Canadian Somme and Flanders battlefield tour 2 days starting from Lille or Arras





Description
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.
Tour Options
Itinerary
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.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
At the train station in Arras or Lille
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- 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
Reviews(2)
I would highly recommend this tour with Claude. He is extremely knowledgeable and capable of tailoring the tour to all. His insight to each visit was fantastic!
Hi Dave, thank you for the nice comment. Claude Verhaeghe.
This tour was amazing. Claude picked us up at our hotel and we were surprised that it was a private tour, just my wife and I. Our guide was amazing and knowledgeable, he explained interesting details about location that you would not ever had known. He never rushed and always waited for us to tour each location. Not only were we able to see our nations victories and tragic losses, he just made the experience unforgettable and he also put a book together to add to memories full of facts that we can revisit and share. We highly recommended this tour with Claude. You definitely don’t want to miss it..
Thank you very much for the nice review. Claude Verhaeghe.



