Fully escorted small group tour
2024 – From $350 per person
Operates Tuesday and Friday, other days upon request, subject to availability

2025 – From $385 per person
Operates Thursday, other days upon request, subject to availability
* minimum numbers may apply

Explore the outlying areas of Arras and the main battlefields of 1917 surrounding Bullecourt. Begin at Vimy Ridge, the spectacular Canadian Memorial and see the preserved trenches then move onto the Ring of Remembrance, inaugurated on 11 November 2014 the impressive memorial honors over 576,000 soldiers of forty different nationalities in alphabetical order irrelevant of rank. Return to Arras for lunch then pay a visit to the Wellington Tunnels, 350 m of tunnels 22 m below Arras, they were used to protect troops from the incessant bombings. Then travel via Hindenburg outpost line villages to Bullecourt. Tour the battlefield, where the AIF suffered 10,000 casualties in capturing part of the notorious Hindenburg Line defences in April/May. Visit the local memorials, including the Bullecourt “Digger” and Le Taille Museum, which contains many battlefield artefacts from this area.

This day trip is operated by our local battlefield experts who have an excellent knowledge of all battles and sites on the Western Front. The significance of each battlefield location is fully revealed and brought back to life for you, through the eyes of a soldier. You’ll also learn key insights into French culture and experience the very welcoming nature of the locals, especially to Australian visitors.

The Arras-Bullecourt Day Tour commences from a respectable 9am in the beautiful city of Arras, which is a comfortable 50 minute journey from the Paris Nord railway station via the TGV (fast train) network. The day trip will return in the late afternoon to give you time to rest before going out to explore the many chic restaurants and cafes available.

• Depart from Arras at around 9.00am.
• Visit Wellington Quarry.
• Visit Vimy Ridge and the preserved battlefield.
• Visit the Ring of Remembrance at Notre Dame de Lorette.
• Visit to and view the Bullecourt/Riencourt battlefield.
• Visit to the Cross Memorial, the Digger Memorial and the Slouch Hat Memorial.
• Visit to the Bullecourt Museum.
• Return to Arras for the 6.00pm conclusion of Tour.

The above itinerary may vary based on special request visits to cemeteries, memorials and sites of Tour Guests travelling on any particular day and at the discretion of the tour operator. This tour operates on Tuesday and Friday.

Customised Tours are available for this area and are available on request.

Rest assured, your booking is guaranteed once you receive confirmation via email. As we are based in Australia please allow up to 72 hours to respond to your booking request. However, we will endeavour to get back to you well within this time period to ensure your preferred date of departure.

“Our 1 day private Western Front Tour with Rod Bedford from The Battlefields Experience was just fantastic. I’m so glad I went for that option and I would highly recommend it for anyone in a similar situation i.e. wanting to ‘follow in the footsteps’ of a grandfather and more. Rod was just great. I had a bundle of my grandfather’s details from the Australian War Memorial & National Archives and a book on the 14th battalion. Rod had  huge amounts of general, specific and local knowledge.

He managed to pass on big picture info and explain all sorts of where/what/why stuff about particular battles and how events moved and changed and right down to all sorts of interesting and funny tidbits. And he seemed genuinely interested in granddad’s stuff and trying to piece together all sorts of stuff and to give me specific insights and suggestions on how to research some things further. And he was just such good company, chatting about all sorts of random stuff with both me and my 13 yo daughter.

So it really was a memorable experience for us both. I just wish it had been longer and I would love to go back some time and spend another day or two with Rod as my guide.
Diana Kervin

“This has been one of the most infomative & well run tours that I have done…”
J Bell, Narrabri

“Thank you for your organisation of the best, and I do mean the best tour I’ve ever been on.”
R Thompson, Stradbroke Island

“We would like you to know how impressed we were with the assistance provided to us by Rene Degryse during our tour of the Fromelles and Flanders area arranged through Boronia Travel in October. The tour was a moving experience made more memorable by his knowledge and guidance.”
Richard Oliver and Louise Jamson

“We have just returned from our overseas trip which included the WW1 Western Front day tours. We thoroughly enjoyed the 2 day experience which gave us a great insight to various battles in WW1. Our guide was Denis McCarthy and his knowledge of the history of Australia’s and NZ involvement was 1st class and made the tours a memorable event. I would have no hesitation in recommending these tours to other prospective Aussie and Kiwi tourists.”
Graeme Amoore

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For more information about our Western Front Day Tours and the experience of a lifetime, please contact us today or call 1800 035 350.

Rest assured, your booking is guaranteed once you receive confirmation via email. As we are based in Australia please allow up to 72 hours to respond to your booking request. However, we will endeavour to get back to you well within this time period to ensure your preferred date of departure.