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

Arras, France

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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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Itinerary
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Stop At: Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Chemin des Canadiens Route D55, 62580 Givenchy-en-Gohelle France

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.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Cimetiere du Cabaret Rouge, D937, 62153 Souchez France

See where the Canadian Unknown Soldier was exhumed from.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Courcelette Canadian Memorial, Nord Route Nationale, 80300 Courcelette France

Stand on the battlefields where Canadians fought at the fall of 1916.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Thiepval Memorial, Rue de L'Ancre, 80300 Authuille France

This memorial is the largest built by the CWGC, it is bearing the names 72 000 soldiers who have no known grave.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Lochnagar Crater, Route de la Grande Mine, 80300 Ovillers-la-Boisselle France

See the crater, the result of an undergound explosion triggered on the morning of 1st July 1916.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Rue de l'Eglise, 80300 Beaumont-Hamel France

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.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Guide
Transport
Lunch
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private transportation

Exclusions

Alcoholic drinks

Additional information

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

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