Best Lille Day Trips

What Is It

• Enjoy a 9 hour tour from Arras or Lille to explore Canadian World War I Somme battlefield.
 
• It is a perfect tour to experience the beats of history still vibrating in the battlefields of France.
• Also, get to know about the interesting insights of the Battles of Vimy and Somme in the convenient private tour.

What Will Do

• Enjoy a convenient pick up and drop off facility in an air-conditioned minivan.
• Visit the famous landmark of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
• Explore the beautiful monument of Courcelette Canadian Memorial to experience it's majestic history.
• See the Lochnagar crater cretaed by a mine explosion on 1 July 1916.
• Get to know about the interesting history of Thiepval Memorial while sight seeing.
• Also, stroll around the iconic spot of Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial.
• Also, enjoy delightful lunch with bottled water which are included in this tour.

What Inclues

• This is a private tour with transportation by air-conditioned minivan.
• Have an appetizing lunch with bottled water as they are included in this trip.
• Enjoy sight seeing at some of the famous landmarks of the city.
• Listen to some engaging facts and details about the place.
• A minimum of two and maximum of eight participants are required for the trip. What's more, the tour is completely private. It means that only your group will participate in it. Thus ensures you the required freedom, attention and personal space anticipated in any good tour.

Travellers Talk

• Travellers have highly recommended this tour.
• Most of them appreciated the company of the knowledgeable and friendly local guide on the tour.
• Participants found the tour really convinient and entertaining with this hassle free option.

Is It Right

• Definitely, this tour is highly recommended for those who prefer quality and comfort in any tour.
• Choose this tour to expand your knowledge about the WW1 history and the culture of the city.

What Is It

• Visit the France and Belgium battlefields in a day, on this tour
• Go to the trails of the World War I which includes Hill 145, Vimy's trenches and tunnels
• Have a delicious lunch and also enjoy easy air conditioned transportation all in one go

What Will Do

• Tourists are picked up from their hotels in Lille or Arras at about 9 am to get the tour started
• Take a walk down the tunnels, trails and trenches of Canadian National Vimy Memorial
• Drive past the spectacular Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63
• Witness Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial where the forces fought in the spring of 1916
• Stop at the largest CWGC's cemetery, Tyne Cot Cemetery
• Take a look in Essex Farm Cemetery where John McRae wrote his famous poem
• Attend the Last Post ceremony before heading off to your hotels

What Inclues

• The time duration of this tour is around 9-12 hours
• This tour is conducted by a guide in an air-conditioned vehicle
• Lunch and bottled water are served in the tour
• The tour is not accessible in a wheelchair
• Strollers are allowed in this tour
• Most of the tourists can be a part of this tour
• As this is a private activity, minimum 2 persons are required per tour
• Full refund is given if the booking is cancelled 24 hours before it begins

Travellers Talk

• Tourists said that their guide was very much acquainted with the history of the places and gave them a good deal of information, they got to know the Canadian experience of the World War I

Is It Right

• Undoubtedly a tour to look forward to with your family to get a good idea of how the World war I shaped the future of the state

What Is It

• Revisit the historic battlefields Fromelles and Flanders in this tour
• Learn about the soldiers who served in these grounds during the first World War
Customize the itinerary according to your choice and enjoy undivided attention of your tour guide

What Will Do

• Tourists are picked up from their hotels and airports at 9 am
• Learn about the losses of the soldiers who served in the battlefields, in this tour
• Visit Museum of the Battle of Fromelles to learn more about the battle and how the soldiers were found and buried
• See the cemetery where the soldiers are buried, Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
• Australian Memorial Park is the place from where you will be able to see No Man's Land
• Stop by the exclusive cemetery, VC Corner Australian Cemetery
• See the location where the Australian troops were launched- Messines Ridge
• Look up at Tyne Cot Cemetery, the CWGC's largest cemetery

What Inclues

• The tour lasts for around 12 hours
• Driver cum guide will host the tour
• Lunch and bottled water are given
• Transportation is private and is carried out in an air-conditioned vehicle
• One booking should have at least 2 people
• The tour restricst the participation of wheelchair users
• Most tourists can be a part of the tour

Travellers Talk

• Tourists were very impressed with their guide, they said she was filled with information, fun and was energetic
• Most of the travellers enjoyed the history of the place, said they got plenty of time in each site and the lunch was good
• Participants of this tour highly recommended the tour

Is It Right

• Certainly a great tour to engage with the history of the place as well as spend some good time

What Is It

• Step back in time to the World War I period to know the details of that time
• Witness different memoirs of the First Wold war and visit the battle fields
• Visit all the significant places related to the war to acquire interesting facts about them

What Will Do

• This tour can be pursued from Lille and Arras
• Tourists are picked up from their hotels or the airport
• The tour starts at around 8:30 am
• The first stop is the École Victoria, a Victorian school which was rebuilt with the help of children
• Visit Australian National Memorial that has the name of 11000 soldiers that lost their lives in France during the War
• Go into Australian Corps Memorial to see the location from where John Monash led the assault
Stop by NZ Memorial to see the Memorial and the Caterpillar Valley
• Lastly, visit Historial de la Grande Guerre, to see Thiepval Memorial and the Museum

What Inclues

• The tour goes on for around 9 hours
• Tour is conducted by a guide
• Transportation is carried out in an air-conditioned vehicle
• Lunch and bottled water are included in this tour
• The taxes and handling charges are all included here
• Children are allowed in the activity but must be accompanied by an adult
• Wheelchairs are not favoured in this tour
• A moderate level of fitness is required to be a part of the trip
• Full refund is offered if the tour is cancelled 24 hours before the tour begins

Travellers Talk

• Tourists have said that this is a very good way to explore the Memorial in France
• Most of the tourists loved their guide and the amount of knowledge imparted, they loved the history of the place

Is It Right

• Go for it to learn the sacrifices of the soldiers and pay a tribute to them