Top Experiences in Trench of the Bayonets (Tranchée des Baionnettes)

• Travel with your own group (7 participants maximum) and embark with your driver and guide "Régis" aboard a comfortable and air-conditioned Minivan.

• In the hills and villages around Verdun, the scars of the battles of 1916 and 1917 (shell holes, destroyed villages, trenches and concrete casemates) are still visible and will plunge you into the hell of the fighting.

• Discover this impressive 19th century fortified work "Le fort de Douamont" still housing its 155mm retractable cannon under an armored dome, then walk through the underground galleries of the fort

• Pay homage to the 140,000 French soldiers who fell on the hills around Verdun in 1916 by visiting the National Military Necropolis and the Douamont ossuary.

• Bathed in light, the terrace of the Museum of the Battle of Verdun opens onto the environment of the Memorial allowing visitors to discover the panorama of the battlefield.

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.

Starting from REIMS (other location possible on demand) this tour will allow you to discover the sites of the 1916 battle of Verdun: trenches, monuments , memorials, 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.

Turn back the time and discover "the hell of Verdun", one of the most important and terrifying battles of the first world war.

Through this tour, thanks to your guide, you will understand the specificities of this battle, walking on the path of the soldiers, visiting the fortifications, the trenches, and the remaining shell holes. You will be impressed by the impressive Ossuary and this endless number of crosses...

How not to be touch by the sacrifice of those brave young men (and women), whatever the country they were fighting for.

Turn back the time and discover "the hell of Verdun", one of the most important and terrifying battles of the first world war.

Through this tour, thanks to your guide, you will understand the specificities of this battle, walking on the path of the soldiers, visiting the fortifications, the trenches, and the remaining shell holes. You will be impressed by the impressive Ossuary and this endless number of crosses...

How not to be touch by the sacrifice of those brave young men (and women), whatever the country they were fighting for.

Entry tickets of different places, like Fort Douaumont and The Memorial of Verdun are included!

HIGHTLIGHTS

Travel with your own group of passengers (2/7 travellers) aboard a Private Air conditioned Minivan

Day trip from Paris WW1 sites in the greater regions of Champagne and Meuse Argonne.

Discover the 19th Century french bastion « Fort Douamont » and walk through the fort deeps underground galleries

See traces of battle as you explore the WW1 spots of the deadly Battles fought by the « Doughboys » including : « Montfaucon en Argonne and Romagne».

Pay your respects to fallen American Soldiers at the US Meuse Argonne American Military Cemetery

Browse thousands of war-objects collected by « Jean Paul » at the ROMAGNE 14-18 Museum in Romagne