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Vimy Ridge & Arras Day Tour
A German war cemetery
Vimy Ridge & Arras Day Tour
Vimy Ridge & Arras Day Tour

Private Tour of Vimy Ridge & Arras battlefields from ARRAS

By Terres de Mémoire
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A Private Tour is the best way to experience the battlefields with a knowledgeable and certified guide. We have 16 years of experience in organising battlefield tours in France.
Discover the Arras and Vimy Battlefields for a Day Trip in northern France, easy accessible coming from Paris or Lille by train for the day.
Starting from ARRAS (other location possible on demand) this tour will allow you to discover the sites of the WW1 battles in northern France: the trenches at Vimy ridge, the monuments, memorials and bunkers… each tour is unique, if you want to follow in the footsteps of a relative or visit any specific site of interest to you we can build up a personalised tour and itinerary for you.

Activity location

  • Vimy
    • Vimy, France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Vimy
    • Vimy, France, France

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate Guide, WW1 expert
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's includedAccess to all the sites and museum fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSnacks

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Vimy
  • 2h
We will start the tour visiting Vimy ridge, the largest Canadian Memorial on the Western Front which commemorates nearly 11.000 Canadian soldiers who died in France and have no known grave. The capture of Vimy ridge was a great victory for the Canadian Corps and today it's one of the best preserved World War One battlefields with its preserved trenches, shell holes, mine craters and tunnels. The new visitors centre will be visited as well as the tunnels (open to the public during the season).
Neuville-Saint-Vaast
  • 20m
The largest war cemetery in France is located at Neuville Saint Vaast, it is the resting place for 44.000 German soldiers who lost their lives in the region during the various battles of Artois.
Grand Place
  • 1h
Free time for lunch on this very nice place.
The CWGC Visitor Centre
  • 1h
Visit to this unique new visitor attraction that shines a light on the work of the remarkable organisation at the heart of remembrance of the war dead. The CWGC Experience was awarded the Best Tourism Project in Europe at the 2019 British Guild of Travel Writers’ International Tourism Awards.
Mont-Saint-Eloi (Pass by)
We will pass the abbey of Mont Saint-Eloi, used as an observation post in the battles of Artois.
L'Anneau de la mémoire
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The new memorial, called "The Ring of Remembrance" commemorates the 600.000 soldiers from all nations who lost their lives in Northern France during the First World War.
Necropole Nationale Francaise de Notre-Dame de Lorette
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After the First World War, the hill of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette was chosen by the French Government to receive the remains of French soldiers from over 150 cemeteries on the fronts of Artois, Flanders, Yser and the Belgian coast. This site contains 20,000 graves and the remains of 22,000 unknown soldiers. Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is France’s biggest national necropolis.

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Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESVimy
    • Vimy, France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEVimy
    • Vimy, France, France

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