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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
Meeting and pickup
Pick up at all central hotels or at the train station.
Itinerary
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1
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 -
(Pass by)
You will drive along Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Driving through Messines and the battlefields of June 1917.
Admission ticket free -
2
Stand at Hill 62 or Mount Sorrel where Canadian troops fought at the spring of 1916.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
You will stand at Frezenberg where the Patricia's were nearly wiped out in May 1915
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Tyne Cot Cemetery
The largest CWGC's cemetery.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Saint Julien Memorial
Seeing the Brooding Soldier Memorial where the Germans used gas for the first time.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Essex Farm Cemetery
Where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
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 hour • Admission ticket free -
8Last Post ceremony
You will attend the daily Last Post under the Menin Gate before heading back to your hotel.
1 hour • 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
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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