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Full-Day Canadian WW1 Vimy and Somme Battlefield Tour from Arras

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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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Pick up and drop off possible at the train station only 50 minutes away from Paris.

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Canadian National Vimy Memorial

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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3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Cimetiere du Cabaret Rouge

See where the Canadian Unknown Soldier was exhumed from.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Courcelette Canadian Memorial

Stand on the battlefields where Canadians fought at the fall of 1916.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Memorial de Thiepval

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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1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Lochnagar Crater

See the crater, the result of an undergound explosion triggered on the morning of 1st July 1916.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel

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.
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Minimum two adults per booking
  • Operated by a business

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Full-Day Canadian WW1 Vimy and Somme Battlefield Tour from Arras?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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