Top Lille Private and Luxury

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 private driver doubles as guide, giving you an impressive run-down of the monument-filled center—designated France’s “City of Art and History.”

Skip the typical group tour and discover Lille's history and hidden corners on a self-guided mobile scavenger hunt. Using your keen sense of exploration, you'll solve clues that lead you to landmarks like the Palais Rihour, Place aux Oignons, and Ilot Comtesse. This mobile game is perfect for solo travelers, couples, or families who want to add some excitement to their sightseeing experience.

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.

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.

Learn of Northern France’s World War II history on this full-day tour from Arras or Lille. See a Todt Battery Bunker, as well as one of the Nazis' biggest WWI bunkers in Eperlecques. You'll also visit a V1 launching site—Bois des Huit Rues and see the unique ski-shaped buildings. Enjoy the convenience of having round-trip transfers between sites included.

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.

History buffs and Canadian citizens alike will appreciate this unique three-day historical tour departing from Lille or Ypres. Focusing on the Canadian involvement in the first World War, this private tour takes you to various French battlefields in cities like Flanders, Arras, and Thiepval. Each day includes multiple stops at memorials, museums, and cemeteries. Lunch is included each day, though accommodations are not.

I am very flexible tours can be amended to go to visit some graves of your relatives. All tours are private. For transport I use a comfortable Mercedes Vito Tourer fully equiped for tours. I spent my life on these battlefields and I am guiding people since 20 years. I can provide a walker or a wheelchair.

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.