In Flanders Fields: Canadian Ypres Salient from Arras / Lens
ID: GYG1425407-2176837
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Pays: Belgique
Durée du projet:
1 jours
Description
Explore the Ypres Salient on a guided tour of Canadian battlefields. Visit Essex Farm, see the Brooding Soldier Memorial, and attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate.
Begin your tour at Sanctuary Wood, & at Canada's Hill 62 Memorial, where you will walk through preserved trenches and gain a deeper understanding of the conditions experienced by soldiers on the Western Front.
Then, experience Essex Farm Cemetery, where Canadian physician John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields." Continue to the German cemetery at Langemarck before visiting St. Julien. Stand beneath the Brooding Soldier, the powerful memorial dedicated to the Canadians who held their ground during the gas attacks of April 1915.
Explore the landscapes where Canadian soldiers fought during the Second and Third Battles of Ypres, including the first large-scale poison gas attack at St. Julien and the devastating Battle of Passchendaele.
At the village of Passchendaele and the vast Tyne Cot Cemetery, discover the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world.
Throughout the tour, your Canadian guide will share the stories of the men who served here, placing their experiences within the wider history of the Ypres Salient.
The day concludes in the magnificent Ypres square with free time for supper, culminating beneath the Menin Gate in Ypres for the Last Post Ceremony, a nightly act of remembrance honoring the soldiers of the British Empire and Commonwealth who died in the Salient and have no known grave.
Faits saillants
- Follow in the footsteps of Canadian soldiers in the Ypres Salient
- Visit Essex Farm, where John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields"
- See the Brooding Soldier Canadian Memorial at St. Julien
- Explore the Passchendaele battlefield and Tyne Cot Cemetery
- Walk through the preserved trenches at Sanctuary Wood
Langues
INFORMATION IMPORTANTE
The tour involves walking through historical sites and cemeteries.
Weather can vary, so dress appropriately.
Photography is allowed.
INCLUS
- Visit to Essex Farm Cemetery
- Visit to German cemetery at Langemarck
- Visit to St. Julian and the Brooding Soldier Memorial
- Visit to Passchendaele village and Tyne Cot Cemetery
- Visit to Canadian Memorials at Hill 62 & Passchendaele
- Walk through preserved trenches at Sanctuary Wood
- Attendance at the Last Post Ceremony beneath the Menin Gate
- Canadian guide sharing stories and perspectives
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Annulations
Cette excursion peut être annulée sans frais jusqu'à : heures d'annulation avant le début du voyage. Si vous l'annulez après les heures d'annulation ou si vous ne vous présentez pas à l'excursion, le prix total de l'activité vous sera toujours facturé. Tout retard à la prise en charge ou au départ sera considéré comme un retard.
