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Activity Arras, France
Full-Day Canadian WW1 Vimy and Somme Battlefield Tour from Arras
5.0
(8 reviews)
9 hours
Free cancellation
Private tour
out of 5
8 reviews
About this activity
Explore Canada’s role in World War I on this full-day Somme battlefield tour from Arras.
Explore tunnels and trenches used by Canadian forces during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917 with a guide.
Visit the Courcelette Canadian Memorial, Neuville St. Vaast Canadian N°2 Cemetery, and Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, and learn of the many lives laid down in battle.
After lunch, visit WWI battle trenches at the Beaumont Hamel New Foundland Memorial Park. Tour includes round-trip travel from your Arras hotel.
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At a glance
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group
- Your group only
- People per booking
- 1–7
- Guide
- English, French, Dutch
- Operated by
- Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience
Ages: Adults (7–99 years)
What is included
Included
- Included: Private transportation
- Included: Transport
- Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Included: Lunch
- Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
- Included: Guide
Not included
- Not included: Alcoholic drinks
Itinerary
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Canadian National Vimy Memorial
3 hours
You will stand near the memorial and have a view on the Douai plain. Visit one of the tunnels, the Grange Tunnel, in which Canadian troops stood hours before the battle.
You will stand at one of the cemeteries on the ridge, see some preserved trenches and spend some time in the newly built visitor centre.
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Courcelette Canadian Memorial
30 min
Stand on the battlefields where Canadians fought at the fall of 1916.
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one hour
This memorial is the largest built by the CWGC, it is bearing the names 72 000 soldiers who have no known grave.
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30 min
See the crater, the result of an undergound explosion triggered on the morning of 1st July 1916.
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Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel
one hour
You will stand near the Caribu and walk on the preserved battlefield from the allied to the German lines passing near the "Danger Tree", "Y Ravine" and the memorial to the 51st Highland division before having a look the New Foundland Visitor Centre.
Meeting point and pickup
The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.
Pickup points
- Hotel Mercure Arras Centre Gare
- Hotel de l’Univers
- Holiday Inn Express Arras By IHG
Pick up and drop off possible at the train station only 50 minutes away from Paris.
Cancellation
Free cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| If you cancel | You get back |
|---|---|
| At least one day before | 100% |
| Less than a day before | 0% |
Good to know
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Minimum two adults per booking
Traveller ratings
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