Why choose this Lille tour ?
Stand on the places where Canadians made History !
The first day you will stand at Tyne Cot Military Cemetery, Passendale, Crest Farm, Essex Farm and at the Menin Gate.
The second day you will stand in the Tunnel at Vimy Ridge, near the Memorial, in Courcelette and Thiepval, at Lochnagar Crater and you will visit the battlefield at Beaumont Hamel.
Make the most of your Lille adventure
What makes Canadian Somme and Flanders battlefield tour 2 days starting from Lille or Arras a unique experience ?
Tyne Cot is the largest CWGC’s cemetery, the memorial is bearing the names of 35 000 soldiers who have no known grave.
Seeing the last strong point captured by the Canadian troops during the Battle of Passendale, you will stand near the newly build “Canada Gate”
Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum.
You will stand on Hill 62 where Canadian troops fought in 1916. See the PPCLI Memorial at Frezenberg where they suffered huge casualties at the spring of 1915.
The place where John McRae wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields”.
You will see the Cloth Hall and some of the nicest buildings of Ypres.
You will have some free time in town before attending the Last Post.
You will stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post.
After the service I will bring you back to your hotel.
Leaving your hotel towards Vimy Ridge, you will go in the trenches where Canadian and German troops stood the morning of 9 April 1917, go down in the Grange Tunnel and see the newly build visitor centre. You will go at the Memorial see the 11 000 names of Cnanadian soldiers who died in France and have no known grave. You will see the Douai Plain and the area held by the Germans.
You will see the Courcelette Memorial where Canadians fought at the fall of 1916.
See the crater, it is the result of an underground explosion triggered on the morning of 1 July 1916.
Thiepval Memorial is the largest of the CWGC’s memorials it is bearing the names 72 000 soldiers.
The place wher New Foundland soldiers were massacred. You will stand near the Caribu, seeing “Danger Tree” going rom the allied lines towards the German lines, passing near the Memorial to the 51st Highland Division.
Going back towards your hotel.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Canadian Somme and Flanders battlefield tour 2 days starting from Lille or Arras
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Pickup included
- Hotel drop-off
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup
- Local taxes
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- Alcoholic drinks
- Hotel
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Paris.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 7 Travelers is accepted for booking.
