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1 day Canadian WW1 private tour including Vimy Ridge

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Following the footsteps of the Canadians at Vimy Ridge and the Somme from Arras with a local experienced guide. We are conducting battlefield tours of the Western Front since over 12 years to provide you a unique experience.
  • Private transportation
  • Professional licensed local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Small-group tour (up to 4)
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered

We will contact you after your booking so we can arrange the pick up location.

It's also possible to pick you up at the train station in Arras or Saint-Quentin. Arras is at 50mn away from Paris with daily TGV trains.

Please note the Visitor Education Centre is closed and visitor activities are unavailable during the seasonal closure from mid-December to the beginning of February

  • Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France
    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.
    120 minutes
  • Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France
    This cemetery contains the graves of 108 Canadians who fell on the 9th of April and on the following days of the battle
    15 minutes
  • Pozieres, Pozieres, France
    We'll have a lunch break in a local café/restaurant in La Boisselle or Pozières
    45 minutes
  • Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Beaumont-Hamel, France
    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.
    60 minutes
  • Courcelette Canadian Memorial, Courcelette, France
    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.
    15 minutes
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Mark_S
10 Apr 2023
We were lucky to have Oliver as our guide. It seemed everywhere we drove with him he could situate us within the Canadian/British army experiences. Oliver was incredible. It felt like every where we were we were surrounded by history. It was history overload.
This tour in France is organized by Chemins d'Histoire Battlefield Tours

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