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Discover the trenches and terrible story of World War I’s Battle of the Somme on a full-day battlefield trip from Arras with an expert guide. Traveling to key battle sites and memorials by minivan, learn about the planning, execution and human cost of the infamous 1916 Western Front campaign. Visit must-sees including Pozieres Ridge and the Beaumont Hamel trenches; pay homage at Thiepval and other memorials; hear soldiers’ individual stories; and explore the grim events further at the Thiepval visitor center. Numbers are limited to eight for a small-group experience and entry fees and round-trip transport from Arras train station are included.

Visit key World War I battle sites on this 12-hour Fromelles and Ypres day tour from Arras. Travel by minivan through the killing fields of Fromelles as a guide shares the fallen soldiers’ stories. Discover WWI command posts, bunkers and tunnels, and learn of the war’s legacy at the Fromelles Museum. Pay your respects at the Cobbers Memorial, Tyne Cot and the V.C. Corner Memorial, then head through Flanders Fields to Ploegsteert Wood for lunch. Afterward, attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres.

The Onewheel is not just a means of electric locomotion. It is a real sport of slides but accessible to all after a few minutes of learning. The sensations are incredible and everyone can dream surfers or snowboarders without ever being on a board! As the Onewheel really goes everywhere, it is an opportunity to visit differently and taking new and unusual paths.

Leave Arras to trace the fates of Canadian soldiers on World War I’s Somme battlefields on this private day trip. With an expert guide providing in-depth commentary, visit Vimy to experience the tunnels and trenches of the famous Canadian offensive in April 1917. Walk around the Canadian Cemetery No 2 and Courcelette Memorial, and pay tribute to the lost at the Thiepval Memorial and Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park, where a 1916 attack by the Newfoundland Regiment saw terrible losses. Air-conditioned transport, entrance fees and a light lunch are included.

Step back in time—and discover several of France’s most important World War I battlefields, cemeteries, and memorials—during this small-group tour from Arras. In the morning, set off via luxury, air-conditioned vehicle to the area’s battlefields and the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. You’ll also visit the award-winning CWGC Experience, The Ring of Remembrance, and other moving memorial sites, all while learning about the region’s wartime history.

Depart Arras and honor the Australian World War I soldiers who fought and died at Fromelles and Flanders on this private day trip, accompanied by an expert driver-guide. Adjust your sightseeing around your interests with a flexible itinerary, and stand at battlegrounds and memorials forever associated with Australian endeavor. See the Messines craters caused by mines deployed by Australian tunnelers; visit Tyne Cot Cemetery and Polygon Wood; and view the ‘Cobbers’ statue and more at Fromelles Memorial Park. Finish with a visit to Ypres to witness its Last Post Ceremony.

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.

A Private Tour is the best way to experience the battlefields with a knowledgeable and certified guide. We have 16 years of experience in organizing battlefield tours in France. This tour starts and finishes at ARRAS (easily accessible by train coming from Paris or Lille) with an overnight at ARRAS. Another pick-up point is possible on demand. This 2 Day Tour will allow you to discover the sites of the WW1 battles in northern France: from the Somme to the trenches at Vimy ridge, the monuments, memorials and bunkers... Each tour is unique, if you want to follow in the footsteps of a relative or visit any specific site of interest to you we can build up a personalized tour and itinerary for you.