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Canadian Battlefield Tours is a Battlefield Tour Company, specializing in the Canadian actions in WW1 and the Canadian and British actions in WW2.
Our aim is to provide to you with a very unique experience while in Europe. If you were in the Canadian Military, have friends or family that have served in the Canadian Military, or have an interest in military history, our tours will provide you with an unparalleled experience relative to the Canadian battles in WW1 and the Canadian, British and Polish battles in WW2.
Our tours are private, custom tours designed to be intimate and personal. They are available on a first come first serve basis to anyone and will especially appeal to relatives of Canadian front line soldiers who were at the “sharp edge” and saw action in these theatres. To accomplish this we have restricted the size of our groups to 1 to 4 people. A personal tour, with pick-up at your hotel, may cost more when compared with joining a fixed-itinerary ‘bus’ tour, but the value, attention to detail, and personal touch is priceless. We feel it is by far and away the best way to see the battlefield. This is especially true, when this may be your one occasion to make the visit of your lifetime, making your battlefield visit a seamless experience. A personal tour is also better suited for the quiet exploration and reflection of past events, without the possible distraction of others making up your group – and the need for the tour leader to stick to a fixed time schedule!
Conducted (usually bus) tours, whether large or small, understandably, require you to comply with a fairly strict itinerary. The reason for this, is that the larger bus tours tend to take you primarily, to the better known monuments, museums and cemeteries.
Of course, with us, you will also visit these same monuments, museums and cemeteries, but always, with us, you will see so much more. For example, by the sheer size of their buses or coaches, they are unable to navigate the narrow farm tracks/roads, etc., to where some of the most poignant events took place. We don’t have those problems and our tours by their very nature, will take you through some of the most beautiful, scenic countryside you will ever see, usually on good quality, paved “back roads. We try to avoid, where possible, the extremely busy main highways. If you travel as part of a large group you may become frustrated by not being able to explore the landscape and ‘follow your nose’ to uncover the legacy of the battlefields. It can also be frustrating to be told to get back on the bus, to be herded to the next ‘must see’.
As noted above, our tours include visits to a select number of monuments, museums and beautiful Cemeteries, maintained and operated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. We also include a few select German cemeteries. Our tours are always flexible and will allow you the time you wish, to reminisce at the cemeteries. We will also make sure you have sufficient “free time” to enjoy other local tourist attractions.
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Roel Dekkers
From my childhood, I was fascinated by the history of our country at school. I was particularly interested in the Second World War after hearing stories from my grandfather

Ed Church
Ed has been a military historian for over 40 years. He has always had a passion for understanding the conflicts of the past as he believes it strengthens our understanding of

Gianni Blasi
Gianni, who has both Italian and Canadian citizenship, is one of the pre-eminent Italian guides... Read more...

Jim Smithson
A retired deputy headteacher, Jim has had a passion for all things military since wargaming... Read more...

Andy White
Andy White served in the Intelligence Branch of the Royal Air Force from 1985 to 2011... Read more...

Roberto Piccione
Roberto is the son of an Italian veteran who witnessed the allied landing of July 1943... Read more...

Jon Haslock
I have been interested in military history for many years and made my first visit... Read more...

Peter Smith
Peter’s life has revolved around the Great War since he inherited his grandfather’s medals... Read more...

Andrew Robertshaw
Andrew Robertshaw, Military Historian and Battlefield Guide, BA, MA, FSA... Read more...

Tim Wright
Unlike most other people with a passion for the Great War, Tim has Disneyland Paris to thank... Read More...

John Hart
John Hart is the son of Veteran Geoffrey Hart, who served with the WW2... Read more...

Bill McQuade
Bill says that his life long passion for military history was first stimulated... Read more...

Joël Stoppels
Joël is a battlefield guide and founder of the Battlefield Tours Netherlands. Read more...

Berry & Yvonne Swarthoff
Berry & Yvonne are experts on the Battle of the Rhine and Liberation of Holland Tours. They have been with Canadian Battlefield Tours from the very beginning. Read More...

Robert Catsburg
Robert was born in the ‘Breskens Pocket’ in Oostburg on November 7th 1969. Since his earliest childhood... Read more...

Jan Braakman
Jan Braakman is a Dutch investigative journalist. He is the author of several books. Read more...

Jonathan Nicholls
Jon is a retired Metropolitan Police Officer and an independent guide to the battlefields of the Western Front 1914-18, with over 37 years experience. Read more...

Mike Scott
Mike is from a service family, Army and Royal Navy, but spent most of his career in education including a period in management... Read more...

Valerie Vaultier
Born and raised in Normandy, Valerie Vaultier started her guiding experience in 2007 in Verdun, touring... Read More...

Richard Porter
From a very young age he remembers finding history in general fascinating. Read more...

Guillermo Alcantara
Although a Lawyer by training he is a military historian at his heart...

Sonia Hidalgo
Professionally Sonia worked as a teacher at the French Lycée in Madrid...

Edwin Popken
Edwin Popken is a military historian with a specific interest in World War II. His interest in this war started at a young age...
