Private Tour

1 day Canadian WW1 private tour including Vimy Ridge

Overview

Available languages

English

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.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

1 day Canadian WW1 private tour including Vimy Ridge

Pickup included

Reviews

4.97

30 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Must do tour for Canadians
Grant H,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Olivier 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
- Review from Viator
5.00
A 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.
An Amazing Tour with Olivier!
AJP2588,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
First of all, I want to acknowledge that Olivier is such a wonderful person. Leading up to the trip, he was in contact to ensure we knew where to meet and what to expect from the day. Being from Newfoundland, we wanted to prioritize time visiting Beaumont Hamel. Olivier was able to make adjustments with ease, ensuring we seen the best of both the Canadian and Newfoundland history of WWI. Notably, Olivier had amazing battle line/trench maps on his iPad that updated in real time throughout the drive. It gave context that would have otherwise been lost to us. Olivier, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience and something we will never forget.
Door to door excellent service
Greg H,
Sep 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Olivier informed about Vimy Ridge, Beaumont-Hamel, battlefield maps Right balance of informing/free time Awesome!
Canadians at Vimy and the Somme. What an experience!
Richard G,
Aug 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Get ready to be busy with Olivier, a well informed and detail oriented guide who runs this tour company. As a Canadian, Veteran and somewhat of an history buff, I have been planning to get to the north of France for the Great War and WW2 experience. I found Chemins d’Histoire Battlefield Tours. What a great day! I am picky and, due to my interest in details, wish that the guide basically does not stop educating, detailing, presenting, explaining during the whole drive. I was more than satisfied!! It was perfect. We didn’t have many questions to ask as all the information was provided in detail including an iPad showing where we were in real time among the trenches and frontlines of the Battle of the Somme, Arras and the taking of Vimy Ridge by the 4 Canadian Divisions. When we did ask or discuss clarifications, it was filled with facts. The perfect type of tour if you are a Canadian and especially if you are related to a valiant member of our Forces who was part of the Great War at Vimy or the Somme. Olivier will work with you and guide you along the movement of your relative throughout the mission. Fantastic day. Merci Olivier
Expensive but well worth it
W5811QTcraign,
Jun 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Our tour guide Olivier was amazing, a wealth of information, showing diagrams and maps of the war strategies. The only slight criticism I might have was that he had a very thick accent and talked very fast, so we may not have been able to take in all of the information. Otherwise it was a fantastic tour
A moving and memorable experience
Culture10230110233,
Jun 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide, Olivier, shared his very extensive knowledge of the significance of the sites we visited, not only for the Canadian units and the (Royal) Newfoundland Regiment, but in the context of the Allied strategy and tactics. He also described the German strategy throughout the war. His use of battlefield maps on which his GPS plotted our tour was illuminating and helped us to understand the changing front lines of the course of the war. Visiting these sites was a wonderful experience made more memorable by Olivier’s presentation.
Excellent and personalised tour
krkenny,
May 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Olivier was an excellent tour guide who personalised the tour to suit our needs. We appreciated the ability to ask lots of questions and for Olivier to know all the answers. Merci!
Oliver was amazing!!
William B,
May 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Oliver was amazing. His knowledge of how all the battles worked together and the gps map he used as we drove that showed the battle lines and trenches really helped put it all together. We walked close to 10 km that day but it was worth it.
Oliver was amazing!!
William B,
May 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Oliver’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.