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

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Lille, France

9 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the battlefields of France on this 9-hour Canadian World War I Somme battlefield tour from Arras or Lille. Travel into the WWI battlefields of the Somme with your guide. Explore the tunnels from which Canadian troops attacked German lines in the Battle of Vimy. Walk through Canadian and German trenches as your guide details the struggles the soldiers faced. Sights you'll see include Courcelette Memorial to fallen Canadian soldiers, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park, and Thriepval Memorial.

Flexibility to customize your itinerary to your own preferences
Hassle-free tour with hotel pickup included
No need to bring snacks—lunch is included
Learn fascinating insights about WWI from your guide

What's Included

Private tour
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Lunch
A booklet recording the event
Bottled water

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

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

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Courcelette Canadian Memorial

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lochnagar Crater

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Memorial de Thiepval

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
A maximum of 8 people per booking
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews

5.0

based on 12 reviews

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Informative and interesting tour

JenisMartin, Aug 2024

This day tour was amazing and informative. Claude is an excellent guide and understand his subject well.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Thank you very much, Jenis, for the nice comment. I am glad you enjoyed the day. Claude

A visit of the Canadian memorials at Vimy Ridge and the Newfoundland memorial

Anne_M, Sep 2023

Visiting Vimy Ridge was a very moving experience. As a Canadian very proud of the men that fought to gain this ridge. So very sad that so many had to lose their lives in doing so. Our guide, Claude, was very knowledgeable about this Vimy Ridge history, but also the history of all the other memorials we visited. He allowed us the time we wanted to experience each site and that is why we wanted a personal tour. He had answers to the many questions we had. It is a memory we will treasure forever.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you, Anne, for the nice comment. Claude Verhaeghe

Emotional and Beautiful

Rupert_N, Sep 2023

The Vimy Monument is so moving. To walk in the footsteps of my grandfather was a amazing experience.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you, Rupert, for the nice comment. Claude Verhaeghe

Thank you Claude, we certainly appreciated your expertise!

Gordon_K, Jun 2023

It was a good lesson in history and a reminder of the sacrifices these young men and women made! We were left reflecting on the tremendous losses!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Hi Gordon, thank you I appreciate your comment. Claude

This excursion was completely over...

Brian M, Aug 2017

This excursion was completely over and above anything we expected! Claude, our guide, is top notch. Very knowledgeable and helpful. We would highly recommend this excursion.

Our guide, Claude, was outstanding...

mjwoods3524, Jun 2017

Our guide, Claude, was outstanding. We originally planned to tour the WW1 sites by ourselves, but opted for the tour. Solo would have been very difficult due to poor signage and other factors. The tour was good value and well worth the money. We departed from Lille. Claude was knowledgeable!

This was an excellent all day tour...

Bruce C, Apr 2017

This was an excellent all day tour which we highly recommend. Our guide Claude picked us up directly at our hotel at 9:00 and we went straight to the Vimy Ridge site, where we spent the majority of the morning. We visited the memorial, museum, cemetery and tunnels and drove around the site. We then drove to the Battle of the Somme sites where we had a good lunch at a small country restaurant restaurant. In the afternoon we visited Australian battlegrounds and cemetery, a large crater created by an explosion under the trenches, and the British memorial and museum. Canadians were also involved at these sites as evidenced by gravestones in the cemeteries. As we had visited the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland memorial a few days before, Claude took us instead to the peaceful South African memorial in a forest. Claude provided with us with expert information on all of the sites that we saw, the major WW1 battles in both France and Belgium, and all sorts of other information on northern France and Belgium. We had ample opportunities to ask questions and get further elaboration.

We saw what was advertised including...

DanielA_B, Nov 2016

We saw what was advertised including Vimy Ridge, Neuville Saint Vaast Canadian N2 Cemetery, Courcelette Canadian Memorial, Thiepval Memorial, and the Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. We also stopped in front of but did not get out to walk around a number of other memorials including a memorial to one of the Australian divisions involved in the Battle of the Somme I'm pretty sure that we would have been able to walk around if we had asked. Probably my favourite location was Vimy Ridge although every stop was quite interesting in its own way. The Thiepval Memorial to the missing is really quit staggering with the 73,000 names of soldiers with no known graves. Our guide, Claude, spoke excellent English, was quite personable and really knew his stuff. He provided in-depth descriptions of each site and was able to easily answer every question we asked. We also never felt rushed.