Vimy and Flanders Fields Canadian Battlefield Tour from Lille Discount Tickets

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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.

Pickup Information

Pick up at all central hotels or at the train station.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

French-GUIDE

Dutch-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. 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
Duration: 180 mins
2. The Ploegsteert Memorial
You will drive along Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63.
3. Messines Ridge
Driving through Messines and the battlefields of June 1917.
4. Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial
Stand at Hill 62 or Mount Sorrel where Canadian troops fought at the spring of 1916.
Duration: 30 mins
5. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Memorial
You will stand at Frezenberg where the Patricia's were nearly wiped out in May 1915
Duration: 15 mins
6. Tyne Cot Cemetery
The largest CWGC's cemetery.
Duration: 30 mins
7. Saint Julien Memorial
Seeing the Brooding Soldier Memorial where the Germans used gas for the first time.
Duration: 15 mins
8. Essex Farm Cemetery
Where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
Duration: 15 mins
9. 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.
Duration: 60 mins
10. Last Post ceremony
You will attend the daily Last Post under the Menin Gate before heading back to your hotel.
Duration: 60 mins

Inclusion

Private transportation

Bottled water

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Lille or Arras

Lunch

Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Guide

Exclusion

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

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

Supplied by Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience

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