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1-Day Vimy Ridge Battlefield Tour from Arras with Somme memorials

1 Day Round trip from 62580 Vimy Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Roam around the battlefield and interpretive center at Newfoundland Memorial Park
02 Pay your respects at Thiepval Memorial, Tank Memorial, and Flers-Courcelette
03 See the panoramic view from the Hawthorn Crater
04 Explore the trenches and battlefield of Vimy Ridge

Learn about the Battle of Vimy Ridge, fought from 9-12 April 1917 and remembered as the most important victory of the Canadian Forces. This full-day tour also takes you through the Somme sector and to Newfoundland Memorial Park in Beaumont-Hamel, a symbolic battlefield where soldiers were heavily engaged in combat. Along the way, pay your respects at Flers-Courcelette and the Canadian memorials commemorating the battles of 1916.

Tour the Hawthorn Crater and take in the panoramic view from the German perspective.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Arras, Vimy Ridge

Languages English, French

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Vimy Ridge and the Somme Battlefields

Visit the interpretive center and battlefield, including the trenches of Vimy Ridge.
Explore the battlefield and interpretive center at Newfoundland Memorial Park.
Tour the Hawthorn Crater and take in the panoramic view from the German perspective.
Visit the battlefield, Thiepval Memorial, and Mouquet Farm.
Stop at the Tank Memorial, marking the first tank attack of the Somme.
Stop at the Somme Canadian Memorial at Flers-Courcelette.