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Private Vimy Ridge and Arras Battlefields Tour: A Personal Journey into Northern France's WW1 Sites
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Vimy
Embark on a private tour of the Vimy Ridge and Arras Battlefields in northern France. Explore WW1 sites, trenches, monuments, and bunkers with a knowledgeable guide.
Embark on a private tour of the Vimy Ridge and Arras Battlefields in northern France. Explore WW1 sites, trenches, monuments, and bunkers with a knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Vimy - The tour begins at Vimy Ridge, the largest Canadian Memorial on the Western Front, honoring nearly 11,000 Canadian soldiers who perished in France without a known grave. The capture of Vimy Ridge was a significant triumph for the Canadian Corps, and today it stands as one of the most well-preserved World War One battlefields, featuring…
- Vimy - The tour begins at Vimy Ridge, the largest Canadian Memorial on the Western Front, honoring nearly 11,000 Canadian soldiers who perished in France without a known grave. The capture of Vimy Ridge was a significant triumph for the Canadian Corps, and today it stands as one of the most well-preserved World War One battlefields, featuring preserved trenches, shell holes, mine craters, and tunnels. Visitors will also explore the new visitor center and the tunnels, which are open to the public during the season.
- Neuville-Saint-Vaast - Located in Neuville Saint Vaast is France’s largest war cemetery, the final resting place for 44,000 German soldiers who died in the region during the various battles of Artois.
- Grand Place - Enjoy free time for lunch at this charming location.
- The CWGC Visitor Centre - Explore this unique new visitor attraction that highlights the work of the remarkable organization dedicated to remembering the war dead. The CWGC Experience received the Best Tourism Project in Europe award at the 2019 British Guild of Travel Writers’ International Tourism Awards.
- Mont-Saint-Eloi - The tour will pass by the abbey of Mont Saint-Eloi, which served as an observation post during the battles of Artois.
- L’Anneau de la mémoire - The new memorial, “The Ring of Remembrance,” honors 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 - Following the First World War, the hill of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette was selected by the French Government to house 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 largest national necropolis.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Private Guide, WW1 expert
- All Fees and Taxes
- Access to all the sites and museum fees
- Private transportation
- Private Guide, WW1 expert
- All Fees and Taxes
- Access to all the sites and museum fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Snacks
Additional Information
Engage in an unparalleled battlefield tour experience conducted by a seasoned and certified guide with our Private Tour, honed by 16 years of executing such ventures in France. Venture on a Day Trip to explore the historical battlefields of Arras and Vimy nestled in northern France, conveniently commutable from Paris or Lille by train within a day’s…
Engage in an unparalleled battlefield tour experience conducted by a seasoned and certified guide with our Private Tour, honed by 16 years of executing such ventures in France. Venture on a Day Trip to explore the historical battlefields of Arras and Vimy nestled in northern France, conveniently commutable from Paris or Lille by train within a day’s time. Originating from ARRAS (alternatives available upon request), this tour provides you an insight into the WW1 battlegrounds in northern France: explore the Vimy ridge trenches, the monuments, memorials and bunkers. Each tour we conduct is distinctive, and should you wish to pursue a relative’s trail or visit any specific site of interest, we can devise a tailor-made tour and itinerary for you.
Location
Vimy
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(12 Ratings)
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Carolblogan
Nov 4, 2025
What an amazing Tour Guide Ten out of ten Babis . - you can cut and paste it .
Battle of Crete Tour .Review .
On October 13 th we met a fantastic tour guide called Babis . He went out of his way to make sure we were looked after at all times . His knowledge of the Battle fields and the stories connected to them , was second to none ! Absolutely Fantastic! We value his expertise and knowledge he shared with us . Thank you Babis .
Carol and Sandra .
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Shelley_p
Sep 29, 2025
Our private guide was the best! - I am back in France for the second time, and I’m remembering this AWESOME private tour. Our guide was the best. Very respectful and knowledgeable. In the trenches, we got the chills.
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Kpi-j
Jul 19, 2025
Memorable and unmissable. - "Wonderful" place of memory whether it is the memorial or the reconstruction of the trenches with the guided tour supervised by young Canadian students who give their all to express themselves in excellent French and make you the unforgettable visit, Bravo and thank you again to Them.
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Danny_g
May 19, 2025
A must do Tour in the North of France - We wanted a tour of the key battlefield areas of the Somme and the Arras area and to get as full a picture of the historic monuments, graveyards and museums as would be possible in four days without being on a huge coach trip and having the benefit of someone that could highlight the key places we needed to see as well as plotting the most efficient way to see them. Staying in Arras we decided to do two full day tours of both the area around Albert and the underground museum, Arras and the Newfoundland monument as well as Memetz, Vimy Ridge and the Canadian sector. Our guide and tour co-ordinator Sylvestre was beyond amazing. Not only did he arrange a brilliant schedule that included all the above but also many many more interesting and relevant sites, but he was extremely knowledgeable, approachable and flexible allowing us to take in what we were seeing at our own pace and in our own way, sharing knowledge with whoever in the group wanted to know about a particular subject whilst being informal where needed to allow us to browse independently and just take our own time in what were extremely emotional and moving settings. So so much better than being herded around like sheep being spoken at instead of spoken to. I cannot recommend this tour company enough, from the extremely comfortable vehicle, the flexibility of the itinerary to the brilliant personality that was Sylvestre whom made our group sitting in a car for eight hours with a perfect stranger feel within the first hour that you were all a group of friends travelling together. I can honestly say every aspect of this trip was beyond my expectations.
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P1115ppheidib
May 6, 2025
Powerful experience, highly recommended. - Our guide, Sylvestre, was incredibly flexible and accommodating. He responded to emails very quickly.
He was friendly and shared his knowledge of the war and present day France in a very open way. He gave us the time and space we needed to process the powerful feelings that we felt as we visited the memorials and cemeteries.
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Coastal01638836460
Aug 24, 2024
A very well organized visit - A very interesting visit on what happened
The opportunity to understand what my great grandfather experienced and gave his life for France
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Curtis_k
Aug 9, 2024
Amazing day - Our family of 7 had an amazing time on this tour and would recommend it to anyone wanting to see the battlefields and history of WWI our tour guide extraordinaire Sylvester was so knowledgeable and took his time to walk us through an amazing day. Truly worth your time. Only downside of our trip was how long our lunch break was at the cottage we would rather spend more time at the vimmy site.
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Elizabeth_c
Oct 11, 2023
Don’t miss doing a trip like this! - Emotionally the British and French memorial, the Canadian memorials are beautifully kept and the rangers so friendly and interesting. The big craters, searching in newly harvested fields for shrapnel and parts of mortar shells it is a full on day but do so worth it
Our guide Sylvestre was so knowledgeable, friendly and met our pace during the day without missing anything !
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Spinto13
Jul 2, 2023
Amazing experience! - Our guide, Sylvestre, was excellent! He communicated with us the day prior to introduce himself and confirm pick up time/location. He was right on time, and once settled we got on our way. As this was a private tour, he let us set the pace which gave us as much time as we needed at each stop. He provided excellent historical background and was very interesting and helpful in answering our questions. He also took us to areas off the beaten track like an observation post in a farmers field and showed us war ordnance on the side of the road - found by a farmer and awaiting pick-up by local authority. He accommodated our request for a light lunch and joined us as we enjoyed a baguette at a picnic table. We can’t say enough about how much we enjoyed this tour because of Sylvestre - it was a somber day visiting these memorials and cemeteries of WWI, but he added to our day with his knowledge and expertise. Thank you!
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Grandpaw60
Jun 4, 2023
WWI revisited. - Used Michel of RMB transport. He wasn't very good at responding to my emails but he was very good as a driver and guide. His English is understandable. He has an excellent knowledge of not only Vimy Ridge, but also the surrounding countryside. He showed up on time. For 50 Euros, it was worth it.
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