From Ypres: Private Tour on the Flanders Field Battlefield
ID: GYG920547-1439150
Category:
Country: Belgium
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
During the four years of the war 1914 to 1918 Flanders Field was a huge battlefield where lot of countries from all continents where engaged and lost more than one million of soldiers.
- Departure from your hotel in Ypres towards Messines Ridge to see the remains of the German fortifications
- Move to Hill 60 where was the front and see former underground explosions and German bunkers
- Hooge and the trenches
- Polygon Wood Cemetery, the Australian and New Zealand memorials
- Tyne Cot Cemetery the largest British cemetery in Belgium where we can see also remains of the German defensive line.
- Essex Farm Advanced Dressing station where Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his famous poem In Flanders Field. It is also the place of a cemetery where is buried one of the youngest British soldier in World War One.
- Back to Ypres to see the Menin Gate and visit the town centre.
This tour can be also customized at your request for a pilgrimage tour.
Highlights
- Remains of Trenches and bunkers
- Memorials
- Ypres
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
On the front of the In Flanders Field Museum
INCLUDED
- Guiding Services
- Private Transportation
- Bottles of water in the vehicle for travelers
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal Expenses
- Souvenirs
- Food, Drinks, Snacks
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
