Private Day Tour to the Flemish Battlefields
Duration: 8 hours (approx.)
Departs from: Bruges, Belgium
Product code: 3765FLEMISH
On arrival in Ypres you will visit with your guide the old city center, including Cloth Hall, Town Hall, St. Martin's Cathedral, St. George's Memorial Church, Old Fish Market, the Menin Gate, the ramparts and the famous peace museum - In Flanders Fields.
The battlefields around Ieper are some of the most famous in the world. In the First World War the German and Allied armies fought for four years without achieving a decisive victory. The price in human lives was high - 1.2 million wounded and half a million dead.
In the Flanders Fields Museum, the focus is not on strategy or the commanding generals, rather on the common people, soldiers, children and nurses who all experienced these times in their own way. Computers, video projections, CD-Roms, and interactive models bring their history back to life.
After lunch in Ypres, continue your journey along the three front towns (Ieper, Diksmuide and Veurne) and follow the traces of the Great War, left behind in the Flemish landscape.
In Diksmuide you shall visit : the "Corridor of Death", a last remainder of the trenches from the First World War, the Ijzertoren (The Ijzer Tower), build in memory of the Battle of the Ijzer. On top of this tower, with the inscription A.V.V - V.V.K.(All for Flanders - Flanders for Christ), you can appreciate the beautiful panorama of the Flemish landscape.
Your last stop is Vladslo where you will make a stop at this German cemetery, because of its remarkable symbolic statue - The Mourning Couple from Käthe Kollwitz, before returning to Bruges.
Schedule Details
War Cemetery, Ypres
Departure Dates:
DailyDeparture Point:
Tour departs from centrally located Bruges hotelsDeparture Time:
- Departs at 9:00am. Please be ready at 8:45am.
Return details:
Tour returns to original point of departureHotel Pickup:
- Tour departs from most centrally located Bruges hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking. You MUST call the supplier at least 24 hours prior to tour commencement to reconfirm all tour and departure details. If the supplier does not pickup from your hotel, they will advise you of the meeting point when you call. The contact details will be listed on your voucher.
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Additional Information
Flanders Field Museum
Inclusions:
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- English speaking private guide
- Entrance fee for Flanders Field Museum
- Lunch
Exclusions:
- Optional gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Info:
- This tour must be booked at least 72 hours in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation of this tour will be received at time of booking
- Tour is operated in English unless otherwise stated
- A minimum of 2 passengers required for this tour to operate
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