Remembrance Day in Ypres

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10 or 12 days
Brussels, Lille, Paris, with extension to London

Experience centuries-old cities like Brussels, Bruges and Paris, and walk across the same battlefields where Canadian soldiers fought and died to liberate France and Belgium during World War II and battled against the odds in the First World War. The spectacular memorials and somber cemeteries like Menin Gate and Tyne Cot are symbols of the sacrifices of our ancestors and the respect Europeans have for Canadians. Experiencing the Remembrance Day Parade in Lille will bring students a permanent connection to the past and to your lessons.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Belgium

  • Day 2: Brussels

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Brussels

  • Day 3: Brussels • Lille

    Visit the Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate

    Travel to Lille

  • Day 4: Lille • Ypres

    Enjoy the Poppy Parade in Ypres

    Visit the In Flanders Fields Museum

    Attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial

  • Day 5: Bruges • Vimy Region

    Travel to Bruges

    Visit Tyne Cot Cemetery

    Visit Essex Farm

    Take a tour of Bruges

  • Day 6: Vimy Region

    Travel to the Vimy region

    Visit the Vimy Memorial

    Visit the Trenches

    Visit Canadian Cemetery No. 2

    Visit Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery

    Visit Neuville St. Vaast German War Cemetery

  • Day 7: Vimy Region • Paris

    Visit the Wellington Quarries

    Visit the Thiepval Memoria

    Visit Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

    Continue on Paris

  • Day 8: Paris

    Take a walking tour of Paris

    With your Tour Director you will see:

  • Île de la Cité
  • Conciergerie
  • Sainte-Chapelle

    • Walking Tour Paris Incl. Notre-Dame

Visit Notre Dame Cathedral

Visit the Arc de Triomphe

Visit the Louvre

  • Day 9: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Les Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower
    Add this in-depth excursion:
    Versailles

    Versailles
    Join an optional excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors and the ornately decorated State Apartments. (Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.)

  • Day 10: Depart For Home

    • Add 2 more days

    • Day 10: Paris • London

      Travel by Eurostar train to London

      Take a Canadian-focused guided tour of London

      Visit Canada House

      Enjoy a fish and chips dinner

    • Day 11: London

      Take a guided tour of London

      • Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
      • Piccadilly Circus
      • St. Paul’s Cathedral
      • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if available)

      Visit the Churchill War Rooms

    • Day 12: Depart for home

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