Flanders Fields Remembrance Tour from Brussels: Dive into WW1 History with Expert Guide

Immerse yourself in the history of World War 1 on the Flanders Fields Remembrance Tour from Brussels. Explore trenches, visit cemeteries, and attend the moving Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Vladslo / Vladslo German War Cemetery - After boarding the coach in Brussels, you’ll travel towards the town of Vladslo. Disembark and explore the German Military Cemetery of Vladslo, that features the famous sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz, ‘Grieving Parents.’

  • Diksmuide - Next, head to Diksmuide where you will see the monument of the “Brooding Soldier” dedicated to the sacrifice of 2,000 Canadian soldiers during the first German gas attack.

  • In Flanders Fields Museum - After a short lunchbreak we leave for Flanders Fields which was one of the major battlegrounds in the First World War. Our expert guide will help you throughout the visit to understand the events that led to the first world war and how the catastrophe developed.

  • Passendale - We take you to Passchendaele battlefield

  • Tyne Cot Cemetery - We’ll go to Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world where British, Australian and Canadian soldiers lie at rest

  • Essex Farm Cemetery - You’ll visit Essex farm Cemetery, the dressing station where Dr. John McCrae wrote the famous poem “in Flanders Fields”.

  • Last Post ceremony - At 8 pm you’ll attend the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily tribute to all Commonwealth soldiers and officers that were missing after battle.

What's Included
  • Professional multilingual guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Breadmeal
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up & drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

We first take you to Bruges for a short pick-up stop. We stop at a very moving German Cemetery, from where we drive to a section of the WW1 trenches. We will then visit the Monument of the Brooding Soldier. After a short lunchbreak we leave for Flanders Fields which was one of the major battlegrounds in the First World War. Our expert guide will help you throughout the visit to understand the events that led to the first world war and how the catastrophe developed. We take you to Passchendaele battlefield and the Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world where British, Australian and Canadian soldiers lie at rest. You visit the Monument of the ‘Brooding Soldier’ and Essex Farm. At 8 pm you attend the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate (under restoration works until mid-2025), a daily tribute to all Commonwealth soldiers and officers that were missing after battle.

Location
Bd de Berlaimont 18
Boulevard de Berlaimont
Look for our staff and the Keolis coach outside the National Bank of Belgium.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Claire_r
Aug 16, 2024
Great guide and visit - Very knowledgable guide and trio was well planned by the guide and company. Comfortable coach. It is a long day and perhaps company could consider a direct transfer from Brussels to Flanders area as collecting and dropping off travellers in Bruges does add hours to the trip.
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Nic_andi
Aug 5, 2024
Jam packed and great value - This is a good tour when you think value for money. It lasted 10 hours in total. We saw lots of war graves, entry to flanders museum and the visit to Tyne Cot cemetery was so humbling. It was a shame the Menin gate is under renovation and there was no warning of this (but the experience of Last Post ceremony was what we came for and that was still proceeding) Our tour guide was knowledgeable if a little quick and blunt at times Not for those with walking issues as we racked up over 20000 steps Lunch- the ploughman’s was not that impressive and doesn’t match an English description of ploughman’s but still a nice lunch I would highly recommend this trip to anyone - learnt so much and glad we attended it
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Leeanne_h
Aug 3, 2024
Definitely worth doing - Excellent day trip to Flanders Fields with an extremely knowledgeable guide Diedrick.. It was a full day with relatively early start and late finish, but well worth it. I had explored the area before and my grandfather fought there in WWI, so I had some knowledge, but it was so much better having someone with such intimate knowledge guiding us. One of the highlights for me was attending the Last Post at Menin Gate. Very moving experience. Would recommend.
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Tony_g
Jul 22, 2024
Interesting, sad and moving. - The knowledge of our guide Dietrich. He provided a great summary of the tragedy of this period of history
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Sally_f
Jul 15, 2024
Highly recommended - Excellent tour. Our guide was exceptionally knowledgeable. Tour well paced and all key sites of Ypres salient were covered .
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Rebekah_l
Jul 8, 2024
A trip you won’t forget! - Terrific and very detailed experience. Our guide (Dietrich) was very informative. It was a lot to fit in but well worth it.
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Robertalan_c
Jul 1, 2024
Excellent Experience! - Our guide Stefan was excellent!! It was clear he was a teacher. He set clear expectations, included everyone and knew his stuff! I wasn’t sure whether to do a full day tour but the day was inspiring and rewarding!
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3miket
Jun 26, 2024
Amazing tour, covered so much WWI history in the 10 hours - A very moving and comprehensive tour. We saw the main sight of WWI Flanders with an expert commentary. Appreciated the emphasis in the Canadian, Australian, British and New Zealand soldiers who did so much for that area
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Mark_b
Aug 2, 2024
Must do Ypres Salient option if have limited time - Very knowledgeable guide, visited many sites of note, if you have limited time is a good insight to the Ypres salient. Good lunch. Day is long but very worthwhile.
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Janeen_l
Aug 19, 2024
Better organisation needed but memorable day - Lots of info, enthusiastic pleasant guide but too long a day (13hrs) due to average organisation, below par lunch, having to detour to pick up and drop off guests, for price expected more quality stops, staying for last post ( which lasted (7 mins) not really worth it, rushed through museum which was the best part...suggest returning earlier and holding last post on bus, lots of driving around aimlessly in late afternoon. Suggest looking at sleeker organisation, include more info on other nations contributions and specific battles not just Belgium's and Germany's. But pleased I went out of respect for the fallen.
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