Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, French
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Stand on the places where Canadians made History !
The first day you will stand at Tyne Cot Military Cemetery, Passendale, Crest Farm, Essex Farm and at the Menin Gate.
The second day you will stand in the Tunnel at Vimy Ridge, near the Memorial, in Courcelette and Thiepval, at Lochnagar Crater and you will visit the battlefield at Beaumont Hamel.
What's included
Private transportation
Hotel drop-off
Professional guide
Bottled water
Lunch
Hotel pickup
Local taxes
Alcoholic drinks
Hotel
What to expect
Tyne Cot Cemetery
1h
Tyne Cot is the largest CWGC's cemetery, the memorial is bearing the names of 35 000 soldiers who have no known grave.
1h
Seeing the last strong point captured by the Canadian troops during the Battle of Passendale, you will stand near the newly build "Canada Gate"
Passchendaele Museum
1h · Admission ticket included
Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum.
1h
You will stand on Hill 62 where Canadian troops fought in 1916. See the PPCLI Memorial at Frezenberg where they suffered huge casualties at the spring of 1915.
Essex Farm Cemetery
15m
The place where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
Ypres Cloth Hall
1h
You will see the Cloth Hall and some of the nicest buildings of Ypres.
You will have some free time in town before attending the Last Post.
Menin Gate Memorial
1h
You will stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post.
After the service I will bring you back to your hotel.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
3h
Leaving your hotel towards Vimy Ridge, you will go in the trenches where Canadian and German troops stood the morning of 9 April 1917, go down in the Grange Tunnel and see the newly build visitor centre. You will go at the Memorial see the 11 000 names of Cnanadian soldiers who died in France and have no known grave. You will see the Douai Plain and the area held by the Germans.
Courcelette Canadian Memorial
15m
You will see the Courcelette Memorial where Canadians fought at the fall of 1916.
Lochnagar Crater
30m
See the crater, it is the result of an underground explosion triggered on the morning of 1 July 1916.
Memorial de Thiepval
30m · Admission ticket included
Thiepval Memorial is the largest of the CWGC's memorials it is bearing the names 72 000 soldiers.
Memorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel
1h
The place wher New Foundland soldiers were massacred. You will stand near the Caribu, seeing "Danger Tree" going rom the allied lines towards the German lines, passing near the Memorial to the 51st Highland Division.
Going back towards your hotel.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
At the train station in Arras or Lille
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
