100% tailored in Northern France. For small committees or large crews, an adventure by Septentrion Tours is the opportunity to enjoy French Northerners and their famous warm welcome.
Easy-going with people and though on services, Septentrion Tours is all about sharing and creating memories in an area we are truly passionate about.
Septentrion Tours is an owned by friends company founded in 2016 by Aline and Nicolas.
“We met at college, during a bachelor’s degree to become qualified tour guides. There, the idea of Septentrion Tours emerged. After years of various professional experiences in tourism and culture, we created the Northern France DMC “Septentrion Tours”.We are aware and convinced of the tourism potential of les Hauts-de-France, an area where we grew. We are passionate about its people and history. »
Nicolas, Chairman: “Leading guests on a trip I designed is always a humanly rich experience for me: every stay is unique, because every traveler is a meeting.”
Aline, Executive Director: “Nothing pleases me more than seeing the eyes of our travellers light up in front of one of our beautiful landscapes. You feel like watching a soul growing.
For a full stay or any stage of the journey :
Short and long stay vacations and tours. One-day trips.
Pick-up and drop off can be organised from London, Brussels, Paris…
Tailor-made travels.
City-breaks in and around Lille, Arras, Amiens, Douai, Dunkirk, Saint-Omer, Laon, Chantilly and Compiegne.
Theme holidays : WW1, industrial history, museums, outstanding gardens, birds and wildlife watching, carnivals, champagne, beer and gastronomy.
Hiking, bicycling, by car, van, or coach : our area offers you the opportunity to travel the way you like. If you want to enjoy the largest network of waterways in France, please contact us well in advance.
With some of the biggest cities in medieval Europe, world-class museums, a massive industrial heritage and a celebrated hospitality, we can select the perfect ingredients to respond the travelers’ needs.
Excursions to Paris and Belgium (Brussels, Bruges, Ypres) can be organised.
WW1 : Ypres and Flanders, Lys, Weppes, Artois Battlefields, Arras, Vimy Ridge, Loos, Cambrai, CWGC visitors center, Somme Battlefields( Albert, Longueval, Mametz, Perronne, Pozieres, Hamel, Beaumont-Hamel, Thiepval, La Boisselle, Villers-Bretonneux), Aisne-Marne, Blerancourt’s Castle, Chateau-Thierry , Belleau Wood, Compiegne Wagon, Chemin des Dames, Craonne, the Dragon’s Lair… On request, arrangments can be made to pay respect on specific cemeteries.
WW2 : Dunkirk, Atlantic Wall, V1, V2 and V3 factories and launch stations and numerous bunkers.
World heritage sites : Amiens Cathedral, Arras Fortifications of Vauban, Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (108 sites), 23 belfry towers (Abbeville, Aire-sur-la-Lys, Amiens, Arras, Armentières, Bailleul, Bergues, Béthune, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Cambrai, Comines, Douai, Doullens, Dunkirk (2), Gravelines, Hesdin, Lille, Lucheux, Loos, Rue et Saint-Ruquier).
Cassel & Douai processionnal giants and French gastronomy are part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Belgian beer too but ours are better 😉
Major museums ( among 250) : Louvre-Lens, La Piscine in Roubaix, Condé museum in the Chateau de Chantilly, Musée de Picardie, Nausicaa, Pierrefonds, Lille Art Moderne LaM, Historial of the Great War…
5 Regional Nature Parks, the Opal Coast, the Somme bay, Compiegne forests, low Ardennes, Flanders Hills…
Sadly, the area had been involved in every major European and World conflicts since Antiquity. It allows us to build specific tours in regard of the nationality of your custo
Founded by friends, Septentrion Tours DMC’s human scale allows us to commit ourself to
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US involvement had game‐changing consequences in WW1. The day is the opportunity to put yourself in the footsteps of the boys who sacrificed their youth, and too often their lifes, in the defense of our freedom.
US involvement in WW1 can still be seen in the Aisne‐Marne landscapes and contributed to the preservation of the French way of life.
In 2012, the Louvre Museum decided to open a branch in the heart of the former Nord‐Pas de Calais coalfields. It rapidly became a renowned museum.
Between prestigious edifices and luxury wineyards, discover territories beloved by the Kings of France !
More than a beverage, Champagne is also a former French county. Its medieval trade fairs attracted people from all over Europe. During this stay, enjoy the remnant of this opulence as the serenity of the landscapes speckled with numerous vineyards and houses of Champagne.
One of the most beautiful bay in the world, the bay of Somme is an outstanding natural site where sky and sea are said to blend together.
The people of Northern France are known to be warm and welcoming. But they are also proud of their history!
50 km North of Paris, the Château de Chantilly and its grounds are the kingdom of French elegance and horses. Located less than 100 km from the WW1 Australian front lines, its visit allows you to put yourself in the footsteps of the Diggers.
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