What You Will Do
Stand in the tunnels in Vimy, walk in the trenches where Canadian troops stood in April 1917. See the CWGC's largest cemetery in Europe, come to see the Brooding Soldier where the first gas attack took place. Attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres. See the dressing station where John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".
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Itinerary
1
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
3 hours
We are leaving towards Vimy Ridge where you will stand near the Memorial and have a view on the Douai plain. You will walk in the Canadian and German preserved trenches, go down in the Grange Tunnel, where Canadian troops stood hours before the battle and see the newly built visitor centre.
2
The Ploegsteert Memorial
See Ploegsteert Memorial to the missing
3
Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial
30 minutes
Stand on Hill 62 where Canadian soldiers fought at the spring of 1916.
4
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Memorial
15 minutes
Stand at the place, Frezeberg, where the regiment was nearly wiped out in May 1915.
5
Tyne Cot Cemetery
30 minutes
Is the largest CWGC's cemetery, 12 000 burials and the Memorial is bearing the names of 35 000 soldiers who have no known grave.
6
Saint Julien Memorial
15 minutes
See the "Brooding Soldier" erected where the 1st gas attack took place at the spring of 1915.
7
Langemark Cemetery
30 minutes
See a German Cemetery and feel the difference between this ones and the allied cemeteries.
8
Essex Farm Cemetery
15 minutes
Where John McRae wrote the poem " In Flanders Fields".
9
Ypres Cloth Hall
1 hour
Stand on the Main Square and see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some other nice buildings in Ypres. You have some free time to wander in town.
10
Last Post ceremony
1 hour
You will stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post. After this service I bring you back to your hotel.
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