World War I Battlefields Tour Of Flanders From Bruges

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Duration: 11 Hrs
Language:
English

Departure Time :
10:15 AM Hotel pickups commence prior to this time
Departure Details :
8000 Bruges, Belgium,
Return Details :
Returns to original departure point
Cancellation Policy :
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

Your visit first takes you to a very moving German Cemetery, from where we drive to a section of the WW1 trenches. You visit the Monument of the Brooding Soldier, which commemorates the sacrifice of 2,000 Canadian soldiers during the first German gas attack. After a set lunch in Ypres your guide takes you to the outstanding Flanders Fields museum. You will hear the touching stories behind four years of trench war. Next, our coach takes you to Passchendaele and the Tyne Cot Cemetery which is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world. You will also visit Essex Farm Cemetery. This was the dressing station where Dr. John McCrae wrote the famous poem In Flanders Fields
Time for an evening snack.
At 8 pm you can attend the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, a daily tribute to all Commenwealth soldiers and officers that were missing after battle.
The tour offers ample opportunity for reflection and to take pictures

Highlights

Includes free admission to top local attractions
Led by a local guide
Step back in time on a history tour

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Itinerary
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Stop At: In Flanders Fields Museum, Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders Province

The In Flanders' Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War. It occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall on the market square in the city centre. The building was largely destroyed by artillery during the war, but was afterwards reconstructed.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders Province

Zonnebeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Beselare, Gheluvelt, Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper.

Pass By: Vladslo German War Cemetery, Diksmuide, West Flanders Province

ladslo German war cemetery is about three kilometres north east of Vladslo, near Diksmuide, Belgium. Established during World War I, the cemetery holds 3,233 wartime burials.

Pass By: Hill 60, Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders Province

Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium.

Stop At: Essex Farm Cemetery, Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders Province

This was the dressing station where Dr. John McCrae wrote the famous poem "in Flanders Fields".

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Passchendaele Prints & Battlefield Tours, Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders Province

Near the town of Ieper in Belgium is Passchendaele and Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the world. It is now the resting place of more than 11,900 servicemen of the British Empire from the First World War.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Last Post ceremony, Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders Province

A daily tribute to all commonwealth soldiers and officers that were missing after battle.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions

Air-conditioned vehicle

Lunch

Entry/Admission - In Flanders Fields Museum

Exclusions

Gratuities

Food and drinks, unless specified

Poppy (1 euro) at In Flanders' Field Museum

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

Traveler Reviews

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Tony M 03-Jul-2019

Enjoyed this very much .
Very good tour guide .
So much to see, my only criticism would be that we didn’t have enough time in yepres to discover the town .
Wayne G 03-Jul-2019

Excellent tour. Great driver and very well informed and interesting guide. More than we expected. Visited hill 60 site that was not on the original tour - this makes the company extra special with this kind of service.
Suz Ashton 03-Jul-2019

The bus was on time to pick us up from Bruges.
The guide Jan (John) was very informative and helpful. He accommodated everyone on the tour.
The driver was amazing as the roads are very narrow and in a lot places were undergoing roadworks.
Would definitely recommend
Bill J 03-Jul-2019

First let me say the weather was cold and rainy so that may bias my review a bit. The tour left from Brussels, but we were picked up in Bruges. The pickup experience was quite poor - we were told when to be there and that a bus would come. But what bus to look for - no. A guide holding a sign ...
Emily W 03-Jul-2019

We really enjoyed our day tour of Flanders and Ypres. Our guide was very helpful and informative. A word of warning - the majority of the day was spent driving from site to site. Having done a similar tour 10+ years ago it's a shame there wasn't an opportunity to visit any of the trenches (that y ...
Linda E 08-May-2019

Great tour. Our guide Dietrich was very knowledgeable. My only criticism is that there was not enough time at the museum. Maybe if the bus hadn't been late arriving from Brussels, we would have had more time at the museum.
Edward L 06-May-2019

This extensive tour was very well planned. Our Belgian guide ensured that all members of the tour felt included throughout the day and evening. He is exceptionally knowledgeable; he provided an easy-to-understand and comprehensive commentary; and he answered everyone's questions clearly. He is th ...
Miriam K 01-May-2019

Our guide, Stefan, was absolutely superb. I learnt more about WW1 on this tour in one day than I had learnt in the previous 55 years. I keep thinking about it - and recalling so many aspects of a deeply moving and memorable visit to Flanders Fields. Thank you very sincerely -
Jodi P 29-Apr-2019

30-60 min late getting to Bruges for start, but didn’t alert Bruges customers. Scheduled to return immediately after ceremony; everyone gathered at the bus at agreed time, but they used late start time as excuse to split Bruges off in a separate bus. Told us the bus was 15 min away, but we had ...
Timothy C 11-Oct-2018

Detrich was an incredible tour guide and source of information, there is so much territory to cover he always was able to explain it at the personal and human level, I learned a lot, the most moving was the Ceremony at The Menin Bridge known as the Last Post, which unknown to me takes place at 8 ...