A 2-day Canadian Somme and Flanders battlefield tour is offered starting from Lille or Arras
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Lille, France

Short term availability hosted by Ploegsteert Sector Battlefield Experience
48 hours (approx.)
Up to 7 travelers
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in English
About
- Private transportation
- Hotel drop-off
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup
- Local taxes
- Alcoholic drinks
- Hotel
What's not included
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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WW1 Canadian Battle Sites!
Dave_K, May 2025
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!
Responses from ClaudeV967
Hi Dave,
thank you for the nice comment.
Claude Verhaeghe.
A tour to remember a must for Canadians
Bobbie_D, Apr 2025
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..
Responses from ClaudeV967
Thank you very much for the nice review.
Claude Verhaeghe.


















