Private Canadian WW1 Vimy & Somme Battlefield Tour from Arras or Lille

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9 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

Stand in the tunnels where Canadian troops stood before the assault on Vimy Ridge, visit the Canadian and German trenches. You will see the scattered landscape of the Newfoundland Memorial Park in Beaumont Hamel. Thiepval Memorial, Courcelette Canadian Memorial will also been visited.

What's Included

Bottled water
Private tour
Lunch
A booklet recording the event
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We pick you up at your hotel in Lille or Arras or at their train stations.

Itinerary

Duration: 9 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    You will visit the trenches where Canadian and German soldiers stood just before the assault. You will go down in the Grange Tunnel where The PPCL and the Black Watch stood. You will visit the newly built Visitor Center and will walk around the impressive Memorial on ridge 145.

    3 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    You will stand near the Canadian Memorial, a Granit stone at Courcelette.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Lochnagar Crater

    You will see the crater cretaed by a mine explosion on 1 July 1916.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Memorial de Thiepval

    See the Memorial and spend some time in the visitor Center.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 5
    Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel

    You will stand at the trenchesfrom where New Foundland troops went over the top on 1 July 1916, walk along the Danger Tree, stand near the Caribu and will have a sight on this preserved battlefield.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Supplied by Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience

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Cancellation Policy

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

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