Nord-Pas de Calais Tours

NAUSICAA is one of the largest aquariums in Europe, and it's the perfect day activity for any weather condition. By booking a ticket in advance, you’ll avoid long visitor lines, so you get straight to the action. If you’re traveling with kids, it’s a great way to keep them entertained. Aquarium highlights include a submarine tunnel, hammerhead sharks, manta rays, clownfish, and sea lion training.

Explore the Canadian World War I battlefields of France and Belgium on a private full-day tour from Lille or Arras. Witness the preserved tunnels and trenches of Vimy, where Canadian troops stormed German forces in April 1917. Learn about the Canadian assault and visit the Hill 145 memorial. After lunch, see some key Belgian WWI sites including the St Julien Memorial and Tyne Cot Cemetery, and attend Ypres’ Last Post Ceremony. The itinerary is flexible, so inform your guide if there’s anything you want to see more or less of.

The Battle of Dunkirk is one of the most notorious military operations in history and this tour traces the journey of the brave Allied soldiers of WWII. Visit key sites such as the Atlantic Wall and the Fort des Dunes, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then learn more about the Battle of Dunkirk and Operation DYNAMO at the Dunkirk War Museum.

Jazz up your visit to Lille with a stylish ride in a vintage 2CV, perfect for first-time visitors to France’s fourth-largest city. Cruise past the top attractions of Old Lille, from Flemish Renaissance buildings to ornate fountains. Your driver doubles as guide, giving you an impressive run-down of the monument-filled center—designated France’s “City of Art and History.”

Explore the battlefields of France on this 9-hour Canadian World War I Somme battlefield tour from Arras or Lille. Travel into the WWI battlefields of the Somme with your guide. Explore the tunnels from which Canadian troops attacked German lines in the Battle of Vimy. Walk through Canadian and German trenches as your guide details the struggles the soldiers faced. Sights you'll see include Courcelette Memorial to fallen Canadian soldiers, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park, and Thriepval Memorial.

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.

Take a 90-minute tour through the city of Lille in a Citroën 2CV convertible. Your driver/guide will take you all around town, providing commentary and historic details along the way. You'll also get the chance to stop and sample a host of local treats, including waffles, beer, pâté, and sweets.

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.

Reliable ground transportation to Paris Railway Stations The modern traveler will appreciate the importance of being able to seamlessly travel to Paris Railway Stations (Gare du Nord, Gare d’Austerlitz, Gare de l’Est, Gare de Lyon, Gare Saint-Lazare, Gare Montparnasse). With a reliable private transfer, you can experience the same high levels of service wherever you are - a familiar feeling in often unfamiliar environments. Your chauffeur will greet you in the reception of your hotel or address, the reliability that comes with a local chauffeur means you’re in the safest hands possible - giving you the best chance to arrive to your train in a timely and comfortable manner.

See the highlights of the historic city of Lille during a 1.15hour minibus tour of the city. Pass Lille's main attractions, interspersed with pretty parks and gardens, and learn more about this northern French city from its 11th century beginnings to the modern metropolis.

Discover Lille in a different way ! Enjoy the convertible 2CV car to see all the monuments of this charming city. Your driver guide will tell you all the history and little secrets of the old town. A champagne break during the tour will make your tour unique and memorable.

French cuisine is renowned around the world and this hands-on cooking class reveals the secrets behind some of the most popular dishes. Prepare a variety of regional or seasonal dishes with a local chef at their home and learn the techniques needed to recreate them at home. Finally, sit down with your host for a delicious home-cooked dinner, accompanied by French wine and an indulgent dessert.

Organize your own day trip to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial with ease, using a private transfer service from Arras or Lens. Arrange your return time directly with your driver, then travel back again to your Arras or Lens hotel or the station. Nice touch: you’ll travel with a local driver who knows the roads and the region well.

Want to spend a fun and nice time with family or friends? Going out and discovering a city while playing? Play an Urban Escape Game with this game: walk around and let yourself be guided by the mobile application which will lead you to the different points of interest where you will have to solve puzzles and / or carry out missions! In a team of up to 6 people, you will only need your smartphone to embark on the adventure. Explore differently: play an urban Escape Game!

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.

Price per group of 2-6 people. Get to know the city in a unique and affordable way with the City Trail. Use GPS to find the best squares, streets and monuments. Meanwhile, you play a game and answer questions and complete assignments. All on your smartphone. Not a boring guide, but you decide where you start, stop and pause. No reservation needed. You explore the city with our City Trail!

I am very flexible, it is possible to make a detour to go to visit the grave of one of your relatives. You will visit the battlefields on an easy way, I provide a personalized service. For transport I use a Mercedes Vito Tourer fully equiped for tours. I can provide a walker or a wheelchair.

See where Australian soldiers served in France and Belgian Flanders in World War I on a full-day private tour from Lille. With a knowledgeable driver-guide and flexible itinerary customizable to your preferences, visit some of the pivotal locations where Australians fought and died. Visit Fromelles Memorial Park to remember the disastrous Australian losses here in 1916; explore the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience at Ploegsteert; and see Messines mine craters laid by the 1st Australian Tunneling Company in 1917. End with time at Tyne Cot and the Last Post Ceremony in Ypres.

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.

This tour covers the major sites of the Battles of the Somme in 1916 and 1918, it's an easy day trip coming from PARIS for the day (1h by train). Our tours start and finish just outside the ARRAS train station. we will cover the sites of the major 1916 battle: the impressive "Lochnagar" mine crater, Pozieres, the Thiepval memorial to the missing and the preserved battlefields of Beaumont-Hamel. After a lunch stop at Albert and a visit to the Somme 1916 underground museum we will head to the 1918 battlefields: Villers-Bretonneux Australian memorial and the new John Monash centre (if open on that day) and the sites of the famous August 1918 allied counter-offensive. After this moving day we will drive back to ARRAS.

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.

If you’re a history buff visiting France, this guided tour from Lille is the perfect way to immerse yourself in World War I history and landmarks. This two day tour takes you to pay your respects at Europe’s largest World War I cemetery and several memorials. Visit the Passendale 1917 Museum, located on a major battlefield site and see the actual trenches and no-man’s land where the soldiers fought.  Leave transportation and navigation to your professional guide.

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.

Delve deep into World War II history and gain insight into the sacrifices made on this full-day tour of Northern France’s WWII battle sites from Bruges. Explore France’s Opale Coast and gaze out toward England from the Atlantic Wall near Cap Griz Nez. You'll also see one of Northern France's biggest bunkers in Eperlecques. Another highlight is seeing a V1 launching site—Bois des Huit Rues. Take the stress out of navigating by having transport in an air-conditioned minivan included.