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Bus Tours hosted by Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience

48 hours (approx.)

Up to 7 travelers

Pickup offered

Mobile ticket

Offered in English

About

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...
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup
  • Local taxes
  • What's not included

  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Hotel

    Pickup point

    Multiple pickup locations offered. During checkout you will be able to select from the list.

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    Itinerary

    This is a typical itinerary for this product

    Stop atTyne Cot Cemetery

    Tyne Cot is the largest CWGC's cemetery, the memorial is bearing the names of 35 000 soldiers who have no known grave.

    1 hour (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atPasschendaele Canadian Memorial

    Seeing the last strong point captured by the Canadian troops during the Battle of Passendale, you will stand near the newly build "Canada Gate"

    1 hour (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atPasschendaele Museum

    Spend some time in the very best WW1 museum.

    1 hour (approx.)Admission included

    Stop atHill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial

    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.

    1 hour (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atEssex Farm Cemetery

    The place where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".

    15 minutes (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atYpres Cloth Hall

    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.

    1 hour (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atMenin Gate Memorial

    You will stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post. After the service I will bring you back to your hotel.

    1 hour (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atCanadian National Vimy Memorial

    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.

    3 hours (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atCourcelette Canadian Memorial

    You will see the Courcelette Memorial where Canadians fought at the fall of 1916.

    15 minutes (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atLochnagar Crater

    See the crater, it is the result of an underground explosion triggered on the morning of 1 July 1916.

    30 minutes (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atMemorial de Thiepval

    Thiepval Memorial is the largest of the CWGC's memorials it is bearing the names 72 000 soldiers.

    30 minutes (approx.)Admission included

    Stop atMemorial Terre-neuvien De Beaumont-hamel

    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.

    1 hour (approx.)No admission tickets required

  • 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

Cancellation Policy

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

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