Arnhem Sidecar Tours
A unique way to experience Arnhem and its surroundings
Arnhem is unique! In the center there are many attractions that you can visit while strolling through the city center. But there is more, much more. The beautiful neighborhoods with houses from the 19th and 20th centuries, the parks that run like green lungs from all sides into the city, the nature reserves on the moraine and the river area. And of course all the historical locations that entered the history books during Operation Market Garden in September 1944!
What will you experience?
Take a seat in the sidecar or in the seat behind the driver, and experience the city and its surroundings from there in a unique way. You get 360 degrees of unobstructed view, you hear the sounds of the city, you feel the coolness of nature and you smell something new after every turn.
We have put together a number of tours for you that will take you to beautiful places outside the city center. All as the ultimate addition to your Citytrip to Arnhem. In our program we have of course the Market Garden route. We visit the landing areas of the paratroopers and gliders in 1944 near Wolfheze and the British War Cemetery in Oosterbeek. You can also choose the City tour or the Posbanktour, where you will enjoy the beautiful nature on the border between the lateral moraine and the IJssel river basin. Or get on just before dusk and go wildlife spotting in National Park the Veluwezoom. Besides that, there are many more possibilities. Tell me your wishes and we will make a nice trip of it!
Meet Bart and his Ural
The Ural originated in Irbit, a place east of the Ural Mountains in Russia. Bart grew up near the Dutch/German border in Gelderland and has lived in Arnhem since 1995.
Together they let people enjoy the freedom on the Ural and the beautiful surroundings with its impressive stories.
Your guide
Arnhem Sidecar Tours offers private tours. During the tour you do not have to share your guide with others. And that is handy, because Bart can tell you everything about the city, the special area around Arnhem and the important locations of the Battle of Arnhem. Besides knowledge of (the history of) Arnhem and its surroundings, Bart has a lot of experience on a motorcycle. He has been riding motorcycles since 2001 and in those twenty years has driven several brands and models. Besides the Ural sidecar Bart still likes to ride his Yamaha Ténéré World Raid. His ultimate dream is to expand the Arnhem Sidecar Tours ‘motor fleet’ with a fully electric Ural sidecar.
The mode of transport
Our means of transport is a striking blue Ural cT from 2018. Since January 2026, it has replaced the chocolate-brown Ural M63 from 1970. Given the difference in elevation in and around Arnhem, there was a need for better brakes!
The history of the Ural brand is a story in itself. The Ural traces its origins back to 1939, when, under unclear circumstances, the design of the BMW R71 ended up with the Russian army. In 1941, the Russian M72 – the predecessor of the Ural M63 and the cT – came to life, and it bore a suspicious resemblance to the BMW. Parts were even interchangeable… Up until the 1960s, similar side-valve engines were produced in Irbit (Russia). From around 1970, the technology was updated, and Ural engines were fitted with overhead-valve blocks like the one in ours. In 2022, due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, the factory was moved to Petropavlovsk in Kazakhstan.
