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Vimy and Flanders Fields Canadian Battlefield Tour from Lille

5.0 (13 reviews) 9–12 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Vimy and Flanders Fields Canadian Battlefield Tour from Lille

About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration
9–12 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–8
Guide
English, French, Dutch
Operated by
Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience

Ages: Adults (7–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Private transportation
  • Included: Bottled water
  • Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off in Lille or Arras
  • Included: Lunch
  • Included: Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Included: Guide

Not included

  • Not included: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Itinerary

  1. Canadian National Vimy Memorial

    3 hours

    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

  2. The Ploegsteert Memorial

    Passing by

    You will drive along Ploegsteert Memorial and Hill 63.

  3. Messines Ridge

    Passing by

    Driving through Messines and the battlefields of June 1917.

  4. Stop 4

    30 min

    Stand at Hill 62 or Mount Sorrel where Canadian troops fought at the spring of 1916.

  5. Stop 5

    15 min

    You will stand at Frezenberg where the Patricia's were nearly wiped out in May 1915

  6. Tyne Cot Cemetery

    30 min

    The largest CWGC's cemetery.

  7. Saint Julien Memorial

    15 min

    Seeing the Brooding Soldier Memorial where the Germans used gas for the first time.

  8. Essex Farm Cemetery

    15 min

    Where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".

  9. Ypres Cloth Hall

    one hour

    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.

  10. Last Post ceremony

    one hour

    You will attend the daily Last Post under the Menin Gate before heading back to your hotel.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Holiday Inn Express Lille Centre By IHG
  • Hotel Barriere Lille
  • L'Hermitage Gantois, Autograph Collection
  • Hilton Lille

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

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel You get back
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Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • 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

Traveller ratings

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Vimy and Flanders Fields Canadian Battlefield Tour from Lille

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