VIMY RIDGE CENTENNIAL – APRIL 1-11, 2017 (ESCORTED GROUP TOUR)
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Vimy Ridge Centennial, April 2017
BAYEUX | YPRES-SALIENT | SOMME | BRUGES | BRUSSELS
In 2017, Canada will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, an important event in Canada’s history. The crowning achievement of the Centennial celebrations will be the unveiling of the state-of-the-art Vimy Visitor Education near the Canadian National Vimy Memorial at an official Ceremony on April 9, 2017. Join our escorted tour paying tribute to those who served their country in World War I and II. Departing from Toronto on April 1, 2017, visit museums, memorial and sites which commemorate these fallen soldiers. This once-in-a-lifetime journey will take you to the most important sites in Bayeux, Ypes-Salient, Somme, Flanders and then on to Bruges and Brussels before returning home. Space is limited – reserve today.
Highlights:
• Full-day Tour of Normandy including Juno Beach, Beny-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery, Arromanches and Longue-sur-Mer Germany Battery
• Climb the steps at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mont St. Michel, home to St. Michel Abbey and Monastery
• Tour Ypres-Salient including Flanders Field Museum, Essex Farm, Passchendaele, Tyne Cot Cemetery and attend the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate
• Vimy Ridge Memorial and the impressive French Ring Memorial
• Visit Somme including Thiepval Memorial, Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Park, Louchnagar crater, Courcelette Canadian War Cemetery and more
• Attend the Vimy Ridge Centennial on April 9, 2017
• Walking tour in Bruges and the Grand Place in Brussels