Private Tour
1 day Canadian WW1 private tour including Vimy Ridge
Overview
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7 hours
Mobile ticket
On this tour, your group will be the sole and exclusive participant. You will receive your guide's undivided attention. This is a strictly private tour: I never combine bookings. You will only travel with the people you choose.
Following the footsteps of the Canadians at Vimy Ridge and the Somme from Arras with a local experienced guide. I am conducting battlefield tours of the Western Front since over 16 years to provide you a unique experience.
To ensure a truly personalized experience, please let me know in advance if you have any special interests or specific sites you wish to visit, including any locations connected to family members who served during the war. I'm happy to tailor the tour to your preferences.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Professional licensed local guide
Bottled water
Driver/guide
Live commentary on board
Small-group tour (up to 3)
Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Battle of Arras, April 1917 We start visiting the Vimy Ridge visitor Centre. Depending the attendance, the Grange tunnel visit will be added to explore and discover an hidden side of the trench warfare. Crossing the Canadian line through no man's land, we will walk in the German trench system facing the Canadian positions. And then, we will drive to the Canadian Memorial designed by Walter Seymour Allward and fully refurbished in 2007. Before heading to the Somme sector, we will stop at the Givenchy Road Canadian cemetery.
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
This cemetery contains the graves of 108 Canadians who fell on the 9th of April and on the following days of the battle
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1 day Canadian WW1 private tour including Vimy Ridge
Pickup included
Reviews
30 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Must do tour for Canadians
Grant H,
Oct 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00Olivier our guide was Great! Olivier helped us with directions to get to Arras on train from Paris. The tour was absolutely amazing!! Olivier is a wealth of knowledge and was always telling us about every area we drove through. Vimy Memorial is a must see.
Fabulous tour of Vimy and surrounding areas
Jane F,
Oct 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00A completely immersive experience that brings you along the front lines of the Canadian military presence in WWI. Absolutely amazing guide in Olivier, thorough, organized and incredible relevant details, worth the time and costs. A marvelous day together, highly suggest this tour.
Oliver was amazing!!
William B,
May 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00Oliver’s knowledge of the battles and how it all worked together was amazing. He really helped draw it all together. Would highly recommend him to anyone.
WWI Battlefield Private Tour including Vimy Memorial
ANN,
Mar 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00Excellent. Not to be missed. “Lest we forget “ Our guide Olivier was extremely knowledgeable. He had historical maps of the battlefield on the cars GPS System and as we drove through the countryside we discussed and could visualize how the front lines of the battles progressed over time.
Educational and Emotional
Dawn M,
Jan 29, 2025
- Viator
5.00What an amazing education on WW1. Our Guide, Olivier, knew the history well and focussed our tour on the Canadian involvement in the war, as we are from Canada. We could easily visualize, and were emotionally touched, by the battles that took place there. We particularly enjoy the Lunch stop at Le Tommy, which is a cafe and war museum with items that you could touch. The Canadian monument at Vimy Ridge was spectacular! Highly recommend.
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