Day Trips from Reims to Fort Douaumont

Go back to the 1916 Battle of Verdun on this private tour of the battlefields, where your guide takes you stories that happened in the trenches, and points out prominent monuments and memorials too. Feel free to customize this tour if you have a specific interest, or if someone you know fought in the battles and you’d like to follow in their footsteps. Hotel pickup is included for your convenience.

Start the day with a stop at the ossuary “La ferme de Navarin”, monument inaugurated by General Gouraud in 1924, in memory of French soldiers who died during the Great war. Your guide will then drive you to the Meuse region, in the heart of the forest where the “Kronprinz” shelter is located, one of the German soldiers camp. Explore the famous hillock of Vauquois, full of galleries, where 14,000 soldiers lost their lives along a tiny portion of the Western front. Be driven to the historic site of Varennes-en-Argonne, at the Pennsylvania American war memorial and admire the magnificent panorama of the valley of the Aire. Hear a fascinating aside about the king Louis XVI who got arrested there in 1791. Discover the most well-known American cemetery of the World War I in Romagne sous Montfaucon. Come across the impressive ossuary in Douaumont, where unidentified French and German soldiers rest. End this trip with a visit of the “Fort de Douaumont”, iconic fortress of the Verdun battle.

Experience the echoes of history with our 10-hour private Verdun tour, leaving Reims at 8 am. Designed for up to 8 people, this intimate journey takes you through key WWI sites. Start with the Verdun Memorial, honoring the fallen in one of history's fiercest battles. Witness the stark reminder of war at the Douaumont Ossuary and explore the emblematic Fort of Douaumont. After these moving visits, unwind with a lunch break along Verdun's picturesque canal, a peaceful contrast to the morning's solemnity. The afternoon adventure is at the Verdun Citadelle, where augmented reality brings history to life. Return to Reims by 6 pm, enriched by this profound experience.