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LanguagesEnglish, French, Dutch
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Explore Canadian World War I history in Vimy and Belgium on this battlefield tour from Lille or Arras. Follow a guide through Vimy’s WW1 trenches and discover sites of interest including Hill 145, the Canadian Passchendaele Memorial, the St. Julien Memorial, and the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery. See where John McRae wrote his famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’. Then, finish your tour at the Last Post ceremony in Ypres. This tour of Canada’s WW1 sites includes round-trip travel from Lille or Arras.
What's included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Lille or Arras
Lunch
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Guide
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
What to expect
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
3h
You will stand at the memorial, will walk in the Canadian and German trenches, go down in the Grange Tunnel and will see the newly built visitor Centre
The Ploegsteert Memorial
Pass by
You will drive along Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63.
Messines Ridge
Pass by
Driving through Messines and the battlefields of June 1917.
30m
Stand at Hill 62 or Mount Sorrel where Canadian troops fought at the spring of 1916.
15m
You will stand at Frezenberg where the Patricia's were nearly wiped out in May 1915
Tyne Cot Cemetery
30m
The largest CWGC's cemetery.
Saint Julien Memorial
15m
Seeing the Brooding Soldier Memorial where the Germans used gas for the first time.
Essex Farm Cemetery
15m
Where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
Ypres Cloth Hall
1h
You will stand on the main square of Ypres seeing the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some other nice builddings. You will have some free time to spend in town.
Last Post ceremony
1h
You will attend the daily Last Post under the Menin Gate before heading back to your hotel.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Pick up at all central hotels or at the train station.
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A minimum of two people per booking is required
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
