From Bruges: Flanders Fields Remembrance Full-Day Trip From Bruges: City of Bruges & Flanders Fields Guided Tour

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ID: GYG219198-376524
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Country: Belgium

Duration: 11:00 hours


Description

Take a guided day trip designed for history buffs from Bruges to Ypres. Learn about the atrocities of the First World War as you visit the In Flanders Fields Museum.
On the way to the Flanders Fields area our guide will tell you which events led to the First World War and how the disaster developed.
We stop at a very moving German Cemetery, from where we drive to a section of the WW1 trenches. We will visit the Monument of the Brooding Soldier, which commemorates the sacrifice of 2,000 Canadian soldiers during the first German gas attack. Close by is Hill 60 which had fallen into German hands but was mined by tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers. After a short lunch in Ypres (included in the price) our guide will take us to the outstanding Flanders Fields museum. We will hear the touching stories behind four years of trench war.
You will then be taken to the battlefield at Passchendaele and visit Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world where British, Irish, Australian and Canadian soldiers rest. Then our coach will take us to Essex Farm. This was the field hospital where Canadian field surgeon Dr. John McCrae wrote the famous poem "In Flanders Fields"

We will then arrive again in beautiful Ypres and eat a quick snack. At 8pm we will 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.

Highlights

  • Learn about The Great War on this guided tour
  • Visit the Monument of the Brooding Soldier
  • Visit In Flanders Fields Museum
  • Explore Passchendaele battlefield and the Tyne Cot Cemetry
  • Attend the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• This tour is not recommended for people with limited mobility
• This tour may be canceled if the minimum number of participants is not met
Bargesquare is a bus parking spot. You can wait underneath the red roof next to public bathroom.
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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.