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Vimy and Belgium Canadian Battlefield Tour from Lille
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About this activity
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Chemin des Canadiens Route D55, 62580 Vimy France
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: 3 hours
Pass By: The Ploegsteert Memorial, Rue de Messines Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton 7782 Belgium
You will drive along Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63.
Pass By: Messines Ridge, N314, Mesen 8957 Belgium
Driving through Messines and the battlefields of June 1917.
Stop At: Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial, Hill 62, Canadalaan, 8902 Ieper, Belgium
Stand at Hill 62 or Mount Sorrel where Canadian troops fought at the spring of 1916.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: PPCLI memorial, Oude Kortrijkstraat 75, 8900 Ieper, Belgium
You will stand at Frezenberg where the Patricia's were nearly wiped out in May 1915
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Tynecotstraat, Zonnebeke 8980 Belgium
The largest CWGC's cemetery.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Saint Julien Memorial, Saint-Julien, Langemark, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium
Seeing the Brooding Soldier Memorial where the Germans used gas for the first time.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Essex Farm Cemetery, east side of the N369 Ieper - Boezinge Rd, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium
Where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ypres Cloth Hall, Grote Markt 34, Ieper (Ypres) 8900 Belgium
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: 1 hour
Stop At: Last Post ceremony, Menin Gate, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium
You will attend the daily Last Post under the Menin Gate before heading back to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Chemin des Canadiens Route D55, 62580 Vimy France
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: 3 hours
Pass By: The Ploegsteert Memorial, Rue de Messines Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton 7782 Belgium
You will drive along Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63.
Pass By: Messines Ridge, N314, Mesen 8957 Belgium
Driving through Messines and the battlefields of June 1917.
Stop At: Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial, Hill 62, Canadalaan, 8902 Ieper, Belgium
Stand at Hill 62 or Mount Sorrel where Canadian troops fought at the spring of 1916.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: PPCLI memorial, Oude Kortrijkstraat 75, 8900 Ieper, Belgium
You will stand at Frezenberg where the Patricia's were nearly wiped out in May 1915
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Tynecotstraat, Zonnebeke 8980 Belgium
The largest CWGC's cemetery.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Saint Julien Memorial, Saint-Julien, Langemark, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium
Seeing the Brooding Soldier Memorial where the Germans used gas for the first time.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Essex Farm Cemetery, east side of the N369 Ieper - Boezinge Rd, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium
Where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ypres Cloth Hall, Grote Markt 34, Ieper (Ypres) 8900 Belgium
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: 1 hour
Stop At: Last Post ceremony, Menin Gate, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium
You will attend the daily Last Post under the Menin Gate before heading back to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Lille or Arras
- Guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
Not included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A minimum of two people per booking is required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
70%
Reviews
This was an excellent tour to learn about the Canadian experience in WWI. It is a tour in a small van 6/7 people max so very personal attention and we were very fortunate to be the only clients that day. Claude, our, guide was very knowledgeable about Canada's role in the battles and the impact. We visited the key sites including Vime, Passchendale , Ypres etc There was a good mix of cemeteries, battle sites and museums. Claude kept it interesting and paced things well. The day ended with the last post at the Menin Gate. A very memorable full day. Highly recommended. I should also mention the wonderful student guides at Vimy.
The guide was fabulous. Easy to understand and very knowledgeable. Probably our best tour. Thanks Claude!