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Vimy and Flanders Fields Canadian Battlefield Tour from Lille
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9 to 12 Hours
Mobile ticket
Pickup offered
Offered in: English, French, Dutch
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)
Meeting And Pickup
Start time
09:00 AM
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Pick up at all central hotels or at the train station.
What To Expect
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
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
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
The Ploegsteert Memorial
You will drive along Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63.
• Admission Ticket Free
Messines Ridge
Driving through Messines and the battlefields of June 1917.
• Admission Ticket Free
Stand at Hill 62 or Mount Sorrel where Canadian troops fought at the spring of 1916.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
You will stand at Frezenberg where the Patricia's were nearly wiped out in May 1915
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Tyne Cot Cemetery
The largest CWGC's cemetery.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Saint Julien Memorial
Seeing the Brooding Soldier Memorial where the Germans used gas for the first time.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Essex Farm Cemetery
Where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Ypres Cloth Hall
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.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Last Post ceremony
You will attend the daily Last Post under the Menin Gate before heading back to your hotel.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- 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
Operated by Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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