1 day Canadian WW1 private tour including Vimy Ridge

5.0 (35 reviews) Arras, France
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Duration7h
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LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

On this tour, your group will be the sole and exclusive participant. You will receive your guide's undivided attention. This is a strictly private tour: I never combine bookings. You will only travel with the people you choose.

Following the footsteps of the Canadians at Vimy Ridge and the Somme from Arras with a local experienced guide. I am conducting battlefield tours of the Western Front since over 16 years to provide you a unique experience.

To ensure a truly personalized experience, please let me know in advance if you have any special interests or specific sites you wish to visit, including any locations connected to family members who served during the war. I'm happy to tailor the tour to your preferences.

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Professional licensed local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Small-group tour (up to 3)
  • Lunch

What to expect

  1. Canadian National Vimy Memorial
    2h
    The Battle of Arras, April 1917

    We start visiting the Vimy Ridge visitor Centre. Depending the attendance, the Grange tunnel visit will be added to explore and discover an hidden side of the trench warfare.

    Crossing the Canadian line through no man's land, we will walk in the German trench system facing the Canadian positions.

    And then, we will drive to the Canadian Memorial designed by Walter Seymour Allward and fully refurbished in 2007.

    Before heading to the Somme sector, we will stop at the Givenchy Road Canadian cemetery.
  2. Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
    15m
    This cemetery contains the graves of 108 Canadians who fell on the 9th of April and on the following days of the battle
  3. Pozieres
    45m
    We'll have a lunch break in a local café/restaurant in La Boisselle or Pozières
  4. Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel
    1h
    Following the lunch, we will visit the Newfoundland Park of Beaumont-Hamel where the Regiment of Newfoundland suffered the second worst casualty level of a regiment on the first day of the battle of the Somme.

    Its very well preserved trench system is a must to help us to understand the trench warfare. The Caribou Memorial and the Danger Tree are standing proudly facing the German army line.
  5. Courcelette Canadian Memorial
    15m
    The Battle of the Somme, 1916

    After visiting Vimy Ridge, we drive now to the sector of the battle of the Somme of 1916.

    The first stop is at the Canadian Memorial of Courcelette. This village has been captured by the Canadians in mid-September 1916 on the same day that the tanks will be used for the first time in history.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We will contact you after your booking to arrange your preferred pick-up location (e.g., train station, hotel, B&B). Pick-up is flexible within the Amiens, Arras, and Saint-Quentin areas. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your preferences.

As a local Picard guide eager to share my regional expertise, please note that due to travel distance and time constraints, tours cannot originate from Paris.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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