions: Local products tasting : waffles, beers, candies, pâtés..., Private transportation

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Cultural, surprising and amazing, this activity is perfect to discover the most important monuments of Lille, hear some of the little anecdotes which make up its history, or explore some of its more out of the ordinary and quite unexpected sites. That way to discover Lille fits very well with a teambuilding journey. The rally lasts two hours and half depending on the speed of the teams.

Inclusions: A road book, head scarves and various accessories will be given to each team for the duration of the tour, All the tastings during the rallye, A gift at the end for the winning team, The game will end with a welcome drink, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Lunch, Souvenir photos (available to purchase), Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions

Explore Flanders and Fromelles, and delve into Australia’s World War I history on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Lille. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and discover 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 Lille hotel.

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

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)