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.
- 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
- The Ploegsteert Memorial: You will drive along Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63.
- Messines Ridge: Driving through Messines and the battlefields of June 1917.
- Stand at Hill 62 or Mount Sorrel where Canadian troops fought at the spring of 1916.
- You will stand at Frezenberg where the Patricia's were nearly wiped out in May 1915
- Tyne Cot Cemetery: The largest CWGC's cemetery.
- Saint Julien Memorial: Seeing the Brooding Soldier Memorial where the Germans used gas for the first time.
- Essex Farm Cemetery: Where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
- 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.
- Last Post ceremony: You will attend the daily Last Post under the Menin Gate before heading back to your hotel.
Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Lille or Arras
- Lunch
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Guide
Not included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- 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
