Full-Day Canadian WW1 Vimy and Somme Battlefield Tour from Arras
Full-Day Canadian WW1 Vimy and Somme Battlefield Tour from Arras
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.
Book This ExperienceA glimpse of the journey
Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
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.
3 hoursCimetiere du Cabaret Rouge
See where the Canadian Unknown Soldier was exhumed from.
30 minutesCourcelette Canadian Memorial
Stand on the battlefields where Canadians fought at the fall of 1916.
30 minutesThiepval Memorial
This memorial is the largest built by the CWGC, it is bearing the names 72 000 soldiers who have no known grave.
1 hourLochnagar Crater
See the crater, the result of an undergound explosion triggered on the morning of 1st July 1916.
30 minutesBeaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
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.
1 hourIncluded
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Guide
- Transport
- Lunch
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private transportation
Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks
Good to Know
- Minimum two adults per booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Vehicles are cleaned and sanitized after every tour.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.